Fitchburg funeral homes announced services this week for three longtime residents who died recently. Families shared notices for Lawrence "Larry" Zarrella, Roger G. Hachey, and Dorothy Ann Wolferseder, according to postings on Legacy.com dated Aug. 17. Zarrella's funeral Mass is schedul…
Fitchburg voters have until Saturday, Aug. 22, to register for the State Primary Election, with early voting also opening that day. The deadline follows the city's earlier changes to several Fitchburg polling locations for the primary. Separately, the Telegram & Gazette turned its lens …
Fitchburg pauses to remember longtime resident Virginia 'Ginny' Guertin as the city's cultural calendar turns to a choral evensong performance next week. The Sentinel & Enterprise reports Guertin, 72, died July 30 at her Fitchburg residence surrounded by family, publishing an obituary t…
Fitchburg License Commission approved entertainment and liquor permits for two August events, led by Chair Daniel Sarefield with Commissioners Richard Boscardin and Glenn Fossa. Derek Craig's River City Rhythm & Rock Festival on August 29 at Riverfront Park received unanimous approval for an
Fitchburg has formally organized a new Tourism Destination Marketing District, city officials announced this week. The city's notice offered no detail yet on governance or funding for the district, but it landed alongside two other administrative moves: updated, bilingual voting-locatio…
Fitchburg health officials confirmed a second mosquito sample tested positive for West Nile virus, triggering an updated spray schedule this week. The city posted the alert on its website alongside guidance for residents on avoiding mosquito bites as the spray program continues. Separat…
Fitchburg and Leominster officials are asking residents to weigh in on a joint housing production plan survey. The city's website also flagged a new "Intown Downtown Infrastructure Updates" notice and a Fitchburg Finance Committee meeting set for Wednesday, Aug. 12. Elsewhere, the Senti…
Military families from Hanscom Air Force Base will gather in Fitchburg this month for a Strong Bonds retreat at Great Wolf Lodge. The Hanscom AFB Chaplain Corps organized the family-resilience program at the local resort, according to an Air Force Life Cycle Management Center report pub…
Small businesses in Fitchburg can get free Mass Save energy assessments from August 10 to 14. Mass Save is a statewide, utility-funded energy-efficiency initiative, and the local program runs through the city's Main Streets Initiative, as detailed in a NewsBreak Fitchburg Daily Brief re…
Oak Hill Country Club in Fitchburg is hosting the 123rd Massachusetts Women's Amateur golf tournament, Mshale.com reports. The outlet published narrated hole-by-hole flyover videos of the club's greens on August 8, giving golfers and fans an early look at the course ahead of tournament …
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