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February 9, 2007 / Front Page

Hockey game hoped to give a local boy a lift

By Caitlyn Kelleher Journal Reporter

Cris Rasmussen, a fourth grader at John R. Briggs, will celebrate his tenth birthday this week with a birthday party at a bowling alley. More...

Town hall employees will be heading back to high school

By Diane Beaudoin and Caitlyn Kelleher Journal Reporters

Ashburnham Town Hall employees will be relocated to Oakmont Regional High School during the renovation of the Town Hall in a move that should save money and stress. The Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School Committee voted Tuesday, Feb. More...

Special Sections

People & Events

9 Friday The Nashua River Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will hold its Annual Banquet at the Four Points by Sheraton, Erdman Way, Leominster. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; dinner served at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person; $75 per couple. More...

COMMUNITY CHOICE

Thayer Symphony presents "A Night to Remember" FITCHBURG - The Thayer Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Toshimasa Francis Wada, presents "A Night to Remember," with multifaceted Randy Roberts female impersonator at 8 p.m. More...

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Opinion

Editorial

Longevity and friendship

In the last two week's The Community Journal has honored two of the area's oldest residents. In Westminster, Dawley Porter celebrated his 99th birthday on Jan. 3 and was awarded the town's Boston Post Cane on Jan. 26. More...

Letters to the Editor

Westminster residents says plead to the state, don't complain about local officials

To the Editor: Just by taking a quick look at the local papers one can tell it is budget season again. Whenever money is tight, which is most years, one department attracts more than its fair share of attention. More...

Community Journal Question of the Week

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Sports

Airborne

(Top right) North Middlesex Sophomore guard Ryan Woodward gets fouled while going strong to the hoop during action against Algonquin. North Middlesex lost the hard fought contest 80-78 on Friday, Feb. 2. More...

Kelsey Perrett

Ice hockey or ice cream Perrett loves both

Name: Kelsey Perrett Hometown: Ashburnham Age: 17 School: Oakmont Regional High School Family: Mom - Deb; Dad - Jim; Brother - Ross Sport (Current): Girls' Ice Hockey Team and League: ORHS, club Other sports: Spring hockey, sof More...

This week's games

Friday, Feb. 9 Boys' Varsity Basketball: North Middlesex vs. Leominster, 7 p. m. Oakmont vs. Clinton, 7p. m. Girls' Varsity Basketball: Oakmont at Clinton, 7p. m. More...

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Police Log

Week of Jan. 29 through Feb. More...

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Worship

WORSHIP COLUMN

ASBHY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Located at The Common, in Ashby. If you are seeking Christian worship, service and fellowship, please join us Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. for worship and Sunday School. More...

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Ashburnham

Ashburnham Board of Selectmen

Monday, Feb. 5, 2007

Compiled By Caitlyn Kelleher Journal Reporter

Top Story: Selectman Jonathan Dennehy gained the support of this fellow board members for a resolution requiring revenue sharing between the state and towns. More...

Community Notes

Habitat hosts pork roast dinner A Pork Roast Dinner will be held at the Ashburnham Rod and Gun Club on Cory Hill Road. Tickets are $10 per plate for eat-in or takeout orders. Proceeds go toward the Ashburnham Habitat for Humanity house. More...

Sending their love

Ashburnham Brownie Troop 672 completed their community service project by making homemade Valentines and collecting donations of goodies for the troops over seas. The Brownie donations were sent along with a collection taken at the J.R. More...

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Ashby

Lina Pernaa's 101 years of life lessons

Local centenarian met Cival War soldiers while in elementary school

By Diane Beaudoin Journal Correspondent

"Don't yearn for things you can't have, and find something good in everything in your life," are the words Ashby's Lina Pernaa has lived by for 101 years. More...

Old Engine House restoration tops society's agenda for new year

Ashby Historical Society members have set the group's agenda for the year ranging from restoring the Old Engine House to raising awareness in the elementary schools. More...

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Townsend

Marking down the memories

(Top) Angel McMickle works on creating a scrapbook at an event was held on Saturday at the Townsend Methodist Church. More...

Adult Book Discussion Group to meet

The Townsend Public Library is holding an adult Book Discussion Group at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, in Room 1 of Memorial Hall. The group will be reading "The Deception of the Emerald Ring" by Lauren Willig. More...

Parent-Student Book Discussion Group to meet

The Townsend Public Library will hold a Parent-Student Book Discussion Group at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, in Room 1 of Memorial Hall. The group will be reading and talking about "Quake!: Disaster in San Francisco, 1906" by Gail Langer Karwoski. More...

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New road to Super Bowl

By Sean Sweeney Journal Correspondent

There will be some slight changes to the high school football Super Bowls this fall, as the MIAA gridiron gods voted 12-3 earlier this week to drop the current Central/Western Mass. format for the next two years and replace it with a Central Mass. More...

All the right moves

Oakmont's Samantha Michaud makes a move around Gardner's Goalie to score Oakmont's first goal during a 4-3 comeback win on Sunday, Feb. 4 at Cushing Academy's Iorio Arena (top). More...

News

Ashburnham resident sailed on tall ship voyage to Martinique

Melissa Joyce, a junior at Mount Holyoke College, is one of 13 students who took part in a 14-day sailing voyage in January aboard the 300-ton steel sailing ship Picton Castle, a three-masted barque that has completed four voyages around the world. More...

Briggs students RISE up

Respect Increases Student Excellence (RISE) is what the three-year-old program at John R. Briggs works to prove and a program which fifth graders graduated from on Wednesday, Jan. 31. More...

SCHOOL NOTEBOOK

Week of Monday, Feb. 12 through Friday, Feb. 16

Ashby Elementary School Thursday, Feb. 15 - Spelling Bee at 2 p.m. for grades 4 and 5 Hawthorne Brook Middle School Thursday, Feb. 15 - Honor Roll Breakfast North Middlesex Regional High School Monday, Feb. More...

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Living Well

Reflexologists go toe to toe for stress relief

By Caitlyn Kelleher Journal Reporter

The big toes correspond to your head. The inside edge of your feet matches to your spine. The heel reflects the pelvic region. More...

Liberty Fitness under new ownership

Liberty Fitness is under new ownership and has reopened as The Fitness Club at Liberty Place in Leominster. Owner Lynn Walsh said the club will focus on service while providing a "country club" atmosphere. More...

Keep the flavor, lose the fat

By Diane C. Beaudoin

With the onset of a new year, many of us promise ourselves we will eat healthier and exercise more. Easier said than done? Not really. Cooking foods that are better for you is a pretty easy transition to make with the right recipes. More...

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Obituaries

Isabella Sliter, infant

WESTMINSTER - Isabella Theresa-Marie Sliter, 2 1/2 months old, of 160 State Road East, died Monday morning, Feb. 5, 2007, at the University of Massachusetts/ Memorial Health Care, Worcester after a illness. She was born on Nov. More...

Joseph E. Tomkowitz, 51

Owned and operated Unlimited Technology Co.

ASHBURNHAM - Joseph E. Tomkowitz, 51, of 238 Winchendon Road, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, at UMass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester, after a long illness. He was born in McKeesport, Pa. on Dec. More...

Kathleen (Lemere) Tourigny Racine, 86

Was a longtime resident of Townsend

TOWNSEND - Kathleen M. (Lemere) Tourigny Racine, 86, of 22 Scott Road, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, at Nashoba Valley Medical Center, Ayer after an illness. She was born in Barton, Vt. On Jan. 24, 1921, the daughter of Carl N. and Blanche J. More...

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