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 […]
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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 […]
FSU to host Women in Law Enforcement panel discussion on March 4
FITCHBURG — The police program at Fitchburg State University, in association with its Criminal Justice Club, will host a panel discussion for Women in Law Enforcement at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4 in Weston Auditorium, 353 North St. Admission is free and open to the public. The panel was assembled with assistance from the Massachusetts […]
‘Growing a sustainable creative economy’
FITCHBURG — Arts matter to everyone — that was just one of the messages put forward during the first Creative Network Summit sponsored by the Fitchburg Creative City Partnership, and headed by artist and organizer Derek Craig of Young Coff33. Held this weekend at Fitchburg Art Museum and the Fitchburg Senior Center, the Summit brought […]
