LEOMINSTER — The High School’s Ignition Show Choir is gearing up to host the Flamingo Festival Competition on March 8. The full day event at Leominster High School is open to the public with the first group competing at 9 a.m. and the Ignition Show Choir going on at 4 p.m. followed by awards. Nine […]
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Leominster mom to join McGovern at Trump’s address to Congress
LEOMINSTER — Congressman Jim McGovern will be joined by Sue Koehler, a Leominster resident and longtime community advocate, as his guest for President Donald Trump’s first address to a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday. Koehler is the primary caregiver for her adult son, Shawn, who is disabled and relies on federal Medicaid funding for […]
March 2025 Newsletter
The March 2025 issue of “It’s Happening in Leominster” is now available. The newsletter is available in print in city hall, the library and the Johnny Appleseed Visitor Center.
‘We never know what our acts of kindness can do’
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 […]
‘Passionate about a positive change’
LEOMINSTER — The Miss Worcester County Scholarship Organization recently crowned its 2025 titleholders in an annual competition held at City Hall on Feb. 23. Nineteen young women from across the state competed for the four crowns in the local preliminary to the Miss Massachusetts and Miss America organizations. Olivia Bellas was named Miss Worcester County […]
Proposed entertainment hub draws strong opinions from locals
LEOMINSTER — A proposed entertainment hub that would include live horse racing and sports betting is drawing strong opinions from locals. Baystate Racing and local developer Whitney Companies recently unveiled their plan to transform 42 acres of land on Mechanic Street — occupied by a capped landfill and the Crossroads Office Park — into The […]
