LEOMINSTER — The third annual Best Buddies Friendship Walk at Doyle Conservation was a great success, raising $3,540 for the nonprofit organization it benefits. The walk is always the final Leominster Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) event of the school year. The June 8 family friendly affair included a laid-back walk around the scenic […]
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Ashby American Legion Post 361 to conduct Flag Burning Ceremony
ASHBY — American Legion Post 361 will be conducting a Flag Burning Ceremony at 6:30 p.m. this Friday, June 14, at the post’s headquarters on New Ipswich Road. In attendance will be the post Commander Chris Travers, Senior Vice Bill Clement, Sons of the Legion Commander Mike Bigwood, as well as other members of the […]
Report: Massachusetts is leaving behind 225K students in ‘substandard segregated schools’
Decades after desegregation orders took root across the country, Massachusetts leaders have failed to correct a system keeping 225,000 students currently in “substandard segregated schools,” according a new report from a state oversight council.
MBTA directors approve $3 billion budget, ponder projected $700 million shortfall
The T’s Board of Directors, on Tuesday, gave their grudging approval to a fiscal 2025 spending plan that ballooned by 11% — nearly $300 million — over the previous year. The budget, according to its authors, will allow the beleaguered transportation system to spend another year focused on hiring and fixing the many problems it’s finding along the tracks and at stations.
DPW Day: Because little kids love big trucks
Get up close and personal with the trucks and equipment used to maintain the city for this year’s DPW Day, the open house for kids and families, being held on Wednesday, June 12, 2-5 p.m. at Coolidge Park, 198 Townsend St., Fitchburg. Admission is free. In addition, Fitchburg Police and Fire vehicles will also be […]
Birds and bees welcome
The official opening of Pollinator Park on 5th Street in Leominster was celebrated with a ribbon cutting on June 5. The French Hill neighborhood park is designed to attract pollinators – such as bees, butterflies, birds, and bats – and is packed with beautiful flowers and plants. City and state officials, joined by members of […]
