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Paintings stolen in Shrewsbury in 1976 going to auction
April 26, 2012
WEALTHY SHREWSBURY FAMILY VICTIMIZED
By Ula Ilnytzky THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 NEW YORK— Two paintings that resurfaced 31 years after being stolen during a violent home invasion in Shrewsbury will be auctioned in New York City next month. Three armed bandits tied up the owner, Mae Persky, before ransacking the house and stealing the paintings.
• Estate is owner of stolen paintings
• FBI finds 3 prized, long-lost paintings
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Integrity Equestrian Center offers riders a place to improve their horsemanship

By Jay Gearan CORRESPONDENT
HOLDEN - Here they are, watch them trot: Papa, Ritsche, Mexico and Diablo. Let’s not forget Brownie, Diva and Kash. And there are 33 more beautiful horses awaiting willing riders on the property at Integrity Equestrian Center.
• Second Chance Animal Rescue offers assistant program for elderly pet owners
• Youth triathlon slated to benefit Tantasqua Instrumental Music Department
• North Brookfield to fill two key posts by write-in
• May Festival celebrates bounty of spring in North Brookfield

Small Lions squad holds its own against bigger squads

By Graham Entwistle SPORTS EDITOR
WEST BOYLSTON - With only 12 student-athletes, the West Boylston Middle/High School boys track and field team may be small, but it stands tall when it comes to competing against much bigger squads.
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• West Boylston Police Log
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• Tahanto girls track has been competitive
Johnsonia demolition
April 26, 2012
NOTHING SAVED FROM HISTORIC BUILDING
By Paula J. Owen TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 FITCHBURG —  It is finally coming down — slowly — but it is coming down. One lane of Main Street in front of the historic Johnsonia building, which was destroyed by fire June 13, is blocked for demolition, said Jon Reil, project manager from Patriots Environmental Corp. of Worcester.
• Fitchburg and Johnsonia Building owners at odds
• A blow to the city
Millville teen, apprehended in Tenn., held after alleged school threats
April 26, 2012
By Bill Fortier TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 UXBRIDGE —  A 17-year-old Millville youth who allegedly made threats of committing a massacre at Blackstone-Millville Regional High school was ordered held without bail for 90 days yesterday during a dangerousness hearing in Uxbridge District Court.
Worcester firefighter, Fitchburg clerk among those honored to observe Workers' Memorial Day.
April 26, 2012
By John J. Monahan TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 BOSTON —  Labor and community leaders gathered at the Statehouse today to honor 58 men and women who died while working in 2011.
Bishop unmoved by petition, won't ask Anna Maria to re-invite Kennedy
April 26, 2012
By Bronislaus B. Kush TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 WORCESTER —  Bishop Robert J. McManus said today that he will not ask Anna Maria College to reconsider its decision to withdraw its commencement speaking invitation to Victoria Reggie Kennedy.
• Catholic Democrats criticize bishops for 'politicizing the faith'
Worcester college students: Benefits of low-rate loans ‘no-brainer'
April 26, 2012
By Craig S. Semon TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 WORCESTER —  The cost of a good education — and the lingering debt that comes with it — might become higher in a few months if Congress doesn't put a stop to it.
• Political battle over student loans heating up
• House vote Friday on loan rate bill
Builder fined for fouling Ware River watershed in Rutland
April 26, 2012
By Bradford L. Miner TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 RUTLAND —  A Suffolk Superior Court judge has fined a local builder for allowing sediment from a construction site to infiltrate Moulton Pond and adjoining wetlands. The judge ordered the violations to stop and required the damage be alleviated.
EcoTarium head stepping down at year’s end after nearly 8 years
April 26, 2012
By Nancy Sheehan TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 WORCESTER —  The climate is about to change at the EcoTarium.
St. John's Gym in Clinton lures skateboarders
April 26, 2012
By Karen Nugent TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 CLINTON —  A decade ago, St. John’s Gym was said to be the only gym in the country with skateboarding as a regular program — and it had been in place for 30 years. Tomorrow, skateboarding will make a triumphant — and bittersweet — return.
Work to start Monday on Clinton hospital project
April 26, 2012
CLINTON —  A five-week construction project at Clinton Hospital will start Monday, and some neighborhood traffic will be rerouted.
Shrewsbury school board to keep transportation fees
April 26, 2012
SHREWSBURY —  The School Committee took no action last night to increase transportation fees for the upcoming school year and signaled to the community that it intends to maintain the current fee structure. However, School Committee members left the door open to raising athletic fees at a future meeting.
Sterling bar is denied permit for motorcycle event
April 26, 2012
STERLING —  Bar owner Stephen T. Kilcoyne has not yet satisfied conditions added to his liquor license in December, selectmen said Wednesday as they denied him a special event permit.
Worcester's Millbury St. staying one-way
April 26, 2012
Nick Kotsopoulos TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 WORCESTER —  Millbury Street will remain one-way from Brosnihan Square to Kelley Square.
Cause of Marlboro fire may never be known
April 26, 2012
By Elaine Thompson TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 MARLBORO —  Investigators may never know the cause of the devastating fire at the Lake Williams Condominiums.
Westboro students can be given saliva tests at school
April 26, 2012
WESTBORO —  School Committee members approved a new drug and alcohol testing policy last night that allows for saliva testing of students who appear to be suspicious, according to Superintendent Marianne O’Connor.
Worcester teachers union cancels picket over Claremont order
April 26, 2012
WORCESTER —  The Educational Association of Worcester, the local teachers union, will not picket tonight's School Committee meeting to protest the administration's requirement that all teachers at Claremont Academy reapply for their jobs.
Police: Copper thief holed up in old Sturbridge hotel crawlspace
April 26, 2012
By Craig S. Semon TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 STURBRIDGE —  Police say they found a Wales man Wednesday hiding in the crawlspace of a closed hotel after allegedly piling up pieces of copper pipes that he had cut with a hacksaw.
Worcester mayor announces committee to study proposal for exam school
April 26, 2012
By Jacqueline Reis TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 WORCESTER —  Mayor Joseph M. Petty formally announced the committee that will study an exam school and International Baccalaureate program yesterday afternoon and heard words of support from families inside and outside the system and from elected officials.
Worcester public schools arts festival to open May 4 at library
April 26, 2012
WORCESTER —  The Worcester public schools arts festival will open May 4 at the Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square. There will be visual and performing arts presentations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and opening ceremonies at noon. On May 8, there will be a Meet the Artist reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Worcester man pleads not guilty to murdering girlfriend's 4-year-old
April 26, 2012
By Gary V. Murray TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 WORCESTER —  A city man charged with murdering his girlfriend's 4-year-old daughter pleaded not guilty at his arraignment today in Worcester Superior Court.
Massport meeting in Worcester this morning
April 26, 2012
By Priyanka Dayal TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 WORCESTER —  Secretary of Transportation Richard Davey said today that Massport is doubling down on efforts to bring a major carrier to Worcester Regional Airport.
• Could JetBlue land at Worcester?
Plans outlined to hire new city auditor in Worcester
April 26, 2012
By Nick Kotsopoulos TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 WORCESTER —  The City Council Municipal Operations Committee yesterday laid the groundwork for the hiring of a new city auditor — something the council hasn’t done in more than 20 years.
Closing of bridge in East Brookfield will mean 6-mile detour
April 26, 2012
By Bradford L. Miner TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 EAST BROOKFIELD —  The closing of the Shore Road bridge will mean at least a six-mile detour for the next seven months.
10 percent of units at Clinton complex will be designated as affordable
April 26, 2012
CLINTON —  Ten percent of the 132 apartments at the new Lancaster Mills complex on Green Street will be designated as affordable, and rented out through a lottery.
Leicester voters to decide $25.9M budget
April 26, 2012
LEICESTER —  Selectmen have voted to change the total of the 2013 budget that voters will be asked to approve at Tuesday’s town meeting to $25,892,645. The number is nearly $400,000 higher than the figure the board approved two weeks ago.
Northboro voters OK money to preserve open space
April 26, 2012
NORTHBORO —  Voters Tuesday night wrapped up the second night of town meeting, polishing off the remaining 22 articles of the 52-article warrant just before midnight.
Brookfield driver charged in assault on teen
April 26, 2012
By Kim Ring TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 NORTH BROOKFIELD —  A 46-year-old Brookfield man who allegedly drove his pickup truck over a curb and onto a lawn, where he allegedly knocked down a 14-year-old on a bicycle, then choked him, was arraigned Monday on several charges, including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Two charged after Fitchburg stabbing
April 26, 2012
By Linda Bock TELERAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 FITCHBURG —  Two men are scheduled to be arraigned in Fitchburg District Court today in connection with a stabbing yesterday on Marshall Street. Shot were fired during the confrontation.
Child rapist from Clinton denied new trial in 1987 case
April 26, 2012
By Gary V. Murray TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 WORCESTER —  Rejecting convicted child rapist Henry O. Valerio’s assertions that he was “kidnapped” by state police and unlawfully returned to the United States from the Dominican Republic to face sentencing, a judge has denied Mr. Valerio’s motion for a new trial.
Celebration planned for Broad Meadow Brook’s new play area
April 26, 2012
WORCESTER —  Broad Meadow Brook will host a special celebration of a new pavilion and nature play area from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Massachusetts Audubon Society sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Road.
Worcester native George Cowan, worked on Manhattan Project, dies in NM
April 26, 2012
By Douglas Martin THE NEW YORK TIMES
 George Cowan, a chemist who helped build the first atomic bomb, detect the first Soviet nuclear explosion and test the first hydrogen bomb, died Friday at his home in Los Alamos, N.M. He was 92.
20,000 sign petitions to let Kennedy speak at Anna Maria
April 25, 2012
By Bronislaus B. Kush TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 WORCESTER —  At least 20,000 signatures were presented to the Diocese of Worcester this afternoon, requesting that Bishop Robert J. McManus ask Anna Maria College to reinstate Victoria Reggie Kennedy as its commencement speaker.
• Catholic Democrats want Victoria Kennedy at Anna Maria graduation
Fitchburg stabbing suspect turns himself in
April 25, 2012
TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 FITCHBURG —  A Fitchburg man was being held on $10,000 bail after turning himself in to police tonight for the stabbing of another man on Marshall Street this afternoon.
Blackstone-Millville student held after dangerousness hearing
April 25, 2012
By Bill Fortier TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 UXBRIDGE —  A 17-year-old Millville youth who allegedly made threats at Blackstone Millville Regional High school was ordered held without bail for 90 days today during a dangerousness hearing in Uxbridge District Court. Damien Grenga, 17, of 41B Providence St., a senior at the school, was arrested in Crossville, Tenn., on April 13 while traveling with his family. He allegedly made the threats earlier that week.
Worcester area lawyer Uhl loses license
April 25, 2012
By Scott J. Croteau TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 WORCESTER —  Christopher M. Uhl, a local lawyer who was sentenced to serve more than 2-1/2 years in federal prison for income tax evasion in 2010, has had his license to practice law in Massachusetts suspended indefinitely. The decision was mailed out Friday.
Child rapist loses bid for new trial
April 25, 2012
By Gary V. Murray TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 WORCESTER —  Rejecting convicted child rapist Henry O. Valerio’s assertions that he was “kidnapped” by state police and unlawfully returned to the United States from the Dominican Republic to face sentencing, a judge has denied Mr. Valerio’s motion for a new trial.
Investigators say cause of condo blaze in Marlboro may never be known
April 25, 2012
By Elaine Thompson TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 MARLBORO —  Because of the extensive damage to a building at the Lake Williams Condominiums this week, investigators are unable to determine the cause of the devastating fire.
• In Marlboro, investigators seek condo fire cause
Northboro voters approve preservation projects
April 25, 2012
By Donna Boynton TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 NORTHBORO —  Voters last night wrapped up the second night of town meeting, polishing off the remaining 22 articles of the 52-artcile warrant just before midnight.
A fine day for fishing
April 25, 2012
SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR ANGLER
T&G; Staff/PAUL KAPTEYN
 SHREWSBURY —  Pablo Taveras of Clinton casts his fishing line into Lake Quinsigamond today.
Billings is elected Westminster selectman
April 25, 2012
By George Barnes TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 WESTMINSTER —  Heather Billings won a seat on the Board of Selectmen yesterday, earning more than two-thirds of the votes in a poorly attended election.
Job with a view
April 25, 2012
T&G; Staff/PAUL KAPTEYN
 WORCESTER —  With the CitySquare project under construction in the background, window washer Carlos Lemus of East Boston cleans the eighth-floor windows of the office building at 100 Front St. today. Mr. Lemus is an employee of Fish Window Cleaning.
Worcester City Council OKs hookah bar
April 25, 2012
By Nick Kotsopoulos TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 WORCESTER —  The owner of a restaurant/bar in Union Station has received a green light to operate a hookah bar there.
King, Cristo win selectmen's seats in Millbury
April 25, 2012
TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 MILLBURY —  Voters elected the first woman to the Board of Selectmen in 33 years and re-elected a selectman, while one of two incumbents on the Planning Board lost his seat in the town's two contests in the annual town election yesterday.
North Brookfield selectman says railroad remains right on track
April 25, 2012
NORTH BROOKFIELD —  Out of sight doesn’t mean out of mind, Selectman Richard P. Chabot said at the end of last night’s board meeting, commenting on the seeming lack of progress with the North Brookfield Railroad project.
Mayor Petty pushes for Worcester exam school
April 25, 2012
By Jacqueline Reis TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 WORCESTER —  Mayor Joseph M. Petty is expected to announce this afternoon that he has formed a committee to investigate creating an exam school in the city along the lines of Boston Latin, something he promised in his inaugural address.
• Exam school proposal picks up support
Oxford selectmen: Make Carbuncle Pond a gem again
April 25, 2012
OXFORD —  Selectmen were unanimous last night in their disgust over the condition of the old concession stand and bathrooms at Carbuncle Pond, the town’s longtime swimming hole.
Northboro voters approve two school projects
April 25, 2012
NORTHBORO —  Town meeting reconvened last night and approved a $500,000 feasibility study for the Lincoln Street School and the $62.4 million repair and renovation project for Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School.
Catholic Democrats want Victoria Kennedy at Anna Maria graduation
April 25, 2012
By Bronislaus B. Kush TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 WORCESTER —  Two national religious organizations today will formally ask Bishop Robert J. McManus to reinstate Victoria Reggie Kennedy as the commencement speaker at Anna Maria College.
• 20,000 sign petitions to let Kennedy speak at Anna Maria
• Anna Maria disinvites Mrs. Kennedy
Three thank Southbridge firefighters for saving their lives
April 25, 2012
SOUTHBRIDGE —  Three people attended the Town Council meeting Monday night to thank the firefighter-paramedics who saved their lives last year.
Grafton children plan garden in memory of mother
April 25, 2012
By Susan Spencer TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 GRAFTON —  Seven-year-old Brandon E. Blizard planted a flower last year and told his father that when it rained, the angels were watering it. Now, Brandon and his sister, Alicia Marie, 10, want to plant a garden of flowers so they can remember their mother, Tracy L. Blizard, 35, who died April 14, five weeks after the car she was driving was hit head-on by a pickup truck driven by a Northbridge man who police say was drunk.
Leominster teacher on leave after cocaine charges
April 25, 2012
By George Barnes TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
 GARDNER —  A Leominster High School English teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave after being arrested on drug charges last week.