Fitchburg News

Ali Morrilly may be new to Fitchburg, but she felt it was important to bring her two young sons out to the Upper Common to honor and celebrate all veterans, past and present.

A man wanted in connection with a bank robbery last week has been arrested, according to police.

Jennifer L. Albert's 13-year-old son, whose diabetes was diagnosed a year ago, has to check his blood sugar level six to eight times a day by pricking his finger and getting a reading on the level from an electronic device called a glucometer.

A second suspect who was wanted on a charge of armed and masked robbery in connection with multiple robberies in Fitchburg, Leominster and Gardner, was arrested Monday in Fitchburg.

On this Memorial Day, as the nation pauses to remember all men and women who served our country and are no longer with us, here are the stories behind some of the names on local monuments and history books to fallen soldiers who served in the nation's major wars: Thomas Cowdin of Fitchburg was an innkeeper and, at one time, a soldier for the ... (more)

City Councilor Marcus DiNatale has entered a petition to remove the authority to set water and sewer rates from the Water/Wastewater Commission and to put it back under the City Council's jurisdiction.

ARMED FORCES Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Brian A. Como Jr., son of Brian Como Sr.

It's time to think about packing up the car, dropping the dog at the kennel and heading out on vacation for many North Central Massachusetts residents.

Deputy Fire Chief Paul Vaillancourt will never forget working a Christmas Day shift nearly 30 years ago when a father and son were seriously injured in a car accident.

When officers are working undercover, the measures they take to fit in and gain the trust of those they are observing can lead some to develop inappropriate relationships, and even become corrupted themselves, according to criminology experts.

Several Fitchburg students allegedly caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to Leominster's showcase Doyle Field, but their classmates' remorse has moved the field's head caretaker.

Graduating seniors at St. Bernard Central Catholic High School graduation ceremony on Friday overwhelmingly spoke of strong bonds of friendship and love in their small class as the things they will miss the most about their school.

The First Baptist Church of Fitchburg, 1400 John Fitch Highway, will hold a combined Pentecost and Memorial Day Service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

The Fitchburg High students spray painted a sign over at the field Thursday night before jumping a fence and continuing their damage.

In Friday's regular season finale, the red-hot Nashoba bats erupted for a 10-run fourth inning, allowing the visitors to easily secure an 11-1 victory over host Fitchburg.

Mayor Lisa Wong speaks during the Light the Town Purple ceremony at the Upper Common in Fitchburg Thursday to raise attention for the upcoming Greater Gardner Relay for Life.

When a child pulled a fire alarm at Reingold Elementary School Monday afternoon, the Fire Department was not immediately notified due to a malfunctioning automatic emergency signal box, according to Fire Chief Kevin Roy.

What the graduation ceremony for two high-school diploma programs at Mount Wachusett Community College lacked in size was more than made up for in enthusiasm Wednesday.

Luke Chapdelaine, of Hollis, shows off the chess table he built in the woodworking class at Applewild School in Fitchburg.

The Leominster and Fitchburg public libraries, along with all other Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing libraries, will be making a major software change over Memorial Day weekend as the C/W MARS network installs new software.