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 […]
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Shirley woman’s book on end-of-life care was ‘a labor of love’
SHIRLEY — Town resident and new author Candace King, who writes under the pen name C.J. Shearer, recently self-published her first book “My Book of Wishes,” and is on a mission not just to sell her book, but to explain why it’s worth buying. “The most important thing…there isn’t anything else like it,” she said. […]
Editorial: Folk Fest returns for another weekend of music, food, fun
The 38th edition of the Lowell Folk Festival returns this weekend, with a complete menu of music, food, crafts and storytelling attractions. Preparation for this annual mega event began literally a few days after the previous Folk Fest concluded. The region’s signature cultural event since 1987, organizers expect to welcome as many as 150,000 visitors […]
‘Never going to stop fighting for this company’: Fired Market Basket execs speak out
READING — Two Market Basket executives spoke out Wednesday after they were both informed a day earlier they were being fired from their positions after a combined 89 years working at the company.
Fenway workers to strike Friday through Dodgers series if contract talks fail
Fenway and MGM concessions workers will go on strike if a contract deal is not reached by Friday, the UNITE HERE Local 26 union workers announced Wednesday.
Fisherman catches tiger shark off Cape Cod: ‘We’ve been seeing more and more’
Fisherman catches tiger shark off Cape Cod: ‘We’ve been seeing more and more’
