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Corey’s close call

Hockey game to benefit young aneurysm victim
By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER
Recess was no different than usual for Corey McGrath on Jan. 7 as he walked around the playground with his buddies. Then he developed a sudden headache and fell to his knees. More...

District quarterfinal action

Oakmont Goalie Aaron Testa makes a glove save during an Oakmont rout of Worcester in District quarterfinal action on Wednesday, Feb. 24. More...

Judiciary Committee hears testimony on Jupin’s Law

By Karen Mann JOURNAL REPORTER

Westminster Police Chief Salvatore Albert, Officer Ralph LeBlanc, Rep. More...

Special Sections

People & Events

CALENDAR

5 FRIDAY A Book Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Ashburnham Senior Center, 12 Memorial Drive (the VMS Building), Ashburnham. Proceeds to benefit the Friends of the Senior Center and the Forever Young Club. More...

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Opinion

A special day

Editorial

This Saturday will be cold, yet heartwarming for Judy Wright, John Sheehan, and hundreds of others who will take a dip in the Atlantic Ocean this weekend. More...

Let’s talk about the weather

‘The color of the sky as far as I can see is coal grey. Lift my head from the pillow and then fall again. With a shiver in my bones just thinking about the weather. More...

Letters to the Editor

Church grateful for pantry donations To the editor: The Ashburnham Community Church Outreach Committee would like to thank the many local businesses, organizations, schools and community for their overwhelming and generous donations of money More...

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Sports

Spartans succumb in play-off run

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Hockey

Oakmont forward Jayson Gauvin (Left) attempts to advance the puck while Worcester’s Tim Collins tries to put a hit on him; on a later play, (Right) he is able to advance the puck through the neu More...

THIS WEEK’S GAMES

Friday, March 5 4 p.m. Coed Varsity Indoor Track at the New England Championship Meet, Roxbury Community College, Boston Sunday, March 7 TBA Girls’ Varsity Cheerleading - Central Mass. Regionals More...

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Obituaries

Richard F. Gould, 79

ASHBURNHAM — Richard F. Gould, 79, a longtime resident of Ashburnham, died unexpectedly at home on Feb. 27, 2010. Richard was born in Fitchburg on May 2, 1930, son of the late William H. and Ingrid Ilmi (Sulin) Gould. More...

Douglas Haimila, 43

ASHBURNHAM — Douglas Haimila, 43, of Cote Avenue, died Feb. 24, 2010, at Heywood Hospital after an illness. Doug was born in Fitchburg on March 25, 1966, and was a graduate of Oakmont Regional High School in 1984. More...

Raymond Norman Lemieux, 71

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Raymond Norman Lemieux, 71, of Fort Myers, died on Feb. 27, 2010, at home. Born June 18, 1938 in Barton, Vt., he was the son of Frederick Lemieux and Florida (Mailhot) Lemieux. More...

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Bourque, Young to square off

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

Two Stanley Cup champions and two former Olympians will face off this year as the educators take on the police in the ninth annual Ashburnham-Westminster Community Benefit Hockey game on Saturday, April 3. More...

Superintendent job attracts large field

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

Sixteen people have thrown their hat into the ring for a chance to become the next superintendent of Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School District. More...

News

Events at the Ashburnham Senior Center

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...

Events at the Westminster Senior Center

The Westminster Council on Aging is located at 127 Main St., in the American Legion Hall. For more information on any program or service, contact COA Director Sue Fisher at (978) 874-7402. The center is open weekdays from 8 to 11:30 a.m. More...

For those needing food

A Senior Food Pantry has opened through collaboration with the Gardner Senior Center and the Gardner CAC. The pantry is open on the third Friday of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 294 Pleasant St., Gardner. More...

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Schools

School Events

Monday, March 8 through Friday, March 12

Oakmont Regional High School Friday, March 12 – Battle of the Bands, 7 p.m. More...

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Police Log

POLICE LOG

Ashburnham Tuesday, Feb. 23 4:24 p.m. Walk-In - Request to Speak With Officer 4:54 p.m. Sherbert Road - Domestic Disturbance 5:40 p.m. Lawrence Street - Medical Emergency 5:43 p.m. Cheshire Pond Road - Suspicious Activity 8:46 p.m. More...

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Ashburnham

Meeting Matters

Ashburnham Board of Selectmen Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010
Compiled by Caitlyn Kelleher

Top Story: In order to hold the Annual Town Meeting at Oakmont Regional High School, Ashburnham selectmen Margaret Whitney and Edward Vitone voted Thursday to postpone the meeting a week. More...

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Westminster

Michaud vows to protect Crocker Pond, residents near MBTA station

By Patricia Roy JOURNAL REPORTER

Plans for an MBTA commuter rail extension and layover facility were touched on again by selectmen at their Monday meeting. “It’s an ongoing discussion right now. More...

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