Support the Haitian earthquake victims and rock out with local musicians, all in one night.

At a farm in Hardwick, cows are doing what they're supposed to do: eat grass. Scientists have a fancy term - "carbon sequestration" - for one of the reasons grazing is a great thing.

Ridge Shinn's cows are fat and happy eating grass, which makes their carbon footprint smaller than that of corn-fed cattle in feedlots, and grass-feeding has health benefits, too.

EAT Tupelo Brunch What: Get cozy with Southern comforts like a barbecue chicken and cheddar sandwich, buttermilk biscuits with sausage gravy, and fried chicken and waffles with Bourbon maple syrup and spiced cream.

Cattle on this Hardwick, Mass., farm grow not on feedlots but in pastures, where their grazing helps keep carbon dioxide in the ground.

Firefighters battled a fire that destroyed a house and displaced a family at 9 Lee Road last night.

Kim M . Denney stands with Lexi and Dozer near a mostly demolished cow barn in front of a newly renovated one at her farm in Hardwick.

Original stone posts line the front of the mansion. Set on 150 acres on the Ware-Hardwick line, Hardwick Vineyard & Winery makes 3,000 gallons of wine every year in six varieties from its own vineyard.

Hubbardston Center School is closed today because of the high number of student absences because of illness.

Paxton Board files objections to housing development PAXTON - The Board of Selectmen has filed its objections with the Massachusetts Housing Authority to the proposed Muir Meadow 150-unit housing development proposed for property off Pleasant Street , north of Howe's produce stand.

The Tri-Parish Church Harvest Dinner and Silent Auction, set for Nov. 7 at the New Braintree Town Hall, is a celebration of local food showcased by a buffet prepared by Reed's Catering of New Braintree.

A Barre woman who allegedly stole a sign from the local police association's golf tournament might not have been caught had she turned down the music at a party.

Let the Eagle feed your inner culture vulture with this 4-fer on Sunday: Take a foliage ride out to bucolic Hardwick, where you can check out a wonderful new cultural venue, the Center at Eagle Hill and attend an opening for Bruce Piermarini's exhibition of paintings from 2 to 4 p.m. in the center's Spaces Gallery, then saunter down the hall to the ...

An organizational meeting of the Quabbin Regional Citizens Audit Committee Thursday night drew a promise of cooperation from School Superintendent Maureen M. Marshall and praise from the advocate for school budget accountability.

A judge Tuesday refused to dismiss a vehicular homicide charge against a Hardwick woman after her lawyer argued there was insufficient evidence.