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 […]
Leominster
‘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.
Catching a stunning sunrise
Although he specializes in sport photography, Sentinel & Enterprise correspondent Gary Fournier is a jack of all trades when it comes to shooting all kinds of subjects. The longtime Leominster resident and retired firefighter has taken many pictures of beautiful sunrises over Lake Whalom in Lunenburg and captured this most recent one on March 28. […]
‘Your service will not be forgotten’
LEOMINSTER — The annual Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony held over the weekend at the Leominster Veterans Center was as usual a poignant and meaningful event. The program put on by Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Chapter 116 members that was held on March 29, Vietnam Veterans Day, drew a large number of veterans, representatives from […]
‘A path of hope’
LEOMINSTER— The gathering at the home of the Noseworthy family earlier this month marked the completion of reconstruction from the flash flood a year and a half ago, two hours in time that changed everything for them. “This has been an incredibly difficult journey in many ways,” said Graeme Noseworthy ahead of the March 15 ribbon […]
