LEOMINSTER — Nearly three decades ago the Leominster Water Department set out to safeguard its drinking water by purchasing as many acres of land as possible in its watershed. In the years following the department added 700 acres to its portfolio of protected land across the city and today, more than 2,300 total acres of […]
Leominster Department of Public Works
High kitsch, hot pink and Leominster proud
LEOMINSTER — People all over the city showed their spirit on Monday in honor of National Pink Flamingo Day, which was established in 2007 by Mayor Dean Mazzarella and is celebrated annually on June 23. One of the city’s claims to fame is that the plastic pink flamingo lawn ornament was created there by Donald […]
‘It’s really fun,’ people enjoy ice skating rink in downtown Leominster
LEOMINSTER — People of all ages have been enjoying the ice skating rink since it officially opened for the season on Jan. 9. It’s not uncommon to see the public rink set up downtown in Monument Square busy with activity, especially in the evenings and on the weekends, and parents like Shaun DiGeronimo are happy […]
‘That’s what community is all about’
LEOMINSTER — The large public ice-skating rink recently set up by the Department of Public Works (DPW) in Monument Square needs to freeze solid before it will be safe to be on. Mayor Dean Mazzarella posted the news on social media on Jan. 6 and asked that people “please wait until we post that it […]