LEOMINSTER — A group of people gathered downtown on March 9 to protest The Fairgrounds, a proposed entertainment hub that would include live horse racing and sports betting among other amenities. The event was organized by folks from the No Horse Racing in Leominster, Massachusetts Facebook group, including Lisa Nugent, who was born and raised […]
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Good Citizens award recipients recognized
LEOMINSTER — Members of the city-based Capt. John Joslin, Jr. chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recognized several local students during the recent annual Good Citizens award luncheon. The Leominster Veterans Center was filled to the brim on March 8 with DAR chapter delegates, two of the six students who […]
‘An Introduction to Tarot’ coming up on Wednesday
LEOMINSTER — An “Introduction to Tarot” presentation will be held from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, as part of the “Mind and Spirit” workshops at the Dragon’s Leyr in 2025. “Tarot cards go back to the Renaissance, and have been used for entertainment for centuries,” said instructor Sally Cragin, also an author at […]
LHS Show Choir hosting Flamingo Festival Competition
LEOMINSTER — The High School’s Ignition Show Choir is gearing up to host the Flamingo Festival Competition on March 8. The full day event at Leominster High School is open to the public with the first group competing at 9 a.m. and the Ignition Show Choir going on at 4 p.m. followed by awards. Nine […]
Leominster mom to join McGovern at Trump’s address to Congress
LEOMINSTER — Congressman Jim McGovern will be joined by Sue Koehler, a Leominster resident and longtime community advocate, as his guest for President Donald Trump’s first address to a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday. Koehler is the primary caregiver for her adult son, Shawn, who is disabled and relies on federal Medicaid funding for […]
‘We never know what our acts of kindness can do’
LEOMINSTER — Meeting each other for the first time in person was a memorable and meaningful experience for Phyllis Maston and Dieusson Louis. The longtime city resident welcomed the young man from Haiti she had sponsored 12 years ago and sent to college to her home on Jan. 22. Together along with friends they celebrated […]
