LEOMINSTER — Sisters Rose Frechette and Adrienne Renaud can often be found crocheting red, white, and blue prayer shawls that are gifted to local veterans who are in the midst of receiving end of life care. Adrienne, 79, of Leominster, and Rose, 72, of Fitchburg, do this heartfelt gesture as a way to honor their […]
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Local roundup: Damien Jones honored for huge game
What a weekend for Damien Jones. The University of New England junior running back and Fitchburg native had a career day in a 47-30 loss at Curry. The former St. Bernard’s standout racked up career-highs with 267 rushing yards and four touchdowns. making some program history. Jones scored on runs of 12, 27, 47 and […]
Vigil held in Fitchburg in the wake of disturbing ICE incident: ‘This is what community looks like’
FITCHBURG — Carlos Zapata was overcome with emotion standing on the steps of City Hall during a vigil held on Saturday evening in support of him and his family. “It’s become a nightmare,” the 24-year-old city resident said of his wife Juliana Milena Ojeda-Montoya, 26, being ripped out of his arms and detained by Immigration […]
Leominster school fundraiser in honor of late PE teacher
LEOMINSTER — The Fall Brook Elementary School community sure knows how to spread joy and this time it was once again for a good cause, a true win win. The Moody’s Inflatable Costume Obstacle Course Race held at the school on Oct. 31 was inspired as a way to raise money for the Lorna Moody Scholarship Fund […]
Fitchburg, Department of Homeland Security duke it out over viral ICE arrest
The mayor of Fitchburg is calling for “advance notice” from ICE before they conduct operations in her city after the feds accused a husband of trying to interfere with the arrest of his illegal alien wife by “faking a seizure.”
