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PROVIDENCE — Police in Rhode Island have arrested a man accused of robbing a bank in Southbridge, Massachusetts.

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During this limbo period between fireplace reading and seemingly endless days of yard work, take a minute or two this weekend to support one of Worcester's many fundraisers. Organizers have ensured that there is something in it for you — from hearty food and entertainment to shopping and opportunities to win a few great prizes.

NORTHBRIDGE � A micro-composter plant proposed adjacent to 279 Douglas Road is not an allowed use of the site under Zoning Bylaws, according to the town building inspector.

SOUTHBORO � The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investigating the New England Primate Research Center, run by Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts, in response to the deaths of six monkeys at the Oregon Zoo in 2014, shortly after they arrived from the center.

NORTHBRIDGE � A 38-year-old man from the Whitinsville section of town is facing drug charges.

WORCESTER � Gustavo Febres of Worcester is prepared for any and all passing April showers as he walks along Main Street this week. Fortunately, Febres and the rest of us will finally be able to put away the rain gear this weekend, as sunny skies and temperatures in the 60s are expected last for a few days or more.

Three women stood in a row with their supervisor at the helm inside the Worcester Fire Department's training center.

The Rev. Judy Hanlon, pastor of Hadwen Park Congregational Church in Worcester, is alarmed by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act laws that were recently enacted in Indiana and Arkansas.

WORCESTER � The city has awarded a contract for replacing its aging and at-times problem-plagued voting machines and equipment to a Nebraska-based company, at a cost that is roughly $72,000 less than what the city had budgeted.