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11 hrs ago | Sentinel & Enterprise

Bigwood leads Fitchburg Huskies in rout at Monctonian

The Fitchburg Huskies are off to a good start at the prestigious 29th annual Monctonian AA Challenge in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

The Day

Melvin commits to UConn

UConn received a commitment from 6-foot-8, 210-pound power forward Cleveland Melvin today.

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Sentinel & Enterprise

Swine flu vaccine clinics for local children, teens held

Ilana McCarthy would normally be in kindergarten at the Spaulding School in Townsend about 2:30 p.m., but was outside Fitchburg High School holding her left arm after getting a shot to prevent the H1N1 flu Tuesday at that time.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Sentinel & Enterprise

Reallocation of funds may be put to vote

Residents in Lunenburg are expected to vote next month on withdrawing $142,000 from the town's stabilization account to help eliminate a deficit in the current fiscal budget.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

Sentinel & Enterprise

Fitchburg native elected to Phi Beta Kappa

Ian Stearns, son of Roseann and Barry Stearns of Fitchburg, and a student at Hamilton College, has been elected to the Epsilon chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most prestigious honor society in the country.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

Sentinel & Enterprise

A busy Fitchburg roadway in need of serious repairs

Well it looks like it's time to get on my soapbox again. This time it is about the deplorable conditions of Fifth Mass Turnpike.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Unitil's storm response prompts strengthened law

Gov. Deval L. Patrick yesterday signed into law a consumer protection prompted by last year's ice storm that left customers of Unitil in Fitchburg, Lunenburg, Townsend and Ashby without electricity for up to two weeks.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

Sentinel & Enterprise

Five arrested in Fitchburg incidents

Police arrested four people outside the Rock Bottom Cafe on Beech Street early Tuesday morning and charged them all with one count of disorderly conduct, according to Police Sgt.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

Sentinel & Enterprise

Fitchburg water chief seeks rate hike

City councilors will be asked to approve a water-rate hike during tonight's Finance Committee hearing Denis Meunier, director of the Water Department, plans to ask the Finance Committee to approve an immediate increase to water rates and fees, which Meunier said will cost the average Fitchburg homeowner about $50 more annually for water.

48 comments

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Sentinel & Enterprise

A call for Fitchburg's re-elected mayor to look in mirror

It is interesting to note that in just two years, the newly re-elected mayor has lost so much of her 75 percent margin won in 2007.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Sentinel & Enterprise

Wong wins re-election

FITCHBURG _ Mayor Lisa Wong will lead Fitchburg for another two years, after she comfortably beat her two opponents, Michael "Fuzzy" Voisine, and sticker candidate Thomas Donnelly Tuesday night.

60 comments

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Sentinel & Enterprise

Fitchburg native Arsenault named to All-Star squad

Western New England College senior captain Lauren Arsenault, a Fitchburg native, was recently named to The Commonwealth Coast Conference All-Star field hockey team.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Sentinel & Enterprise

Students at Fitchburg's Crocker Elementary School learn a lot about...

Councilor-at-large candidate Robin Streb won Monday's mock election at Crocker Elementary School, gathering 224 student votes.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Reynolds earns at-large seat on Fitchburg council

Rosemary E. Reynolds and incumbents Thomas J. Conry Jr., Marcus L. DiNatale, Stephan Hay and Dean A. Tran captured the five available seats in today's 10-way race for councilor-at-large. Ms.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Sentinel & Enterprise

Fitchburg candidates hit the streets for one more word with voters

Local politicians worked up to the last minute Monday trying to win votes in today's municipal elections.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

Sentinel & Enterprise

Hudson man held without bail in connection with fatal bar fight

A Hudson man is being held without bail after appearing in Leominster District Court today to face a murder charge in connection with the August beating death of a Leominster man.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

Sentinel & Enterprise

Donnelly's late pitch facing long odds in Fitchburg's '09 mayoral race

Former longtime Fitchburg City Councilor E. Thomas Donnelly made the surprise announcement Tuesday night that he was running a sticker campaign against incumbent Mayor Lisa Wong in Tuesday's election, giving him just one week to run his long-shot campaign.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Sentinel & Enterprise

Streetlights: A good way to spend money in Fitchburg

After petitions and discussions by residents of the Neighborhood Association, Mayor Wong continues to deny their requests for restoring streetlights, as well as insisting that the crime-rate has shown a decrease for the past six months.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Police fired shot that killed man during Westminster standoff

A Westminster man who exchanged gunfire with police at his home Sunday night died from gunshot wounds to his legs, an autopsy has revealed.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

WSHM - News - News Now

DA: police gunfire killed Mass. man in standoff

Authorities say an autopsy shows that Massachusetts correction officer was fatally shot in the legs by police after brandishing a handgun and making threats at a Fitchburg bar.

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