Financial Recovery Post-COVID by Mayor Stephen DiNatale of Fitchburg As we enter into the fall season, the state has seen the coronavirus test positivity rate fluctuating around 2%. Although this number is promising in that the Commonwealth has not seen drastic spikes in test rates, it is a signal that we all must proceed […]
PRINCETON, Ma. – With many communities postponing Halloween celebrations due to COVID, Wachusett Mountain is offering a great alternative for kids. The central Massachusetts ski area is providing a FREE Skyride to children (12 & under) in costume from 11 am to noonon Halloween day, Saturday, October 31st. “We don’t want kids to be disappointed […]
Fitchburg State Professor Katherine Rye Jewell has been appointed co-chair of the College and Community Radio Caucus of the Library of Congress Radio Preservation Task Force, a federally mandated project created to support the preservation of the nation’s audiovisual infrastructure. Jewell, a member of the Economics, History and Political Science Department, has long explored college […]
Join us live online with Congressman James McGovern and Congresswoman Lori Trahan on October 8, 2020 starting at 12:00 p.m. for our annual Congressional program. This is a great opportunity to hear from them on the progress on Capital Hill on important issues, including PPP forgiveness and the recovery bill. Members will also have an […]
There’s a Pandemic Startup Surge While some of us were learning to bake or binge-watching Netflix during quarantine, others, especially those who were away from their regular workplace, were doing something entirely different. The number of new businesses that opened during COVID-19 is, well, a start-up pandemic. Here at the North Central Massachusetts Chamber […]
Article Source: State House News Service Article By: Katie Lannan OCT. 1, 2020…..U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said she’s optimistic that Republicans and Democrats can reach a deal on the next round of coronavirus stimulus funding and that she hopes to bring a bill to the floor for a vote later in the […]
Article Source: State House News Service Article By: Katie Lannan SEPT. 30, 2020….Talk of the top hospital in Massachusetts usually conjures images of the large, prominent academic medical centers in Boston. A new index that uses metrics not typically involved in hospital rankings bestows that designation somewhere else — namely, Leominster. UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital […]
The Chamber’s economic development affiliate, the North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation (NCMDC), completed its fiscal year on September 30, 2020. The NCMDC works in partnership with local banks, credit unions, chambers of commerce and area nonprofits to support emerging microenterprises, small businesses, and community projects in North Central Massachusetts with loans and technical assistance. The […]
Brothers Thomas and Richard Bagley, president and executive vice president, respectively, of Anderson, Bagley, & Mayo (ABM) Insurance Agency, Inc. combine their unique and personalized service to the North Central Massachusetts area with approximately 100 years of tradition in the insurance industry. ABM Insurance is a family-owned business, and grew through word of mouth and […]
Leominster, MA – Leominster Credit Union (LCU) held its first ever Virtual Annual Meeting on September 15, 2020. During this meeting John O’Brien, President & CEO of Leominster Credit Union announced that he will be retiring effective, November 30, 2020 after 13 years with LCU. “I have enjoyed my 13 years at Leominster Credit […]