One if by car, two if by train
That's the order of finish for the Monday commute, of more than 2 percent of Ash-West residents
      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...
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Report: Traffic increasing along Route 2
By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER
      The route to work is often filled with obstacles from getting out the door on time to road construction and traffic. The Montachusett Regional Planning Commission recently released a report that shows the increasing traffic in the Westminster area of Route 2 and a growing number of workers commuti...
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A swinging spring
     Keira Mooney, 2, of Westminster, swings at the Ashburnham playground on Tuesday, while enjoying the beautiful weather.
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Television news just not cutting it
By Alyssa Christianson
      Every day millions of people will turn on their t e l e v i s i o n sets to watch the news. It's the beginning, middle, and end of many people's day. We have a constant need to know exactly what is going on in the world. I, personally, watch the news every morning before I go to school and even on...
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