Gov. Maura Healey’s administration plans to cut back the amount of time migrant and local families can stay in state-run shelters from nine to six months, phase out the use of costly hotels and hotels, and request more money to fund the system through the end of the fiscal year.
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Community Church of Pepperell to host Christmas Fair and Holiday Luncheon
PEPPERELL – The community is invited to get into the Christmas spirit, enjoy a day of holding shopping, a gift basket raffle, and light holiday luncheon at Community Church of Pepperell’s annual Christmas Fair and Holiday Luncheon, hosted by its members. The fair will be held from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, […]
North Central MA Development Corp. funds new artisanal gift shop
FITCHBURG — The North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation (NCMDC), the economic development arm of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, recently approved $40,000 in start-up financing for Handcrafted Artisanal Marketplace, a new specialty gift shop at 68 Airport Road in Fitchburg. The funding supports the latest addition to the region’s growing creative economy. Known […]
Fitchburg businessman donates $100K to Fitchburg Public Library
FITCHBURG — Local businessman, John Zarrella, president of Research Results, has donated $100,000 to the library’s OWL (Offering a World of Learning) Capital Campaign. The donation honors the memory of Zarrella’s sister, Anne Zarrella, who passed away in 2022 following a brief illness. “My sister, Anne, was a talented, intuitive, and creative writer, a voracious […]
Littleton Middle School students showcase creativity in pumpkin-decorating contest
LITTLETON — Superintendent Kelly Clenchy and Assistant Principal Matthew LeVangie are proud to share the creativity of Littleton Middle School students, who competed in their Advisory classrooms as part of the school’s third annual pumpkin decorating contest. Every LMS student is part of an Advisory group designed to help them cultivate unique and authentic relationships […]
‘We wanted to return that kindness’
LEOMINSTER – A local company’s home heating system giveaway is helping to ensure a woman and her daughter will be warm this winter and for years to come. Lifelong city residents and husband-and-wife business partners Jeremy and Jessica Pierce, owners of Pierce Plumbing and HVAC, LLC, have always had strong ties to their community. Their […]
