In the kitchen at the central Fitchburg Fire Department on North Street, you’ll find a ceiling-mounted rack clustered with large pots, pans, and lids. This hangs above a restaurant-sized aluminum prep table, surrounded by cabinets which hold additional cooking items, including a tureen big enough to bathe a litter of Dalmatian puppies. The one item […]
Advice
Family Recipe Box: Sick of snow? Make some Money’s Cake
Just 48 hours until the big V-Day — if it stops blizzard-ing long enough. If your loved one is hoping for fresh flowers, I’d say get ‘em now. This week, I was reflecting on how Mother Nature has her own “Family Recipe Box” with tried and true formulas such as: snow turning to freezing drizzle, […]
Ask the Psychic: How my spirit team guided choices
Dear Readers: I recently answered a question about signs and thought I would share my personal journey with you about how I was Heavenly guided as I prepared to sell my home and move to Tennessee. This was a big move for my husband and me, but we wanted to be closer to our son […]
Family Recipe Box: Local rivals share their Thanksgiving favorites
At this year’s Breakfast For the Bands, the annual pre-Thanksgiving celebration, Leominster High School’s cafeteria was transformed into an indoor concert hall for both Fitchburg and Leominster’s marching bands. A squad of football players cheerfully served hundreds of pancakes and bacon strips, scrambled eggs and French toast to throngs of supporters, who were perked up […]
Ask the Psychic: Signs from your angels
DEAR BONNIE: A friend of mine is going through difficult times and has lately been seeing the number 111. She has seen 111 on clocks; whenever she looks down at her phone, those numbers pop up too many times to be a coincidence. We think the Angels are sending a sign to help her get […]
Pet Talk: Why do cats hiss?
DEAR PET TALK: Why do cats hiss? -Logan Thornton, Mr. Wironen’s 4th grade, Reingold Elementary School, Fitchburg DEAR LOGAN: Great question – and it’s definitely not because they’re happy. Hissing is a way for felines to express fear, especially when they are startled. Other signs of showing fear are flattened ears, curled tongue, fangs displayed, […]
