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 […]
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Weekend ice skating show
FITCHBURG – The public is invited to the 51st annual Wallace Figure Skating Club ice skating show on Saturday, April 6 at 3 p.m. Wallace Figure Skating Club President Kathy Valera shared that the ‘Gliding Through the Year’ event held at the Wallace Civic Center, 1000 John Fitch Hwy., “highlights all the hard work our […]
Fitchburg library temporary location open
FITCHBURG — The library opened a temporary location at 166 Boulder Dr. late last year to provide library services and programs throughout the renovation and expansion project of the library’s Main Street building. “We have enjoyed welcoming so many members of the community at 166 Boulder Drive as the work to renovate and expand our […]
Fitchburg East Rotary welcomes new member
A new member was recently sworn into the Fitchburg East Rotary club. From left, Fitchburg East Rotary Vice President Bob Campbell, new member Ralph Jackart, Assistant District Governor Karen Fusco, and Fitchburg East Rotary President Ed Howard. (COURTE…
Working to ‘uplift individuals’
FITCHBURG — On March 19 state, county, and local officials gathered in the Worcester County Sheriff’s Fitchburg Community Justice Support Center to celebrate 18 graduates who have completed the center’s diversion program. All participants in the program have been referred to the center through Massachusetts Probation Service, and some are also addressing struggles with substance […]
FSU celebrating launch of Biotech Research Lab
FITCHBURG — The ribbon cutting for the new Biotechnology Research Laboratory at Fitchburg State University is scheduled for next week and, with it, the University is hosting a panel discussion on the present and future of the life sciences in Massachusetts. The ribbon cutting has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 10, 2 p.m. at the […]