Fitchburg News

Planning for the 21st annual Johnny Appleseed Festival, set for Sept. 27, is well under way, and organizers expect it to be at least as big as last year's, which was its biggest ever.

While Fitchburg resident James Craigen was grocery shopping last year, he bumped into a familiar group of three siblings with their adopted mother.

Twenty-three-year-old Whitney V. Doucet will be the envy of hundreds when she goes on stage at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, N.H., Saturday night to sing a duet with Keith Urban.

The group behind the proposed Academy for the Whole Child Charter School has once again submitted a proposal for review by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

A Guatemalan national wanted for attempted murder in her native country was turned over to Guatemalan law enforcement personnel Thursday after being arrested in Fitchburg.

The Montachusett Regional Vocational High School District School Committee voted Thursday night to allow the acting superintendent to select the next principal.

A theatrical exploration of the contributions of women in the American Revolution, a choreographed dance set to the Internet sensation "What Does the Fox Say?" and a demonstration of focus, coordination and teamwork.

Kat Goss always wanted to run a 5K race, so she decided to throw her own this year in honor of her 40th birthday.

Older readers might recall the television show "Bill Nye, the Science Guy," in which the host, Bill Nye, would demonstrate scientific principles utilizing household items.

A senior citizen who was apparently upset that somebody was tailgating him pulled out a handgun on Wednesday afternoon, police said.

The Montachusett Opportunity Council has received a $34,546 grant from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation to expand its Linking Initiatives for Vibrant Elders program in North Central Massachusetts.

Arthur T. Demoulas and his side of the family have made an offer to buy out Market Basket a month after he was fired as CEO, he announced in a statement Wednesday evening.

Learn about the educational opportunities available at Fitchburg State University when the Office of Graduate and Continuing Education holds an information session on Aug. 12 at 5 p.m. The free session, where attendees will have the opportunity to speak with advisers, financial-aid representatives and register for classes, will take place in ... (more)

GLENN BECK TAKES ON COMMON CORE: Urging parents to boycott standardized tests and fight the "weasels" promoting Common Core, conservative commentator Glenn Beck sought to rally grassroots activism with a nationwide town hall event called "We Will Not Conform."

Police charged Joshuah C. Vautour of Leominster, and Samantha C. Carbonello of Fitchburg, with shoplifting from Petco and Barnes & Noble Booksellers.

After 35 years of deficit spending that resulted in a cumulative debt of $22 million, the Montachusett Regional Transit Authority as soon as next year will not be able to spend what it doesn't have -- and that could mean cuts in services.

Sorry, but is that what you want the kids to do? You're glorifiying it! Walking to schools is dangerous enough today, let alone a kid thumbing to the beach or lake because their parents would not take them, or even to the mall.

Children at the Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster were inspired after hearing the story of a little known African-American inventor who blazed a trail for others with his many patents.

Nick Christian 23 of Fitchburg, center, and other Market Basket workers protest outside the Leominster Market Basket today.

Parents tired of parking at Town Hall for their kids' baseball games can be hopeful: The state has approved Westminster's open-space and recreation plan.