LEOMINSTER — It is the honor of the Leominster community to celebrate John Churcher and Kathy DiRusso – recipients of this year’s “Citizens of the Year” award – at Saturday’s annual Starburst celebration. Festivities will begin at 4:30 p.m. at Doyle Field, located at 206 Priest St. A rain date is planned for Sunday, July […]
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Ash/West completes championship comeback
LEOMINSTER — Game, set, match for the Ashburnham/Westminster 13–15-Year-old baseball team. Ashburnham/Westminster claimed the Central Massachusetts Baseball League title with a 12-6 victory over Leominster in the third and final game of the championship series at McLaughlin Park on Wednesday night. Top-seeded Leominster captured game one in this championship series back on July 19 with […]
Local farm peaches are back
LEOMINSTER – Gove Farm is brimming with all kinds of fresh produce including a bumper crop of juicy peaches, which are back for the first time since the summer of 2022. Two unusually low-temp cold snaps during the 2022-23 winter season wreaked havoc on peach trees, wiping out entire crops across the state and in […]
DAR chapter puts together care kits for homeless vets
LEOMINSTER — Members of the Capt. John Joslin, Jr. chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently put together 100 care kits that will be distributed to homeless veterans in the region. “It is extremely important to provide community support for our homeless veterans not only to recognize their service but […]
‘A collection of things that move together’
LEOMINSTER — A group of youngsters and their caregivers constructed a wide variety of mechanisms out of popsicle sticks, cardboard, paperclips, cups, scrap paper, and other common materials during a recent program at the library. Participants joined Jay Mankita and his associate Susan McGinn on July 16 for a STEM-themed maker-skills workshop called “Artful Mechanisms”. […]
Ash/West sneaks past Leominster
WESTMINSTER — Down but certainly not out. The Ashburnham/Westminster 13-15 year-old squad found itself with its back against the wall in game two of the Central Massachusetts Baseball League Championship series Monday afternoon. Trailing 1-0 in the best-of-three series, Ash/West dug itself a 5-1 deficit after two complete innings to Leominster. Unfazed, Ash/West battled back […]