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Briggs signs on as new administrator

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER
Rutland Selectman Douglas Briggs signed a three-year employment agreement with the Ashburnham Board of Selectmen on Monday night to become the new town administrator. More...

Recycle, reuse, relentless

Students convince Overlook to go green
By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

Four eighth graders at Overlook Middle School decided that the students and staff needed to take a more active role in recycling much of the trash they created and set out on what they thought was going to be an easy project. More...

Special Sections

Opinion

Editorial

Remember the people

As the budget belt keeps tightening, and different agencies start competing for the same small pool of money, it becomes easy to forget how important these social service agencies are to the lives of the members. More...

Child safety ID kits at the heart of the upcoming Kid Expo at MWCC

By Magi and John Bish

On behalf of our family and the Molly Bish Foundation, we are proud to partner with Mount Wachusett Community College on the sixth annual Molly Bish Kid Expo. More...

Lots of food collected in May

Letters to the Editor

To the Editor: The Ashburnham Community Church would like to thank the community for their generous donations during the Postal Carriers Food Drive on Saturday, May 9. More...

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Schools

Teachers travel to Egypt for hands-on history lesson

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

Two Overlook Middle School teachers hope their trip to Egypt will increase the level of knowledge and interest that their students have for both ancient culture and its impact on the modern world. More...

Pumpernickel Puppets to perform at Briggs

The public is invited to come and watch a free performance of Pumpernickel Puppets at John R. Briggs Elementary School in Ashburnham, on Tuesday, June 9, at 1:30 p.m. More...

School Events

Monday, June 8 through Friday, June 12

Overlook Middle School Tuesday, June 9 - School Committee meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 10 - Grade 5 Parent Night, 7 to 8:30 p.m. More...

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Police Log

POLICE LOG

Ashburnham

9:28 a.m. Walk-In - Request to Speak with Officer 7:57 p.m. Walk-In - Request to Speak with Officer Wednesday, May 27 8:05 a.m. Crosby Road - Medical Emergency 1:40 p.m. Walk-In - Request to Speak with Officer 5:24 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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Ashburnham

Committee launches review of town government

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

The members of Special Act Review Committee met for the first time on Tuesday to begin eliminating ambiguities in the document that establishes Ashburnham's form of government. Those ambiguities have been the source of conflict in years past. More...

Looking for fellow alumni

The Oakmont Regional High School Class of 1964 is planning its forty-fifth reunion at McNallys in Westminster on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 6:30 p.m. The organizers of the reunion are seeking contact information for some of their fellow graduates. More...

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Going for the net

Matt Allen of Team Allen goes to the hoop during the Family Division Championship of the seventh annual Dan Farrell Basketball Tournament. Team Allen took the championship with a 15-11 win over the Tenacious D's on Saturday, May 30. More...

Forbush opening includes special dedication

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

More than 50 people gathered in the drizzle outside Forbush Memorial Library Thursday night to dedicate a pair of Rutgers dogwood trees to memory of two residents who died in the last year. The trees were dedicated to Michael J. More...

News

GotBooks looking for US troops to get delivers

The Books for Troops program started earlier last year was a mission to send at least 25,000 books in 2008 to the troops overseas and now organizers are trying to match that number in 2009. More...

Locals walk for a cause

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of North Central Massachusetts team, including (front l. to r.) Maryann Fairbanks and Diane Joe, both of Fitchburg; (back l. More...

Westminster Council on Aging activities in June

A blood pressure clinic is scheduled for Thursday, June 4, from 11 a.m. to noon. On Friday, June 5, the last of this spring's Senior Series Breakfasts will be held. The food service starts at 8 a.m. More...

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Sports

A district game

(Clockwise starting above) Annastasia Porpora battle a Wachusett lacrosse player as the Oakmont girls' lacrosse team played in the first level of district play on Saturday. Oakmont lost the game 18-6. More...

In the Spotlight

Name: Davan Wirtanen Hometown: Westminster Age: 15 Family: Mom, Dad, four brothers - James, Billy, Doug and Jon School: Oakmont Regional Sport (Current): Lacrosse Other Sports: Field Hockey, More...

THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Saturday, June 6 10 a.m. Boys' Varsity Spring Track at Massachusetts State Championship held at Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg 10 a.m. More...

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Obituaries

Jonathan P. Lane, 79

Was U.S. veteran; journalist many years

WESTMINSTER — Jonathan P. Lane, 79, of Westminster, died at his home on Lanes Road on Wednesday, May 27, 2009. He was the son of the late Frederic C. Lane and Harriet (Mirick) Lane. Jonathan was born in Baltimore, Md. on May 22, 1930. More...

Raymond Thibodeau, 79

Was long-time Fitchburg resident; enjoyed time with family

LUNENBURG — Raymond Thibodeau, 79, of Lunenburg, and a former resident of Fitchburg, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009, in HealthAlliance Hospital-Leominster, after an illness. He was born on Dec. More...

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