LEOMINSTER — A $50,000 donation from All One Credit Union has put the Doyle Field Foundation that much closer to installing a new state-of-the-art LED scoreboard at the athletic field. All One Credit Union President and CEO Barbara Mahoney and Senior Vice President, Community Engagement & Marketing Kelli Rooney presented a check on July 30 […]
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Fitness Studio Court comes to Fitchburg
FITCHBURG — The day dawned bright and sunny on Monday for the morning ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the Coolidge Park Fitness Court Studio. “This has been taken advantage of since this was built, people from all over have come to use it,” said Fitchburg Parks and Recreation Director James Bunnell at the July […]
Leominster resident installed as Rotary District Governor
LEOMINSTER — Johnny Ahern was thrilled to be installed as the Rotary District 7910 district governor last month, a title years in the making. “To me, it is a huge honor,” said the longtime city resident. “Of the 1.2 million Rotarians worldwide, there are only 530 district governors appointed each year, and I get to […]
MassDEP fines two Leominster businesses over $70K
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 […]
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 […]