FITCHBURG — A large crowd gathered on Oct. 18 for the long-awaited Wallace Tower Modernization Project groundbreaking, a forward-thinking affordable housing concept coming to fruition that has been years in the making. “There is a renaissance going on in Fitchburg,” Fitchburg Housing Authority (FHA) Executive Director Doug Bushman said to those assembled for the program […]
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Stages: Lawrence native featured in national tour of ‘& Juliet’ at Opera House
Created by the Emmy-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek,” “& Juliet” is a new musical that flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. It asks, “ What would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo?’’ Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a […]
Scarsdale, Archambault face off for 1st Middlesex House District seat
PEPPERELL — Incumbent first-term Democratic Rep. Margaret Scarsdale is facing Republican challenger Lynne Archambault in the race for the 1st Middlesex District seat in the state’s House of Representatives.
Leominster butcher competes in meat-cutting challenge Thursday
Leominster butcher Ricky Calderon will be competing in the first round of the Qualifier Meat-Cutting Challenge on Ice, being held at Burbank Ice Arena in Reading on Thursday, Oct. 24. In January, top scoring challengers in the region will advance to the semi-finals where they’ll compete for the opportunity to participate in the 2025 national […]
Boston residents, businesses say Mass and Cass conditions have spread, worsened in parks and neighborhoods
Residents and business leaders slammed the open-air drug use, public sex and violence they said has worsened in surrounding neighborhoods since tents were cleared at Mass and Cass, in stark contrast from the progress cited by the Wu administration.
‘An opportunity to honor our roots,’ Hispanic Heritage Assembly honors Latin culture
FITCHBURG — Latina and Latino cultural pride was on full display at the 6th annual Hispanic Heritage Assembly at the high school. The annual event held during the last period of the school day is spearheaded by Fitchburg High School (FHS) World Language Spanish Teacher and Latin American Club Advisor Aury Rivera. “The idea behind […]
