FATV HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: PICKS OF THE WEEK: Monday 6 p.m., School Committee Meeting (Live) Tuesday 7 p.m., “Barbara & You” with guests Sally Cragin & Lisa Regopoulos (New) Wednesday 7 p.m., “Discussing Fitchburg Now” (New) Thursday 7 p.m., Time Machine Thursday with replays from FATV Archives Channel Comcast 8/Verizon 35 “Public” Sunday, 10:30 a.m., […]
Local News
Gov. Healey tells hospital company Steward to leave after it misses financial deadline
“The financial information that Steward provided this week continues to be incomplete and insufficient,” state spokeswoman Karissa Hand said in a statement Saturday. “What Steward must do from this point forward is clear – complete an orderly transition out of Massachusetts.”
Sugaring Season at Old Sturbridge Village’s maple days (PHOTOS)
It may have been a little early for Massachusetts’ traditional sugaring season, when maples are tapped for sap to boil down to delicious syrup, but some young campers still got some first-hand experience in the art.
Leominster nature photographer enjoys the ‘treasure hunt’
LEOMINSTER – Nature photographer Carol Marini likens the patient method of getting a coveted shot of a beautiful wild creature to a “treasure hunt.” “It is very much about solitude, unplugging from the ever-present hum of life and just sitting quietly with Mother Nature,” the longtime city resident said of her process. “You see a lot of […]
Fitchburg State hosts HS honors students for writing retreat
FITCHBURG — February school vacation this year came with frigid temperatures, but that was of no concern to one group of students determined to stay busy during their week off. As part of a special program, Fitchburg State University invited a dozen High School juniors to a writing retreat on campus during the school break. […]
Hopeful Thinking: Is God benevolent or not? Part III
When checking in on the benevolence of God, what about things like cancer? It seems to me to be a stretch of the imagination that all forms of cancer are entirely natural. Except for the likelihood that they are natural consequences to our unnatural actions. By using the word ‘unnatural’ here I’m referring to things […]