When it comes to Question 5 — which will ask state voters on Tuesday to gradually increase the wages of tipped workers — many in the North Central Massachusetts hospitality industry will answer the question with a responding “no.” Brian Kelly, a bartender at Brady’s in Leominster, has a lot to say about Question 5, […]
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A family legacy of giving back
LUNENBURG — Becoming a Rotarian is a family tradition for one woman who was recently installed as a member of the Fitchburg East Rotary club. Town resident Meghan Driscoll is the sixth generation of her family to be a part of Rotary International on a local level. Her late grandfather Bill Goodwin was a third […]
Scarsdale, Archambault face off for 1st Middlesex House District seat
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.
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.