WORCESTER COUNTY NEWS
Brian Meifert drops pounds and inspires others to...
CLINTON -- Two years ago, Brian Meifert would have laughed in the face of anyone who told him he would run five miles during his lunch break at work.
Leominster Emergency Management puts out the call...
LEOMINSTER -- Leominster Emergency Management is calling a summit meeting with 17 churches and synagogues asking for help raising reserve volunteers who can work at shelters during disasters and emergencies.
Only sheer talent will prevail at Barber Battle
FITCHBURG -- Whoever told you haircuts are a time for gossip and conversations about the weather was wrong.
Team Colors
Brian Whitney, owner of Bay State Apparel, a subcontractor for VF Corporation which holds apparel licenses for the NFL, reviews a color separation filter at their factory in Leominster Saturday afternoon.
Lancaster OKs permit for affordable housing
LANCASTER -- The Zoning Board of Appeals has approved a comprehensive permit for the construction of an affordable-housing development to be located off of Mill Street Extension, according to Planning Director Noreen Piazza.
T-shirt printer: Pats victory would be win-win for...
LEOMINSTER -- If the Patriots win the Super Bowl, Brian Whitney won't be able to celebrate like other fans.
Leominster garage will increase spaces for rail...
LEOMINSTER -- The North Leominster commuter rail station opened in 2005, and every one of the parking lot's 140 spaces were full almost immediately.
Lunenburg farmer taps into new market
LUNENBURG -- Lunenburg resident Jim Lattanzi has operated a successful beef and pork farm on Hill Road for several years, but now he's undertaking a new and sweeter challenge -- maple sugaring.
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.
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.

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.
Ashburnham school project needs $950G trim
ASHBURNHAM -- Construction on the new J.R. Briggs school will not start as planned on Monday, as contractors work to slim down an extra $950,000 that was not originally budgeted into the $24.
Got goats? Ashburnham course may be right up your...
ASHBURNHAM -- The number of people considering keeping goats is on the rise. Whether it's for a personal milk supply, weed control or meeting the growing demand for goat meat, North Country Sustainability Center Inc.
Planned Ashburnham solar farms on hold for tax...
ASHBURNHAM -- The town's latest solar deal is on hold for now while officials figure out to properly tax Investar LLC of Worcester for the panels the company is planning to place on three separate properties in town, according to Town Administrator
This is not your father's lab table
ASHBURNHAM -- Cushing Academy has been awarded a $50,000 matching grant from the Edward E. Ford Foundation for its iClass Table learning stations created by a science teacher at the school, which will allow the creation of further stations and
Contractor search for Briggs School moves along in...
ASHBURNHAM -- Bids for subcontractors for the new John R. Briggs Elementary School had only been open for just over 24 hours at the time of building committee met Thursday night, but they're looking promising so far, according to project manager
Comcast tells 6 Ashburnham families they won't get...
ASHBURNHAM -- Comcast's senior manager of government and community relations stood firmly by the company's decision to not extend cable service to six homes Old Pierce Road and the adjacent portion of Rindge State Road at the Board of Selectmen
Ash-West going to MSBA for upgrades
ASHBURNHAM -- The Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School Committee approved the submission of a statement of interest to the Massachusetts School Building Association regarding a new roof and a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system for
DEP fines Ashburnham plant
ASHBURNHAM -- An Ashburnham manufacturing plant that processes protein from corn meal was fined $29,648 by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for violating air-pollution control regulations, a DEP press release stated Wednesday.
Grab the wheel and take a spin
ASHBURNHAM -- A means of relaxation. A creative outlet. A connection to history. A way to keep the hands moving and to clear the mind.
Scouting center construction halted
ASHBURNHAM -- William J. Bresnahan Scouting and Community Center project coordinator Valorie Daigle announced Wednesday the project has run out of money for supplies and will have to, at least temporarily, suspend work on the center, unless more
Ashburnham rakes in first round of...
ASHBURNHAM -- Municipal Light Plant Manager Stan Herriott announced at the Light Board's meeting Wednesday afternoon that the town has received $9,058.
Ashburnham-Westminster schools secure tech grant
ASHBURNHAM -- Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School District Director of Technology Eric DeHays announced at the School Committee meeting Tuesday night the district has been awarded a $167,000 USDA Rural Development Distance Learning and
Ashburnham board sets single tax rate
ASHBURNHAM -- Selectmen voted to adopt a single tax rate for fiscal 2012 at their meeting Monday evening, reasoning that the amount of land used for commercial and industrial purposes was far too small to justify a split rate in a largely
Holiday Harmony
Seniors enjoy holiday music by the Johnny Appleseed Harmonizers from the Fitchburg / Leominster area during a free Christmas dinner put on by the Friends of the Ashburnham Senior Center at the Ashburnham American Legion on Williams Street, Wednesday
Lions Club hosts breakfast fundraiser to benefit...
ASHBURNHAM -- Ever since the concept of the William J. Bresnahan Scouting and Community Center first came about in 2003 as a memorial building to a 19-year-old Marine killed in action in Vietnam, the question of funding has been an issue.
Lions Club to serve pancake breakfast
ASHBURNHAM -- The Lions Club will be hosting a pancake breakfast at the Ashburnham American Legion at 132 Williams St.
Free Christmas party planned for seniors
ASHBURNHAM -- The Friends of the Ashburnham Senior Center will hold a free holiday party for Ashburnham seniors age 55 and over on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at the Ashburnham American Legion. There will be traditional holiday foods such as turkey, ham, bread stuffing, green-bean casserole, squash, other vegetables and more, according to group secretary Melanie Hyslop. All of the food will be homemade by the Friends.
Comcast: Recent homes not worth it
ASHBURNHAM -- Town officials are asking cable provider Comcast to reconsider extending service to Old Pierce Road and the adjacent portion of Rindge State Road.
Towns seek grant for housing rehab, paving
ASHBY -- The town, along with neighboring Ashburnham, is seeking a grant totaling $982,006 from the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission for paving projects in both communities and a housing-rehabilitation program.
Surveys central to towns' grant opportunity
ASHBURNHAM -- Selectmen are urging residents of South Main Street and Cross Street to respond to a survey sent to them throughout last month because their responses are vital to the town's joint application with the town of Ashby for a Community
Nice neighborhood
Ashburnham 27 Wilker Road $1.93 million Lot size: 85 acres Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 1 1/2 Living space: 3,685 square feet Listed with: Gibson Sotheby's International Realty Ashby 465 Jewett Hill Road $750,000 Lot size:
Nearing solar deal will mean low rates
ASHBURNHAM -- The Ashburnham Municipal Light Plant's agreement with solar company Investar LLC to install solar farms in two locations in town is "very close" to being completed and signed by both parties, according to Light Plant manager Stan
Memorial, off to great start, still needs help
ASHBURNHAM -- Nov. 10 marked the the 236th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps. On that day, in the pouring rain, local contractor Richard Wright donated his time to work on the utilities for the William J.
Monday
Ashburnham Council on Aging, 10 a.m., Town Hall Conservation Commission, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Fitchburg Arts Academy Pilot School, 4:30 p.

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