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Eric Cobain, 49, was arrested on May 30 near the 700 block of Kipling Street in Lakewood, DPD said.

Melissa Wright, 41, was found shot to death Saturday morning

FITCHBURG — The early bird catches the coveted group shot with George Clooney after all. Kathy Duszak of Worcester and two of her friends, Kim Giorgio of Auburn, and Eileen Morkunas of Paxton, were up early Thursday. By 7:30 a.m., they were at the street in Fitchburg where Clooney, in the role of director, would be in overseeing the filming of "The Tender Bar." They were in luck. They saw the Academy Award-winning actor. And they hollered his way. No problem. He strolled over to the three ...

SWFL Asian-American, Pacific Islander communities discuss targeted hostility during pandemic Published: April 7, 2021 5:40 PM EDT Updated: April 7, 2021 6:31 PM EDT Recommended Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities in Southwest Florida organized a symposium Wednesday to discuss the violence and verbal attacks directed toward these community members associated with the coronavirus and the pandemic. Violence against Asian-Americans nationwide has been hard to watch for many. There have ...

by John Neiuber We have just finished with March, the coming of spring.  We are coming out of the long winter of COVID with the promise of renewal.  We also just celebrated Women’s History Month that commemorates and encourages the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history. But it is not just the famous that have contributed to making this nation greater and better.  I am reminded of my wife, Karen, and her fellow women educators, people like Clare...

Judy Wright Special to The Citizen The 33,438 farms in New York state are a vital economic component of the state’s economy and are part of the 2 million farms in the United States. Every five years, the United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service completes a Census of Agriculture, with the most recent one conducted in 2017. Significant amounts of data are collected from participating farms and then intensively analyzed, with the findings ma...

Judy Wright Special to The Citizen There seems to be some confusion about various terms related to weather, climate and warming. During conversations we will interchange these terms, and then it seems to really muddy the waters regarding what is happening to our environment. "Global warming" is a term that many shy away from using, but in reality it is used to tell us what is happening globally. In this case, the increase of the average temperature globally. While there may be local...

Judy Wright Special to The Citizen The recent discovery of a population of spotted lanternflies in the Ithaca area is cause for concern because their potential to create havoc with both our agricultural crops and landscape. Yet for the past decade or so, the hemlock woolly adelgid — a tiny invasive insect originating in East Asia capable of destroying eastern hemlock trees in forests as well as ornamental hemlock trees found in residential landscaping — has been slowly creeping...