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 […]
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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 […]
‘Everyone enjoyed connecting’
LEOMINSTER — The inaugural French-Canadian Festival last month drew over 1,000 people throughout the day who enjoyed live music, food trucks and vendors, crafters, and cultural representatives. “The response from the community was tremendous,” said longtime city resident and event organizer Joseph Bolton of the festival held on June 21 at the Eagles Club. Poutine, […]
