Fitchburg Police report icy conditions from the recent late winter storm were most likely to blame for the vehicle that flipped over the guardrail on Ashby State Road in Fitchburg on Monday morning. No injuries were reported with the sole occupant, who got himself out of the wreck, following the accident shortly before 7 a.m. […]
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Fitchburg Library expansion set to begin this year
FITCHBURG.—The city will be moving forward this year on the Public Library expansion project after the construction timeline had been briefly delayed due to the discovery of a structural issue. An effort to create a renewed community resource and destination for the next several decades, the library project is one of many large-scale projects that […]
Thornton tells his story at Fitchburg State
FITCHBURG — There was a time not too terribly long ago that when Shawn Thornton dropped his gloves, it spelled trouble for someone wearing an opposing sweater. With his mitts off Monday, what the former Boston Bruins enforcer brought to Fitchburg State University wasn’t a physical altercation, but rather a candid and honest look into […]
A beautiful gift
FITCHURG – Aury Rivera had tears in her eyes as she took in the happy, bustling scene at the Princess Boutique on Friday afternoon. This is the second year the educator has helmed the Fitchburg High School Latin American Club sponsored affair, which offered up 541 gorgeous prom dresses in a multitude of colors and […]
Theatre at the Mount expands sensory-friendly programming
GARDNER — Theatre at the Mount is thrilled to announce an expansion of their Sensory-Friendly (SF) theatre program in collaboration with The ARC. This initiative aims to provide inclusive and accessible live theatre experiences for individuals with autism and other sensory sensitivities. The journey began in 2014 with an inspirational phone call from Mary Heafy, […]
‘A real sense of community’
FITCHBURG — The third annual Emanuel Lutheran Church Lent coat drive collected over 40 coats for donation this year and each one was blessed on Palm Sunday for a very special reason. “Because this is the day the church remembers Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey to people waving palm branches and laying their […]
