Jan Gottesman

FITCHBURG – Leaders at Fitchburg State University and the Fitchburg Public Schools renewed the Honors Compact that gives students enrolled at Fitchburg High School’s Honors Academy priority admission to the university as well as access to campus courses, facilities and scholarships.

The Healey-Driscoll administration announced that it is awarding nearly $15 million in Skills Capital Grants to 65 high schools, colleges, and educational institutions, including $499,307 to the Leominster Center for Technical Education Innovation.

LEOMINSTER – For their “Grand Finale Campout,” Boy Scouts from Troop 11 Leominster recently camped out in the White Mountains near Mt. Washington, and stopped at the Epping Dragway on the way home to see some “Wicked Cool” cars racing. Troop 11 is for all boys, ages 11-17, and meets at St. Leo’s Auditorium Thursday evenings during the school year.

Leominster resident and cancer survivor William Kirousis was one of those recently honored by the the Boston Red Sox and Red Sox Foundation, sponsors of the Pan-Mass Challenge.

For all programs that require registration, the library staff will hold your spot for 10 minutes past the scheduled start time of the program; after that, your spot may be given to someone who is waiting. Plan your arrival accordingly.

Verizon 34/Comcast 8 Monday, 7:30 a.m. weekdays, “Good Animation” Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. daily, “Rosary” Wednesday, 8:30 p.m., “Barbara and You” Thursday, 4 p.m., “Inside Leominster-Live” Friday, 7 p.m., “The Big Picture” Saturday, 5 p.m., “College Church 7th Day Adventists” Sunday 11 a.m., “Good Shepherd Ghana” Verizon 32/Comcast 9 Go to www.leominster.tv for more schedule details Verizon 33/Comcast 99 Representing Leominster Leominster City Council Meeting July 22 Leominster Conservation Commission Meeting July 23 Leominster School Committee meeting For more information about School Committee Meetings, visit https://www.facebook/leominsterschools/ Leominster Planning Board meeting July 22 City Council meetings, 2nd Monday of the month 6:45 p.m. (live) School Committee meeting,…

Gianna Doherty and Abby Waterhouse will appear in Theatre on the Mount's performance of "The Prom."

FITCHBURG – Two new undergraduate majors launching this fall at Fitchburg State University will open career pathways in the arts and healthcare fields, providing students with strong interdisciplinary skills to respond to high-needs sectors of the statewide and regional economies.

NEWPORT, R.I. – Renee Dube, of Leominster, was one of seven undergraduate students from Salve Regina University who completed the 2023-2024 Nuala Pell Student Leadership Program, an innovative leadership development program run by the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy at Salve named in honor of the wife of U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell. The Fellows completed the program, which focuses on leadership development for the twenty-first century through monthly meetings where they explored leadership theory, ethics, evolution of public issues and what it takes to be a leader in the public sector. The cohort also traveled to Washington, D.C., to…

FITCHBURG – Fitchburg State University will host a summer institute this August for K-12 and college educators to help them prepare students with lessons on news and information literacy. The free conference is also open to those interested in learning more about the role of quality journalism in a healthy democracy.