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  • Workforce Report
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  • History 2020 – 2025
    Gardner City Council 5-4-2020
    Nicholson Introduction July 24 2020

  • Town Crier 5-29-25
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    Town of Hubbardston Annual Town Meeting 2025
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  • School Report
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  • Memorial Parade 2025
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  • Oakmont HS band wins 2025 Beats for Good competition
    by Submitted Article on June 13, 2025 at 9:30 am

    ASHBURNHAM — Sixth Avenue Groove, a band at Oakmont Regional High School, recently won the 2025 Beats for Good high school music competition and will open the Vermont-based Do Good Fest on July 12 featuring The Fray, Plain White T’s, Sammy Rae & The Friends and The Kwame Vibe. Members of Sixth Avenue Groove, who

  • Today in History: June 13, first Pentagon Papers excerpts published
    by Associated Press on June 13, 2025 at 8:00 am

    The New York Times began publishing excerpts of the Pentagon Papers, a top secret study of America’s involvement in Vietnam since 1945, that had been leaked to the paper by military analyst Daniel Ellsberg.

  • Large limb blocks traffic on Main Street
    by Gary Fournier on June 13, 2025 at 7:43 am

    Due to the heavy rain and winds last Friday morning, a very large section of a tree broke and fell onto Main Street at Tolman Avenue in Leominster. Main Street was reduced to one lane for a period of time, causing delays. Leominster Public Works were on scene removing the debris along with Leominster Police

  • Behind the Bylines: What forgotten journalists can teach us
    by Wafa Unus on June 13, 2025 at 5:21 am

    On a brief visit to New York City a few days ago, I had the opportunity to stop by The New York Times and chat with an expert on its history. I’m working on a book and wanted to discuss potential gaps in my research. I was looking for more information on a venerated member

  • Editorial: You’d be wise to employ these wildfire-safety tips
    by Editorial on June 13, 2025 at 5:12 am

    With all the rain we’ve had — especially on weekends — over the past several months, it’s easy to forget we’re less than a year removed from an unprecedented number of wildfires that scorched countless acres of the state’s forests, fields and property. As a reminder of last year’s highly combustible season, marked by 1,300

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  • Hard work by Dracut High’s Zoe Clarke pays off with Meet of Champions win
    by James Albert on June 13, 2025 at 10:02 am

    DRACUT – In middle school, Zoe Clarke was limited to remote learning for two years, didn’t hang out with many friends and decided after 10 years to forego competitive dancing. When she entered Dracut High in 2021, she wanted to try new things. She tried out for the volleyball team and loved it. Several months

  • Potential bidders tour Smith Baker Center
    by Melanie Gilbert on June 13, 2025 at 9:33 am

    LOWELL — The public site inspection of the historic Smith Baker Center took place Monday, and members of the nonprofit organization, Lowell Center for the Arts, said they came away impressed by what they saw inside the vacant, 141-year-old building.

  • Today in History: June 13, first Pentagon Papers excerpts published
    by Associated Press on June 13, 2025 at 8:00 am

    The New York Times began publishing excerpts of the Pentagon Papers, a top secret study of America’s involvement in Vietnam since 1945, that had been leaked to the paper by military analyst Daniel Ellsberg.

  • Behind the Bylines: What forgotten journalists can teach us
    by Wafa Unus on June 13, 2025 at 5:21 am

    On a brief visit to New York City a few days ago, I had the opportunity to stop by The New York Times and chat with an expert on its history. I’m working on a book and wanted to discuss potential gaps in my research. I was looking for more information on a venerated member of the early Times staff. As I’ve researched him, I’ve come to the realization that, for how accomplished he seems to have been, and how significant of an impact he has had on contemporary journalism, he left little behind. In the years immediately following his

  • Editorial: You’d be wise to employ these wildfire-safety tips
    by Editorial on June 13, 2025 at 5:12 am

    With all the rain we’ve had — especially on weekends — over the past several months, it’s easy to forget we’re less than a year removed from an unprecedented number of wildfires that scorched countless acres of the state’s forests, fields and property. As a reminder of last year’s highly combustible season, marked by 1,300 wildfires, and the potential for a return engagement in the coming months, the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation and Department of Fire Services have asked residents to consider taking home-safety precautions recommended by the National Fire Protection Association through its Firewise USA program to

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