October 30, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Police look for two in Rx break-in

Ashburnham Police are looking for the two men they believe broke into Ashburnham Family Pharmacy on Main Street Sunday, Oct. 25, around 9 p.m. The suspects are described as two white men in their 20s or 30s. More...

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People & Events

CALENDAR

3 SATUR1DAY An October Hope Luncheon will be held from noon to 2 p.m. at Holy Trinity Greek Church, 1319 Main St., Fitchburg. Call (978) 342-1216. Open to all, no charge. A Halloween meat raffle will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. More...

Opinion

Increasing issues

Editorial

Both Westminster and Ashburnham police officers were busy dealing with high-profile incidents over the course of the last week, whether it involved a potential deadly threat or burglaries by people searching for drugs. More...

Food Pantry is looking for a Halloween treat

To the Editor: The Westminster Community Food Pantry was founded 11 years ago to fulfill a need of supplemental food assistance to Westminster and Ashburnham families. More...

Support the new and the solar in Westminster

To the Editor: Open letter to the Westminster Z.B.A. and Westminster residents concerning a request for a special permit for the solar farm project in the Westminster Business Park. More...

Sports

A Title Won

Full Story

Outlaws Soccer Club reschedules Spring tryouts

The Oakmont Outlaw Soccer Club has reworked their tryout schedule for the girls' and boys' U10 and U14 teams because the early season snow. On Sunday, Nov. 1, the tryouts for the Girls' U10 (those with birthdays between Aug. More...

Basketball shooting clinic to be held at Monty Tech

FITCHBURG — Paul Hoover, author of "Pro Shooting Secrets" and the creator of the Pro Shot Shooting System, will conduct a Basketball Shooting Clinic for boys and girls in fifth through twelfth grades. It will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. More...

Schools

School Events

Monday, Nov. 2 through Friday, Nov. 6

Westminster Elementary School Tuesday, Nov. 3 - Professional Development Day, no school John R. Briggs Elementary Tuesday, Nov. 3 - Professional Development Day, no school Oakmont Regional High School Tuesday, Nov. More...

Police Log

POLICE LOG

Westminster Wednesday, Oct. 14 7:47 a.m. Minott Road - Welfare Check: Caller requests welfare check on male party who has not shown up to work for the past two days 10:45 a.m. More...

Worship

WORSHIP COLUMN

ASHBY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Located at the Common in Ashby. If you are seeking a Christian worship service and fellowship, please join us Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. (July 5th through September 6th) for worship service. More...

Ashburnham

ZBA hears from resident, wants status report from hospital

The Ashburnham Zoning Board of Appeals denied a request to postpone a public hearing on Naukeag hospital, but stopped short of ruling on the issue. On Wednesday, Oct. More...

Library to host GFA's financial education seminars

GFA Federal Credit Union and the Stevens Memorial Library have partnered to offer a series of free financial education seminars at the library, located at 20 Memorial Drive, Ashburnham. The seminars will be held Mondays from 6 to 7 p.m. More...

Coffee House, music event at Community Church

Ashburnham Community Church will be hosting a Coffee House on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. The event will feature music from local Christian bands. The admission cost is a nonperishable donation to the food pantry. More...

Westminster

Evangelidis to file 'guilty and insane' bill soon

State Rep. Lewis Evangelidis is looking to change state law by shifting the burden of proof of insanity in a criminal case from the state to the defendant, and creating a "guilty and insane" finding. More...

One last blow out

This story contains a video Clockwise: Westminster resident Nicholas Muller, 3, talks to his uncle Greg Moran in the children's room of the 250th Anniversary Celebration Grand Finale on Saturday, Oct. 23. More...

Rotary Club to hold breakfast and a meet the candidates morning

The Ashburnham-Westminster Rotary Club will host the three candidates for the Westminster selectman's position vacated by Thomas O'Toole at its regular breakfast meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 4. More...

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Kick-off meeting for VMS rehab just announced

(FRIDAY 3:37 P.M.) The Ashburnham Council on Aging is holding the kick-off meeting for grant application process for the VMS Building rehab and renovation on Wednesday, Nov.4. More...

Look its coming

William Thibaudeau, 6, helps his grandfather set up the Halloween decorations on the lawn of their North Common Road home in Westminster. JOURNAL PHOTO/CAITLYN KELLEHER More...

Tatasciore comes in as Westminster's planner

People keep stopping by to meet Westminster's new town planner, Domenica Tatasciore, as she spends her first days on the job. More...

News

Calendars to benefit Relay for Life

The 2010 calendars for Relay For Life Greater Gardner area are on sale now for $15. The calendars will include many different pictures each month, capturing many of the activities. All profits will be donated to the American Cancer Society. More...

Fairy dust predicted for Gardner skies

GARDNER — Peter Pan flies onto the Theatre at the Mount stage for six performances beginning on Thanksgiving weekend. More...

MOC's fifth annual 'Taste Of North Central' on the schedule

This year marks Montachusett Opportunity Council's fifth annual "Taste of North Central," a fabulous night of great food, fun, and music to benefit the region's anti-poverty agency. The event will be held on Wednesday, Nov. More...

Living Well

Fitchburg Ghost Tours takes participants back in time

FITCHBURG — Take a step back in time and hear about the most prominent families in Fitchburg. More...

Art Museum presents flexible studio classes for children

FITCHBURG — The Fitchburg Art Museum has two new flexible and fun art classes for children. Friday Fun Studio, for ages nine through 12, will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and runs until Dec. 11. More...

Rollstone Studios offers watercolor class

FITCHBURG — This fall, Rollstone Studios presents budget-priced art and craft classes for area children, youth and adults with a watercolor class taught by area artist Nathan DiPerri. The class will run on Saturdays starting Oct. More...

Obituaries

Peter Lee Duynstee, 62

Was teacher and principal at St. Bernard's High School

LUNENBURG — Peter Lee Duynstee, 62, of 244 Pleasant St., retired teacher and principal of St. Bernard's Central Catholic High School in Fitchburg, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, in HealthAlliance Hospital/Leominster. More...

Sandra L. (Emerson) Laplante, 64

Former Westminster Pharmacy employee; loved to square dance

ASHBURNHAM — Sandra L. "Sandy" (Emerson) Laplante, 64, of Pine Avenue, Ashburnham, died Thursday, Oct. 22, in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Ashburnham. More...

Dennis J. "Grabber" Reid, 57

Former semi-pro athlete

GARDNER — Dennis J. "Grabber" Reid, 57, of Church Street, and formerly of Westminster, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 at his home after an illness. Dennis was born in Fitchburg on Feb. More...