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Get Your Head in the Game! Go Pats!
Rob Crespo, a barber at Thumbs Up Barbers on John Fitch Highway in Fitchburg gives a New England Patriots logo haircut to Julio Moralez, Jr.
Students get lesson in animal care
FITCHBURG -- Fitchburg High School students got a lesson in proper animal care Friday, as part of Animal Care Education Awareness Month.
Marine mom steps up for the wounded
FITCHBURG -- For Bonny Hillman, it would have been harder not to get involved. Hillman, 46, formed Helping Hands for our Heroes several months after her son, Justin Hillman, 23, left for Afghanistan with his Marine unit last April.
Fitchburg Ward 4 Democrats to caucus
FITCHBURG -- Registered Democrats in Fitchburg's Ward 4 will hold a caucus at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb.
Ashburnham woman charged with OUI
FITCHBURG -- An Ashburnham woman arrested for drunken driving early Friday later exhibited severe mood swings during booking, according to court documents.
Health officials get peek into future
FITCHBURG -- Administrators from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester were in Fitchburg Friday to tour the future site of Community Health Connections on the Burbank Campus of HealthAlliance Hospital.
Young robotics aces hope for trip to Calif.
LEOMINSTER -- Samantha Davis believes her VEX robotics team, Devil Bots, is the de facto state middle-school champion.
Young entrepreneur creates unique school...
LEOMINSTER -- What started out as a college project with some friends for Leominster native Matthew Maynard has turned into a lucrative career move that is helping to bring awareness to school-age children about the importance of making a difference
Regional Relay for Life raised $778G
GARDNER -- The Relay for Life of Greater Gardner recently announced that it raised $778,794.94 during the 2011 Relay for Life.
Small hands, big thanks
Jake Thibeault, 8, paints a plaque during an art project in celebration ofCatholic Schools Week at St. Anthony School in Fitchburg on Wednesday.
For Leominster CTE students, a healthy gift
LEOMINSTER -- Alice is falling apart. Really. She is about 20 years old and has received constant medical attention from the students in the Leominster High School Center for Technical Education health occupational skills program, but the
Lancaster commission weighs energy-purchase plans
LANCASTER -- The Energy Commission has a tough choice ahead in determining whether it will proceed with either Colonial Power Group or GridSmart Energy in the town's quest for municipal aggregation, according to commission member Andrew Detsikas and
Fitchburg board backs formation of energy panel
FITCHBURG -- The Legislative Affairs Committee advanced a petition to create a six-member energy commission at Thursday night's meeting.
Westminster senior center plan headed to May vote
WESTMINSTER -- Most local senior centers have their own, municipally owned home, and the town of Westminster would like to join those ranks.
Monty Tech adviser pushes for AP classes
FITCHBURG -- Starting next year, Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School students may be able to chip away at college courses without stepping foot into a university, said Christina Favreau, director of Academic Programs.
Regional nonprofit has 'Opportunity' to succeed
FITCHBURG -- Arc Community Services will now be known as The Arc of Opportunity in North Central Massachusetts, following a brief presentation Wednesday morning.
Fitchburg man arraigned on credit-card charges
FITCHBURG -- A Fitchburg man who told police he confused a stranger's credit card with pennies from heaven was arraigned in Fitchburg District Court Wednesday.
Mayor makes health pitch
LEOMINSTER -- Mayor Dean Mazzarella and Comptroller John Richard made their pitch to the City Council Wednesday night for a change in the way the city negotiates health-care costs with employees.
Officials resist solar project
LUNENBURG -- Members of the Lunenburg Conservation Commission continued a hearing on a proposed solar farm on Electric Avenue after submitted plans presented questions about the impact of the farm on wetlands.

Ashburnham voters reject alarm-system revolving fund
ASHBURNHAM -- Voters at Monday night's Special Town Meeting rejected a bid to extend the revolving fund that pays for maintenance of the town's alarm system.
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Ashburnham Apostolic Lutheran Church, Route 12. Worship service 11 a.m. Sunday; Sunday school, 9:45 a.
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Ashburnham Ashburnham Apostolic Lutheran Church, Route 12. Worship service 11 a.m. Sunday; Sunday school, 9:45 a.
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Ashburnham Apostolic Lutheran Church, Route 12. Worship service 11 a.m. Sunday; Sunday school, 9:45 a.
Her 24 hours are jam-packed
ASHBURNHAM -- Seventeen-year-old Jackie Bresnahan knows what it's like to multitask. In addition to being a straight-A student at Oakmont Regional High School, Bresnahan -- a senior -- takes dance lessons three days a week, is active at her
Resident: Dam leak worsening
FITCHBURG -- Ashburnham Street resident Elizabeth Zwicker believes that after years of deterioration, now is the time for city officials to make improvements to a leaky dam on Sanborn Street.
Group needs volunteers to clear conservation land
ASHBURNHAM -- Volunteers are needed on Saturday to help clear a patch of conservation land along the Mid State Trail.
Ash-West superintendent irked over transportation...
ASHBURNHAM -- The regional schools superintendent says Gov. Deval Patrick isn't keeping a promise about sparing education from the latest round of state budget cuts.
Ashburnham board nixes special election
ASHBURNHAM -- The Board of Selectmen has decided not to hold a special election to replace Selectman Jonathan Dennehy, who is leaving the board in January to take a job with the U.
Selectman Dennehy to join U.S. State Department
ASHBURNHAM -- Jonathan Dennehy will say good-bye to the town and to his seat on the Board of Selectmen in January when he starts his new job as a foreign diplomat.
Ashburnham selectman Dennehy to leave board in...
ASHBURNHAM -- Jonathan Dennehy will say good-bye to the town and to his seat on the Board of Selectmen in January when he starts his new job as a foreign diplomat.
Fire Dept. to serve Thanksgiving dinner
ASHBURNHAM -- There'll be plenty of food and friendship at the Fire Department's second annual Thanksgiving Dinner this year.
Ashburnham says 'thank you' to local veterans
ASHBURNHAM -- Ashburnham's Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday morning on the Town Common offered a time for local residents to say thank you to the veterans who gave their lives while serving their country, and to the military men and women who
Ashburnham students meet veterans up close
ASHBURNHAM -- Fifth-graders at the John R. Briggs Elementary School will honor local veterans this week with a photography exhibit on view Thursday at the school.
School official: Layoffs possible
ASHBURNHAM -- Gov. Deval Patrick's decision to cut $18 million from the state's regional school transportation budget could mean that Ashburnham-Westminster school district officials may be
Ash-West may face transportation cuts
ASHBURNHAM -- The Ashburnham-Westminster School District could face the loss of an estimated $228,000 in state transportation money, state Rep.
Group to host 'Night at the Museum' fundraiser
The Ashburnham Westminster Foundation For Academic Excellence is a citizen-run non-profit dedicated to enhancing academics in Ashburnham and Westminster schools.
Asburnham woman who died in crash identified
ASHBURHAM-- Police on Friday identified the victim of a fatal car wreck that occurred on Fitchburg Road in Ashburnham Wednesday afternoon.
Police ID victim in fatal car wreck
ASHBURHAM _ Police have identified the victim of a fatal car wreck that occurred on Fitchburg Road in Ashburnham Wednesday afternoon.
Local woman is killed in head-on crash
ASHBURNHAM -- A 64-year-old Ashburnham woman was killed Wednesday afternoon in a head-on collision on Fitchburg Road, police said.
Selectmen mull possible land sale
ASHBURNHAM -- Selectmen are considering the sale of 53 parcels of land the town acquired in recent years.
Missing bull mastiff 'Bella' is found
ASHBURNHAM -- A missing female bull mastiff has been found after she disappeared from the Ashburnham Pound on Central Street nearly two weeks ago.
Draft warrant could be changed, official says
ASHBURNHAM -- Town Administrator Douglas Briggs said a draft warrant presented to the Board of Selectmen Monday night is subject to significant changes, after news of further state aid cuts
School officials brace for additional budget...
ASHBURNHAM -- School Superintendent Michael Zapantis told Ashburnham-Westminster School Committee members that he expects further state aid cuts to impact the 2010 school budget.

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