North Central Massachusetts — anchored by the cities of Fitchburg, Leominster and Gardner — has long been a manufacturing region, buoyed by one of the country’s largest clusters of plastics makers.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GARDNER — A frightening incident in Gardner was captured on dashcam video Wednesday afternoon, and police are urging motorists to ...

A Gardner man was injured in a crash on Route 2, closing a portion of the highway for several hours Tuesday morning. Just after 9 a.m., State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a sedan ...