LEOMINSTER — The deadline to apply for disaster recovery funds from FEMA for damage from the September floods is July 15. And, whether you’re a landlord or a tenant, in a mansion or a studio apartment, or have even already fixed the damage, funding assistance is still available. Dozens of FEMA workers – Disaster Survivor […]
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Female entrepreneur celebrates ’15 years of Bliss’
LEOMINSTER — Fifteen years in business is quite an accomplishment, which is exactly what the owner of Bliss Massage & Wellness Center is celebrating. Longtime city resident Julia Capone launched her wellness endeavor a decade and a half ago following her own journey with health issues. After suffering from muscular pain since she was 13, […]
City celebrates 13th annual DPW Day
FITCHBURG — Hundreds took advantage of a warm summer afternoon on Wednesday for the city’s 13th annual DPW Day, the celebration of public works rigs that consistently draws a crowd. Many of the vehicles on display were “big rigs,” like dump trucks and plow trucks, and kids played in the immense sandpile created for the […]
‘Growing acceptance within our community’
LEOMINSTER — The third annual Best Buddies Friendship Walk at Doyle Conservation was a great success, raising $3,540 for the nonprofit organization it benefits. The walk is always the final Leominster Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) event of the school year. The June 8 family friendly affair included a laid-back walk around the scenic […]
Birds and bees welcome
The official opening of Pollinator Park on 5th Street in Leominster was celebrated with a ribbon cutting on June 5. The French Hill neighborhood park is designed to attract pollinators – such as bees, butterflies, birds, and bats – and is packed with beautiful flowers and plants. City and state officials, joined by members of […]
FEMA hands out $3.5M in disaster aid to residents
Federal emergency response coordinators said they handed out more than $3.5 million in disaster aid to residents after storms left roads and homes damaged last fall in Bristol and Worcester counties, according to newly released data.
