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Lightfoot being honored for her service

By Caitlyn Kelleher EDITOR@THECOMMUNITYJOURNAL.COM
Ashburnham resident Leslie Lightfoot spent much of her career working with veterans and has spent much of the last few years working to develop a location for those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan to have a place to recover and receive therapy. More...

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People & Events

Historical Piano Concerts celebrates 25th spring season

ASHBURNHAM — To open Historical Piano Concerts’ twenty-fifth Spring Season, pianist Emma Tahmiziàn (pictured) will play dance-inspired works on a grand piano made in 1846 by J.B. More...

CALENDAR

8 SATURDAY Pilgrim Congregational Church will celebrate the season with its Spring in Bloom church fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church, 26 West St., Leominster. More...

Westminster Farmers’ Market opening Friday

The Westminster Farmers’ Market will be opening on Academy Hill in Westminster on Friday, May 7. More...

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Opinion

Spend a month paying attention to mental health

By Sen. Jennifer Flanagan

On Friday April 30, 2010, I was joined by community members, clinicians, families and local officials to kick off Mental Health Awareness Month. This year, Fidelity Bank in Leominster was again gracious enough to host our event. More...

Letters to the Editor

Looking to Ashburnham voters to confirm the right to farm

To the Editor: The Ashburnham Agricultural Commission has put forth an article to make Ashburnham a “Right to Farm” town. More...

Speak Out

Local writers group visit digital library at Cushing

The members of the Wachusett Writers and Poets Club (WWPC) visited the Fisher Watkins Library at Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, on Monday, April 12. More...

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Schools

Benefit Hockey Game Organizers

Westminster Elementary’s Kathy Kelly, Eric Sifert and Patricia Marquis, joined organizers of the Ashburnham- Westminster Community Benefit Hockey Game David Uminski, Deb Perrett, David Napolitan More...

A summer plan

Kevin Gallant, a sixth grader at Overlook Middle School, was awarded the John Delibero Scholarship for a two week summer program at Applewild School by his art teacher Brian Beaudoin and Ellie Deliber 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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Obituaries

Elizabeth E. (Tibbets) Moryl, 92

Was deeply loved by her family; worked for Foster Healy

WESTMINSTER — Elizabeth E. (Tibbetts) Moryl, 92, of Westminster, died Saturday, May 1, 2010, at the Keystone Center, Leominster, after an illness. More...

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Ashburnham

Voters to see 29 articles at town meeting

By Caitlyn Kelleher EDITOR@THECOMMUNITYJOURNAL.COM

Voters in Ashburnham will see a new approach to capital planning on this year’s annual town meeting warrant tomorrow (May 8). More...

Trunk sale to be held at library

The Friends of the Stevens Memorial Library will sponsor a “trunk sale” from a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 22, at the library, 20 Memorial Drive, Ashburnham. More...

St. Denis Parish holds raffle

St. Denis Parish is hosting the Fourth Annual Spring-Giveaway with the winning tickets to be drawn on Saturday, May 29, at St Denis Parish, 85 Main St, Ashburnham. Tickets cost $100 limit of 300 tickets to be sold. More...

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Zapantis might stay until superintendent is found

By Caitlyn Kelleher EDITOR@THECOMMUNITYJOURNAL.COM The Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School Committee is going to try to reach an agreement with exiting Superintendent of Schools Michael Zapantis to serve as interim until a new superintendent More...

Westminster voters preserve positions in lieu of preventing tax increases

By Caitlyn Kelleher EDITOR@THECOMMUNITYJOURNAL.COM

Voters at Westminster’s Town Meeting amended the recommended budget proposals to save positions and services in two town departments, despite cuts recommended by town officials. More...

News

State races full of challengers to represent local residents

Evangelidis could be facing Republican challenger Frank A. Beshai of Worcester in the primary election, if the signatures from both candidates are certified. Democrats Scot J. Bove of Holden, Thomas J. More...

New press saves trees, money and fingertips

The Community Journal debuts new look this week
By Lucia Scott JOURNAL REPORTER

The Community Journal is partnering with a new Massachusetts printer, the Daily Hampshire Gazette of Northampton, and printing the newspaper on a different page size with increased color. More...

State races full of challengers to represent local residents

Potential candidates from around the region filed their nominations with the local town clerks on Tuesday, April 27, and each of the area’s legislators may be facing a contested race if all signatures are certified by May 18. More...

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Sports

THIS WEEK’S GAMES

Friday, May 7 3:30 p.m. Boys’ Junior Varsity Lacrosse at Assabet Valley Reg. Tech 3:30 p.m. Coed Middle School Spring Track at Murdock 5 p.m. Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse at Assabet Valley Reg. Tech Saturday, May 8 10 a.m. More...

Courting the win

Oakmont’s Zach Hathaway (above left) t) g serves during action against Lunenburg d on Monday, May 5. Hathaway defeated , Lunenburg’s Taylor Krowitz - 6-2, 2-6, More...

Oakmont Boys Tennis Scores oys

May 3, 2010 Oakmont 3 - Lunenburg 2

1st Singles: Oakmont’s Zachary Hathaway defeated Lunenburg’s Taylor Krowitz - 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 2nd Singles: Lunenburg’s Allen Butler defeated Oakmont’s Ben Kendell - 6-1, 6-7(7-5), 6-3 3rd Singles: Oakmont’s Matt Prat More...

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Police Log

Ashburnham

Tuesday, April 27 10:42 a.m. Main Street - Hold-Up Alarm, False Alarm 11:18 a.m. Main Street - Hold-Up Alarm, False Alarm 6:23 p.m. Rindge State Road - B&E (Burglary) Past 6:48 p.m. Squire Road – Burglar Alarm 6:55 p.m. More...

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Westminster

Committee hoped for impartial fiscal review of overlay ideas

By Caitlyn Kelleher EDITOR@THECOMMUNITYJOURNAL.COM

Members of the Mixed Use Study Committee left their meeting days before the annual town meeting feeling hopeful that they would get the funding to get a third and impartial study done on the potential benefits and pitfalls of creating an overlay dis More...

Meet and Greet selectmen

The Westminster Board of Selectmen is holding a meet and greet on Sunday, May 8, from 9 to 11 a.m. More...

Forbush schedules events

Forbush Library has the following events scheduled: on Tuesday, May 11, at 6:30 p.m., Beatrice Adams of Lunenburg, will give a talk entitled “Growing up in Hitler’s Back Yard.” Before coming to the U.S. More...

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