FITCHBURG — A class of third graders at Reingold Elementary School have been so excited and eager to share their handmade art creations with local seniors. The young students gifted residents at The Highlands, a skilled rehabilitation and nursing center on Nichols Street, with numerous art projects they made throughout the school year with their […]
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MVP Academy launches, offers trades training
FITCHBURG — Local school officials, students, business leaders, and state and local politicians gathered on April 30 to celebrate the opening of the region’s newest workforce training center — MVP Academy. The Montachusett Vocational Partnership (MVP) Academy was, for many years, just a dream, but with the help of generous donors and forward-thinking educators, more […]
Schools nutrition director said free meals will continue despite cuts
FITCHBURG — As school officials and local politicians speak out about recent federal budget cuts by the Trump Administration, one local official outlines the situation that he’s dealing with as he attempts to provide district students with the fuel that allows them to learn — nutritional meals. Fitchburg Public Schools (FPS) Nutrition Services Director David […]
‘Every item…represents kindness and compassion,’ Reingold food pantry re-stocked through community efforts
FITCHBURG — Community collaboration is at the heart of a renewed effort to build up the food pantry at Reingold Elementary School. A $1,000 donation from All One Credit Union facilitated by city resident Cheryl Cucchiara through J’J’s Helping Hands Network, the nonprofit organization she founded in honor of her late son, along with another […]
‘We feel like we got a fair contract,’ Fitchburg educators, district finally resolve contract dispute
FITCHBURG — After dragging on for a little over a year, the contract negotiation saga between Fitchburg Public Schools (FPS) and the Fitchburg Education Association (FEA), the union that represents FPS faculty and staff, was finally settled Monday night. The district school committee approved the FEA contract that pertains to teachers, paraprofessionals, custodians, and clerical […]
‘A beautiful reflection of the world we live in,’ children’s book celebrates diversity
LEOMINSTER -— “A Walk in Town” is in many ways Debbie Davey Fukuda’s love letter to her former hometown of Fitchburg and a celebration of the diversity of the people who inhabit the city and the various cultures represented in the community. It took about a year for the woman, goes by the pen name […]
