Still life
     A tiny Joe Montana in the person of Caleb Church stand motionless at the Applewild School wax museum display. The second graders at the Applewild School in Fitchburg completed a rite of passage last Thursday by turning themselves into historical figures from the 1950s in the format of a wax museum. ...
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Students honored for good citizenship
     Capt. John Joslin, Jr. Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution presented pins and certificates to students from area high schools at a recent award program. Their respective school faculty nominates three senior students and then their fellow classmates elect one student as DAR Good Citizen of ...
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School Events
Monday, March 17 to Friday, March 21
      J.R. Briggs Elementary School Wednesday, March 19 - PTO meeting, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oakmont Regional High School Thursday, March 20 - Oakmont Idol, 7 p.m.
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Local residents receive academic honors
      Northeastern University is pleased to recognize those Westminster students who distinguish themselves academically during the course of the school year. The following residents were named to the Dean's List for the fall semester Ethan S. Leininger, a computer engineering major; Cory B. Kendall, a...
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Monty Tech announces Honor Roll
      High Honor Roll Class of 2008 Ryan Boudreau of Ashburnham Melissa Caruso of Ashburnham Jonathan Moore of Westminster Alyssa Scruton of Westminster Class of 2009 Jennifer Brennan of Ashburnham Megan Cortinas of Ashburnham
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Reading at Briggs
     Fourth Graders Erin Bresnahan (foreground) and Vanessa Archangelo (back) intently listen to Erin's mom Annie Bresnahan read "Put Me in the Zoo" during the Read Across America Celebration at J.R. Briggs Elementary School in Ashburnham on Friday March 7. JOURNAL PHOTO/JEFFREY W. BOUDREAU
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Cadet named to President's List
      Massachusetts Maritime Academy named Cadet Alex Jarvis of Westminster, to the President's List during the fall 2007 semester. The President's List is the highest academic achievement that a cadet can earn at the Academy by maintaining a grade point average of over 3.5 during the semester.
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Ashburnham residents receive honors
      Ashburnham residents, Mallory B. Boucher and Tim R Hamilton, were named to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Dean's lists for the Fall 2007 Semester.
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Local Republicans discuss state of party in Massachusetts
By Lindsay Sauvageau JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT
      When Sen. Robert Antonioni (DLeominster) announced he would not be running for re-election last month, a slew of local politicians jumped into the race or seriously considered the position. But only two of those potential candidates were Republicans, illustrating the party's continuing inability ...
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