Fitchburg News

For my column celebrating St. Patrick's Day next week, I wanted to get the real scoop from somebody who was Irish -- perhaps favorite foods of the day, traditions they follow on St. Patrick's Day, what it means to them to be Irish.

Christine Coleman of Templeton and Michael Hildreth of Ashburnham, juniors in Monty Tech's cabinetmaking program, sell raffle tickets for a custom-made, solid cherry-wood Shaker-style dining room set that students in the program made.

Collaboration and making education work from birth through college are going to be the keys to success in Gateway Cities such as Fitchburg and Leominster, local education officials said Wednesday.

A five-minute stroll through that light-filled, clean space can lift spirits and inspire creativity.

LED streetlights with dimming controls, automated meters and the ability for public-safety officials to tap into the system to brighten or flash the lights in emergency situations, may be in the city's future.

The Scharmett family recently reopened the Quick 'n Clean Car Wash at 511 John Fitch Highway to bookend the Fitchburg Car Wash it owns at the other end of the road.

The City Council's Finance Committee on Tuesday night approved a $5 increase in traffic fines requested by Traffic Specialist Paul McNamara, making all civil moving violations in the city $55.

A Leominster man was arraigned in Fitchburg District Court on Monday on allegations of sexually abusing his girlfriend's daughter repeatedly between 1992 and 2000.

A Fitchburg native is looking for a local venue to donate its services for a benefit show he would like to organize for hit-and-run victim Kervens Elysee.

Heagney, who currently is resident agent in charge of the Rochester, N.Y., field office for the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, was one of three finalists for the position.

Fitchburg police confirmed the driver of a vehicle that rolled onto a South Street lawn was transported by LifeFlight medical helicopter to UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester with what Sgt.

The historic No. 4 Schoolhouse's wood-framed exterior recently got a $50,000 face-lift.

Kervens Elysee began the morning of Feb. 27 like most others, making the 40-minute walk to his workplace in Leominster.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren visited Fitchburg State University Friday morning to discuss with students, faculty and state and local officials the $1.2 trillion in student loan debt that she says is crushing students and putting a strain on the economy.

Musician Wil Darcangelo wants to see if a fun, social atmosphere will get creative people to brainstorm ways to promote Fitchburg businesses on the national level.

House and Senate leaders under pressure to expand the bottle bill to include water and juice bottles, or see it decided by voters in the fall, said Thursday they will try to develop a compromise to address concerns of bottlers and supermarkets opposed to the measure.

The following suggestions are excerpted from Michael Levin's book, "Ask Dr. Bonsai."

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren spoke Friday from the cafeteria at Fitchburg State University about reducing interest rates on federal student loans.

Authors of "Legendary Locals of Fitchburg," from left, Simone Blake, Cindy Jones and Shirley Wagner, will sign copies at the Fitchburg Historical Society on Saturday.

House lawmakers on Wednesday approved a sprawling $1.12 billion capital spending bill that includes $1.5 million to help complete Community Health Connections' new Fitchburg Family Health Center.