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Preparations move into high gear for holiday baskets
Betty Lilyestrom 892-3454 The folks in Leicester who want to make sure those less fortunate have enough to eat this Thanksgiving have been donating and putting together the goodies for holiday baskets.
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Skunk that attacked dog last week was rabid
A skunk that attacked a dog in the Boyd Street area was rabid, according to Public Health Director Darlene M. O'Connior. Ms.
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Class Reunions
Bartlett High School Class of 1989: Is planning a 20-year reunion next year. Anyone interested in helping, e-mail Julie Vinton at gjvinton@charter.net . Class of 1973: A 35-year reunion is scheduled for Nov.
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New hire turns down job offer
The town again is looking for a new treasurer-collector. Town Manager Matthew S. Streeter said that on Monday Janet A. Pierce, of New Braintree, who was hired in early October, told him that she had taken ...
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Notes to Obama hopeful, optimistic
'North Carolina was a big battleground state,' he said, adding that not all those battling there were resident Carolinians.
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50-mile marathon on the big 5-0, and why not? Auburn runner heading to 60
Most of us feel good if we get outside on weekends and take a long walk or run. Jeffrey P. Carr, who lives on Bryn Mawr Avenue in Auburn, decided to take a long run to celebrate his 50th birthday.
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Rts. 9, 56 on front burner
Leicester is already on the way to a program aimed at bringing needed commercial development to the community.
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Stolen jacket leads to cocaine arrest
A man attacked and robbed of his leather jacket Saturday morning ended up being arrested for cocaine possession after police found packets of the powdered substance in the pocket of the retrieved jacket, police ...
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Bracing for avalanche of votes
When city and town clerks were asked what they're doing differently for Tuesday's historic presidential election - expected to have record-breaking turnout in Massachusetts - they projected an air of calm.
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New signals for Nov. 4 voters
Betty Lilyestrom 892-3454 Leicester is taking new steps to make Election Day as easy as possible for voters and election workers.
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Cheer in a box
Organizers of Operation Christmas Child are hoping that 8 million children in more than 90 countries on six continents will receive personal, gift-filled shoeboxes for Christmas.
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Deadlines announced for MTA elections
Resolution or bylaw proposals are due January 9. Members may also submit their name in nomination for open offices.
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Regional digest
Hubbardston man charged after crash LEICESTER -- A Hubbardston man will be arraigned today on charges of drunken driving and causing serious injury after his car allegedly ran a stop sign at the intersection of ...
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Defendant allegedly recounted gruesome slaying
Wild-eyed and covered with blood, Donald H. Stewart III returned to the Grand Street storage facility he and two others called home on the morning of May 5, 2003, and proceeded to relate the gruesome details of ...
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St. Vincent named destination hospital
Betty Lilyestrom 892-3454 Selectmen on Monday approved an affiliation agreement with St.
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Town clerk goes to college in search of voters
Leicester Town Clerk Deborah K. Davis can't say it enough, 'Don't forget, Wednesday is the last day to register to vote.' Ms.
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A fond farewell after 33 years
Folks who come to the Senior Center for lunch Monday will discover someone missing who has been a fixture for the entire 33 years of the Leicester nutrition program's existence - Adele M. Lafayette.
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Accidents prompt police to increase speed patrols
Police have increased speed patrols near the intersection of Rochdale Street and Oxford Street North after two accidents within 24 hours earlier this week sent three people to the hospital.
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Preservation days
Joseph D. Lennerton III, in front of the Samuel May House, speaks about Leicester history during a tour around the town common.
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Tantasqua, Auburn top SWCLW logjam
Auburn 2, Uxbridge 0 Junior Blaise Falk scored his 23rd goal of the season and assisted on one by sophomore Notre Dame Academy transfer Eileen Collins as the unbeaten Rockets won their sixth straight and ...
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