Leominster News

Children from the Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster recently saw the effects of water pollution and contamination on marine life, thanks to a hands-on demonstration from an expert.

He uses terms such as "unfunded liability" and "actuarials" but it boils down quickly to a projected $223 million shortfall facing the city for employee insurance benefits, he said.

Why is it that the natural impulse in Massachusetts -- to solve any problem -- is to create a bigger bureaucracy? The most recent call to centralize the budgets, curriculum and oversight of local community colleges is a prime example.

When Chad LeBouf was struck and killed by a passing driver while changing a tire on his car at the side of Interstate 190 Jan.

Daniel Bisk aduros , 35, of 75 Winslow St., Lancaster, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, sufficient facts found, but continued without a finding until April 27, $50 victim witness assessment; marked lanes violation, not responsible.

According to State Police, a man was struck while working on a disable vehicle just beyond the Bloomfield Avenue exit on I-91 north in Windsor on Thursday at about 9 p.m. The victim, identified by police as Ronald Ribeiro of Leominster, MA, was struck while tending to a disable Cadillac Eldorado, which was pulled over onto the right shoulder of the ... (more)

The Monument Grill, which was a downtown staple for over a decade until closing about a year ago and reopening last May, has closed again.

He was a reserve police officer, past member and Commandant of the Marine Corps League in Fitchburg and a former Marine of the Year.

A large crowd of city employees once again listened as the City Council last night met for an ongoing discussion with the city's lawyer, Comptroller John J. Richard, and consultants on proposed changes to employees' health insurance plans to save on medical costs.

He leaves his wife of 23 years, Sandra N. Williams; two daughters, Shelley L. Eckert of Hubbardston and Jodi A. Eckert of Holden; a son, Joseph S. Eckert of Leominster; two brothers, Daniel Davis of Worcester and Ralph Atchue of West Boylston; a sister, Marjorie Clark of West Boylston; three grandchildren, Zachary, Elizabeth and Ian; several ... (more)

Camilla Babin of Westminster pumped gas in her Buick LeSabre and wondered if she will be able to afford to drive it by the spring.

Earlier today, three outstanding students, David Hayden, Hannah Wyman, and Jacen Sherman - winners of the Microsoft Imagine Cup and Kodu Cup student competitions - participated in the second annual White House Science Fair , hosted by President Barack Obama.

The 17-year-old Leominster resident hopes to get a jump on that aspiration by serving as a member of the Health Careers Club at Fitchburg High School.

Leominster High School Principal Thomas Browne is planning to change the school day's current six-day class schedule to a seven-day schedule for the next school year.

Leominster Crimestoppers paid out its first reward for a tip on a criminal case in 2010, and the program has steadily expanded since its modest beginning.

"Who is your Atticus Finch?" The Leominster Public Library wants to know, and is offering prizes for the best answers.

More than 50 people turned out for the HealthAlliance Guild's Wine and Chocolate Social held Thursday, Jan.

MONDAY, FEB. 6 The Holden Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Business After Hours networking event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Playa del Carmen Mexican Grill, 700 Main St., Holden.

Ryan Grady , 22, of 32 Washington St., Clinton, larceny over $250, guilty, one year in the House of Correction, concurrent; larceny from a building, guilty, one year in the House of Correction, concurrent; breaking and entering in a building in the daytime for a felony, guilty, one year in the House of correction; larceny over $250 from a person ... (more)

Miss Maudie was a proper Southern lady and lived in a time where "fragrant ladies rocked slowly, fanned gently and drank cool water." "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy.