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Thursday, February 2, 2012, 5:00pm
Destaré - 320 Main Street, Fitchburg
Come join Hype for our Valentine’s Day Party at Destaré Martini Bar and enjoy champage-tasting (there is a $15 fee for the tasting), cheese and a Chocolate Fountain while enjoying musicians of the highest caliber to treat you to a night of Jazz! (more)

Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4:30-6:30pm
Columbia Tavern, 11 Merriam Avenue, Leominster
$10 for members, $15 for not-yet members
The Columbia Tavern is the oldest bar in Leominster and is now under new ownership! The Tavern has undergone a facelift, but still keeps all of its historic charm. Check it out on Facebook! Food will be readily available, and we will have a cash bar. Parking can be found behind the Post Office or in the Municipal lot on Merriam Ave. (more)
Once the holidays are passed, it's time to think about golf! The 26th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held at Oak Hill Country Club in Fitchburg on Monday, June 4th. Click here to learn all about this great event which helps fund thousands of dollars in local scholarships every year!
Thank you to our 2012 Tournament Sponsor, Rollstone Bank & Trust!

Click here to read the Shapiro Report which shows that businesses who are members of their local Chambers do better in business!
Each quarter, C2ER compiles the ACCRA Cost of Living Index (COLI) which measures regional differences in the cost of consumer goods and services in the United States. C2ER collects more than 90,000 prices from communities across the nation for the cost of living index.
According to the recent data, if you’re looking for the least expensive urban area in the United States, you should go to Pryor Creek, Oklahoma. The most expensive urban area to live is New York (Manhattan), New York. But if you’re planning on living in any urban area in New England, than the Fitchburg-Leominster Metro is the most affordable. Read it all here.