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 […]
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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 […]
Fitchburg Community Justice Support Center hosts open house
FITCHBURG — Worcester County Sheriff Lewis Evangelidis, along with 25 local service providers, welcomed the public and local stakeholders to the Fitchburg Community Justice Support Center during a recent open house at its 133 Prichard St. location. The Fitchburg Community Justice Support Center, managed by the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office in collaboration with the Massachusetts […]
‘We are investing in our community,’ Wallace Tower Modernization Project underway
FITCHBURG — A large crowd gathered on Oct. 18 for the long-awaited Wallace Tower Modernization Project groundbreaking, a forward-thinking affordable housing concept coming to fruition that has been years in the making. “There is a renaissance going on in Fitchburg,” Fitchburg Housing Authority (FHA) Executive Director Doug Bushman said to those assembled for the program […]