PEPPERELL — Incumbent first-term Democratic Rep. Margaret Scarsdale is facing Republican challenger Lynne Archambault in the race for the 1st Middlesex District seat in the state’s House of Representatives.
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Cronin, Pirro seek Worcester & Middlesex state Senate seat
FITCHBURG — Early voting has begun in Massachusetts and among the contested seats in the Legislature is a race between Democratic incumbent state Sen. John Cronin and Republican challenger Nicholas Pirro for the Worcester & Middlesex District seat.
‘Haunted Lighthouses of New England’ at the library on Saturday
LUNENBURG — Hear about some haunted New England lighthouses with historian Jeremy D’Entremont, as he presents “Haunted Lighthouses of New England” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Lunenburg Public Library, 1023 Massachusetts Ave. This presentation will focus on some of the macabre tales of New England’s coastal beacons, including the lovelorn spirit known […]
More than decade-old sexual assault case in Acton concludes with 15-year sentence for Lunenburg man
ACTON — After more than a decade, justice has finally been served for the victim of a brutal sexual assault in Acton.
Local artist Dug Morton featured at pop-up exhibit
FITCHBURG — Local artist Dug Morton thinks of art as a language and a world unto itself. Gallery Sitka is excited to announce the artist’s upcoming exhibit titled “The Black Paintings and the White Paintings” at a pop-up gallery exhibit in downtown Fitchburg, on display Friday, Oct. 4 through Thursday, Oct. 31, at 10 Main […]
Local roundup: Rivers in running for national honor
Bentley University graduate student and co-captain Joe Rivers, of Lunenburg, is one of only 18 NCAA D-II semifinalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced recently. The Campbell Trophy “recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic […]