GARDNER — On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan and state Rep. Jon Zlotnik were joined by local leaders in Gardner to highlight $225,000 in federal and state funding they secured to support GAAMHA’s mental health and addiction programs. Founded in 1967, GAAMHA has provided services to individuals with developmental and physical disabilities as well as […]
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‘Inspired beyond words’
LEOMINSTER — When lifelong city resident Missy Hendry hits the ground running this weekend, she’ll be thinking about two people who are very important to her and inspire her to continue raising funds for Boston Children’s Hospital. Hendry will be joined by hundreds of others running and walking alongside her in the annual Rock the […]
Massachusetts Department of Correction hit with lawsuit alleging brutal violence against inmates
Plaintiffs allege a 2020 “Retaliatory Force Campaign” at Souza-Baranowski prison “consisted of officers attacking more than 100 prisoners using extreme, malicious, and cruel methods of force designed not to restore order, but to inflict pain, fear, and trauma.”
Monty Tech receives $1.2M for clean energy, climate tech job training
FITCHBURG — In late September, Monty Tech officials traveled to Brockton High School where they joined leaders from 70 other schools, businesses and nonprofits, all of whom were awarded grants from the state to support training efforts in climate-critical occupations. Of the $16 million awarded, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center allocated $1.2 million to Monty […]
Researching lives of local Civil War veterans
Fitchburg Historical Society Director Susan Navarre, Honoree Eunice Halbedel, and FHS president Amy Green at the annual meeting in September. A historian and genealogist, Halbedel has nearly completed a research project on the lives before and after co…
