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WEBSTER � Selectmen on Tuesday voted unanimously to advertise for a nine-member town administrator screening committee, accepted a modified schedule of Town Administrator John F. McAuliffe's remaining time, and added the role of assistant town administrator to Town Accountant Pamela A. Regis' title.

It was a day for abandoning overused coats and for taking long lunch breaks. Warm weather, with temps in Worcester nearing 70, made a welcome visit to Central Massachusetts today. And people took advantage of the sunshine. Pictured, Jake Killay, left, and Madison Gallagher, both of Worcester, strummed in the sun as they waited for a bus at the Union Station bus depot.

NORTHBRIDGE � A Whitinsville man is being held on $10,000 cash bail after being arraigned Friday in Uxbridge District Court on charges of heroin possession with intent to distribute the drugs.

hit by a car Sunday on Chandler StreetWORCESTER � A 23-year-old Worcester man was in stable condition Monday with injuries to his head, chest, upper arm and calf after he was , police said.

AUBURN � The artificial grass is still eerily green where hundreds of athletes used to run and practice indoor soccer and baseball in the Auburn Sportsplex at 5 Mark St.

WORCESTER � With warm weather comes more outdoor work. In downtown Worcester Monday, workers poured pavement for a new walkway.

WORCESTER � Just moments after a woman allegedly told a parking garage attendant that she was going to steal a public works truck, she did just that, and then crashed the vehicle into a pole near the garage door's exit.

Once the State Lunatic Hospital at Worcester, this lot at the corner of what is now East Central Street and Summer Street is now the site of the city's U.S. Postal Service headquarters.

LEOMINSTER � An alleged drunk-driving accident on Route 2 east just before midnight Saturday resulted in the high-speed lane being closed for 45 minutes, state police said.

WORCESTER � A state police dog and his handler helped Worcester police search for a suspect in a shooting Sunday on Vernon Hill.