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EAST BROOKFIELD � Plans to close the Lake Street School in neighboring Spencer may have some unexpected costs.

STURBRIDGE � Selectmen unanimously approved an increase in water and sewer rates for fiscal 2016.

proposed sale of the former Worcester County CourthouseWORCESTER � On the eve of an expected City Council vote on the , the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce is urging its members to show up at City Hall Tuesday in support of the project.

WORCESTER — Police are investigating an early morning robbery at the Gulf gas station at 446 Lincoln St.

HOLDEN � If the town wants to clean up state-managed waterways in town and keep them weed-free, it will have to pay the bulk of the cost.

WEBSTER � A school finance official told selectmen Monday night the administration wants to add two dozen positions to make up for school jobs that were lost in 2010-11.

Long before the advent of social media, the Worcester Fire Department had a policy basically stating that if you're a firefighter, you don't bad-mouth the department.

CHARLTON � Finances at Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School are well-managed, according to a report from an annual independent financial audit.

PRINCETON � Highway Superintendent Glenn Lyons told selectmen Monday that the town had overspent its snow and ice budget by $31,000, mostly because of an increase in the cost of road salt.

a two-alarm fireWORCESTER — A city woman left homeless with her children after ripped through her apartment last week said she's struggling to move on from the disaster.