THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of March 25-29. There were no roll calls in the House last week. DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES (S 2713) — Senate 39-0, approved and sent to the House a bill that would make some changes in the current […]
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Fitchburg DPW Alerts: Week of April 1, 2024
FITCHBURG – The Department of Public Works advises residents of the following work that will be done, weather permitting, during the week of April 1, 2024. Road Construction Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Expect road closures, delays and detours. MassDOT will be continuing their reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Circle Street Bridge. […]
Sutton magician sentenced to federal prison for sexually exploiting Cambodian children
Scott Jameson, a Sutton children’s magician, will be disappearing into a federal prison for six and a half years for fondling children and making porn of them while traveling in Cambodia.
Easter Funday hops through Leominster
LEOMINSTER — Children of all ages hopped over to City Hall on Friday for the annual Easter Funday eggstravaganza. The special event featured a pen set up by the Wekepeke 4-H Club of Lancaster with adorable baby goats and a bunny that kids could pet and photos with, who else, the Easter Bunny himself. Children […]
North Middlesex HS grad paints mural for Ashby Elementary
ASHBY — Artist Caleigh Hardy, and also a graduate of North Middlesex High School’s class of 2022, returned to the school district recently to paint a series of wall murals in the main lobby of Ashby Elementary School. Hardy, who is now in her second year at Endicott College in Beverly, spent the duration of […]
Trahan tours news mammography system in Fitchburg
FITCHBURG — U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan was joined by Mayor Sam Squailia and state Rep. Mike Kushmerek to tour the Cancer Center at Clinton Hospital where a new 3D mammography system was recently installed thanks to $450,000 in federal funding. “Early detection is absolutely essential in the battle against breast cancer,” said U.S. Rep. Trahan. […]