LEOMINSTER — The Rotary Clubs of Fitchburg and Leominster recently held a special luncheon at Appleseeds Restaurant, the culinary program of Leominster High School’s Center for Technical Education Innovation. The Oct. 15 gathering was the kickoff for the annual Breakfast for the Bands fundraising event the rotary clubs hold each year to benefit the bands […]
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Hauntingly fun Halloween displays, events brewing in the region
October means Halloween and there are plenty of spooktacular events and ghoulish displays brewing in the area to experience — if you dare. This coming weekend will be the final opportunity of the season to go through the haunted corn maze at The Gardener’s Spot in Leominster, an all-ages friendly event titled The Night of […]
Disability Pride Flag, and others, are Fitchburg’s ‘community connection to the world’
FITCHBURG — The Disability Pride Flag is flying over City Hall this week in recognition of the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Mayor Sam Squailia and others raised the flag the morning of July 22 in honor of the historic civil rights act signed into law on July 26, 1990, that […]
Flowers in Fitchburg
FITCHBURG — If you’ve noticed the flower boxes with colorful, cheerful blooms in them along Main Street, the Fitchburg East Rotary Club and local students are to thank. Club members and Fitchburg High School students happily volunteered their time on a recent weekend to prep and plant numerous flower boxes around the Upper Common, an […]
‘Honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice’
In the Twin Cities and surrounding region, Memorial Day was marked with parades, songs, and solemnity. Observances of the federal holiday took place in Fitchburg, Leominster, Westminster, and other cities and towns in the North Central Mass region, with many veterans, local and state officials, girl and boy scouts, and community members attending the various […]
‘We’re making sure that history is done right’
FITCHBURG — Excitement was in the air at the high school on Friday afternoon and not just because it was the last day of school before February vacation. Hundreds of Fitchburg High School (FHS) students, educators, district staff, and community members gathered on Feb. 14 for the annual Black Student Union (BSU) hosted Black History […]
