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.
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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. 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Fidelity Co-Operative Bank, 9 Leominster Connector, Leominster.
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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 average 3.2 or higher out of a possible 4.0) for the Spring 2008 Semester.
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Kazan makes honors at Keene State
      Westminster resident Rebecca (Becky) Kazan made the Spring 2008 Dean's List at Keene State College. She is the daughter of Betty and Bill Kazan of Westminster.
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Italian Book Club discusses 'Gomorrah' Sept. 17
      The Center for Italian Culture's Italian Book Club will meet and discuss the book "Gomorrah" next month at Fitchburg State College. The discussion, facilitated by Professor Teresa Fava Thomas, will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the Center for Italian Culture Room on the fourth floor of the Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library.
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FSC launches Jewish lit series on Sept. 15
      Fitchburg State College will explore themes of contemporary Jewish literature this school year by hosting a free five-part reading and discussion series called "Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature - Identity and Imagination.
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Salvation Army offers college students a way to save money
      The Salvation Army Thrift Stores throughout Central Massachusetts and Metrowest are offering college students a way to save money as they begin the fall semester. Any college student showing the Thrift Store cashier a college I.D. or a letter indicating they will be attending any school will be given five dollars off a $20 or greater purchase.
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Penn. family creates FSC scholarship
      Five brothers from Pennsylvania have teamed up to honor their mother with a gift to Fitchburg State College. The Bentley family — Gregory, Barry, Keith, Scott and Raymond — has donated $125,000 in memory of Arlene Bentley, a 1952 graduate of the then Fitchburg Teachers College who died in August 2006.
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Kindergarten teachers are getting ready for a full day
By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER
      Jen Collins has spent the past couple of weeks preparing her classroom for a new group of five- and six-year-olds to walk through the doors for the first day of classes after Labor Day.
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