LEOMINSTER — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) assessed over $70,000 in combined fines this week to two Leominster-based businesses for violations that the state said put public health and the environment at risk. On Monday, the MassDEP announced a $46,980 penalty against Leominster-based D&R Environmental Services LLC (D&R), a licensed asbestos contractor, for […]
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Lunenburg tops Leominster to force deciding game
LEOMINSTER — The top-seeded Lunenburg 13–15-year-old squad erupted for 12 runs in the first inning and never looked back as it evened the Central Mass. Baseball League Championship Series at a game apiece with a 17-8 victory over Leominster at McLaughlin Park on Wednesday. The victory for Lunenburg (19-2 overall) sets up deciding game three […]
Softball mainstay Dick Hurley laid to rest
One of the region’s most prolific softball coaches was laid to rest on Wednesday. Richard “Dick” Hurley, a Fitchburg High graduate and longtime Leominster resident, died after a brief illness on July 7 at the age of 75, with his burial mass taking place on Wednesday morning. Hurley was a giant in the world off […]
Sunshine and skating fill downtown Leominster Saturday
LEOMINSTER — A pop-up roller-skating party held downtown over the weekend drew scores of people together for a festive summer evening event. A large number of youths — and adults — zipped around on roller skates, rollerblades and scooters in the blocked-off area of West Street during the July 19 affair organized by the city. […]
Get Righttt Fitness celebrates four year anniversary
LEOMINSTER – Four years after opening their personal training business, the Addo brothers are celebrating the gym’s continued success and a recent second expansion. “It feels amazing being able to watch not only the business grow, but the community we’ve built over the years grow expansively,” said Jarell Addo, who owns and operates Get Righttt […]
The Fairgrounds unanimously voted down
LEOMINSTER — City Council has spoken — the proposed horse racing and entertainment center is off the table. The zoning amendment petition for an overlay district that would have enabled The Fairgrounds project to move forward was denied unanimously with a 9-0 vote at the July 14 City Council meeting and the petition to ban […]
