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City launches inaugural pet festival
FITCHBURG — The community will be celebrating National Pet Month with a unique event geared towards family companions dubbed the Love Our Pets Festival on Saturday. The festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on May 4 at the historic Crocker Park in West Fitchburg. Participants include Fitchburg Public Schools, Fitchburg Public […]
‘Black joy out in winter’
GARDNER – Mardi Fuller delved into her love of nature and what it means to be a woman of color in the outdoors during her talk at Mount Wachusett Community College on April 30. Fuller kicked off her program with a montage of videos that showcased her adventures out and about in snowy weather in […]
House applies Steward lessons in new, expansive health bill
BOSTON — A sweeping new hospital oversight and industry reform bill is on the move atop Beacon Hill, representing what aides to House Speaker Ron Mariano view as the most significant health care cost control legislation in more than a decade. The Legislature’s Health Care Financing Committee on Tuesday moved to advance a redrafted, 97-page […]
Vehicle hit by train on Mill Street
A car was hit by a train on Mill Street in Lancaster at around noon on Wednesday and police say that the sole occupant of the vehicle sustained only minor injuries. No other damage was reported. (GARY FOURNIER)
Stages: Music, music, music this month at Worcester’s Mechanics Hall
It’s a musical May at Mechanics Hall in Worcester.On Saturday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m. join the Worcester Symphony Orchestra as it presents “The Magic of Hollywood.” It promises to be a night of unforgettable melodies and cinematic grandeur as you embark on an epic cinematic journey under the baton of music director Roderick Macdonald.Music […]
