Twenty men and women, sponsored by area companies as up and coming employees and future leaders in our community, have been accepted into the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce’s Community Leadership Institute. CLI is dedicated to providing participants with individual leadership skills and a deep understanding of the region. The nine month program focuses on […]
Final Gallery Sitka Fitchburg Show: Saturday, October 6, 2018 2 PM – 4 PM “Bearing Witness“ This women-only show features Vermont artist Mia Scheffey and the North Central Massachusetts Chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA). Member Artists Included: Sylvia Vander Sluis Gail Bloom C. M. Judge Helen Obermeyer Simmons Elsa Voelcker Susan Wadsworth […]
September was a busy month for the Chamber on the legislative front and October promises to continue that trend. In recent weeks, our staff helped organize a workshop to educate members about the recent “Grand Bargain” legislation, reconvened monthly meetings with the region’s mayors, and published an updated Public Affairs Agenda for the new fiscal […]
Mia Scheffey creates a picture by intuition. She has no finished image in mind when she begins to paint. She does not simply execute a preconceived idea, following some linear logic. Instead, she builds a painting by making a mark — a brush stroke — that feels right, then in effect allows the picture to […]
The North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation (NCMDC) recently approved a $75,000 loan to Joe Serio, owner of Native Joe’s located at 134 Main Street in Westminster adjacent to Westminster Pharmacy, also owed by Mr. Serio. Joe purchased the old barn, built in 1825, just next to the pharmacy and renovated it to open Native Joe’s […]
Babies love veggies! Learn how to use fresh vegetables and fruits on October 24 from 6-7 PM– whether from your local farmers market, supermarket or your garden harvest– to make fresh, healthy, homemade baby food for your little one. Join Growing Places, WIC and Maureen Dupuis of Highland Farm at the Fitchburg Public Library to […]
“Latest WBC creation to be available on draught throughout New England” To celebrate the annual Westminster Cracker Festival in its hometown of Westminster, Massachusetts the brewers of Wachusett Brewing Company teamed up with Cuttyhunk Shellfish Farms and Westminster Bakers Co. to put an interesting spin on the famed Oyster Stout recipe and created what is […]
The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Annual North Central Massachusetts Congressional Luncheon on Friday, October 5, 2018 featuring the Honorable Jim McGovern, United States Representative for the Second Congressional District and the Honorable Niki Tsongas, United States Representative for the Third Congressional District of Massachusetts. The program, sponsored by Fitchburg State […]
Leominster Credit Union is holding two free homebuyers’ seminars this fall. Mortgage seminars will be held Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at the 910 West Boylston Street, Worcester branch and Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at LCU headquarters, 18 Adams Street, Leominster. Both seminars are scheduled from 6:00pm – 7:30pm. LCU Homebuyers Seminars will address the specific […]
Leominster Credit Union announces that Lisa Zorn has been promoted to Manager of Indirect Lending. Zorn will be responsible for the management of all aspects of the Indirect Lending Department. Zorn who has more than 15 years of experience in the financial industry, joined the Credit Union in 2015 as Indirect Lending Underwriter. Most recently […]