LEOMINSTER — Fidelity Bank was recently named a 2024 American Bankers Association (ABA) Brand Slam Award winner in the category for “Out-of-the-Box Idea,” for the Bank’s popular Lemonade Learning Club program. During summer 2024, Fidelity Bank launched the Lemonade Learning Club to boost youth literacy skills and provide a sense of entrepreneurship by giving each […]
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DA, autism center partner to expand swim classes for neurodivergent kids
WORCESTER — The Autism Resource Center recently partnered with Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. to help expand adaptive swim program offerings to more families of neurodivergent children across Worcester County. The classes include basic swim skills, as well as water safety training. They also include a home safety workshop for parents/caregivers to […]
Community prepares for Thanksgiving feasts
LEOMINSTER – Several city organizations and businesses are organizing Thanksgiving efforts for people in the community in need. Ginny’s Helping Hand Executive Director Brandon Robbins said they had 500 signups for Thanksgiving baskets this year, up 100 from last year “and up significantly from pre-pandemic.” While they had to close signups early this year for […]
Narcan, overdose prevention training on Wednesday
FITCHBURG — The city’s Health Department will be hosting a Community Narcan and Overdose Prevention Training on Wednesday, Nov. 20 in collaboration with MOC at 40 Fairmount St. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for resource tables and refreshments and the training will begin at 6 p.m. Naloxone, which is sold under the common brand […]
Ware man found guilty of murder in deaths of W. Brookfield mother, 3 kids
WORCESTER — A jury found Mathew Locke guilty of four counts of first-degree murder today in the deaths of a West Brookfield mother and her three children in 2018, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. Locke, 38, formerly of Ware, was convicted of all four murder counts in the slayings of […]
‘A show filled with happiness, light, and a million colors,’ Students to perform ‘Joseph’ on Nov. 22-23
LEOMINSTER — The cast and crew of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” are excited to share the sung-through musical with the community this month. Leominster High School (LHS) Theatre Company Director Andréa Mastroianni is looking forward to showcasing the 70 high-school-, middle-, and elementary-age students who are involved with the production and have been […]
