There are heaps of family friendly holiday festivities in the Twin Cities area to take advantage of this month including the Winter Stroll in Leominster and Santa arriving by helicopter at the Fitchburg Municipal Airport, both taking place this coming weekend. The 19th annual Winter Stroll on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 3 to 5 p.m. […]
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Replay historic battles in miniature at Fort Devens Museum
DEVENS — Have you ever wondered if you could rewrite history? Go back in time and change the whole direction of a war? The community is welcome to the Annual Miniature Game Day from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Fort Devens Museum, located at 94 Jackson Road, on the third […]
Cannon Theatre’s new show a farcical take on a play gone wrong
DEVENS — Live theater is an enriching experience for audiences and actors alike, and the Cannon Theatre is a gem in that genre, with creative and collaborative goals that include a stated mission to “benefit and entertain.” The current production “Play On,” which opened on Friday, is laced with local talent. Actors come from Harvard, […]
‘It is just as we thought it would be’: Fire chiefs lament impacts of NVMC closure
It has been a little more than a week since the Aug. 31 closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center, and some local fire officials are already seeing the consequences.
Officials, residents and NVMC staff sound off on hospital closure during DPH hearing
DEVENS — Dozens of residents, elected officials, first responders and hospital staff sounded off on Steward Health Care and Gov. Maura Healey in a public hearing by the state Department of Public Health regarding the impending closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center.
Editorial: A long-overdue thank-you helps Vietnam vets heal
In itself, The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in our nation’s capital, evokes a panoply of emotions. But none compares with the reactions of those who actually served their country in that domestically divisive war a half a world away. Those fortunate enough to return home physically intact […]
