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‘Explore Your World’: A night of fizzy fun for kids in Leominster
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (221+ words) LEOMINSTER " Families looking for a fun and hands-on science adventure won't want to miss "Explore Your World! Fizz, Foam, Bubble, Pop with Kosmic Kelly!" from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, at the Leominster Public Library, 30 West St. Children ages 4-8 are invited…...
Joys of Nature brings endangered species program to children
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (220+ words) HARVARD " Area children are invited to explore the world of endangered wildlife during "Helping Endangered Species with Joys of Nature" featuring live animals and hands-on learning " with two sessions " at 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, at the Harvard Public Library, 4 Pond…...
Townsend VFW Auxiliary seeks entries for 3-D Patriotic Art Contest
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (251+ words) TOWNSEND " The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary to Townsend Post No. 6538 is sponsoring the three-dimensional Patriotic Art Contest in partnership with the VFW Auxiliary Department of Massachusetts and the VFW of the United States Auxiliary. The contest encourages high school…...
Leominster HS students stage huge walkout protesting ICE
3+ week, 4+ day ago (797+ words) LEOMINSTER " Hundreds of high schoolers banded together and made their voices heard during a recent walkout in opposition of ICE. "Causing a disturbance like hundreds of students leaving school early gets attention on the matter and shows how much young…...
Townsend VFW Auxiliary invites students to art competition
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (370+ words) TOWNSEND " The VFW Auxiliary to Townsend Post No. 6538 is sponsoring the Illustrating America Art Contest in conjunction with the VFW Auxiliary Department of Massachusetts and the National VFW Auxiliary. The VFW Auxiliary to Townsend Post No. 6538 will award $30 for first…...
Stages: ‘Library Lion’ is for kids and adults at Calderwood Pavilion
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (393+ words) Adam Theater, Boston's nonprofit professional theater company dedicated to artistically high-quality theater productions that resonate with young audience members, brings its acclaimed play "Library Lion" to the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts on Tremont Street in…...
North Middlesex HS senior commended by National Merit Scholarship Corp.
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (177+ words) TOWNSEND " North Middlesex Regional Superintendent Brad Morgan and High School Principal Laurie Smith recently announced that senior Anna Bowen was named a Commended Scholar by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). Bowen was recognized as part of the 2025 National Merit…...
Family Recipe Box: Candy Cigs and other sinful sweets
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (911+ words) If you were born in a certain era " long before "helicopter parenting" " you probably thought smoking was disgusting, but figured you'd start at some point. After all, the local dime store had packages of candy cigarettes and bubble gum cigars,…...
Mass. MCAS scores still not back to pre-pandemic levels
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (622+ words) BOSTON " A smaller percentage of Massachusetts schools made significant progress towards, met or exceeded their own goals in 2025, state officials said Monday as they released "sobering" results from the latest round of MCAS testing. The results, which Education Secretary Patrick…...
Hopeful Thinking: You can’t change the weather, but can change how you feel about it
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (520+ words) Some years ago, I suddenly realized that I hated winter. Okay, so perhaps that's not such a huge revelation, but to be honest I hadn't really thought about it before. Sure, I had complained about it enough, but I hadn't…...