The final warmup before the postseason won’t be an easy one for the Leominster High football team. Truth be told, few wins have come easy for the Blue Devils given the challenging schedule they play. Earning a final regular season victory won’t be a simple task either, as Algonquin Regional comes to Doyle Field. The […]
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Goodrich Academy stabbing rocks school community
FITCHBURG — A stabbing at Goodrich Academy on Wednesday afternoon has left students feeling unsafe and the former principal wondering what’s happening at the school she ran problem free for many years. A 15-year-old student was arrested after a “targeted” stabbing that sent the victim, another student, to the hospital with injuries that were described […]
A family legacy of giving back
LUNENBURG — Becoming a Rotarian is a family tradition for one woman who was recently installed as a member of the Fitchburg East Rotary club. Town resident Meghan Driscoll is the sixth generation of her family to be a part of Rotary International on a local level. Her late grandfather Bill Goodwin was a third […]
Haunted House at Fitchburg Armory draws hundreds
FITCHBURG — The Mayor’s Haunted House was a spook-tacular success during this past weekend at the Fitchburg Armory (Senior Center) on Wallace Avenue. The brick building was constructed in 1851, and includes turrets and battlements. In the words of Ama Baker, of the City’s Parks and Recreation Department, who sponsored the event with the Mayor’s […]
Negotiating team releases statement on teachers’ union contracts
FITCHBURG — The school district’s negotiating team released a statement on Friday regarding the negotiations over new contracts for Fitchburg Public School teachers, paraprofessionals, clerical employees and custodians. The Fitchburg Public School Negotiating Team began meeting with representatives from the Fitchburg Education Association (FEA ), the union comprising Fitchburg school staff, in January and said […]
Senior center thanks volunteers with live music and lunch
FITCHBURG — A multitude of people gathered at the senior center on Oct. 24 for the annual volunteer recognition event. Local Eagles cover band “The Long Run” provided live music while attendees enjoyed a catered lunch spread. Fitchburg Senior Center Director Amanda Koeck welcomed everyone to the celebration and said that this was her first […]
