The last year saw some history making moments on the national stage, some for the better and some for the worse. Let's take a look at 2008 from a local perspective: Locally, town buildings got a face lift, or a total lift, as two renovations projects were undertaken as was the construction of the new public safety building in Ashburnham. More...
(MONDAY, 3:09 P.M.) Westminster residents can start getting permit to burn their brush and debris as early as today based on a MassDEP exception to the Jan. 15 regulated date.
The amount of downed debris and brush in the central part of the state has caused the DEP to consider requests from local fire chiefs to open the state burning season early, said Joe Ferson, DEP spokesman. The local chiefs will continue to oversee the issuance of the permits, which are based on weather conditions and other public safety issues, Ferson said. More...
"It drained a lot of people and a lot of resources." — KAREN MURPHY WESTMINSTER TOWN COORDINATOR
By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER
Now that the states of emergencies have lifted, the holidays have gone by and nearly everyone has the phone and cable services restored, everyone is focused on the ongoing details of the clean up. "It drained a lot of people and a lot of resources," said Westminster Town Coordinator Karen Murphy. More...
On Thursday, Dec. 18, after having been out of power for a week, three Westminster residents Joe Panariello, Michael and Karlene Cudak baked holiday cookies at their grandmother's and decided to pay it forward by handing the More...
December 31, 2008, New Year's Eve 250th Kick-Off Party Wachusett Mountain Ski Area Saturday, January 17, Winter Carnival the Woods of Westminster Friday, January 30, More...
Where did we think we would be one year (or 366 days or 8,784 hours or 527,040 minutes or 31,622,400 seconds - remember it was a leap year) ago? And where do we think we will be one year from now? 2008 saw many changes for the towns and the townspeople of Ashburnham and Westminster, including the opening of the two new (or newly renovated) buildings in Ashburnham. More...
The Oakmont Ice Hockey Team opened its 2008-2009 season by hosting the Littleton Tigers on Friday, Dec. 27, at Cushing Academy after a series of weather-related delays postponed the first two scheduled games of the season. The Spartans opened the game well by grabbing a quick 1 to 0 lead early in the first period. More...
This month the first of three sessions for area residents interested in taking a new, free biomanufacturing training program will kick-off at Mount Wachusett Community College. More...
Tuesday, Dec. 23 8:04 a.m. - Motor vehicle accident - Rindge State Road Light Dept. called via radio someone just ran into their truck, no injuries Summons: Michael R. LeClerc, Address: 13 Chalmers St. More...
HUBBARDSTON — Beverly (Sanderson) Strong, 78, of 45 Halfrey Road, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, at the Leo P. Lachance Center, Gardner, after an illness. She was born in Williamsburg on Feb. 8, 1930, the daughter of the late Guy Ashley and Ethel (Bates) Sanderson. More...
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 The children's room and nursery is available during the time of the church service. Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. More...
"God is giving me the opportunity to use all these lessons and experiences in His service." — KAARINA A. HAM
Dr. Kaarina A. Ham is spending the next weeks or so getting ready for her new term of service in Armenia. Ham, a native of South Ashburnham, is focused on extending youth and young adult ministry programs to schools and churches in both the urban and outlying areas of Armenia. More...
The Westminster Historical Society is looking for photos of the recent ice storm for the chapter on weather events in the upcoming town history. Anyone who has photos of something of particular interest is asked to examine all their photos and choose no more than five photos to submit to the History Book Committee at WestminsterHist@AOL.com. More...
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