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June 27, 2008
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Re-opened for business
Town Clerk Linda Ramsdell helps Melody Cormier, of Ashburnham, register her dog at the newly renovated Town Hall on Main Street. The town offices returned to their Main Street location this week ending a year-long renovation project of the 100-year-old Fairbanks Memorial Hall. JOURNAL PHOTO/CAITLYN ... More...
Committee: Let the Briggs question return
Selectmen must consider the possibility of another special election
By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

Ashburnham's Briggs Building Committee is hoping they will see their request for funding before they vote one more time, and soon. The committee members started their meeting on Wednesday, June 17, less than 24 hours after a vote to fund a feasibility study for the elementary school failed by sev... More...

Doctor receives discipline from state board
By Karen Mann JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

William S. Friedman, M.D., of Westminster Family Practice, received a formal reprimand from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine last week. Friedman maintains the private family practice in Westminster and is affiliated with Athol Memorial Hospital, Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital ... More...

 News
•Democrats square off for Senate
The quest to replace retiring state Sen. Robert Antonioni began in earnest Monday with a debate between the two Democratic hopefuls held at First Church in Sterling. About three dozen people from Sterling and the 10 neighboring cities and towns in the Worcester and Middlesex District attended the... More...
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 People & Events
•Brewers Festival planned for Riverfront Park
FITCHBURG - The first Nashua River Brewers Festival will be held at Riverfront Park from 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 28. More than 15 regional craft brewers will be presenting the finest beers and ales for $1 per taste in a commemorative glass to be given to each ticket-holder upon admission. More...
•Celebrate the memories of years past this Saturday
•Art Museum presents 73rd annual regional exhibition
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 Arts & Entertainment
•CALENDAR
27 FRIDAY A free Craft Klatsch will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. at Rollstone Studios, 633 Main St., Fitchburg. Enjoy doing embroidery, crewel, knitting, scrap-booking, painting and drawing. Children welcome with parents. Visit rollstonestudio. com for more information. More...
•Community Choice
•Join in the spirit of Ashburnham Downtown Day
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 Opinion
•Downtown Day
Editorial
The Ashburnham Business Council and the Ashburnham Lions Club have done it again. They have planned Downtown Day for the sixth time. It's a day of fun - pony rides and the Velcro Wall for the children, and a chicken barbecue and music for the adults - and it's a day of business. More...
•Ashburnham resident upset over apathy, results
•Letters to the Editor Policy
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 Sports
•Senior players take the field
Oakmont hurler John Dwelly delivers a pitch during action in a 9-5 loss to the Leominster Senators. Dwelly went 4 2/3 innings and was tagged with the loss. More...
•In the Spotlight
•Learning to swim
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 Schools
•Monty Tech seniors earn awards
Sarah Bailey, of Westminster, in the cosmetology trade, earned the MRTA George Ross L. Citizenship Award, a Business Education Enrichment Fund (BEEF) Financial Award and the Ryan Patrick Jones Heart of a Hero Scholarship - Music. She also received the Highest Achievement in Skills USA. More...
•Seniors honored for outstanding achievement
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 Police Log
•POLICE LOG
Ashburnham Monday, June 16, to Monday, June 23 Monday, June 16 3:10 p.m., Ashby and Rindge State roads - Investigation. 7:33 p.m., Rindge Turnpike - Investigation. Tuesday, June 17 7:54 a.m., School Street - Complaint. More...
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 Ashburnham
•School budget formally set, higher fees approved
The Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School Committee certified a lower budget on Tuesday, June 24, which matches the amount of money the town residents have already appropriated. More...
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 Westminster
•Wellington residents may get safer new route to town
The residents at the Wellington Apartments may have a new way to get to the center of town via a new sidewalk. A representative for the residents approached the Westminster Board of Selectmen about the project, which immediately got support. The only question the Selectmen had was about funding. More...
•Oakmont turns 50 get ready to celebrate
•Book Sale to be held June 28, 29 and 30
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