WESTFORD — Students in the Automotive Technology program at Nashoba Valley Technical High School have some snazzy new wheels. Acton Ford donated a shiny red 2024 Mustang GT that students will use to train for a career as an auto technician. The donation is a win-win for Nashoba Tech and Acton-Ford: The students are able […]
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Lahey, UMass Chan partner on new research hub
UMass Chan Medical School and Lahey Hospital & Medical Center have signed a research affiliation agreement to create a new quantitative science research hub to improve health outcomes and disparities through population health, digital medicine and health systems science.
Editorial: Technically speaking, there’s no one path to success in life
The most recent ranking of the state’s best public high schools differed little from previous ratings. As expected, it was dominated by an eminent Boston institution and several well-heeled suburban standard bearers, along with a unique Worcester-based magnet school for grades 11 and 12. Niche, a company that reviews and ranks schools from elementary age […]
Thornton tells his story at Fitchburg State
FITCHBURG — There was a time not too terribly long ago that when Shawn Thornton dropped his gloves, it spelled trouble for someone wearing an opposing sweater. With his mitts off Monday, what the former Boston Bruins enforcer brought to Fitchburg State University wasn’t a physical altercation, but rather a candid and honest look into […]
Middlesex DA: Woman arraigned on 30 counts of animal cruelty
AYER — After police seized 162 animals on her property in February, a 77-year-old woman was arraigned on over two dozen counts of animal cruelty in Ayer District Court on Monday, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan. In collaboration with Ayer Police Chief Brian Gill and the MSPCA, Ryan’s office confirmed that Ruth Maxant-Schulz, […]
Cheers to Italy!
FITCHBURG — The Center for Italian Culture at Fitchburg State University is serving what they see as a growing population of U.S. citizens looking to make their love for Italy official. Next, Tuesday, April 16, the University is offering a free online course at 6 p.m. called “Introduction to Obtaining Italian Citizenship.” Vin Ialenti, president […]
