Fitchburg News

Gov. Deval Patrick has appointed Judith A. Dumont, a Fitchburg native, to be the director of the Westborough-based Massachusetts Broadband Institute .

A recent drug raid and murder in Fitchburg are a testament to the ongoing problem of gang-related crime in the city, according to public safety officials and documents filed in federal court.

Elena Mae's Bridal Boutique, a full-service bridal shop in Leominster, has made a donation to HealthAlliance Hospital's Simonds-Sinon Regional Cancer Center in Fitchburg in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.

I would like to thank the following people who helped put on Fitchburg's Got Talent 2 at the Fitchburg Public Library Auditorium.

Gov. Deval Patrick announced Monday $10.2 million in stimulus funding for improvements to the Fitchburg commuter rail line.

Many people think Fitchburg is just another old mill town. Those who do, however, should reconsider, for Fitchburg is far more than an old mill town.

Matthew Hoeske is sick of coming home from work on Tuesday evenings only to have to load his car up with trash, and then make two trips down to Mount Elam Road in time for Wednesday morning trash pick-up. "It gets tiring knowing you've got to come home and load up two car-fulls," said Hoeske, a Goodfellow Drive resident, and the father of ...

The Fitchburg police, in partnership with the local United States Marine Corps League, are in need of more donations, especially for older children, to help their annual Toys for Tots drive.

I agree with Tina King's assessment that it is hard to rationalize paying for Christmas lighting when we can't afford to have illuminated streetlights.

Acting Conservation Agent Leslie W. Gabrilska is thinking about taking part in the Audubon Society's 110th annual Christmas Bird Count this year.

As a citizen of Fitchburg, I feel it is important to voice my opinion about the current streetlight situation.

A series of free H1N1 flu vaccination clinics has been scheduled in Fitchburg and Gardner during the next week, according to the Fitchburg Department of Health.

Police arrested two men Tuesday afternoon after they allegedly broke into a Rollstone Street home and attempted to steal copper piping.

Eight community health centers in Massachusetts will share $80 million in new federal funding.

UMass Memorial Health Care received a three-year accreditation for radiation-oncology services that includes the radiation treatment facility at the Simonds-Sinon Regional Cancer Center located at HealthAlliance Hospital's Burbank Campus in Fitchburg.

Little more than two weeks after State Rep. Lew Evangelidis, R-Holden, filed legislation to toughen up sentencing options facing criminal defendants relying on an insanity plea, local law makers and law enforcement officials are voicing their opinions on what has become known as "Jupin's Law." The legislation is named after Officer Larry Jupin of ...

Recent shakeups at the state's new Massachusetts Department of Trans-portation, along with tight budget constraints, are slowing the process to begin major construction work on improvements to the Fitchburg commuter rail line.

Police arrested a Level 3 sex offender on Sheldon Street on Friday, after he allegedly accosted a 9-year-old girl as she was walking to a friend's house on River Street about 5 p.m. David Wright, 54, lives at on the first floor of 61 Falulah St.

The Fitchburg City Council rejected zoning changes that would have encouraged residential developers to build in vacant mill buildings, the Sentinel & Enterprise reports.

Once again the issue of tax rates has appeared on the agenda of the Fitchburg city councilors.