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FATV-LTV weekly schedule highlights: Week of Jan. 30

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FATV schedule highlights for this week

PICKS OF THE WEEK

Tuesday 7 p.m., “Barbara & You” with guest Author Sara Schley

Wednesday 7 p.m., “Inside Fitchburg”

Thursday 4 p.m., Board of Health Meeting (Live)

Channel Comcast 8/Verizon 35

Sunday, 3:30 p.m., “Cooking with Kids”

Monday, 7 p.m., “Chess Chat”

Tuesday, 7 p.m., “Barbara & You” (New)

Wednesday, 7 p.m., “Inside Fitchburg” (New)

Thursday 10 a.m., “Fit for Life”

Friday, 9 a.m., “Music and the Spoken Word”

Saturday 10 p.m., “Saturday Fright Special”

Channel Comcast 9/Verizon 36

Monday – Friday 9 a.m., Cooking and Kids

Monday—Friday 7:30 a.m., Memorial Middle School Morning Show (Live)

Comcast 99/Verizon 37

Tuesday 5 p.m., Public Works Meeting (Live)

Wednesday 6 p.m., Conservation Commission Meeting (Live)

Thursday 4 p.m., Board of Health Meeting (Live)

Complete daily schedules, on demand video and livestreaming is available at fatv.org. FATV is also on Fire TV, Apple TV, and Roku. Search for FATV in the App Store.

Leominster.TV highlights this week

Verizon 34/Comcast 8

Monday, 7:30 p.m., “Make Cents”

Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. weekdays, “Good Animation”

Wednesday, 5 p.m., “Good Shepherd Ghana”

Thursday, 8 p.m., “Barbara and You”

Friday, 7 p.m., “The Big Picture”

Saturday, 10 p.m., “An Uncommon View”

Sunday 6:30 p.m., “Inside Leominster”

Verizon 32/Comcast 9

Go to leominster.tv for more schedule details.

Verizon 33/Comcast 99

Representing Leominster

Leominster City Council Meeting Jan. 23

Leominster Conservation Commission Meeting Jan. 24

Leominster School Committee meeting Jan. 18

Leominster Planning Board meeting Jan. 23

City Council meetings, 2nd Monday of the month 6:45 p.m. (live)

School Committee meeting, repeated showings daily

Planning Board meeting, repeated showings daily

Go to leominster.tv for more schedule details.

FATV-LTV weekly schedule highlights: Week of Jan. 23, 2023

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FATV schedule highlights for this week

PICKS OF THE WEEK

Tuesday 5 p.m., Public Works/ Planning Board Meetings (Live)

Tuesday 7 p.m., “Barbara & You” “Poets show” (Replay)

Wednesday 7 p.m., “Discussing Fitchburg Now” ‘Organizational Round Table” (Replay)

Saturday 3 p.m., FSU vs Plymouth & FHS/Monty Tech vs. St. Bernard’s Hockey (Live) “The Jake Thibeault Hockey Benefit”

Comcast 8/Verizon 35

Sunday, 8 a.m.,” An UnCommon view”

Monday, 7:30 p.m., “FLAPtv”

Tuesday, 7 p.m., “Barbara & You”

Wednesday, 7 p.m., “Discussing Fitchburg Now”

Thursday 8 p.m., “Forks Over Fitchburg”

Friday, 8:30 a.m., “Real Estate Tips”

Saturday 10 p.m., “Saturday Fright Special”

Comcast 9/Verizon 36

Monday – Friday 9 a.m., Cooking and Kids

Monday—Friday 7:30 a.m., Memorial Middle School Morning Show (Live)

Saturday 3 p.m., Jake Thibault Hockey Benefit Tournament (Live)

Comcast 99/Verizon 37

Tuesday 5 p.m., Public Works Meeting (Live)

Tuesday 6 p.m., Planning Board Meeting (Live)

Wednesday 6 p.m., Finance Committee Meeting (Live)

Complete daily schedules, on demand video and livestreaming is available at fatv.org. FATV is also on Fire TV, Apple TV, and Roku. Search for FATV in the App Store.

Leominster.TV highlights this week

Verizon 34/Comcast 8

Monday, 7:30 a.m. weekdays, “Good Animation”

Tuesday, 1 p.m., “College Church 7th Day Adventists”

Wednesday, 4 p.m., “Make Cents”

Thursday, 3 p.m., “Medium Bonnie Page”

Friday, 2:30 p.m., “Discussing Fitchburg Now”

Saturday, 10 p.m., “An Uncommon View”

Sunday 3 & 5 p.m., “Tina Cooks”

Verizon 32/Comcast 9

Go to leominster.tv for more schedule details.

Verizon 33/Comcast 99

Representing Leominster

Leominster City Council Meeting Jan. 23

Leominster Conservation Commission Meeting Jan. 24

Leominster School Committee meeting Dec. 19

Leominster Planning Board meeting Jan. 23

City Council meetings, 2nd Monday of the month 6:45 p.m. (live)

School Committee meeting, repeated showings daily

Planning Board meeting, repeated showings daily

Go to leominster.tv for more schedule details.

FATV-LTV weekly schedule highlights: Week of Jan. 16, 2023

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FATV schedule highlights for this week

PICKS OF THE WEEK

Monday 1 p.m., Martin Luther King Celebration (Live)

Tuesday 7 p.m., City Council Meeting (Live)

Tuesday 7 p.m., “Barbara & You “Authors & The Library”

Wednesday 7 p.m., “Discussing Fitchburg Now” “New Year, Time to Get Organized”

Channel Comcast 8/Verizon 35

Sunday, 10 p.m.,” Spookshow Macabre”

Monday, 7 p.m., “Chess Chat”

Tuesday, 7 p.m., “Barbara & You”

Wednesday, 7 p.m., “Discussing Fitchburg Now”

Thursday 8 p.m., “Forks Over Fitchburg”

Friday, 5:30 p.m., “Kushmerek Connection”

Saturday 10 p.m., “Saturday Fright Special”

Comcast 9/Verizon 36

Monday – Friday 9 a.m., Cooking and Kids

Monday—Friday 7:30 a.m., Memorial Middle School Morning Show (Live)

Comcast 99/Verizon 37

Monday 1 p.m., Martin Luther King Celebration (Live)

Tuesday 4:30 p.m., Cultural Council Meeting/ City Council Meeting (Live)

Wednesday 5 p.m., Water/Wastewater Meeting/ Airport Commission Meeting (Live)

Complete daily schedules, on demand video and livestreaming is available at fatv.org. FATV is also on Fire TV, Apple TV, and Roku. Search for FATV in the App Store.

Leominster.TV highlights this week

Verizon 34/Comcast 8

Monday, 5 p.m., “Barbara and You”

Tuesday, 6 p.m., “Medium Bonnie Page”

Wednesday, 5 p.m., “Good Shepherd Ghana”

Thursday, 4 p.m., “Inside Leominster-Live”

Friday, 6 p.m., “Lifeline Ministries”

Saturday, 7 p.m., “College Church 7th Day Adventists”

Sunday 11 p.m., “Discussing Fitchburg Now”

Verizon 32/Comcast 9

Go to leominster.tv for more schedule details.

Verizon 33/Comcast 99

Representing Leominster

Leominster City Council Meeting Jan. 9

Leominster Conservation Commission Meeting Jan. 10

Leominster School Committee meeting Dec. 19

Leominster Planning Board meeting Dec. 19

City Council meetings, 2nd Monday of the month 6:45 p.m. (live)

School Committee meeting, repeated showings daily

Planning Board meeting, repeated showings daily

Go to leominster.tv for more schedule details.

FATV-LTV weekly schedule highlights: Week of Jan. 9, 2023

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FATV schedule highlights for this week

Picks of the week

Monday 6 p.m., School Committee Meeting (Live)

Tuesday 7 p.m., “Barbara & You”

Wednesday 7 p.m., “Inside Fitchburg “Fitchburg Public Schools”

Comcast 8/Verizon 35

Sunday, 9 p.m.,” Andy’s Little Sci Fi Horror Show”

Monday, 6 p.m., “The Garage”

Tuesday, 7 p.m., “Barbara & You”

Wednesday, 7 p.m., “Inside Fitchburg”

Thursday 8 p.m., “Forks Over Fitchburg”

Friday, 8:30 a.m., “Real Estate Tips”

Saturday 10 p.m., “Saturday Fright Special”

Comcast 9/Verizon 36

Monday – Friday 9 a.m., Cooking and Kids

Monday—Friday 7:30 a.m., Memorial Middle School Morning Show (Live)

Comcast 99/Verizon 37

Monday 6 p.m., School Committee Meeting (Live)

Tuesday 6 p.m., Zoning Board Meeting (Live)

Wednesday 6 p.m., Finance Committee Meeting (Live)

Complete daily schedules, on demand video and livestreaming is available at fatv.org. FATV is also on Fire TV, Apple TV, and Roku. Search for FATV in the App Store.

Leominster.TV highlights this week

Verizon 34/Comcast 8

Monday, 1 p.m. weekdays, “Good Shepherd Ghana”

Tuesday, 8:30 p.m., “Discussing Fitchburg Now”

Wednesday, 8:30 p.m., “Barbara and You”

Thursday, 3 p.m., “Medium Bonnie Page”

Friday, 9:30 p.m., “Make Cents”

Saturday, 8:30 a.m. daily, “Rosary”

Sunday 3 & 5 p.m., “Tina Cooks”

Verizon 32/Comcast 9

Go to leominster.tv for more schedule details. 

Verizon 33/Comcast 99

Representing Leominster

Leominster City Council Meeting Jan. 9

Leominster Conservation Commission Meeting Jan. 10

Leominster School Committee meeting Dec. 19

Leominster Planning Board meeting Dec. 19

City Council meetings, 2nd Monday of the month 6:45 p.m. (live)

School Committee meeting, repeated showings daily

Planning Board meeting, repeated showings daily

Go to leominster.tv for more schedule details.

Monty Tech grad Evan Martin is destined for culinary stardom

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Evan Martin is going to be a big star in the world of culinary arts.

He’s a rising social media influencer with dreams of food television and a warm, larger-than-life personality to help him get there. But he’s not a diva — he prides himself on being “the nicest chef”, helping others to learn and grow, and bringing out the best in people.

Martin is a 2011 Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School graduate of the Culinary Arts shop and knew his path when he was a child. In middle school he would cook for his family, experimenting in the kitchen. He knew long before he went that he would go to Monty Tech to help hone his skills.

“At a young age the kitchen was and still is what inspires me every day!”, Martin said.

His day job is currently as an executive chef at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in downtown Boston, but when restaurants and hotels closed with the COVID-19 pandemic and Martin was laid off from the Hilton West Palm Beach in Florida, he pivoted to social media.

Martin’s TikTok account (@theflavors) is quickly approaching 200,000 followers and over three million likes and his Instagram (@theflavors) is also popular, with over 117,000 followers.  He posts recipes online where his passion for food shows through in the brief video clips and images, highlighting techniques that are easy for the home chef while using farm-to-table, accessible ingredients.

He’s transparent about the product placements and advertising partnerships that provide him with some revenue from his social media and is excited that he’s getting new brand deals almost daily.

“Being a Black creator is difficult, but having a strong community that backs me makes it that much easier to achieve my goals!”, Martin said.

This past July, he appeared on “Supermarket Stakeout,” chef Alex Guarnaschelli’s cooking competition on Food Network. It whet his appetite for more food television.

A Fitchburg native who currently lives in Leominster, Martin was a guest judge on Fitchburg Access Television’s “Forks Over Fitchburg” program for a student chef competition at Monty Tech. Eight students attempted to produce a winning dish. Martin provided thoughtful feedback to the culinary arts students, offering words of encouragement.

He’s been asked to be on more tv shows as a result of these gigs and because of what he considers to be the “amazing support from amazing people all around the world” for his social media.

“Being on TV is what I love most, it is so surreal, being able to see what it takes to put on a full production show … it’s truly spectacular,” he said.

Martin attended Monty Tech with his twin brother, where both were standouts in football, basketball, and track and field. Martin held several leadership positions at Monty Tech, serving as co-captain of the football team and class president.

He credits Monty Tech for a wonderful high school experience.  “You will have the knowledge that most college students don’t even get at their school. You will have better understanding of the food industry not just the back of the house,” he said about the benefits of a technical education.

Many Monty Tech students go directly to the workplace after graduation. Martin decided to go to college at New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, Vermont to further his culinary education.

“I believe you should be like a sponge and absorb as much knowledge as you can, so it was a no-brainer to continue my education and become the best that I can be!”, he said.

He has worked as an executive chef at many high-end establishments, including the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida.

Martin said that career pathways for culinary arts are varied; it’s more than just restaurants, bakeries, and bars.  He mentioned food photography, styling, content creation, health advising, or — his favorite, of course — food television.

Martin is ambitious and intends to continue to grow his career as an executive chef while building his social media and television presence. He said he has the ability and confidence to stand up with the best chefs in the industry. Ultimately, he would love to be a celebrity chef, so he can be on television and social media but also be in the kitchen as well, inspiring others to “get inspired as I was when I was younger.”

“I am one that is going to do what others don’t believe I can achieve,” he said. “I will definitely continue on this path!  I see my career blasting off!”

FATV-LTV weekly schedule highlights: Week of Jan. 2, 2023

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FATV schedule highlights for this week

PICKS OF THE WEEK

Tuesday 7 p.m., “Barbara & You”

Wednesday 7 p.m., “Inside Fitchburg”

Thursday 4 p.m., Board of Health Meeting

Channel Comcast 8/Verizon 35

Sunday, 9 a.m.,” Music and The Spoken Word”

Monday, 4:30 p.m., “Kushmerek Connection” (New)

Tuesday, 7 p.m., “Barbara & You”

Wednesday, 7 p.m., “Inside Fitchburg”

Thursday 7:30 p.m., “FLAPtv”

Friday, 8:30 a.m., “Real Estate Tips”

Saturday 10 p.m., “Saturday Fright Special”

Comcast 9/Verizon 36

Monday – Friday 9 a.m., Cooking and Kids

Monday—Friday 7:30 a.m., Memorial Middle School Morning Show (Live)

Channel Comcast 99/Verizon 37

Tuesday 7 p.m., City Council Meeting (Live)

Wednesday 6 p.m., Conservation Commission Meeting (Live)

Thursday 4 p.m., Board of Health Meeting (Live)

Complete daily schedules, on demand video and livestreaming is available at fatv.org. FATV also on Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku. Search for FATV in the App Store.

Leominster.TV highlights this week

Verizon 34/Comcast 8

Monday, 8:30 a.m. daily, “Rosary”

Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. weekdays, “Good Animation”

Wednesday, 4 p.m., “Make Cents”

Thursday, 4 p.m., “Inside Leominster-Live”

Friday, 6 p.m., “Lifeline Ministries”

Saturday, 7 p.m., “College Church 7th Day Adventists”

Sunday 4 p.m., “An Uncommon View”

Verizon 32/Comcast 9

Go to leominster.tv for more schedule details.

Verizon 33/Comcast 99

Representing Leominster

Leominster City Council Meeting Dec. 12

Leominster Conservation Commission Meeting Dec. 13

Leominster School Committee meeting Dec. 19

Leominster Planning Board meeting Dec. 19

City Council meetings, 2nd Monday of the month 6:45 p.m. (live)

School Committee meeting, repeated showings daily

Planning Board meeting, repeated showings daily

Go to leominster.tv for more schedule details.