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WORCESTER — A Worcester man was indicted on a murder charge in the death of a man whose body was found in Paxton in March, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr.

PAXTON — The numbers are in, and property owners will see a bump in their tax bill, a $284 increase over last year for an average-value property While it is not a surprise that taxes rose, values also rose substantially, with the average single family house valued at $367,171 in fiscal 2022 rising to $412,578 for the current year, according to Principal Assessor Kateri Clute.

STERLING — Running The Freezer Five on Jan. 1 would be a great way to kick off the new year and those pesky resolutions.

HOLDEN — Standing on the field at Gillette Stadium earlier this month was a dream come true for Project 351 alumna Gabriela Hamburger Medailleu, who is about halfway through her stint as a New England Patriots Foundation Game Day Intern.

RUTLAND – The Rutland Public Library is welcoming a distinguished visitor this month, and in a way, that visitor is everyone whose family has lived here for generations or just moved in. More specifically, the visitor is the prestigious Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibition, “Museum on Main Street,” an outreach program aimed at small towns and rural communities.