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Greater need prompts increase in food and heat assistance
... that provide food, shelter and heating assistance to the 19 communities in its service territory - Ashburnham, Ashby, Ayer, Barre, Devens, Fitchburg, Gardner, Groton, Harvard, Hubbardston, Leominster, Littleton, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Shirley, ... Comment?
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... the end of the world to have a gun.'' Chris Haynes acquired a license last year after moving to the quiet town of Ashby. He was worried about crime, a fear that seemed to be confirmed recently when someone stole the tires off his car. "I thought it ... Comment?
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Municipal utilities charge lower rates
... National Grid cost $149.13; while in Action, served by NStar, that usage cost $170.68.' In the area served by Unitil - Ashby, Fitchburg, Lunenburg and Townsend, serving 28,000 ratepayers - Unitil charges even more, $187.21, based on its variable ... Comment?
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One year later, Unitil accepts little blame, maintains management team
... Massachusetts. Like many people in the municipalities where Unitil provides electricity -- Fitchburg, Townsend, Ashby and Lunenburg -- we remain unconvinced that Unitil executives have learned from the litany of mistakes they made during their ... 7 comments
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Ashby Library December happenings
Drop in and enjoy stories and a related craft activity. Open to 3, 4 and 5-year-olds with their caregiver. Comment?
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Greater Gardner relay event a winner
... for their 2009 accomplishments. The Greater Gardner Relay was attended by 173 teams from as far west as Athol, up into Ashby and Ashburnham, over to Lunenburg and Leominster and all the towns in between. It's a regional event with 4,082 walkers who ... Comment?
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Busing costs to increase for N. Middlesex
... of regional transportation aid -- a tab that by statute must be picked up by the district's constituent towns of Ashby, Pepperell and Townsend, according to Superintendent of Schools Maureen Marshall. Marshall said that additional local expense will ... 15 comments
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Residents stage Unitil protest
... Unitil has come under fire for its response to the storm, which left residents in Fitchburg, Lunenburg, Townsend, and Ashby without power for up to two weeks. The state Department of Public Utilities issued a report last month chastising the ... 60 comments
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Communities seek different power source
... makes sense and whether we can afford to do it." Unitil is the service provider for Lunenburg, Fitchburg, Townsend and Ashby. Fitchburg Mayor Lisa Wong said she created a committee earlier this year that is looking into a number of energy issues, ... 5 comments
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Unitil blasted for poor response o storm
... classes until the end of the already scheduled Christmas vacation. Residents in Fitchburg, Lunenburg, Townsend and Ashby, the communities served by the Unitil Corporation, a New Hampshire-based power company, vented their fury at the company for ... 4 comments
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Fitchburg protest to mark ice storm anniversary
... Public Utilities issued a report criticizing Unitil's performance during last year's ice storm that left thousands in Ashby, Fitchburg, Lunenburg, and Townsend without power for around two weeks. The agency ordered Unitil to undergo a management ... Comment?
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Unitil blasted for poor response to storm
... classes until the end of the already scheduled Christmas vacation. Residents in Fitchburg, Lunenburg, Townsend and Ashby, the communities served by the Unitil Corporation, a New Hampshire-based power company, vented their fury at the company for ... 20 comments
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Author chronicles stories from 2008 ice storm
... closed off where she was, and that was fine with her because she doesn't like leaving her house." Another woman, from Ashby, Mass., told her story of being 37 weeks pregnant when the storm hit. She spent a few weeks staying with relatives a few ... Comment?
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... They never called you back." Residents in the communities that Unitil serves -- Fitchburg, Lunenburg, Townsend and Ashby -- lambasted the utility company for what many people saw as their poor response to the ice storm. There appeared to be "no ... 13 comments
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Hoping to right Unitil's wrong for constituents
... of Dec. 11, 2008, a terrible ice storm struck New England. Unitil, the electricity provider for Lunenburg, Fitchburg, Ashby and Townsend, proved to be woefully unprepared. While other public utilities were enacting their storm-response plans, ... 3 comments
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Unitil official spent two weeks in eye of storm
... showed up after the fact in terms of people venting." Tens of thousands of Unitil customers in Fitchburg, Lunenburg, Ashby and Townsend lost power during the ice storm, and many waited up to two weeks before Christmas waiting for it to return. Gantz ... 9 comments
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... season dropped 5 to 12 inches across the region and may have created bad road conditions that led to the death of an Ashby man in Fitchburg yesterday morning. Fitchburg police said Peter W. Mason Jr., 48, of Damon Road in Ashby was killed when his ... Comment?
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... p.m., Town Hall room 2 Tuesday, Dec. 1 Well adult clinic: Nashoba Associated Boards of Health, in conjunction with the Ashby Board of Health, announces that a Well Adult Clinic will be held free of charge for the general public on Tuesday, Dec. 1, ... Comment?
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Monty Tech honors 173 achievers
... staff volunteered to prepare and serve the meal. Honorees were presented with certificates and pins. Special Honors Ashby: Justin Seppala Barre: Felicia Smith Leominster: Kayla Harris Templeton: Kayley Brault Westminster: Tatiana d'Entremont ... Comment?
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Pepperell budget-cut query debated
... budgets that would include no monetary increase (level-funded) or no increase in programs (level service). Conversely, Ashby board rep Ken Brown expressed concern about creating too many scenarios. Instead, he suggested the school board reprise its ... Comment?
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