The Middlesex County 4-H Fair returned to the fairgrounds in Westford Aug. 23-25, showcasing a number of agricultural exhibits and competitions, and lots of fun activities for all ages.
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Fitchburg man gets 3 years in connection to fight outside local pub
WORCESTER— A Fitchburg man was sentenced to three years in prison in federal court recently in connection to a physical altercation involving a firearm at Mill City Pub in Fitchburg in 2023. On Aug. 23 in Worcester federal court, Satron Pridgen, 45, of Fitchburg, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret Guzman to three […]
Legislature passes long-term care reform bill
BOSTON — The state Legislature passed a comprehensive bill during an informal session this week to address a widespread crisis of staffing shortages and quality of care at long-term care facilities in Massachusetts.
‘It is going to cost lives’: Nashoba Valley Medical Center, Carney Hospital shuttered due to Steward crisis
AYER — After months of drawn-out debate, protests and calls for further intervention into the Steward Health Care bankruptcy crisis, Nashoba Valley Medical Center’s staff solemnly walked out the front door together right at 7 a.m. Saturday when the hospital officially closed down.
Republicans looking to challenge Warren sound off on migrants, wind energy, student loan debt
The three Republicans running to unseat U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren railed against her attempts to cancel student loan debt, criticized local efforts to manage an influx of migrants into Massachusetts, and bashed a wind energy project during a debate Friday evening.
Strike threat looms over Boston hotel sector
BOSTON — Guests at nearly three dozen Boston hotels could experience less-than-desirable visits fueled by staff shortages as early as this weekend should thousands of hospitality workers go on strike due to unsuccessful contract negotiations. Roughly 4,500 workers who are members of UNITE HERE Local 26 are bracing for strikes across 35 hotels after months […]
