ASHBY — This summer, Ashby is making history. The Ashby Free Public Library has been selected as the only Central Massachusetts stop for the Smithsonian Institutes’ “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America,” a dynamic traveling exhibit from the Museum on Main Street program, in partnership with Mass Humanities. Running from Saturday, July 26 through Saturday, Sept. 6, the exhibit […]
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Fitchburg DPW Alerts: Week of July 14, 2025
FITCHBURG – The Department of Public Works advises residents of the following work that will be done, weather permitting, during the week of July 14, 2025. Road Construction Monday – Sunday 12 a.m. to 12 p.m. River Street Bridge: MassDOT’s contractor Northern Construction has implemented a detour on the River Street Bridge. All southbound traffic […]
Lowell Folk Festival gets ready to party
LOWELL — Excitement is building for the 38th annual Lowell Folk Festival that opens in just 12 days. The longest-running and second-largest free folk festival opens Friday, July 25 at 6:15 p.m., with the traditional Parade of Flags, and runs through Sunday, July 27.
‘Moving through a dream’
FITCHBURG — Gallery Marquee Executive Director Dina Vazquez is thrilled to present an exciting and imaginative solo exhibit that comes from her own creative mind. According to a press release, “Ethereal Resistance: Women in Liminal Light” is an immersive exhibition that spans four acts, tracing the transformation from girlhood to awakening through surveillance, expectation, resistance, and […]
Townsend’s Christ Church to host lawn party at July 17 concert
TOWNSEND — Christ Church Townsend will host the next lawn party, held in conjunction with the Townsend Military Band’s concert, from 7:30 until 9:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, on the Townsend Common. Church members will be selling hamburgers, hot dogs, sausages with peppers and onions, chips, and soda. They will also offer a variety of […]
Flying High Dogs to perform their frisbee tricks this week
GROTON — Mike Piazza and his Flying High Dogs — Oreo, Chaos, Maui, Mojo, and Bullet — are back and ready to amaze you with their dynamo frisbee-retrieving skills at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 17, at Town Field, 99A Main St. “The show will feature some of the most athletic border collies on the planet […]
