1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (641+ words) LOWELL — Jeff Markley has been building data centers since 1991. Some 35 years later, he still is, but is concerned that opposition to the technology is challenging the commonwealth’s ability to remain competitive and relevant into the 21st century. “If Massachusetts wants to…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (275+ words) DEAR PET TALK: A skunk has taken up residence on my enclosed porch, and I didn’t advertise for a roommate — help! I love wildlife, but not so close. — Animal Lover At A Distance DEAR ANIMAL LOVER AT A DISTANCE: Ouch!...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (147+ words) Sentinel and Enterprise AYER — The Ayer Police Department was called to a business in the area of 12 Main St. on Thursday, Sept. 3, for a report of a projectile that damaged a store front window. Patrons of the establishment were inside…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (433+ words) By RYAN J. FOLEY The Chinese government is pressing for answers after a Chinese man died hours after being taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a U.S. territory. Lianyong Wei, 51, died Aug. 23 at a hospital in the Northern Mariana…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (695+ words) By LEE KEATH and SARAH EL DEEB Iranian state media said four people — two women and two children — were killed and more than 60 were wounded. The rights group said one of the children, a teenager, was killed by another strike…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (211+ words) Tourism on the island declined by 62% from January to July of this year compared to the same period in 2025, according to official figures that highlighted the enormous drop in the island’s strategic sector. A report published by the National Office…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (320+ words) A second witness to a fatal shooting in Houston by a federal immigration agent has been ordered released from custody after more than a month in detention. Daniel Tirado Pantoja was one of three passengers riding in a work van…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (444+ words) By JACK BROOK, Associated Press/Report for America The wife of an active-duty U.S. soldier was deported Monday to her native Honduras, according to her family and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo is at least the seventh spouse…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (170+ words) Sentinel and Enterprise Coffee aficionados can now get their fill at the new Starbucks coffee shop in the middle of the Twin City Plaza on the Fitchburg-Leominster line, more commonly known as Kmart plaza. While nothing new has opened at…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (295+ words) DEAR PET TALK: Last week you wrote about the “dog days.” National Dog Day is Wednesday, Aug.26. What are people doing to celebrate? — Dogs Are Gods DEAR DOGS ARE GODS: People are definitely celebrating, and not just individuals, but institutions!...