“We’re showing them that we got to do what we got to do to get our raise,” Renaissance Seaport hotel worker Dee Dee Jones said from their picket line Thursday morning. “Nobody wants to strike. It’s sad that we had to strike just to get a new contract. But we have to do what we have to do.”
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‘A beautiful, peaceful day downtown’ for the 31st annual Johnny Appleseed Arts and Cultural Festival
LEOMINSTER — Thousands flocked to the 31st annual Johnny Appleseed Arts and Cultural Festival on Sept. 14, where visitors enjoyed the family friendly atmosphere at the affair held yearly in honor of the city’s greatest claim to fame. There was food and sweets, live music, games, bouncy houses, and a plethora of vendors including artisans, […]
Kids invited to ‘find their roots’ at genealogy workshop
LEOMINSTER — Teens, ages 9 to 13, are invited to learn the basics of genealogical research at a series of Beginner Genealogy Workshops titled “Find Your Family Roots” with the Central Massachusetts Genealogical Society. The first workshop will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, at the Leominster Public Library, located at 30 West […]
Massachusetts correction officers stabbed by inmates at Souza Baranowski after dozens of ‘homemade sharpened weapons’ were found in prison
Massachusetts correction officers stabbed by inmates at Souza Baranowski after dozens of ‘homemade sharpened weapons’ were found in prison
Karen Read murder case: Norfolk DA appoints longtime Whitey Bulger attorney as special prosecutor in retrial
Karen Read will face a new prosecutor when she is retried for murder in January. Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey on Wednesday announced he had appointed Hank Brennan as a special prosecutor for the case.
Shelter panel presents challenge for Driscoll
BOSTON — A commission tasked with reconceiving the structure and sustainability of the state’s beleaguered emergency family shelter system is up against a quickly approaching deadline, with still broad disagreement amongst its members about what exactly is at the core of the state’s right-to-shelter law. The commission was established in a supplemental budget passed in […]
