To the man recently named Administrator of the Year by the Massachusetts Association of Student Councils for his leadership excellence in the school system and 18 years of guidance as the Oakmont Regional High School Student Council Advisor, his retirement after 37 years is no farewell. More...
Ashburnham-Westminster School Committee members voted unanimously Tuesday night to give Superintendent of Schools Michael Zapantis an outstanding evaluation and a merit raise. The committee approved the evaluation that scored Zapantis job between March 2006 and February 2007 with a 333 out of 369. More...
Construction workers demolished the former Joe's Bistro Restaurant building in the center of Westminster on Wednesday, May 23. The restaurant was relocated this spring and there are plans to replace the demolished building with a three-store building. More...
After over 20 years of waking up early for school - elementary, middle, high school, college - barely two years of working a 9-to-5 have undermined the stamina of two reporters and made this early commute a test of will. It was at 6:29 a.m., while sipping two medium iced coffees (one regular, on... More...
25 FRIDAY The Jack and Lou Leamy Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament will be held at 10 a.m. at the Westminster Country Club. Entries cost $100 per person or $400 for a foursome. Tournament sponsors are also needed at levels ranging from $25 to $250. For registration and sponsorship contact Michael Le... More...
In the paper over the course of the last two weeks the reminder of the true reason for Memorial Day dominated our front pages. Locally we have remembered the loss of 1st Lt. Ryan Patrick Jones. In West Boylston they have mourned the lost of Spc. Michael Little, and across the country many families... More...
By using their own backyard as a place to teach their students five teachers at john R. Briggs were awarded the Secretary's Award for Excellence in Environmental Education. More...
Local performers light up the nightlife every day of the week. Find out who's playing in your neighborhood: Friday, May 25 Local rockabilly, country and blues artists Johnny Girouard & The Darlings will be performing at The Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St. at 8 p.m. For more information v... More...
(Top) Oakmont's Ricky Bedard dives back to first base after a pick-off attempt in action against Ayer on Thursday, May 17. Oakmont pulled off an 8-6 win on their home field. (Middle) Bedard, as second baseman, later put the tag on an Ayer base runner attempting to steal the base. More...
ASHBURNHAM Tuesday, May 15 through Tuesday, May 21 Wednesday, May 15 12:27 a.m., Central Street - Motor vehicle stop. 1:32 a.m., Main Street - Motor vehicle stop. 2:27 a.m., Tuckerman Road - Illegal trash dumping. 12:40 p.m., Winchendon Road - 911 complaint. 3:40 p.m., Sherbert Road, Vandal... More...
WESTMINSTER - J. Howard White, 91, of 57 Turnpike Road, formerly of Marion, Ill. died Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Templeton. He was born in Marion, Ill., on Feb. 20, 1916, the son of the late George Thurman and Clara Alma (Campbell) White. Mr. White worked for RG. L... More...
On average the tenure of a pastor in a local church is about two years. It is no longer commonplace for a pastor to remain in the same community for more than ten years. For this reason we must applaud Pastor Dale Proulx of Ashburnham Community Church who has been a fixture here in town for 13 yea... More...
Kim Blanchard has been farming organically on her 10,000 square foot farm in Ashburnham for the past ten years. "It takes a lot of work to grow an organic garden, 10,000 square feet takes a lot of manpower," said Blanchard, a former trustee at ARC Community Services. More...
The Westminster Board of Selectmen is seeking volunteers to serve on the following boards and committees: Advisory Board, Capital Planning Commission, Conservation Commission, Council on Aging, Montachusett Joint Transportation Commission, Parks & Recreation Committee, Public Works Commission, Indu... More...
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