A brief but moving Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony was held in the city on Wednesday morning. Members of the Fitchburg Fire and Police departments, Fitchburg State University Police, city officials including Mayor Sam Squailia, and community members gathered at the Sept. 11 memorial located at 33 North St. to pay tribute to the thousands of […]
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Two indicted in murders of mother and daughter
WORCESTER — Two men were indicted on murder charges in the shooting deaths of a mother and daughter in Worcester in March, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Dejan Belnavis, 27, of Worcester, and Karel Mangual, 28, of Worcester, were indicted by a Worcester County Grand Jury last week for two […]
Stratton Players begins 99th season with a family comedy
LEOMINSTER — Stratton Players begins their 99th season with an original comedy, “Flash Forward Fairytales,” by Sally Cragin and Jeff Van Amburgh to be presented as a staged reading at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, at Leominster Public Library, 30 West St. “We asked the question: ‘what happens after “Happily Ever After?’” says playwright Jeff […]
New England leaders hold private clean energy talks as Mass. pursues more offshore wind
Top elected leaders from the northeastern parts of Canada and the United States urged their colleagues Tuesday morning to embrace renewable energy initiatives just as Massachusetts is so far attempting to spearhead a new round of offshore wind energy procurements without a key player.
Sterling Fair draws record numbers
The Sterling Fair held Sept. 6 through 8 was, as usual, very well attended, with tens of thousands flocking to the airport grounds for rides, games, food, local farms and artisans, livestock and antique machinery shows, entertainment, music, and more during the annual family friendly agriculture-focused community event. RC Entertainment of Fitchburg returned as a […]
‘It is just as we thought it would be’: Fire chiefs lament impacts of NVMC closure
It has been a little more than a week since the Aug. 31 closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center, and some local fire officials are already seeing the consequences.
