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Featured
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Hubbardston's #1
Pizza Place! Great food,
Great Reviews, Great
Owner! One of many reasons why
"Small" towns are so
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you. One visit you're a
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Located
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of Massachusetts, Higgins
Powersports deals in motorcycles,
ATVs, and snowmobiles. In
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factory-trained technicians
have a combined experience
of 85 years. Bikes and ATVs
are ridden here too! Higgins
hosts rides for local Victory
owners and offers extensive
test rides before purchase.
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course set up in the woods.
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shop, "all roads lead to Barre."
Featured
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Westminster and you have to stop by Joseph's for a great
meal. Whether it be breakfast, lunch or
dinner, you'll be full when you
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to Eat" in the
Central Mass area. Known for their incredible breakfast dishes,
great lunch specials and a
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Leona Twohig, 94, nurse, beloved mother of 6 ... graduating in the early 1920s from the Cooley Dickinson School of Nursing in Northampton. She affiliated first in Fitchburg, and then in Boston at the former Women and Children's Hospital. She finally took a position at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, ...
Anthony J. Pandiscio,, 85 ... and grandfather died on September 3, 2010 of complications from Parkinson Disease. He was 85. He was born in Fitchburg to Rose (Paglia) and Joseph Pandiscio both of whom had immigrated as teenagers from Italy in the 1920s. He graduated from ...
FSU aims to 'make some noise' ... captain Courtney Kimball takes a shot during Wednesday's practice. After a disappointing campaign in 2009, the Fitchburg State University women's soccer team enters this season invigorated by an influx of young talent and the return of several key ...
College students arrested Fitchburg police arrested a handful of partying students in the area of Fitchburg State University Thursday night.
UMass to cut 70-80 jobs ... UMass Memorial operates a sprawling nonprofit system that includes the HealthAlliance hospitals in Leominster and Fitchburg, hospitals in Clinton, Marlboro and Palmer, a physicians' practice and other businesses. In Worcester, UMass Memorial has two ...
The Roys On A Mission To Help Bogota's Needy ... were signed to a major label. And today, nobody's laughing about independent country music. Not anymore. Born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts to French-Canadian parents, Elaine and Lee showed an early affinity for music, a natural pull that only ...
look Corsairs put winless campaign behind them ... College, edged out McNeish, a sophomore who will line up at wide receiver today at noon when the Corsairs host Fitchburg State in the New England Football Conference season opener for both teams at Cressy Field. "We had a great competition for the ...
Nice welcome for new coach ... his 17th career shutout for Assumption (1-0, 1-0 Northeast-10), which outshot the Hawks, 17-7. Women's Soccer Fitchburg State 3, Curry 1: Julie Dowson, Courtney Kimball and Carissa Kennedy all scored as the Falcons (1-0) upended the Colonels (0-1) ...
Simonds International Launches Web-Based Employee Training & Certification ... The new online training program, developed for saw operators and supervisors, offers expert instruction on bandsaw usage, productivity, waste reduction, and more Fitchburg, Mass - August 20, 2010 - Simonds International, a manufacturer of cutting tools and products for the industrial marketplace, announces its new Web-based training program ...
50 years at Grand View Farm ... Loudon of Townsend said warmly. Loudon recalls that life really began for her at age 9, when her family moved from Fitchburg on July 30, 1960, to the Grand View farm at 198 North End Road in Townsend, on 100 acres of farm land. Her family name is ...
HS football: Fitchburg revamps its offense ... helping the Red Raiders prepare for what head coach Ray Cosenza feels could be a strong season on the gridiron. As Fitchburg gets ready for opening night against Nashoba Regional, very little is set in stone as far as positions and players go, ...
Woman hit by car at school A 37-year-old Fitchburg woman was transported to Health Alliance Hospital/Leominster Thursday morning with non-life threatening injuries after being struck by a car in the Memorial Middle School parking lot.
Fitchburg officer promoted to sergeant Steven Giannini, of the Fitchburg Police Department, has been reappointed to the rank of sergeant, Chief Robert DeMoura said Thursday.
Farmers market planned at Visitors Center this weekend ... will be family-oriented, with guest appearances by mascots, such as CoCo the parrot from CoCo Water Resort in Fitchburg, an array of kids games and face painting. "We'd love if folks would come out and see what we have to offer because I know they'd ...