YES, WESTMINSTER THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS
     (Left) Emily, 4, and Andrew, 8, Volmar of Westminster got the chance to talk with Santa and get their photo taken while attending the Annual Tree Lighting with their Dad. Santa did the honors of flipping the switch for the tree that sits on Academy Hill. (Right) Westminster Elementary School Chorus ...
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Applewild students experience the Harrington Outdoor Center
      Fourth grade students of Applewild School in Fitchburg enjoyed team building activities at the Harrington Outdoor Center in Boylston, recently.
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We want your school news
      The Community Journal is always looking for news for the area's schools, including notices of upcoming events, photos from classroom projects and school events, and honor rolls and other news. Contact Editor Caitlyn Kelleher at (978) 827-3386, or e-mail editor@ thecommunityjouranl.com with your n...
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New equipment
     Luis Rojas, of Westminster (left), and Melvin Bonilla, of Fitchburg, juniors in Monty Tech's Auto Body/Collision Repair Technology program, use new state-ofthe art equipment to cut and bend sheet metal. COURTESY PHOTO
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School Events
Monday, Dec. 10, through Friday, Dec. 14
      Westminster Elementary School Wednesday, Dec. 12 - Holiday Concert, 7 p.m. J.R. Briggs Elementary School Wednesday, Dec. 12 - PTO meeting, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13 - School Council meeting, 5:45 p.m.
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A new place to play
     (Above) Mike Wagner from Rainbow New England and Dan Stango from Ashburnham Westminster Rotary Club prepare to cut the ceremonial ribbon in celebration of the playground structure donated by Rainbow New England after viewing a play, "Turkey's Take a Dim View of Thanksgiving," presented by the studen...
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Kerr nominated for Rhodes
      Ian Kerr of Westminster, was chosen as Salve Regina University's candidate for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, which was established in 1902 by British philanthropist Cecil Rhodes to offer two-year, graduate-level scholarships to outstanding students from around the world to study at Oxford Un...
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Monty Tech holds National Honor Society induction
      FITCHBURG - A total of 28 students were inducted into Monty Tech's chapter of the National Honor Society at a ceremony held recently in the school's Stratos G. Dukakis Performing Arts Center. Local members of the Class of 2008 inducted included Ashburnham resident Melissa Caruso.
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Monty Tech announces honor roll
      Montachusett Regional Vocational High School announced its first quarter honor roll. The following students from Ashburnham and Westminster were honored.
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North Central Charter Essential School hosts financial aid seminar
      FITCHBURG - Parents and students are invited to attend MEFA's free presentation on "Financial Aid for College" at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at North Central Charter Essential School, One Oak Drive. The seminar will teach parents how to apply for financial aid, compare financial aid award letters, a...
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United Way elects new directors and officers at annual meeting
      United Way of North Central Massachusetts elected new officers and directors at its annual meeting in November. Steven L. Stone of Harvard, executive vice president of Sterilite Corporation in Townsend, was elected chair and Bruce J. Man, M.D., of Lunenburg, from Medical Associates Pediatrics in ...
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