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May 8, 2009 / Front Page

Ten years ago...

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER Ten years ago shortly after midnight on Monday, May 10, a Westminster Police Officer was shot three times while pursuing a suspect through the woods. More...

A cool treat

Cassidy Marie Glockner, 6, eats her chocolate ice cream in the center of Westminster. JOURNAL PHOTO/CAITLYN KELLEHER More...

Special Sections

Arts & Entertainment

On display

(Top left) During an Afternoon at the Arts on Sunday, May 3 at Oakmont Regional High School student work was displayed for visitors to the school. More...

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ASHBURNHAM - The Arcadia Players Chamber Ensemble will appear on Sunday, May 10, as part of the Historical Piano Concerts series from the Frederick Collection of original 19th-Century European grand pianos. More...

Community Garden invites you to grow your own veggies

GARDNER — Love fresh vegetables, but short on space to plant a garden? More...

Annual senior citizens holiday card contest

Boston —Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin is sponsoring the thirteenth Annual Senior Citizens Artistic Interpretation of the State House Holiday Card Contest. More...

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Sports

A Big Win

Full Story

THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Friday, May 8 3:30 p.m. Boys' Varsity Spring Track vs. Narragansett Regional H.S. 3:30 p.m. Girls' Varsity Spring Track at Narragansett Regional H.S. 3:30 p.m. Boys' Varsity Baseball vs. North Middlesex Reg. High 3:30 p.m. More...

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Police Log

POLICE LOG

Ashburnham Friday, April 24 9:39 a.m. Center Street - Out On Investigation 5:47 p.m. Corey Hill Road - Disturbance Arrest: Eric K. More...

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Business

Three elected to GFA's Board of Directors

Three members of the GFA Federal Credit Union's Board of Directors were re-election during the company's 70th Annual Meeting. The three are part of a nine-member voting board and were elected to three year terms. More...

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Obituaries

Cameron C. Smith, 46

Was a lab technician; enjoyed gardening

SPENCER — Cameron C. Smith, 46, of Spencer, formerly of Ashburnham, died at home on Friday, April 10, 2009, after an illness. He was born in Bridgeport, Conn., on July 20, 1962, the son of the late Philip E. Smith Jr. More...

Carol Ann (Pfister) Cashes, 69

Was a woman of many talents

CLINTON — Carol Ann (Pfister) Cashes, 69, of 159 Grove St., died Monday, May 4, 2009, at Holy Trinity Rehab and Nursing Center, Worcester, after an illness with her husband, Roderick, by her side. More...

Elizabeth Michelini, 69

Was a freelance writer; avid gardener

WESTMINSTER — Elizabeth "Libby" Michelini, 69, of Westminster, formerly of Boston, died Thursday, April 30, 2009, in Boston Medical Center, after a brief illness. More...

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Westminster

Meeting Matters

Westminster Board of Selectmen Monday, May 4, 2009

Compiled by Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

Top Story: At least one resident thinks the Board of Selectmen isn't keeping the public in the loop on issues as well as they should. The board said they're doing the best they can and, sometimes, people need to take steps to educate themselves. More...

Local Habitat for Humanity seeks women volunteers

Volunteers for an all-women construction crew are needed on Saturday, May 9, to help a single mom in Westminster build a wheelchair ramp for her 12-year-old daughter. More...

I'm not screaming

Morgan Soule, 2, of Westminster, works on eating her vanilla ice cream with sprinkles as she tries to battle the heat during the recent hot temperatures. JOURNAL PHOTO/ CAITLYN KELLEHER More...

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Voters reject mixed-used

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

Just shy of two-thirds of voters at Westminster's annual Town Meeting opposed an article that would have created a mixed-use zoning district that was designed to overlay three parcels of land that sit off Route 140 in the western part of town. More...

Ashburnham sends issues to ballot box

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

Ashburnham voters decided to send a variety of items to the ballot box to see if those who come to the polls would approve up to two permanent overrides of Proposition 2 ½ and a short-term override of the levy limit for capital improvements More...

People & Events

CALENDAR

8 FRIDAY Always On Call Health Services, Inc. will celebrate Nurses' Week (May 6 to 12) with an open house and "Health Care Week Celebratory Luncheon" from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 285 Central St., Suite 214, Leominster. More...

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Opinion

Editorial

Here are the rules

Sitting through many meetings where town officials try to determine what should be done in a particular situation can give some insight into the ways people on town boards might be thinking. More...

Why I resigned

To the Editor: Dear Westminster residents, I have resigned from the Parks and Recreation Commission after a widely publicized disagreement with the Board of Selectmen. More...

Please join us this Sunday

To the Editor: This Sunday is Mother's Day, and it is also the first Sunday that the Reverend Kris Ferkin will be preaching as the new permanent pastor of the Ashburnham Community Church. More...

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Schools

Snyder wins writing contest

Oakmont student Brenda Snyder was one nine winners of the statewide 2009 Will McDonough Writing Contest with her essay Stand Strong" about her experiences in the Oakmont-Overlook Marching Band. More...

Local student honored for academic achievement at St. Olaf

NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Ashburnham resident Martin Shedd, a sophomore at St. Olaf College, is among more than 1,100 students recognized for academic achievement at the college's annual Honors Day convocation on Friday, May 1. More...

Buono inducted into society

Anthony Buono of Ashburnham and a member of the class of 2011 at Providence College, was recently inducted into the College's chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta, the national honor society for Pre-medical. More...

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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. More...

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Ashburnham

Meeting Matters

Ashburnham Board of Selectmen April 30 and May 4, 20009

Compiled by Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

Top Story: Selectmen voted to set an election for June 16 for the pending Proposition 2 ½ override questions, which would fund road work, give the town more firefighter/paramedics and, possibly, help fund the schools. More...

Stamp Out Hunger food drive this Saturday

Stamp Out Hunger; the 2009 Letter Carrier's Food Drive, takes place Saturday and food will be kept local. More...

Water tanks not selected in this round of federal funding

Two Ashburnham water tanks projects were not selected for federal stimulus money in the first distribution of the state's share of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. More...

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