Spencer NewsLocal news for Spencer, MA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Sea 'scape- July 17, 2008 WOODS HOLE DISTANCE FROM BOSTON: 76 miles POPULATION: 925 WEBSITES: woodshole.com , falmouthchamber.comtravel ODD FACT: From 1863 to 1889, the Pacific Guano Co.http://www.topix.net/city/spencer-ma/2008/07/sea-scape?fromrss=1 Spencer man charged in WRTA theft- July 15, 2008 Police officers boarded a bus and arrested a 31-year-old Spencer man yesterday, after he allegedly stole cash from a Worcester Regional Transit Authority office downtown and then fled on foot before getting ...http://www.topix.net/city/spencer-ma/2008/07/spencer-man-charged-in-wrta-theft?fromrss=1 Elias Howe and the Sewing Machine- July 13, 2008 July 9 marked the birthday of Elias Howe, the inventor the sewing machine . Born in Spencer, Massachusetts in 1819, Howe lost a factory job in the Panic of 1837 and moved Boston, where he worked in a ...http://www.topix.net/city/spencer-ma/2008/07/elias-howe-and-the-sewing-machine?fromrss=1 On This Day in History: July 9 His Work Has Kept Us In Stitches- July 11, 2008 ' Elias Howe was born in Spencer, MA on July 9, 1819. At age 17, Howe was apprenticed to a manufacturer of textile machinery in Lowell, MA, and learned the trade of machinist.http://www.topix.net/city/spencer-ma/2008/07/on-this-day-in-history-july-9-his-work-has-ke... Yard sale will benefit orphanage- July 9, 2008 To help: Those who want to make cash donations should send them to Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, 866 Cambria St., Cresson, PA 16630, with a designation for the Bolivian orphanage.http://www.topix.net/city/spencer-ma/2008/07/yard-sale-will-benefit-orphanage?fromrss=1 Regional digest- July 7, 2008 Woman hurt in fall from rope swing LEOMINSTER -- A 38-year-old woman was taken to the hospital yesterday after falling onto a rock from a "Tarzan" rope swing at Haynes Reservoir.http://www.topix.net/city/spencer-ma/2008/07/regional-digest?fromrss=1 Congratulation and best of luck to you Dan. Enjoy your- July 4, 2008 Officials are amazed despite this scene that no one was injured. When police arrived at Winter and Chestnut Streets shortly before 5:30 p.m. they found a box truck sandwiched between a minivan and a pickup ...http://www.topix.net/city/spencer-ma/2008/07/congratulation-and-best-of-luck-to-you-dan-en... Spencer convenience store robbed at gunpoint- July 2, 2008 The XTRA Mart on Route 9 was robbed at gunpoint early this morning. A man entered the store about 12:45 a.m., pointed a handgun at the clerk and demanded cash, according to Officer Michael Shea, a detective.http://www.topix.net/city/spencer-ma/2008/07/spencer-convenience-store-robbed-at-gunpoint?... Lightning sparks 3-alarm fire in Barre- July 1, 2008 Lightning during a fast-moving thunderstorm sparked a three-alarm fire on Grogan Road in Barre shortly before 5 p.m. yesterday.http://www.topix.net/city/spencer-ma/2008/06/lightning-sparks-3-alarm-fire-in-barre?fromrs... |