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Fairbanks tries to remove Hay from chairmanship
Westminster Selectman Nicholas Hay apologized Monday night during the board’s regular meeting for “a lack of judgment” that caused him to receive two criminal citations from the Westminster Police Department, but asked residents to let him move on with the business of town. More...

(THURSDAY, 1:28 P.M.) Adding gravy to their successful 2009 season, the Spartans clinched the Number 2 seed in next week’s divisional playoffs by defeating the Gardner Wildcats, 16-8, on Thursday in the 30th annual match-up between the two rivals. More...

Westminster police officers gathered Nov. 19 at w the Worcester Courthouse as they remembered fellow Officer Lawrence Jupin, who was shot in the line of duty in 1999 and died of his injuries. s It was their second visit to the courthouse in less than three months. On Sept. 1 they sat in a courtroom as Jason Rivers, , More...


Plans are underway to commemorate the anniversary of the Ice Storm of 2008 with an evening of shared photos, stories and discussions at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, at Forbush Memorial Library, Main Street, Westminster. More...
27 FRIDAY Theatre at the Mount will perform “Peter Pan” at 8 p.m. at Mount Wachusett Community College, 444 Green St., More...
Performing Arts Center presents “A Child’s Christmas in Wales”
FITCHBURG — Experience magical dreams of Christmas past at Phillip’s Hall, First Parish Church, on Fitchburg’s Upper Common, when Cornerstone Performing Arts Center brings Dylan Thomas’ poem, “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” as adapted by Jeremy Brooks and Adrian Mitchell, to the stage. More...
Add spirit to Black Friday
Ah, Black Friday. Let’s face it, we all fall under only one of these categories: love it or completely ignore. For those who spent Thanksgiving Day counting down the hours until the turkey and family time was over, so they could focus on their shopping list and map of their route, have at it. More...
Fall to Watertown, 1-0
“Team.” It was the word the Oakmont girls’ varsity field hockey team ended their final practice of the year with last Friday. It was the word they spoke to begin their state final game on Saturday. More...
FITCHBURG — The American Dream is the theme of this year’s Discovering Young Writers’ competition, sponsored by the Fitchburg State College Department of English. More...
Was close to her family and her faith
ASHBURNHAM — Helen M. (Chartrand) Grillo, 90, of Ashburnham, died in Legends Rehab and Nursing Center, Gardner, on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. More...
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. The children’s room and nursery will be available during the time of the service. More...
A lack of attendance on Thursday, Nov. 19, caused the town moderator to move the Ashburnham Special Town Meeting to the end of the month. More...
Voters at Tuesday’s Town Meeting will decide whether the town should increase their budget to temporarily cover private companies’ police details — as a police sergeant and citizens’ petition request — or heed the advice of the Advisory Board, which says the measure is unneeded. More...