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June 13, 2008
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Voters to go to the ballot Tuesday
Ashburnham voters to see questions on buildings, roads, school's budget
By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER
Ashburnham voters will face four funding question in a ballot election on Tuesday, June 17, and voters in Westminster will only face one question in their Tuesday election. Voters in both towns will see questions asking for an increase to fund the school district's operating budget. More...
Cooling off

Matt McGee, of Westminster, holds his two-year-old daughter Catherine as she tries to decide if she wants to cool off in Crocker Pond. The McGees were one of many families that took advantage of the recreation area on Monday during the third day for a fourday heat wave. JOURNAL PHOTO/CAITLYN KELLEHE... More...

Walking all night long
Relay For Life walkers burn the midnight oil
By Erik Radvon JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

Pulling an all-nighter on a college campus is not all that rare. Doing so to raise money for cancer research, however, is something fairly unique. Thousands of cancer survivors and their supporters turned out to do just that in the wee hours of Saturday morning at the 2008 Greater Gardner Area Re... More...

 News
•HealthAlliance mammography system goes digital
Four new digital mammography systems have recently been added to the comprehensive diagnostic services at HealthAlliance Hospital. The mammography suites at both the Leominster and Burbank campuses have also been renovated to accommodate the new upgrades and equipment. More...
•Public information session on full day kindergarten
•Outdoor Christian concert offers faith and music
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 Arts & Entertainment
•CALENDAR
13 FRIDAY Friday the 13th is a lucky day says astrology columnist and tarot reader Symboline Dai who will appear at Roots, located on 100 Crawford St., Leominster, starting at 5 p.m. She will sign copies of the new Llewellyn Astrological calendar and do astrological tarot readings. More...
•Community Choice
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 Opinion
•Three of the ballot questions
Editorial
It is a year of tough economics, which is clear by watching the for-sale signs in many area towns, filling up the gas tank, and going to the grocery store. As part of this tough year, voters are being asked to help their towns and schools in either the form of one-year debt exclusions, a multiple... More...
•Carrying the Cyber Torch to China
•COMMUNITY JOURNAL QUESTION OF THE WEEK
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 Sports
•Spring Season Closers
The Spartans baseball team ended their season on May 29 after loosing their first playoff game to St. Berndard's High School. Oakmont was seeded ninth in the district after ending their regular season with a 12-8 record. FILE PHOTO More...
•In the Spotlight
•Dancing towards Nationals
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 Schools
•School Events
Monday, June 16, through Friday, June 20
Westminster Elementary School Monday, June 16 - Grade 4 class picnic Tuesday, June 17 - Grade 5 picnic at Academy Hill, followed by an Ice Cream Social and Nature's Classroom Slide Show in cafeteria Thursday, More...
•Brewerton earns high GPA
•Two graduate from UMass-Lowell
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 Police Log
•POLICE LOG
Ashburnham Tuesday, June 3, through Monday, June 9 Tuesday, June 3 8:24 a.m., Oakmont Drive - Suspicious activity. 11:11 a.m., Winchendon Road - Motor vehicle stop; citation/warning issued. 1:58 p.m., Maple Avenue - Complaint. More...
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 Obituaries
•Paul F. Lambert, 61
Paul F. Lambert, 61 Has a passion for photography; was U.S. veteran
WESTMINSTER - Paul F. Lambert, 61, of 35 Dawley Road, died Thursday, June 5, 2008, at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester after an illness. He was born in Weymouth on Dec. 7, 1946, the son of Gerard Lambert and the late Grace (Moro) Lambert. More...
•Rita A. (Romano) Daley, 78
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 Worship
•WORSHIP COLUMN
ASBHY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Located at The Common, in Ashby. If you are seeking Christian worship, service and fellowship, please join us Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. for worship service and Sunday school. Nursery care available. Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for ... More...
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 Ashburnham
•ASHBURNHAM-WESTMINSTER REGIONAL
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2008
Top Story: Ashburnham-Westminster Regional Schools Technology Coordinator Eric DeHays presented his goals for updating the school district's technology systems from creating a shared database of students' records to creating a library database accessible from home. More...
•Community Notes
•RMV paperwork has now been filed
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 Westminster
•Radio operators get ready, a field day is coming
This year the annual field of the Montachusett Amateur Radio Association is moving closer to the people. The annual event is now scheduled for Academy Hill in Westminster a change from the peak of Wachusett Mountain. The goal is to show what hand radio operators can do to as a way to communicate ... More...
•Selectmen and Advisory Board start discussion on priorities
•Resident wins Best of Show
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