LEOMINSTER — People on both sides of The Fairgrounds debate continue to be vocal about the proposed entertainment complex as they await public hearings about the project at both the City Council and Planning Board this month. Baystate Racing and local developer Whitney Companies unveiled their plan earlier this year to transform 42 acres of […]
Leominster city council
‘I love the ability to help someone’
LEOMINSTER — Longtime city resident and community leader Claire Freda was recently appointed as the Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) Board of Trustees chair by Gov. Maura Healey, the latest honor in a lengthy and distinguished history of public service that goes back nearly four decades. “It stands for so much and what the majority […]
Leominster Police Chief Kennedy retiring amidst allegations of discriminatory remarks
LEOMINSTER — The city announced that Police Chief Aaron Kennedy is retiring following a long, unexplained absence since the end of July after he allegedly made discriminatory remarks to a firefighter. According to an anonymous source, Kennedy was sent home by Mayor Dean Mazzarella seven weeks ago pending an investigation allegedly as a result of […]
