Celestial happenings this week included not only the return of aurora borealis, more commonly known as Northern Lights, but also clear viewing of the Milky Way galaxy and the spectacular Perseid meteor shower. People flocked to places like Sholan Farms in Leominster, the hills high above Fitchburg, and other spots in the region and beyond […]
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Community Calendar
Friday, August 16 Hula Hooping: 10 a.m.; Townsend Public Library, 12 Dudley Road. Adults, bring your hoop and enjoy a morning of exercise. Register at townsendlibrary.org. Parent & Me Yoga: 10:15 a.m.; Thayer Memorial Library, 717 Main St., Lancaster. Explore yoga and movement through poses, songs, and a story. Led by Valerie Kacian. 978-368-8928. Preschool STEAM […]
Hungry to learn
During the activity Makey-Makey, kids at the Spanish American Center in Leominster use things like turkey sandwiches to conduct electricity and complete a circuit. (COURTESY SPANISH AMERICAN CENTER/AARON FEMIA)
Republican candidate for Massachusetts Senate arrested three times, court records show
A Republican running for a Massachusetts Senate seat has been arrested three times over the past two decades on either disorderly conduct or assault-related charges, including after one alleged altercation inside a Fenway bar in 2007, according to police and court records.
Ernesto tracking close enough to Massachusetts to spark rough surf, ‘dangerous’ rip currents
Ernesto tracking close enough to Massachusetts to spark rough surf, ‘dangerous’ rip currents
A whale of a time
FITCHBURG — Delilah the whale surfaced in the city on Monday. The life size inflatable North Atlantic right whale travels around to events and schools bringing awareness to her endangered species as there are fewer than 340 of them remaining. Delilah is used by the nonprofit organization Whale & Dolphin Conservation to educate people on […]
