Fitchburg, Massachusetts

While much of the public ire in the aftermath of the Dec. 11-12 ice storm has been directed at Unitil, members of the City Council blasted city administrators for the slow pace of debris removal across the ...

Snow, sleet, ice and freezing rain pounded the region Wednesday, closing schools, clogging roads and causing scattered power outages.

Ward 6 Councilor Jody Joseph is bringing a petition that began in Lunenburg to oust Unitil as the region's service provider to Fitchburg, and he's looking for as many signatures as he can get.

A sloppy mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet made for slippery travel conditions, but only scattered power outages in Massachusetts.

Ann Wirtanen, director of the Fitchburg Public Library, has accepted a full-time position in Winchester as public library director and will be leaving the Fitchburg post Jan.

Middlesex County towns are getting cut out of the federal aid to cover expenses incurred during the December ice storm and power outage, according to Townsend Town Administrator Greg Barnes.

The drive to push Unitil out of the region continues to gain momentum as scores of people came out Sunday to sign a petition calling for a change in utility companies.

Rose Letarte of Lunenburg sips coffee at the Fitchburg Art Museum yesterday in front of a large print of New Year's revelers in Venice's St.

Ashby resident Dustin Rantala thinks the law decriminalizing the possession of less than an ounce of marijuana is a benefit to Massachusetts taxpayers.

Two days before Christmas, the parking lot at Target at Orchard Hill Park in Leominster proved to be a hard place to find a spot.

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The cost of cleaning up after December's ice storm would likely top $1 million, and could even be higher than $1.5 million, Mayor Lisa Wong said during her weekly news conference in City Hall.

Department of Public Works Commissioner Lenny Laakso said the city's cost for cleaning up debris from the Dec.

LEOMINSTER, Mass. - A Townsend man accused of punching an emergency department nurse in the face because he thought he waited too long before he received medical attention has pleaded not guilty.

It will take the city months to clean up brush from the Dec. 11-12 ice storm, according to Mayor Lisa A. Wong.

A man allegedly looking to get money owed to him for a stereo is charged with assaulting two men Saturday night, according to police.

It will take the city months to clear debris left by the Dec. 11 ice storm, according to Mayor Lisa Wong.

Incoming state Sen. Jennifer Flanagan got a crash course in district-wide work this month following the devastating Dec.

Losing power for a week and a half and having the Senior Center shelter hundreds of displaced resident's is not stopping city officials from their plans to throw a New Year's Eve party at the center.