FITCHBURG – The Department of Public Works advises residents of the following work that will be done, weather permitting, during the week of March 11, 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. […]
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Fitchburg State grad to compete on ‘The Amazing Race’
FITCHBURG — Mary Cardona-Foster, a 2018 graduate of Fitchburg State University, will be among the competitors on the upcoming season of the globe-trotting, Emmy Award-winning reality series “The Amazing Race.” Cardona-Foster, a Waltham native who works as a marketing manager, is a longtime fan of reality TV. And “The Amazing Race” was her late mother’s […]
‘He has inspired all of us,’ Leominster vet turns 92
FITCHBURG — Clarence DeMar donned a huge smile as he celebrated his 92nd birthday at the city preschool that his great granddaughter attends. The Army veteran affectionately known as “Bunny” was born on Feb. 9, 1932. The children and staff at Busy Bees Preschool Center helped the nonagenarian mark the milestone along with his wife […]
Woman and daughter, 11, fatally shot in SUV in Worcester
A mother and her 11-year-old daughter were fatally shot while sitting in a parked SUV in a Massachusetts neighborhood. Police arrested one man and were searching for another.
Mall at Whitney Field wants the next great pop-up shop
LEOMINSTER — The Mall at Whitney Field recently announced the launch of the “Search for Leominster’s Next Great Pop-Up Shop”, a contest that awards one lucky entrepreneur retail space for 12 weeks during the busiest shopping season of the year. The contest was created in 2019 and originally held in Auburn, Alabama. Since then, the […]
VFW patriotic art contest accepting entries
TOWNSEND — The local VFW is offering students the chance to create art that could lead to prizes at the local, state and national levels. The VFW Auxiliary to Townsend Post No. 6538 is sponsoring the Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest in conjunction with the VFW Auxiliary Department of Massachusetts and the Veterans of […]
