Middleboro has sued the Healey administration due to what it says is a “great abuse of power” as the state withholds previously committed grant funding in a fight over the controversial MBTA zoning plan.
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Fitchburg DPW Alerts: Week of March 3, 2025
FITCHBURG – The Department of Public Works advises residents of the following work that will be done, weather permitting, during the week of March 3, 2025. Road Construction Monday – Sunday 12 a.m. to 12 p.m. River Street Bridge: MassDOT’s contractor Northern Construction has implemented a detour on the River Street Bridge. All southbound traffic […]
Residents protest Trump, Musk in downtown Fitchburg Saturday
On Saturday morning, a group of Fitchburg residents organized in front of Fitchburg City Hall to protest the activities of Elon Musk and DOGE and their interference in the federal government, as well as expressing shock and dismay at the behavior of President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance in the Oval Office this […]
‘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 […]
Man found guilty of murder in King Street killing
WORCESTER — On Thursday, a jury found a Worcester man guilty of murder in the August 2020 killing of 31-year-old Darren Dyette on King Street, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Jacob Grice, 39, was found guilty of first-degree murder by a Worcester Superior Court jury after a 10-day trial. The […]
Traditional fish dinners continue at St. Anna Parish
LEOMINSTER — During the winter of 1991, an idea based on fellowship — and the preparation for Easter — was born. The idea — inviting the community to St. Anna Parish for fish dinners each Friday during the Lenten season. “Now 34 years later, the St. Anna Society continues to serve the community with gatherings […]
