LEOMINSTER – Growing Places is one of many local community-focused organizations that are feeling the pain from state and federal budget cuts. Ayn Yeagle is the executive director of the city-based nonprofit whose mission is to actively engage in the North Central Mass regional food system and strengthen community capacity to transform that system. “Growing […]
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Egg-citing Easter events in the region
The Easter Bunny will be hopping through the region this week making appearances leading up to Easter Sunday on April 20, along with a plethora of fun family friendly events happening. Easter Funday is back at Leominster City Hall on Friday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Children of all ages are welcome […]
‘Something I do not take for granted’
LEOMINSTER — Running the Boston Marathon will in many ways be less arduous than the decade-long cancer battle Dawn DeLuca has bravely faced. The 41-year-old city resident has been training for the April 21 marathon as part of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team. To date DeLuca has raised over $35,000 for the Joe Andruzzi Foundation, […]
‘We know it is going to be a struggle’
Area food bank and nonprofit organization staff members are speaking out about federal budget cuts and how they will affect how they are able to serve those in the community in need. Ginny’s Helping Hand and Food Pantry Executive Director Brandon Robbins said on Tuesday that he recently received an email from the Worcester County […]
‘Something I was honored to do’
FITCHBURG — One year ago this month, Leominster resident Lauren Howe received some jarring news. “I received the worst phone call of my life from my doctor telling me I had breast cancer,” she said. “Within a few days, I was at Mass General Hospital meeting with my team and underwent major surgery to aggressively […]
Healey admin announces $850K in FRESH grant funding for school districts
On Monday the Healey-Driscoll administration announced $850,000 in Massachusetts Farming Reinforces Education and Student Health grants for 26 school districts and 11 early education and child care centers to expand their ability to grow or acquire locally grown food for school lunches.
