May 15, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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A little bit of re-ramping

Habitat takes on project in Westminster
By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER
It was just by chance that Christine Haley found the North Central Massachusetts Habitat for Humanity. More...

State adds new health reg. for schools

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

Starting next year, public school nurses will be required to check students' Body Mass Indexes (BMI) and report the results and what they mean to parents. More...

Special Sections

Opinion

Editorial

Put down the tape measure

Last month, the Massachusetts Public Health Council voted in favor of a statewide initiative requiring public school nurses to perform Body Mass Index screenings on students every three years. More...

Take advantage of Route 2

SPEAK OUT Craig Cole Westminster

Dear fellow residents: As someone who is not "actively" involved in town politics, I felt compelled to write this letter after spending five plus hours with 350 plus of you at the Saturday, May 2, town meeting. More...

May is Children's Mental Health Month

By Sen. Jennifer Flanagan

On May 1, we kicked off Children's Mental Health Month at You, Inc. in Gardner, celebrating with many friends and advocates. More...

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Schools

Student add it up for St. Jude's

Students at Overlook Middle School spent a recent afternoon completing 200 gradelevel math problems as a way to help raise money for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. More...

Photo

Applewild School third-graders Aiden Zinck of Groton, Sophia Chernoch of Westminster and Grace Lyons of Sterling perform as mice-turned-footmen in the school's play "Once Upon a Dream." The students performed the play last week for fellow students an More...

School Events

Monday, May 18 through Friday, May 22

Westminster Elementary School Monday, May 18 - Recital Night, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 20 - Community Partnership, 6:30 p.m. John R. More...

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Business

Muldoon receives community service award for hospital work

The Board of Directors of the Multi-Service Center of Leominster honored Patrick L. Muldoon, the HealthAlliance Hospital president and CEO, with the 2009 Dr. Robert H. Goldman Community Service Award for extraordinary community service. More...

A top employer

Phil Brooks, Michael Gagne, Kathleen Brennan, state Rep. Lew Evangelidis (R-Holden), Shawn Shinnabery and Eric Olsen stand outside the State House after C.W. More...

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Ashburnham

Becoming a lion

Ashburnham Lion George Simmons pins his sister Mary Dufour as she is initiated into the Club during a dinner meeting. The Ashburnham Lions welcomed new members Jim and Mary Dufour. More...

Jordyn Taylor Kalagher Scholarship Fund Benefit Day to be held

The second annual Jordyn Taylor Kalagher Scholarship Fund Benefit Day will be held on Sunday, May 24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Oakmont Regional High School. More...

Historical Society announces hours

The Ashburnham Historical Society, located at 79 Main St., will be opening Memorial Day from 9 a.m. to noon and will be open Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon (except July 4). More...

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Committee resolves to return any extra funds

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

If a Proposition 2 ½ override passes in June, the Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School Committee will return any money above the budgeted reimbursement from the state for regional transportation to the two towns. More...

Special election dates set for June

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

Ashburnham and Westminster town officials agreed to hold concurrent special elections for resident to vote on a Proposition 2 ½ override to help fund the schools. More...

News

Senate announces furloughs to help balance '09 budget

BOSTON — Adding to recent Senate cost-saving measures, all senators will take furlough days before July 1 to help close the gap in the state's current fiscal year 2009 budget. More...

May is full of events for Children's Mental Health Month

LEOMINSTER — Senator Jennifer L. Flanagan (D-Leominster) announced that May is Children's Mental Health Awareness Month and that her office will be coordinating a number of events in the area. More...

Flying Irish Extravaganza teaches history

The Flying Irish Dancers, after a four-year hiatus, are producing an extravaganza, which will fuse traditional and modern Irish dance and music with other music and dance forms. More...

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Sports

Battling for a chance

Oakmont's Chelsea Lashua returns a serve during action against Clinton's Kelsey Ring (6-4, 6-2) on Monday, May 11. More...

THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Friday, May 15 3:30 p.m. Boys' Junior Varsity Baseball vs. Gardner High Saturday, May 16 9:30 a.m. Girls' Varsity Spring Track at District E Class Meet, at Lunenburg High School 9:30 a.m. More...

St. B's to host annual golf tournament

St. Bernard's Central Catholic High School will host its annual Alumni-Parent Association Golf Tournament on Monday, June 1, at Townsend Ridge Country Club, Townsend. The format is a modified Florida scramble style. More...

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Police Log

POLICE LOG

Ashburnham Tuesday, May 5 8:58 a.m. Phone - Animal Control 7:49 p.m. Gardner Road - Suspicious Activity Wednesday, May 6 8:01 a.m. Phone - Animal Control 10:54 a.m. Center Street - Suspicious Activity 3:52 p.m. 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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Westminster

Library to host thank you event

Forbush Memorial Library has re-opened in the Main Street location. The Trustees would like to thank the town by hosting an open house "thank you reception" from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 28. More...

Cars we used to drive program

What kind of car was popular in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s? For those who still own one, drive it to the Westminster Historical Society on Tuesday, May 19. Even if those who don't have an old car can come to the meeting at 110 Main St. More...

MassQuilts to hold documentation

Quilts tell stories and the Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts) is collecting and preserving quilt history for textile and genealogical research. More...

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