GARDNER — Care Central VNA & Hospice, Inc., a private-pay home care agency based on Pearly Lane, has reaffirmed its commitment to quality care and ethical business practices by earning reaccreditation from the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts. The Alliance, which represents 180 home health and elder care agencies across the state, created an accreditation […]
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Charitable collaboration warms body and soul
FITCHBURG — The successful collaboration between Empower Children for Success, North End Subaru, Operation Warm, and Highland Baptist Church aimed to bring warmth and joy to the children in the community. Volunteers from Subaru New England and North End Subaru brought 108 brand new coats to Highland Baptist Church on Jan. 30, at which point […]
Celebrating African American arts for Black History Month
FITCHBURG — Highlighting African Americans and the arts will be the foundation of Fitchburg State University’s Black History Month celebrations in February. The programs will culminate in a keynote address by Rhymes with Reason founder Austin Martin. The programming theme acknowledges the connection between African American art and influence with African, Caribbean, and the Black […]
Community Calendar
Monday, February 5 Kiddie Music Time: 10 a.m.; Leominster Public Library, 30 West St. Stephanie Rogers will be accompanied by Joe Mazzarella on keyboard, as she introduces kids to classic and original music, song, percussion instruments, and dance; ages 5-under. 978-534-7522. Story Time and Craft: 10:30 a.m.; Hazen Memorial Library, 3 Keady Way, Shirley. Join […]
Editorial: It’s time to mend community hospitals’ insurer payment deficit
While a struggling for-profit health-care system might not elicit the kind of sympathy reserved for its not-for-profit counterparts, its take on the uneven field of the state’s medical insurance reimbursement landscape deserves everyone’s attention. Steward Health Care’s dire finances and suspected slew of unpaid bills have spilled into the public domain recently. However, hospital system […]
Concord residents, natives react to ‘problematic’ historic Massachusetts signs coming down
The decision to take down historical signs commemorating the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in Concord is receiving some backlash from the community, with one resident saying the matter should have been voted on.
