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August 29, 2008 / Front Page

Joining the first day jitters

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

Just after 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning, Patti Mitchell stood in front of straight lines of desks, each piled with two folders, a math workbook and a package of math supplies and said she didn't sleep at all the night before. More...

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Wachusett Mountain's Scenic Stage hosts big-name bands

PRINCETON — Grab your blanket and lawn chairs for Wachusett Mountain's 11th Annual Music and Blues Festival from 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 and from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, at the mountain, 499 Mountain Road. More...

Wachusett Mountain's scenic stage hosts big name bands

The eleventh Wachusett Mountain Annual Music and Blues Festival will fill the grounds on the edge of Westminster with what organizers are calling "the biggest Saturday bill Wachusett has ever had, and the return of the biggest blues band they've ev More...

Whalom Park roller skating reunion

FITCHBURG — A roller skating reunion is planned for Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Eastwood Club, Townsend Street. Appetizers will be served at 7 p.m., followed by entertainment by DJ/comedian Sheila Van Dyke at 8 p.m. More...

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Opinion

Editorial

In limbo

School started this week, and along with the fresh smell of clean floors, the sparkle of washed whiteboards, and the fine point of new pencils, there is a concern in the air from school officials. More...

Letters to the Editor

Urgent blood shortage

To the Editor: The American Red Cross Blood Services - Massachusetts Region is currently facing an urgent blood shortage that has caused it to cut blood shipments to local hospitals, and it is encouraging eligible donors to give blood during the More...

Si Habla Official Lingo?

By Bob Driver

into our culture. More...

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Schools

School Events

Monday, Sept. 1, through Friday, Sept. 5

Meetinghouse Elementary School Monday, Sept. 1 - No school, Labor Day Tuesday, Sept. 2 - First day of school for kindergarteners Westminster Elementary School Monday, Sept. 1 - No school, Labor Day J.R. More...

Workshop to be held for parents of children with special needs

The National Alliance on Mental Illness of North Central Massachusetts will sponsor an educational workshop for parents of children with special needs, "Planning for the Future of Your Child with Special Needs," on Wednesday, Sept. More...

Spring 2008 UMass Dartmouth Dean's & Chancellor's lists

Below are the names of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth students from your readership area who have been named to either the Chancellor's list (grade point average 3.8 or higher out of a possible 4.0) or the Dean's list (grade point averag More...

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Worship

First Church of God to celebrate women

First Church of God in Christ, 82 Snow St., Fitchburg will celebrate its Third Annual Summer Women's Conference on Friday, Aug. 29 and Saturday, Aug. 30. More...

United Methodist Church announces fall schedule

Townsend United Methodist Church will resume the 9:30 am worship schedule Sunday, Sept. 7. Nursery care is available every Sunday for ages three and under, and Sunday School classes are for age four and up. Sunday School Rally Day is Sept. 14. More...

Homecoming Sunday offered at local church

Pilgrim Congregational Church UCC will host "Homecoming Sunday" on Sunday, Sept. 7, at the church, located at 26 West St., Leominster. Children of all ages are encouraged to register for Sunday School. More...

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Ashburnham

Strategic plan survey to come this fall

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

Residents in the Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School District are soon going to have the chance to express their opinion on the future strategic plan for the school district. Supt. More...

Grow a great tomato, win a lot of cabbage

NatureSweet Tomatoes will bring the popular Homegrown Tomato Challenge to New England, for the first time, on Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Hannaford Supermarket at 927 Merriam Ave., Twin City Plaza in Leominster, to see who grows the best tomatoes. More...

Overlay district proposed for wind tower bylaw

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

The Planning Board is getting ready to hold a public hearing for new zoning bylaw that would allow wind towers to be built in town. More...

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On the road?

Westminster Police assist a building moving company while they moved a garage from Kendall Court to Bacon Street on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 26. More...

Day of Caring has everything

Sept. 25 event offers a number of projects

By Karen Mann JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

Every year, about 500 volunteers spread out throughout the various communities in North Central Massachusetts to spend a day cleaning, teaching, and sometimes getting a little dirty for a good cause. More...

News

Local asbestos contractor assessed penalty for violations

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection assessed the Westminster based, A & E Environmental, Inc., a $20,312.50 penalty for failing to follow asbestos removal procedures required by state regulations. More...

Police get grant for booster seats

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

The Westminster Police Department received a $5,000 grant to help residents compile with the new state laws governing child safety seats. Westminster police will use the grant primarily to purchase child safety seats. More...

Wound care center to open at Heywood this week

Heywood Hospital opened The Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine at Heywood Hospital this month. More...

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Living Well

The Everyday Gourmet

A low labor Labor Day dessert

Well it's now Labor Day, the un-official end of summer, which means a cookout or two, friends and family coming over for that last blast of the warm summer months. Need a good dessert? If so, I believe I have the perfect one for you. More...

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Sports

Getting ready for the season

The Oakmont Field Hockey team got some their summer rust off Tuesday, Aug. 26, in a scrimmage against the Fitchburg High team. More...

THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Friday, Aug. 29 11 a.m. Scrimmage Boys' Junior Varsity Soccer vs. Leominster High 6 p.m. Scrimmage Boys' Varsity Football vs. Millbury High Tuesday, Sept. 2 3 p.m. More...

Fall golf schedules

Boys' Varsity Golf Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Gardner High, Gardner Municipal Golf Course, 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, at North Middlesex Regional, 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, vs. Narragansett Regional, Westminster Country Club, 3:30 p.m. More...

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Obituaries

Kenneth W. Heins, 78

Owned and operated Sunny Knoll Dairy Farm

WESTMINSTER — Kenneth W. Heins, 78, of Westminster, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, at Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital, Gardner. Ken was born in Fitchburg, the son of William R. and Aurelia R. More...

Gregory Paul Wiltshire, 53

Enjoyed time at his family camp in Ashburnham

CHESHIRE, Conn. — Gregory Paul Wiltshire, 53, husband of Joesephine Carroll Wiltshire, of Jinny Hill Road, Cheshire, died unexpectedly in his home on Monday, Aug. 11, 2008. He was born in Detroit, Mich. More...

Edward Joseph LeClair, 88

Was a World War II, long-time resident of Westminster

Mason, N. H. — Edward Joseph LeClair 88 of 149 Barrett Hill Road, and formerly of Westminster, died Friday, August 22, 2008, at the Leominster Hospital after a long illness. More...

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