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 […]
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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, […]
Community Calendar
Friday, July 11 Touch-a-Truck: 10:30 a.m.; Ayer Library, 26 East Main St. Hosted by Ayer Fire Department. Preschool STEAM Story Time: 10:30 a.m.; Randall Library, 19 Crescent St., Stow. Reading Dragons Club: 11 a.m.; Forbush Memorial Library, 118 Main St., Westminster. Baby Boogie: 11 a.m.; Bolton Public Library, 738 Main St. Stories, songs, and engaging […]
Massachusetts opioid overdose deaths down 36% in 2024
Opioid related overdose deaths fell 36% in Massachusetts in 2024, reaching their lowest point since 2013, according to provisional CDC data.
