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(SATURDAY ) The Oakmont varsity football team captured the Division 3A Championship with the Super Bowl win against Littleton this morning. The Spartans capped off their season with the 29-19 win. The Littleton Tigers kept the game close, even leading at points, until the well-into the fourth quarter, when they turned over the ball twice to the Spartans. The Spartans took advantage of both turnovers to take over control of the score board. More...

(THURSDAY, 9:45 A.M.) Ashburnham-Westminster Regional Schools Superintendent Michael Zapantis announced his pending retirement at the school committee meeting on Wednesday. “It has been a pleasure to serve as superintendent of schools and to work with such a dedicated staff and school committee for the past seven years,” Zapantis wrote in his letter to the school committee. He read the letter as part of the meeting. More...

Seven years ago Westminster resident Todd Miller was diagnosed with testicular cancer, and it may have been one of the most fortunate occurrences of his life. “I felt like the luckiest person. If you are a guy and you are going to get cancer, this is the one to get,” Miller said. More...


More than 150,000 troops are serving overseas and are away from their families, so Cell Phones for Soldiers and Mount Wachusett Community College are calling on Americans to support these brave men and women by donating their unused cell phones. More...
Celebrate the season with holiday tree lighting
The town of Westminster will celebrate the season with their annual Holiday Tree Lighting at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6, at Academy Hill. The community is invited to enjoy refreshments, caroling, and a visit from Santa. More...
Audiences are being called to view the East Dance Studio’s magical dance journey through the beloved classic The Polar Express, which will be performed by dancers from the age of three to adult on Saturday, Dec. 19, at 1 p.m. at the Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School’s theater, on Route 2A in Fitchburg. More...
The primary
Pssst … listen up. There is a primary election on Tuesday for the seat representing Massachusetts in the United States Senate for both parties. And for the first time in many years, well, many decades, there is not a member of the Kennedy family already representing us, as the voters of Massachusetts, or running for the ability to do so. More...
The Ashburnham Council on Aging is located at 12 Memorial Drive. For more information on any program or service contact the Council on Aging at (978) 827- 5000. The center is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. More...
The Oakmont varsity football team broke through the defenses of Thanksgiving Day rival Gardner in the 30th annual match-up between the two teams. The Spartans beat the Wildcats, 16-8, to became the secondseeded team in the Central Mass. Division 3A playoffs. They took on Assabet Valley and defeated the seventh-seeded opponent, 58-24, on Tuesday at Oakmont. More...
FITCHBURG — Students in Masonry and Industrial Technology programs at Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School are helping a Fitchburg Girl Scout earn her Gold Award. More...
Municipal Light Board chairman; active at Ashburnham Community Church
ASHBURNHAM — George Leonard Ainsleigh, 81, of Ashburnham, formerly of Northborough, died Saturday morning, November 28, 2009, after an illness. 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...
Rev. Charles Bernard Mansfield will become the new pastor of Ashburnham Community Church. The church’s membership approved the installation with a unanimous vote on Sunday, Nov. 29. More...
Jessica Leger, a member of the 250th Anniversary Committee, holds up the quilt she made with the signatures of all of the Westminster residents that serve on the town's boards in honor of the anniversary. The quilt was displayed for the first time at the Special Town Meeting on Tuesday. More...