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WORCESTER � A Gardner man was sentenced to 3 years in prison after being convicted Tuesday in Worcester Superior Court of a fourth drunk driving offense.

PAXTON � Selectmen have completed their 16-article town meeting warrant with the major articles, announced last week, calling for a Proposition 2� override for the school budget and debt exclusions for an ambulance and truck.

LEOMINSTER — A girl was taken to the hospital Monday after she ran into the street in front of an SUV in a residential neighborhood, according to police.

UXBRIDGE � Town meeting voters will get to decide next month on a new fire station.

WORCESTER � The driver of the taxicab that struck a woman and two children Friday night on Belmont Street has been issued a summons on motor vehicle charges.

NEW BRAINTREE � The East Quabbin Land Trust is planning a work day Saturday on an unfinished three-mile stretch of the Mass Central Rail Trail, starting at 9 a.m.

LANCASTER — A masked man robbed the Main Street Sunoco gas station at gunpoint Sunday, getting away with more than $1,000 in cash.

WORCESTER � After three years of chemotherapy, radiation and numerous surgeries to rid his body of cancer, 32-year-old police officer Jonathan "JD" Daige is not only in remission, he's preparing to embark on a nearly 200-mile bike ride this summer to raise money for cancer care and research.

CHARLTON � Two drivers on Route 20 looking for an alternate route followed their GPS instructions right onto the 12th hole of Heritage Country Club's golf course Sunday night � and got stuck.

MILLBURY — A New Jersey man was arrested Monday after an early-morning car chase that began in Connecticut and ended with his capture at a Southboro hotel.