STURBRIDGE — The grand finale season of Phantoms by Firelight at Old Sturbridge Village provided guests with an immersive Halloween experience featuring dazzling spectacles including fire dancers and acrobats. Enveloped by the eerie sights and sounds of historic 1830s New England, throngs of visitors roamed the 250-acre village and explored buildings and fire-lit paths, played […]
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Ayer TM OKs $15M for new Senior Center, ballot question next
AYER — A new Senior Center came closer to becoming a reality Monday night, when most of the 287 registered voters at the Oct. 27 Town Meeting enthusiastically said yes to Warrant Article 10, which requested funding authorization for the $15.2 million construction project. The voter count represents 4.5% of the town’s registered voters, according […]
Community Calendar
Friday, Oct. 31 Halloween Baby Time: 10:30 a.m.; Forbush Memorial Library, 118 Main St., Westminster. Enjoy this special Halloween-themed story time with stories, songs, and activities; ages 0-24. Tot Time: 10:30 a.m.; Ayer Library, 26 East Main St. Stories, songs, and crafts; ages 1-3. Halloween Story Time & Craft: 10:30-11:15 a.m.; Fitchburg Public Library, 166 […]
Massachusetts set to advance $4M to food banks as federal SNAP payments cut off
Massachusetts will send an additional $4 million in emergency food assistance to food banks next month as SNAP cuts off on Nov. 1 amid the ongoing government shutdown, Gov. Maura Healey announced Thursday — but will not release the money some advocates have called for directly from reserves to supplement the aid payments to residents.
‘They are terrified’: Community assistance organizations brace for impacts of SNAP shutoff
LOWELL — With a cutoff of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and fuel assistance benefits set for Saturday, local organizations are scrambling to meet what is expected to be a sharp increase in demand for assistance.
Vanna Howard announces candidacy for state Senate special election
LOWELL — The special election for the state Senate seat previously held by the late Ed Kennedy officially has a contested Democratic primary after state Rep. Vanna Howard announced her intention to run.
