Fitchburg community asked to help resolve 30-year mystery FITCHBURG — Investigators in Oswego County, N.Y. are turning to the community in Fitchburg, as well as Leominster, in hopes of finding key information regarding a mysterious kidnapping in New Haven, NY in 1994. At the 30 year mark of the investigation, the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office […]
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Concert series matches the piano with the composer
ASHBURNHAM — Once again the Historical Piano Concert Series offers the truly unique opportunity to listen to classical works played on the pianos they were meant to be heard on, each matched to an instrument of that composer’s era. “It is the most comprehensive collection in the United States, and one of the few in […]
Theatre at the Mount expands sensory-friendly programming
GARDNER — Theatre at the Mount is thrilled to announce an expansion of their Sensory-Friendly (SF) theatre program in collaboration with The ARC. This initiative aims to provide inclusive and accessible live theatre experiences for individuals with autism and other sensory sensitivities. The journey began in 2014 with an inspirational phone call from Mary Heafy, […]
Community Calendar
Sunday, April 7 Sunday Morning Bird Walk: 8 a.m.; Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. Walk the trails in search of birds; all levels of experience welcome. Register at massaudubon.org. Yoga on the Trails: 10 a.m.; Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. Join certified yoga instructor Jen Songer on this seasonal […]
‘A real sense of community’
FITCHBURG — The third annual Emanuel Lutheran Church Lent coat drive collected over 40 coats for donation this year and each one was blessed on Palm Sunday for a very special reason. “Because this is the day the church remembers Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey to people waving palm branches and laying their […]
Housing families in state-funded shelters in Mass. can cost taxpayers $300 a night
Nightly rates to house homeless families in hotels and motels can run hundreds of dollars, with agencies often baking in the cost of food and supportive services into the bill they hand to the state, according to contracts reviewed by the Herald.
