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 […]
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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.
Shirley races to comply with looming mandate
SHIRLEY — Monday night’s voter turnout was 198, a healthy number for a special town meeting, as Moderator Chip Guercio noted. He delayed starting for a few minutes as people continued to sign in. The draw that brought so many residents out was clear: a pair of competing articles on the 12-item warrant that sparked […]
‘An ardent supporter of literacy’
FITCHBURG – A generous donation to one of the funding sources helping to completely renovate the library has a very personal meaning behind it. According to a press release, local businessman John Zarella, president of city-based Research Results, recently donated $100,000 to the Fitchburg Public Library’s (FPL) OWL (Offering a World of Learning) Capital Campaign […]
Family recipe box: Eating on the go
The Festivals of Family Dining roll out in the coming weeks. Are you looking forward to multi-hour meals? Or does your brain say “No! Modest portions, and let’s hit the road!” The best part of going for a short trip when the foliage has passed, the sky is gun-metal gray, and misty rain is predicted? […]
