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Superintendent’s search continues

One of three finalists pulls name from consideration after interview
By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER
After two separate deliberation periods, Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School Committee members said they needed more after the first set of interviews with three candidates for the superintendent’s position. More...

Selectmen approve commuter rail layover station, with conditions

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

Selectmen approved a location in the Westminster Business Park for the layover station associated with the commuter rail’s future Wachusett Station. More...

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People & Events

CALENDAR

1FRID6AY Theatre at the Mount will perform Disney’s “Mulan, Jr.” at 9:30 a.m. and noon at Mount Wachusett Community College, 444 Green St., Gardner. Tickets are $6. Call More...

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Opinion

Issues with school, budget not a simple as presented

Speak Out
KEITH HARDING WESTMINSTER RESIDENT

I enjoyed reading the editorials in last week’s issue regarding the school budget and wish to respond to the comments of two of the authors of those articles. More...

Joseph Flanagan

Candidate for Westminster Board of Selectmen

As a candidate running for the Westminster Board of Selectmen, Joseph Flanagan was asked to answer these four questions in 200 words or less as a way to give residents a chance to hear their points of view as the election draws closer. More...

Don’t say no too much

Editorial

The layover station associated with the future Wachusett Station received conditional approval from the Westminster Board of Selectmen on Monday night. More...

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Sports

Spartans start the season

Oakmont softball pitcher Leslie Gould goes through her windup during opening day action on Thursday, April 8. The Spartans lost to last year’s state semifinalists Monty Tech Bulldogs, 9-1. More...

Veterans Inc. 13th annual Best Ball Charity Golf Classic

The Veterans Inc. is hosting its thirteenth annual Best Ball Charity Golf Classic on Wednesday, May 19, registration starts at 8 a.m. and a 9 a.m. shotgun start at the Heritage Country Club in Charlton. More...

House of Champions to host baseball camps

LEOMINSTER — The House of Champions Indoor Batty Facility, 529 Lancaster St., will offer two different baseball camps during the upcoming school vacation, April 19 through April 21. More...

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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...

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Ashburnham

Honoring long-time trustee

Dana Altobelli was honored by the Forbush Memorial Library Trustees for his decade of service to the library as a member of the board, and as the chairman of the library building committee. More...

Breakfast meetings to introduce the candidates

The Ashburnham-Westminster Rotary Club will host two breakfast meetings to give the candidates for the Boards of Selectman in each of the two towns an opportunity to introduce themselves to their constituents. More...

Pop Warner registration upcoming

Oakmont Pop Warner will hold registration event for football and cheering on Saturday, May 8, from 9 a.m. to noon at Overlook Middle School. Registration forms will be available at the events, or online at oakmontpopwarner.net. More...

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WEB UPDATE: Berlo to have second interview after April vacation

(FRIDAY, 10:43 A.M.) Superintendent candidate Robert Berlo’s second interview of was postponed until the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School Committee. More...

Parents, students say give an override a chance

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

Parents and students came out Tuesday night to ask the Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School Committee to get town officials to support a Proposition 2 1/2 override to get more funding for the school district’s budget. More...

News

Police spend hours searching for missing elderly woman in the woods

By Caitlyn Kelleher JOURNAL REPORTER

Local and state police searched for six hours in the woods around Fitchburg Road in Ashburnham before finding a missing 74-year-old woman Monday. More...

Locals honor for social work

A number of social workers at the Montachusett Home Care Corporation were honored as part of Social Workers month. More...

Waste Management and state fund new project at State Forest

BOSTON — State Sen. Jennifer L. Flanagan (D-Leominster) announced that the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) awarded $150,000 for projects in Leominster State Forest, which will be matched by Waste Management. More...

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Schools

Monty Tech students win medals at Skills District Competition

FITCHBURG — Monty Tech students earned a total of 51 medals and had two students qualify as state-level qualifiers and a state officer candidate, at the SkillsUSAMassachusetts District Conference held at Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical More...

Local students takes a mark in history

Kurt Bryars of Ashburnham and classmates Sam Feldman of Fitchburg and Chris Rizzo of Groton took first place for the category of group documentaries during the Central Massachusetts History Day. More...

Peterson named to Salve Regina Dean’s List

NEWPORT, R.I. – Meredith Peterson of Ashburnham, a senior at Salve Regina University, earned a place on the Dean’s List for the Fall 2009 semester. More...

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Westminster

Pancake breakfast to benefit Little Leaguers

The Westminster Lions Club will host a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. Sunday, April 25, at the VFW Hall, Eaton Street, Westminster. More...

Historical Society to host family workshop

The Westminster Historical Society will hold the second in a new series of workshops for people interested in working on their family history from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 16, at the Historical Society, 110 Main St., Westminster. More...

Historical Society to talk on paranormal activities

The Westminster Historical Society will host a program on Paranormal Activities and Investigations at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, at the Historical House, 110 Main St., Westminster. More...

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