Fitchburg News

The town administrator search committee made their recommendation of Ryan McNutt as the finalist candidate during Monday night's selectmen's meeting.

Spring and summer are always so welcome here in New England after the winter months; however August can bring some unbearably hot days.

Trick or Treat on Main St., the Marshall Street Block Party, UNIFY Fitchburg, PRIDE and Fitchburg High School, are just some of the endeavors that AmeriCorps VISTAs Regina Connerty and Jenna David have accomplished with the Twin Cities Community Development Corp. For nearly a year, these two organizers pounded pavement helping the community through ... (more)

A decorated car in support of Artie T., as well as a "Boycott MB" sign outside the store as employees continued protests outside the Market Basket on Water Street in Fitchburg on Tuesday.

After all, Fitchburg is not Northampton, where there are hundreds of people looking for places to park in the downtown area every day of the week.

July 29, 2014 - FiberMark yesterday said that it has acquired the assets of Crocker Technical Papers.

More than 200 homes lost power Tuesday afternoon after a low-hanging utility wire was snagged by a tractor-trailer near the intersection of Summer and Poplar streets.

One of the owners of the former Immaculate Conception church says internal organizational restructuring is delaying the Colomba Legacy Center from opening.

We wish Fitchburg Housing Director Ryan McNutt well as he prepares to step into his new job as town administrator for the town of Lancaster.

The City Council approved all but one piece of Mayor Lisa Wong's supplemental budget, asking that $21,475 requested for an information-technology employee be used instead for police overtime for Main Street foot patrols.

Each Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. now through Aug. 20, the city's Recreation Department is sponsoring free Concerts on the Common, featuring a mixture of different types of music for all ages performed by local bands, according to Jon Ricciutti, chairman of the Board of Parks Commissioners.

Organizers behind next month's charity motorcycle ride say they care more about spreading the word about suicide prevention than raising money.

McNutt is the former chief of staff for Fitchburg Mayor Lisa Wong and an Army National Guard veteran who served in the Iraq war.

Police recovered two bullets shot into a Leyte Road home Sunday about 10:50 p.m., said Capt.

Doucet, 23, won a radio-station contest to sing a duet with country-music star Keith Urban during Saturday's concert at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield.

McGrath, president of the North Central Massachusetts chapter of the Patriot Riders of America, said the group wasn't there to raise money or recruit members, but to help build and honor the veteran community.

Alicia Gentile of Groton and Jakob Vandal of Shirley have been selected as June's Students of the Month at Nashoba Valley Technical High School.

People gathered around tables while keeping an eye on the smoke drifting from the grill is a common sight on a lovely summer day.

People gathered around tables while keeping an eye on the smoke drifting from the grill is a common sight on a lovely summer day.

After sitting vacant for many years, the former Pelletier's Building Supply property at 133 Water St. is now being marketed for retail development.