FITCHBURG — Emanuel Lutheran Church collected, blessed, and gave away upwards of 675 brand new books for children in grades K through 8 during its annual Homecoming on Sunday, Sept. 28. The books, gathered over the summer and displayed in bookshelves around the altar, were donated to Up With Books, a Shirley-based nonprofit that provides […]
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Fitness Studio Court comes to Fitchburg
FITCHBURG — The day dawned bright and sunny on Monday for the morning ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the Coolidge Park Fitness Court Studio. “This has been taken advantage of since this was built, people from all over have come to use it,” said Fitchburg Parks and Recreation Director James Bunnell at the July […]
Free school meals continue through summer in Fitchburg
FITCHBURG — Free meals are provided in the city during the summer months for any and all children thanks to the Fitchburg Public Schools Nutrition Services staff. “I could not ask for a more dedicated, hardworking staff,” said Fitchburg Public Schools (FPS) Nutrition Services Operations Manager Nancy Crowley, who oversees the day-to-day operations of the […]
Disability Pride Flag, and others, are Fitchburg’s ‘community connection to the world’
FITCHBURG — The Disability Pride Flag is flying over City Hall this week in recognition of the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Mayor Sam Squailia and others raised the flag the morning of July 22 in honor of the historic civil rights act signed into law on July 26, 1990, that […]
‘Moving through a dream’
FITCHBURG — Gallery Marquee Executive Director Dina Vazquez is thrilled to present an exciting and imaginative solo exhibit that comes from her own creative mind. According to a press release, “Ethereal Resistance: Women in Liminal Light” is an immersive exhibition that spans four acts, tracing the transformation from girlhood to awakening through surveillance, expectation, resistance, and […]
‘The legacy of freedom’
FITCHBURG — Juneteenth was observed in the city and the Juneteenth flag raised ahead of a lineup of special events in honor of the holiday to celebrate Black history, culture, and community spirit. The Buy Black Market on June 19 at City Hall featured live music, delicious food by Two Brothers Catering, and the opportunity […]
