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Mother asks for exception to school's walker policy
- UXBRIDGE - Jesse Bonati is 12 years old and a seventh-grade student at Whitin Middle School. Every morning he walks the 1.4 miles from his house at 417 East Hartford Ave. to the school on Granite Street. His route takes him across the Rice City Pond Bridge - a narrow bridge on East Hartford Avenue that crosses Rice City Pond and the Blackstone River.
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Melanie's Law holds a hostage
- David Bombard's inability to drive his car - following the recent installation of an ignition interlock device - is a collateral punishment he will have to endure.
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Owner of condemned dog says she's willing to get training
- SHREWSBURY - The owner of a dog that attacked two other dogs and a resident said she is willing to get training for herself and her dog.
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Flickering out
- When Southbridge Firefighter Rob Barton, the father of young twin boys, received a box of about 100 novelty cigarette lighters from the Maine state fire marshal, he was able to find toys in his house that matched 30 of the lighters.
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Dog on death row gets reprieve
- DUDLEY - Peter, the 18-month-old Labrador-pit bull mix that has been on death row for 10 weeks, has received a last-minute reprieve and new lease on life.
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Grand St. bar loses liquor license
- WORCESTER - The License Commission yesterday revoked the license of a Grand Street bar, citing numerous liquor license violations and problems with the bar's management.
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Police receive $31,646 for new radios
- LEOMINSTER - The Police Department has received a $31,646 grant for new police radios.
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State to award grants to regional schools
- The state will give $450,000 in school district regionalization planning and implementation grants, Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray announced yesterday. The grants will go to eight districts statewide, including $300,000 for Ayer-Shirley, to fund transition costs for a new, recently approved regional district.
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CAMPAIGN NOTEBOOK
- WESTBORO - The Worcester County Republican Club will hold a networking session on a November ballot referendum on reducing the state sales tax to 3 percent from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the Westboro Doubletree Hotel, 5400 Computer Drive (Route 9 and Int. 495.) Free appetizers will be served, and a cash bar will be available.
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On recess policy, principals want break
- WORCESTER - An effort to make major changes to when and how long elementary school recess is held was watered down last night, but the School Committee agreed to ask principals to consider having at least 30 minutes of recess and to consider having it before lunch.
