LEOMINSTER — Besides walking across the stage at high school graduation, city seniors are given the opportunity to do a walkthrough at the elementary and middle schools they used to attend while wearing their blue caps and gowns as part of a special yearly tradition. Chloe Vettese was one of the many Leominster High School […]
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‘Volunteers are the heartbeat of Sholan Farms’
LEOMINSTER — The dedicated volunteer crew at Sholan Farms has been busy pruning and doing other necessary maintenance ahead of the farmstand opening this season. Longtime city resident and Friends of Sholan Farms President Joanne DiNardo said they have “a lot of exciting plans underway” and need volunteers to help out at the 196-acre community […]
Two Massachusetts scientists receive Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovery of microRNA
Two Massachusetts scientists have been recognized with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their role in the discovery of microRNA — key to the understanding of gene regulation and potential treatments of heart disease, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and more.