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FITCHBURG � Police and enviromental officials are keeping tabs on a moose that has been roaming near downtown Fitchburg in recent days. Pictured, the moose was spotted this morning near the Upper Common.

LEOMINSTER � When Laura Jenny heard about the Travon Martin case, all she could think of were her friends who had scrapes with police that could have ended up much worse than they did.

AUBURN � Monday was the best of nights and the worst of nights for Town Manager Julie A. Jacobson.

EAST BROOKFIELD � Construction is several years away, but the state is prepared to develop plans for the replacement of the South Pond bridge on South Pond road.

LEOMINSTER � City Councilor David Cormier was vacationing in Aruba last week when he went to check local news and learned the state is withholding $3.2 million in monthly local aid because the city has not filed its year-end financial report.

UXBRIDGE � Selectmen Monday ultimately agreed to support upgrading police and fire communication equipment from the current do-it-yourself two-way radio system, built more than a decade ago.

BOSTON � State Rep. Hannah E. Kane has been appointed to the Task Force on Financial Literacy.

DUDLEY � For his first six months of employment, Town Administrator Greg L. Balukonis scored an average overall rating of "outstanding" during a performance evaluation by selectmen on Monday.

WORCESTER � State Rep. Mary Keefe, D-Worcester, plans to hold a meeting Wednesday to discuss pedestrian safety in the area of Belmont Community School at 170 Belmont St.

HOLDEN � Although his term on the school board is ending next month, Erik Scheinfeldt of Holden urged the Wachusett Regional School Committee to pursue full-day kindergarten for all students.