FITCHBURG — The North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation (NCMDC), the economic development arm of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, recently approved $40,000 in start-up financing for Handcrafted Artisanal Marketplace, a new specialty gift shop at 68 Airport Road in Fitchburg. The funding supports the latest addition to the region’s growing creative economy. Known […]
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Fitchburg businessman donates $100K to Fitchburg Public Library
FITCHBURG — Local businessman, John Zarrella, president of Research Results, has donated $100,000 to the library’s OWL (Offering a World of Learning) Capital Campaign. The donation honors the memory of Zarrella’s sister, Anne Zarrella, who passed away in 2022 following a brief illness. “My sister, Anne, was a talented, intuitive, and creative writer, a voracious […]
Littleton Middle School students showcase creativity in pumpkin-decorating contest
LITTLETON — Superintendent Kelly Clenchy and Assistant Principal Matthew LeVangie are proud to share the creativity of Littleton Middle School students, who competed in their Advisory classrooms as part of the school’s third annual pumpkin decorating contest. Every LMS student is part of an Advisory group designed to help them cultivate unique and authentic relationships […]
‘We wanted to return that kindness’
LEOMINSTER – A local company’s home heating system giveaway is helping to ensure a woman and her daughter will be warm this winter and for years to come. Lifelong city residents and husband-and-wife business partners Jeremy and Jessica Pierce, owners of Pierce Plumbing and HVAC, LLC, have always had strong ties to their community. Their […]
Leominster condo fire claims man’s life
LEOMINSTER — A man in his late 60s with limited mobility was killed early Wednesday morning in a fire at a condominium building on Meadow Pond Drive. The fire remains under investigation, though investigators said they have discovered smoking materials and home oxygen equipment inside the residence. “On behalf of the Leominster Fire Department, I […]
Massachusetts man awarded $13 million judgment after being jailed 26 years for murder he didn’t commit
Michael Sullivan, originally of Cambridge and now of Lowell, was convicted in 1987 at age 26 for the armed robbery of Wilfred McGrath, 52, of East Cambridge.
