LEOMINSTER — The city, in partnership with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), is continuing to move forward with the Fall Brook Elementary School building project. The Fall Brook Building Committee (FBBC) project team will hold a second public meeting on Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. in the Fall Brook Elementary School cafeteria and make […]
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Dog License Poster Contest: Calling all animal lovers, young artists
FITCHBURG — Leominster Fitchburg Animal Control and the City Clerk of Fitchburg are seeking submissions for the annual Dog License Poster Contest. Artists who live or are educated in Fitchburg from grades 1 through 6 are invited to create an original piece of artwork to help members of the city of Fitchburg keep their dogs […]
House budget chief wants Gov. Healey to cough up more information on shelter system
A top House Democrat demanded Gov. Maura Healey’s administration cough up more information about the state-run emergency shelter system before the chamber moves forward with a series of restrictive policies that could block out newly-arrived migrants to Massachusetts.
Indicted Boston city councilor no longer due in court next week, appearance delayed until March
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson won’t have to appear in federal court again until March, after a judge granted a request from both sides to cancel next week’s status conference in the public corruption case.
Gov. Healey eyes tax increases for Massachusetts in her fiscal year 2026 budget proposal
Gov. Maura Healey slipped a series of tax increases into her fiscal year 2026 budget like applying the sales tax to candy, slapping the tobacco tax on synthetic nicotine produces, imposing an excise tax on complimentary rooms offered by hotels, and capping the charitable deduction tax.
Massachusetts inmates accused of ‘vicious attack’ on correction officers face ‘sea of blue’ at arraignment
The three Massachusetts inmates accused of ambushing correction officers in a “vicious attack,” including stabbing one guard 12 times, faced a “sea of blue” of officers during their arraignment.
