STERLING — Scores of people flocked to Rota Spring Farm over the weekend, the popular ice cream spot whose season opener is practically a holiday for its legion of loyal fans. The parking lot was filled to the brim on Saturday, March 1, the official opening day of the season that typically runs into November. […]
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Residents protest Trump, Musk in downtown Fitchburg Saturday
On Saturday morning, a group of Fitchburg residents organized in front of Fitchburg City Hall to protest the activities of Elon Musk and DOGE and their interference in the federal government, as well as expressing shock and dismay at the behavior of President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance in the Oval Office this […]
‘We never know what our acts of kindness can do’
LEOMINSTER — Meeting each other for the first time in person was a memorable and meaningful experience for Phyllis Maston and Dieusson Louis. The longtime city resident welcomed the young man from Haiti she had sponsored 12 years ago and sent to college to her home on Jan. 22. Together along with friends they celebrated […]
Celebrate St. Urho Day at the Finnish Center
FITCHBURG — The community is welcome to celebrate the fictional saint — St. Urho — who is said to have driven the grasshoppers out of Finland to save the grape crop, with a dinner and dance on Saturday, March 15. The event will be held from 4 until 8 p.m. at the Finnish Center at […]
Beating the odds
FITCHBURG — City resident Naomi is celebrating her journey from foster care to a successful college career and a bright future ahead of her. The 19-year-old Fitchburg State University (FSU) senior (whose last name was left out for privacy) entered foster care when she was just four years old. She was adopted at age nine […]
Local meals tax proposed in Fitchburg
FITCHBURG — Last week, Mayor Sam Squailia proposed that the city implement a local meals excise tax that, if adopted, would add 0.75% to the cost of a restaurant meal, saying the additional revenue is needed to “address several critical needs.” During the Tuesday, Feb. 18 meeting, the City Council discussed the measure that was […]
