http://www.yourstreet.com/news/worcester-ma YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us RUTLAND - Worcester, formerly of River Road, Rutland, MA, passed on after a long courageous struggle with Leukemia, on Thursday, October 8, 2009, at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, surrounded by her loving mother, several aunts, uncle and friends. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743081/diana-l-maciver,,-39 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:00:08 -0700 Filming reportedly will begin soon in a Worcester, Mass., airport on a movie starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. Although at least some of the filming will be in Worcester, the movie has a Wichita angle. At one point, the movie's working title was "Wichita." Now,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6720520/-wichita-movie-begins-filming-mdash-near-boston Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:08:08 -0700 Filming reportedly will begin soon in a Worcester, Mass., airport on a movie starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. Although at least some of the filming will be in Worcester, the movie has a Wichita angle. At one point, the movie's working title was "Wichita." Now,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6720540/-wichita-movie-begins-filming-mdash-near-boston Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:08:08 -0700 About 25,000 trees in a 66-square-mile area have been cut down to thwart the destructive beetle. U. S. Department of Agriculture photo An Asian longhorned beetle. WORCESTER (AP) - Massachusetts is getting nearly $4.5 million in federal stimulus money to replace trees... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6707300/massachusetts-getting-4-5-million-to-replace-trees-cut-to-halt-spread-of- Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:12:08 -0700 WORCESTER, Mass. -- Massachusetts is getting nearly $4.5 million in federal stimulus money to replace trees cut down in the battle to eradicate the Asian longhorned beetle in the Worcester area. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6707469/mass-gets-stimulus-money-to-replant-trees Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:24:08 -0700 LAGRANGE, IL - Bridget E. Doonan, 91, a 70 year resident of La Grange and LaGrange Park, IL, died Tuesday, September 1, 2009 in Worcester, MA, where she had resided the last several years. Born in Chicago in 1918, her family moved to LaGrange in 1921 where she... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6684611/bridget-e-doonan,-91 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:00:08 -0700 WORCESTER - Jo-Ann H. (Cormier) Lavallee, 71, of Worcester died on Friday, August 28th in the Knollwood Nursing Center after an illness. Funeral services were held at Alfred Roy and Sons Funeral Home 12 Hammond Street. Memorial contributions may be mailed to the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6684622/jo-ann-h-cormier-lavallee,-71 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:00:08 -0700 In Wichita's aviation industry, union negotiations at Bombardier Learjet and Spirit AeroSystems are under way, and two significant rounds of talks in the industry open next year. The bargaining comes at a time when the economy is in a downturn, and the aviation... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6649152/machinists,-engineers,-teachers-at-negotiating-table Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:04:08 -0700 No one has been charged in Darlene Haynes' killing. This is a 12:59 p.m. update of a story posted at 9:35 this morning. Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. - The Worcester, Mass., woman accused of kidnapping a baby who had been cut from her mother's womb is staying in New... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6635310/hearing-postponed-in-case-of-worcester-woman-accused-of-kidnapping-baby-cut Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:04:08 -0700 WORCESTER — Authorities say a pregnant Massachusetts woman whose child was cut from her womb was the mother of an infant found with a 35-year-old woman accused of kidnapping the baby girl. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6620547/dna-shows-slain-woman-was-mother-of-infant Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:35:08 -0700 The Worcester district attorney said no new charges are pending against Julie Corey. Associated Press WORCESTER - Authorities say a pregnant Massachusetts woman whose child was cut from her womb was the mother of an infant found with a 35-year-old woman accused of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6618094/dna-testing-confirms-slain-worcester-woman-was-mother-of-infant-found-in-ne Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:26:08 -0700 WORCESTER, Mass. -- A Worcester woman has been sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to stealing more than $200,000 from her former employer and fraudulently collecting more than $12,000 in unemployment benefits. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6614511/woman-admits-to-stealing-200k-from-employer Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:19:08 -0700 MANCHESTER - This Friday Bear Scovil will be leaving her position as Manchester's Assistant Town Clerk to embark upon a new career as an Asian Longhorn Beetle climber in Worcester, Mass. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6603357/assistant-town-clerk-scovil-leaving Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:10:08 -0700 The watch was to be in effect through 9 p.m. Friday. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for much of New England through 9 p.m. Friday. The watch, issued at 4:20 p.m. by the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., means conditions are right for... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6586481/tornado-watch-issued-for-western-massachusetts,-much-of-new-england Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:18:08 -0700 A Tornado Watch was issued Friday afternoon for Worcester and Middlesex Counties, effective until 9 p.m. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6586533/tornado-watch-for-middlesex,-worcester-counties Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:44:08 -0700 The officer was fired for allegedly pistol-whipping three teenagers. WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - The city of Worcester is appealing an arbitrator's order to reinstate a police officer fired for allegedly pistol-whipping three teenagers. A lawyer for the city said in an... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6549513/worcester-appealing-an-arbitrator-s-order-to-reinstate-police-officer Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:13:08 -0700 Police said the home had a highly sophisticated growing operation. WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - Federal and local law enforcement authorities have removed more than 750 marijuana plants with an estimated street value of about $1 million from a Worcester home. Vice squad... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6549514/investigators-seize-more-than-750-marijuana-plants,-worth-about-1-million, Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:08:08 -0700 WORCESTER, Mass. -- Federal and local law enforcement authorities have removed more than 750 marijuana plants with an estimated street value of about $1 million from a Worcester home. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6551211/police-make-1m-pot-bust Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:27:08 -0700 Obama's push came amid a string of disruptive health care town halls nationwide that have overshadowed his message and threatened to derail support in Congress. Photo by Joel Page / Associated Press Lisa Ball of Worcester, Mass., chants outside a town hall meeting on... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6532504/health-care-battle-fails-to-materialize-as-president-obama-lobbies-friendly Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:15:08 -0700 WORCESTER, Mass. -- Two children were struck by a car in Worcester Sunday evening. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6518701/two-children-struck-by-car-in-worcester Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:05:08 -0700