LEOMINSTER — The Music for a Cause fundraiser held on June 6 at the Leominster Eagles Club netted nearly $8,000 for the National MS Society. Event organizer Julie Tucker reported that on top of the $2,600 raised at the event through raffles and entry fees, a matching gift of $5,200 will also be donated to […]
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Lunenburg scores early and often in win
LEOMINSTER – The Lunenburg 13–15 year-old baseball team plated seven runs in the first inning and never looked back as it cruised to a 16-8 victory over Ash/West in Central Massachusetts Baseball action on Monday evening at McLaughlin Park. Lunenburg is now 14-1 while Ash/West falls to 1-10-1. Gabe Wright reached base four times and […]
‘Honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice’
In the Twin Cities and surrounding region, Memorial Day was marked with parades, songs, and solemnity. Observances of the federal holiday took place in Fitchburg, Leominster, Westminster, and other cities and towns in the North Central Mass region, with many veterans, local and state officials, girl and boy scouts, and community members attending the various […]
Local school officials discuss impact of dismantling US Dept. of Ed
FITCHBURG — The feedback provided at the roundtable discussion held at Monty Tech on Friday morning was clear — dismantling the U.S. Department of Education would wreak havoc on schools and students in North Central Mass. in many tangible ways. And the discussion couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time — not even 24 […]
‘We have their backs’
ASHBURNHAM — To say that local businessman Joshua Page is supporting two of his beloved staff members who are currently battling stage 4 cancer is an understatement. The town resident decided to do a t-shirt fundraiser with the proceeds split evenly between J P Electric and Son Operations Manager Marci Newell and lead electrician Joe […]
‘We never know what our acts of kindness can do’
LEOMINSTER — Meeting each other for the first time in person was a memorable and meaningful experience for Phyllis Maston and Dieusson Louis. The longtime city resident welcomed the young man from Haiti she had sponsored 12 years ago and sent to college to her home on Jan. 22. Together along with friends they celebrated […]