It took her a month from the time she decided "I could do this" at a local craft center to opening the doors of her own business. Now, Julie Olivari is going into her fourth month of operating Hands on 4 Kidz on Main Street in Gardner. More...
The Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School Committee accepted a gift on Tuesday, Aug. 28, from the Oakmont Booster Club to front the money for the varsity golf team. The committee held an emergency meeting with just over 24-hours notice after a couple of members of the committee and the administr... More...
Oakmont Soccer player Kelsey Magee participates in the one touch drill during summer practice on Hurd Field before school started this week. Sports practices were held throughout the week before school started. More...
To Mike LeBlanc, who has been playing golf in the Westminster area for the past 29 years, the concept of denying interested and dedicated teens the opportunity to play is a sad situation indeed. "I used to play at Oakmont myself and the team uses our greens and practices here all the time. More...
The Great Books Book Club will kick off its new season on Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Fitchburg Public Library, 610 Main St. The club will read and discuss "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles. Founded in 1957 in Westminster, it is one of hundreds of Great Books chapters in the country, and is possibly the ... More...
31 FRIDAY Always On Call Health Services®, Inc. will offer the American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR course for Infant, Child, Adult (and AED) from noon to 4 p.m. at 285 Central St., Suite 214, Leominster. This course is geared for people who work within the healthcare industry and... More...
The Forbush Memorial Library Building Committee was on the right track when they met Tuesday and told the architect that metal siding, no matter how popular in Europe, would not fly in Westminster. The architect showed the committee a titanium zinc material used on buildings across Europe and a b... More...
FITCHBURG - The Highlands will be hosting their annual Yard Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at their facility located at 335 Nichols Road. This event will be held rain or shine at the facility. The Highlands host this event annually with proceeds split between The Alzheimer's Assoc... More...
(Top left) Oakmont's Marisa Dunn works on her penalty shots as the Oakmont Field Hockey Team practiced in the hot sun the week before school to prepare for their upcoming season. (Center left) Field Hockey Coach Bob McGowan halts a scrimmage to yell out some instructions to his players during summer... More...
Ashburnham Police Department Tuesday, Aug. 21 3:24 p.m., School Street - Juvenile arrest for assault and battery Wednesday, Aug. 22 12:24 a.m., Dunn Road - Disturbance 1:15 a.m. More...
Jewish Holy Days to be celebrated The Jewish New Year is approaching. Congregation Agudat Achim, located at 268 Washington St., Leominster, invites Jews to reconnect and renew during the High Holy Day season. The contemporary, friendly, family-oriented Conservative Synagogue serves Leominster, F... More...
The staff and board members of Ahimsa Haven Animal Rescue are looking to build a new facility in Ashburnham. The group currently only has a business address in Winchendon and houses all of the animals with foster families until they can be adopted out. More...
Maury Wolfe, of the architectural firm DeMaris & Wolfe, presented five options to the Library Building Committee on Tuesday but one was the committee's favorite. The building committee instructed Wolfe to proceed with construction documents for an entirely brick exterior as part of the renovation... More...