Westminster News

Local students who are looking for a charter-school experience might get it without even stepping out of the district as early as next year.

The Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School District will begin collecting bids this month for a food-service provider, according to district Business Administrator Sherry Kersey.

Sandy Taylor's job before her retirement a few years ago was helping place about-to-be released state prison inmates back into society and the working world.

Local parents, teachers and teens say mainstream music's ongoing trend toward explicit lyrics has crossed a line -- but it doesn't stop them from listening.

Trooper John Coflesky left and Court Clerk Whitney Brown listen as Jeffrey McCob of Leominster testifies during a traffic ticket hearing in Gardner District Court.

SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE / BRETT CRAWFORD No one was teeing up at Lakeview Driving Range & Mini Golf in Lunenburg Monday because of the rain.

A House and Garden Tour will be a highlight of the town of Westminster's 250th Anniversary celebrations this year.

SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE / BYRON SMITH Monty Tech loading dock operator Lincoln Stiles Sr., left, and his son Oakmont athletic director Lincoln Stiles Jr.

After losing up to 10 days of school to ice and snow this year, several Central Massachusetts school districts asked state education officials to waive the rule that districts must hold 180 school days per year.

Selectmen reappointed Zoning Board of Appeals member Don Frigoletto to a second term during Monday night's Board of Selectmen's meeting.

Fire officials had to call on two other towns to help battle a blaze at an abandoned home on Mechanic Street yesterday afternoon.

Ashburnham-Westminster Regional Superintendent of Schools Michael Zapantis reported Friday that state leaders' latest budget proposal leaves his district more than $640,000 in the red.

Fitchburg Longsjo Classic officials have moved one of the four legs of the bike race out of Fitchburg, race Director Ed Collier said Thursday.

With the retirement of City Clerk Kathleen M. Lesneski at the end of the month, the mayor and City Council are looking not only to replace her but to reorganize how the city does business.

Three departments are asking for money that exceeds the state Proposition 2-1/2 tax cap limit in a special town election tomorrow in the midst of a global economic downturn that has strapped the state, towns and households for cash.

A 22-year-old Ashburnham man died early Saturday morning after crashing his motorcycle at the intersection of Narrows and East roads, according to Westminster Police.

SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE FILE PHOTO Women's Pro/1/2 cyclists Sonja Evers, left, and Catherine Cheatley ride side-by-side on Rindge Road during the Best Western Royal Plaza Time Trial stage of the 2008 Fitchburg Longsjo Classic.

The Westminster Historical Society announces events in the Fiber Arts Festival, which will be taking place on June 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Boutique and Vintage Treasures Sale: Hundreds of yards of cloth, ribbons, buttons, lace, spectacular linens, textiles, vintage clothes, looms, sewing machine.

Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School held its 38th annual commencement for 294 graduates with exhortations from class leaders for continued greatness in their lives and careers Thursday.

Chief Lizard, Dave Dermont talks sound reinforcement. Another big reason I took the trouble to attend this thing was the presentation by Bill Hanley.