FATV HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: PICKS OF THE WEEK: Monday, noon, Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration (Live) Tuesday, 7 p.m., City Council Meeting (Live) Friday, 6 p.m., The Rock Walk (Premiere) Saturday, 2 p.m., Monty Tech/Fitchburg High vs. Worcester Hockey (Live) Saturday, 5 p.m., Fitchburg State vs UMass Dartmouth Hockey (Live) Channel Comcast 8/Verizon 35 “Public” […]
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Sunday, January 19 Winter Wildlife Tracking for Families: 12:30-2 p.m.; Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. Explore the beauty of Wachusett Meadow as you search for tracks of mammals and birds and for signs of their feeding and resting spots. Register at massaudubon.org. Space Sensory Box Story Time: 2 p.m.; Townsend Public Library, 12 Dudley […]
‘I was blessed to have amazing people to work with’
LEOMINSTER — It’s the end of a distinguished era for longtime Director of Veterans Services Rick Voutour, who recently retired and handed over the baton to a fellow veteran. The lifelong city resident was feted with a retirement celebration on Jan. 8 at the veterans center, which was attended by his family, friends, colleagues, local […]
Republicans attack Healey’s politics, policies in rebuttal to State of the Commonwealth
Massachusetts Republicans painted a dire picture Thursday night of a state crippled by overspending on the state-run shelter system, a lack of transparency on Beacon Hill, and widespread mismanagement of the state finances.
Healey pledges review of biz regs, charts path forward for high school graduation requirements
Gov. Maura Healey pledged Thursday to review business and licensing regulations in an attempt to cut “red tape” and stand up a group of stakeholders to develop recommendations for a permanent high school graduation standard after voters nixed the MCAS in November.
Massachusetts firefighter safety grants contingent on compliance with transit housing law
Municipalities in Massachusetts must comply with a controversial transit-oriented housing law in order to receive state grant money for firefighter safety equipment, a change fire chiefs said they found out about late Wednesday afternoon.
