October 26, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

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Brewery prepares for shortage of beer essentials

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER
Wachusett Brewery has spent the past 13 years expanding its business to the point where it has become the second largest brewery in the state, right behind Boston Beer Company. More...

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People & Events

CALENDAR

26 FRIDAY A Pumpkin Decorating Contest will be held today and Saturday, Oct. 27, at Stevens Memorial Library, 20 Memorial Drive, Ashburnham. Judging will be held on Saturday at noon. For ages 3 to 17; with a limit of one pumpkin per person. More...

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Arts & Entertainment

Lascivious Biddies bring music to campus events

FITCHBURG - Three upcoming CenterStage events will bring pop, jazz and sass to audiences of children and adults. The Lascivious Biddies will make appearances at Fitchburg State College in November. More...

Reppe staggering to FSC stage

FITCHBURG - Performer Rik Reppe brings the stories and the emotions of Americans to Fitchburg State College with his one-man show, "Rik Reppe: Staggering Towards America." The event comes to Kent Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8. More...

The City Scene

Pulse Unplugged rocks the Compound,
By Lindsay Sauvageau

Thursday night, The Compound on Lunenburg Street in Fitchburg hosted the second annual Pulse Unplugged, a fabulous night of acoustic music by artists from all over the area. More...

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Sports

Starting their season

Oakmont varsity cheerleading performed their routine at the Clinton Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 20. The squad not only took home top honors in their division, but was also crowned Grand Champions, having earned the highest score of the day. More...

Girls' softball tryouts Oct. 28

The Central Mass Flames Softball organization is holding tryouts for under-12 and under-14 girls on Sunday, Oct. 28, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Fournier Field on Litchfield Street in Leominster. Ran date for the tryouts will be Saturday, Nov. 3. More...

Local Red Sox playing in big games, too

The locally based New England Red Sox headed out to play at least five games of baseball in Las Vegas, to participate in the 2007 Over 50/60 National Fun Tournament, sponsored by the National Adult Baseball Association. More...

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Police Log

NEWS POLICE LOG

Ashburnham Wednesday, Oct. 17 through Sunday, Oct. 21 Wednesday, October 17 7:38 p.m., Rindge State Road - Suspicious activity. Thursday, October 18 9:39 a.m., Proctor Street - Suspicious activity. 1:33 p.m., Winchendon Road - Complaint. More...

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Obituaries

Maria P. (Peano) Quinn, 73

Enjoyed a lifelong love of music; was avid Red Sox fan

ASHBURNHAM - Maria P. (Peano) Quinn, 73, of 287 Russell Hill Rd., died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007, in Heywood Hospital, Gardner after a battle with cancer. Maria, the daughter of the late Anthony and Helen (Hose) Peano, was born in Washington, D.C. More...

Filippa (Anzalone) Iannaccone, 95

Traveled extensively with her family

FITCHBURG - Filippa (Anzalone) Iannaccone, 95, of Fitchburg, died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007, in the Golden Living Center. She was born on May 1, 1911, in Sicily, the daughter of Antonio and Concetta (Fidente) Anzalone. More...

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Westminster

SEA: Large-scale improvements needed for sewer

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

Westminster residents are going to have to decide if they want to fund a $3.3 million upgrade to the sewer system before even discussing expansion to the system. More...

Hi Smokey!

The members of Beth Foster's kindergarten class stood by the fire engine at the Westminster Fire Station during a field trip from Meetinghouse School. More...

COMMUNITY NOTES

Commission members sought The Westminster Historical Commission is involved in the community's preservation planning process by identifying, describing and locating buildings, structures, objects, areas, burial grounds, landscape features and sit More...

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Underground Railroad had a local stop

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

A house in Ashburnham is one of three properties that the Massachusetts Historical Commission has nominated to the National Register of Historic Places as additions to the Underground Railroad. More...

School Committee narrows capital requests

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

The Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School Committee will ask the towns for the funds to pay for four capital projects during this fiscal year. The committee voted to support the requests for a new set of doors at John R. More...

News

Getting ready for a great taste

Members of Montachusett Opportunity Council met with staff from restaurants participating in the third annual "The Taste of North Central." With the purchase of a $30 ticket, patrons are given the chance to sample items from each of the participating More...

Cold Stone Creamery to hold auditions

Cold Stone Creamery® will open its newst store in Orchard Hill Park Mall, Leominster, early next month. In preparation for the store opening, Cold Stone Creamery is in search of great people to actually work behind the stone. More...

Be prepared to be scared at Monty Tech Haunted

Monty Tech's second annual Haunted School will be held from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the school. There will be plenty of ghostly creatures, scary sights and sounds, maybe even a skeleton or ghost or two. More...

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Opinion

Editorial

Don't be tricked, enjoy your treats

In less than a week many residents will be donning ghoulish gear for a night of frightening festivities and haunted hijinks. More...

Resident wants citizens' signature on petition

To the Editor: Chapter 40B is the Massachusetts "affordable" housing law which allows developers to override all local zoning as long as they build 25 percent of the units as "deeded affordable." Most people who live near these proposed or comple More...

Community Food Pantry needs your help

To the Editor: The Westminster Community Food Pantry was founded nine years ago to fulfill a need of supplemental food assistance to local families. 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 service and Sunday school. Nursery care available. More...

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Ashburnham

New room ready for opening

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

The Stevens Memorial Library is preparing for the grand opening of the Ruth B. Whittemore Preservation Room on Wednesday, Nov. 7. More...

ACC gets grant for food pantry

The Ashburnham Community Church received $500 from the Project Bread, the state's leading anti-hunger organization. More...

Selectmen recommend 10 articles at fall town meeting

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

The Ashburnham Board of Selectmen held a quick meeting after the Ashburnham- Westminster Regional School on Tuesday night to vote on recommendations for the articles on the special town meeting warrant. More...

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