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 […]
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‘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 […]
‘Passionate about a positive change’
LEOMINSTER — The Miss Worcester County Scholarship Organization recently crowned its 2025 titleholders in an annual competition held at City Hall on Feb. 23. Nineteen young women from across the state competed for the four crowns in the local preliminary to the Miss Massachusetts and Miss America organizations. Olivia Bellas was named Miss Worcester County […]
Proposed entertainment hub draws strong opinions from locals
LEOMINSTER — A proposed entertainment hub that would include live horse racing and sports betting is drawing strong opinions from locals. Baystate Racing and local developer Whitney Companies recently unveiled their plan to transform 42 acres of land on Mechanic Street — occupied by a capped landfill and the Crossroads Office Park — into The […]
Troop 11 visits Springfield Armory
Scouts from Leominster Boy Scout Troop 11 pose in front of the “Organ of Muskets” at the Springfield Armory National Historic Site during February vacation. (COURTESY BOY SCOUT TROOP 11)
WLPZ honors the memory of Sonny Levine with dedication
LEOMINSTER — Current station manager, Denise Sutton, along with present and past DJs from WLPZ radio station hosted a dedication ceremony of the Sonny Levine Radio Broadcast Room in honor of the memory of Sonny Levine. The event was held on Feb. 22. Levine was instrumental in starting the radio station in March of 2018, […]
