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Corey’s close call
Hockey game to benefit young aneurysm victim
Recess was no different than usual for Corey McGrath on Jan. 7 as he walked around the playground with his buddies. Then he developed a sudden headache and fell to his knees. “On a scale of one to 10, [the pain] was a 15,” said Corey, a fifth grader at Westminster Elementary School. More...
Bourque, Young to square off
By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

Two Stanley Cup champions and two former Olympians will face off this year as the educators take on the police in the ninth annual Ashburnham-Westminster Community Benefit Hockey game on Saturday, April 3. More...

Superintendent job attracts large field
By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

Sixteen people have thrown their hat into the ring for a chance to become the next superintendent of Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School District. “We are happy that we definitely have some strong candidates,” said Laura Weiderman, the chair of the search committee and a member of the school committee. More...


 News
• Events at the Ashburnham Senior Center
The Ashburnham Council on Aging is located at 12 Memorial Drive. For more information on any program or service, contact the Council on Aging at (978) 827- 5000. The center is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Council on Aging will meet on Monday, March 8, at the Senior Center at 1 p.m. More...
• Events at the Westminster Senior Center
• For those needing food
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 People & Events
• article has image CALENDAR
5 FRIDAY A Book Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Ashburnham Senior Center, 12 Memorial Drive (the VMS Building), Ashburnham. Proceeds to benefit the Friends of the Senior Center and the Forever Young Club. For information, call (978) 827-5000. More...
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 Opinion
• A special day
Editorial
This Saturday will be cold, yet heartwarming for Judy Wright, John Sheehan, and hundreds of others who will take a dip in the Atlantic Ocean this weekend. More...
• article has image Let’s talk about the weather
• Letters to the Editor
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 Schools
• School Events
Monday, March 8 through Friday, March 12
Oakmont Regional High School Friday, March 12 – Battle of the Bands, 7 p.m. Westminster Elementary Monday, March 8 through Friday, March 12 – Book Fair Week Meetinghouse School Monday, March 8 through Friday, March 12 – Book Fair Week Wednesday, March 10 – Parent- More...
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 Police Log
• POLICE LOG
Ashburnham Tuesday, Feb. 23 4:24 p.m. Walk-In - Request to Speak With Officer 4:54 p.m. Sherbert Road - Domestic Disturbance 5:40 p.m. Lawrence Street - Medical Emergency 5:43 p.m. Cheshire Pond Road - Suspicious Activity 8:46 p.m. Fred Smith Road - Motor Vehicle Accident 9:21 p.m. More...
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 Obituaries
• article has image Richard F. Gould, 79
ASHBURNHAM — Richard F. Gould, 79, a longtime resident of Ashburnham, died unexpectedly at home on Feb. 27, 2010. Richard was born in Fitchburg on May 2, 1930, son of the late William H. and Ingrid Ilmi (Sulin) Gould. He attended Fitchburg schools and lived in Ashburnham for most of his life. More...
• article has image Douglas Haimila, 43
• article has image Raymond Norman Lemieux, 71
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 Ashburnham
• Meeting Matters
Ashburnham Board of Selectmen Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010
Top Story: In order to hold the Annual Town Meeting at Oakmont Regional High School, Ashburnham selectmen Margaret Whitney and Edward Vitone voted Thursday to postpone the meeting a week. The town meeting will be held on Saturday, May 8, instead of Saturday, May 1. More...
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 Westminster
• Michaud vows to protect Crocker Pond, residents near MBTA station
Plans for an MBTA commuter rail extension and layover facility were touched on again by selectmen at their Monday meeting. “It’s an ongoing discussion right now. It’s not cast in stone,” Selectwoman Laila Michaud said of the project, which has been met with opposition from some residents. More...
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