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It’s official! The Wachusett Business Incubator has 
into its new location at 82 Main Street in Gardner. This new office space offers a state-of-the-art 3D printing lab, a digital studio, and numerous collaboration spaces designed to support entrepreneurs and small businesses. Whether you’re looking to innovate, connect, or grow your business, the new space provides all the tools and resources needed to succeed.
Mount Wachusett Community College is partnering with 
This training was created to assist students to advance ESL skills and obtain their CNA certification. Attend a Career Center Seminar and Meet with a counselor who will conduct your career assessment.
Eligibility & Required Documentation:
Any Questions? Call/text: 978-630-9363
The City of Leominster is happy to announce that the Small Business Support Fund, sponsored by Fidelity Bank, is officially live. The Fund aims to provide financial assistance to small businesses within the city that have been adversely affected by economic challenges. This program will offer 12 grants in 2025 of up to $250 to help businesses stabilize and recover.
The guidelines and application can be found Leominster, MA – Small Business Support Fund.
Fitchburg State University is preparing to host a series of 
Spring Career Fairs to connect students with employers and opportunities in various fields. These career affairs offer a valuable chance to meet with hiring professionals, learn about job openings, and network with experts in various fields.
Health and Life Sciences Career Fair
Business and Technology Career Fair
Creative and Common Good Career Fair
www.DiscoverPepperell.com
The Town of Pepperell Massachusetts announces a new tourism website, Discoverpepperell.com. This site, over a year in the development highlights the historical, cultural and recreational treasures in this central Massachusetts community just a short distance from Boston and neighboring New Hampshire.
In partnership with surrounding communities, Discoverpepperell.com is designed to showcase the area and invite visitors to learn more about experiences such as rail trail biking, fishing, hiking, exploring the vast walking trails including many historical sites, and unique specialty shopping and dining options.
The new site also offers visitors and residents a calendar of events, including the Pepperell 250ta Anniversary taking place throughout 2025, beginning in January.
DiscoverPepperell.com was developed using a local web designer and volunteers from the community providing detailed information and data from the many town Committees. The site also includes regional photographs and historical drawings from Mark Lotterhand and Mark Fountain, two talented residents of the town.
For more information, please visit www.DiscoverPepperell.com.
Event Details
Sunday, February 9, 2025
8:30am – 12:00pm
Montachusett Regional High School
1050 Westminster Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Admission: Adults – $18.00, Seniors & Students – $15.00, Children under 12 – $9.00
All proceeds go to Scholarships and Community Projects.
UPDATE: This event has been postponed due to inclement weather conditions. More details to follow. Hang on to your tickets!
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LUK, Inc. Invites You to the 12th Annual Kids at Heart Mentoring Gala! Join us at Devens Common Center to enjoy dinner, live and silent auctions, balloon pops, entertainment, and dancing in support of LUK’s Mentoring program! Learn more at LUK Mentoring’s 12th Annual “Kids at Heart” Gala.
Bidding on auction items will be available both at the event and virtually. If you cannot attend but are interested in supporting and bidding on auction items, you may sign up to create an account and bid on items through the Gala website as well.
LUK Mentoring pairs caring, concerned role models with youth who will benefit from additional support. The mission serves the cities and towns in Worcester County to strengthen our community through high quality, life-enriching, professionally supported one-to-one relationships between volunteer mentors and children in need. Learn more and become a mentor at Mentoring.LUK.org
Date: Thursday, February 13th, 2025
Time: 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Devens Common Center
Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson
Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson has been unanimously elected as the President of the Massachusetts Mayors’ Association.
Mayor Nicholson, who has served as the Mayor of Gardner since 2020, and had served as the Massachusetts Mayors’ Association District 2 Representative, brings a wealth of experience and a strong track record of leadership to his new role.
Mayor Nicholson has been instrumental in bringing significant developments to Gardner, including the Gardner Elementary School project that came in $8 million under budget, the creation of two vacant storefront revitalization districts, an increase of double the amount of grant awards over the last two years, and increased private investment across the city. Mayor Nicholson’s dedication to improving the City of Gardner and creating lasting partnerships that will lead to increased investments in the future have earned him respect among his peers and widespread recognition across
the state.
As President of the Massachusetts Mayors’ Association, Mayor Nicholson will lead advocacy efforts around housing, economic development and other issues facing municipalities across the Commonwealth. In this role, Mayor Nicholson will work with state leaders, industry experts and his colleagues to advocate for the needs of municipalities and to promote efficient, effective and thriving
local government.
“I am honored to have been elected by my peers as the President of the Massachusetts Mayors’ Association,” said Nicholson. “I look forward to continuing a collaboration with my fellow mayors and state leaders as we continue to advocate for the many pressing issues facing municipal government. Local government plays a significant role in increasing the quality of life for residents throughout the Commonwealth and I look forward to working together to ensure our cities thrive.”
The Massachusetts Mayors’ Association, established in 1945, provides opportunities for mayors to network and share ideas, pursue educational opportunities, meet with state leaders and subject-matter experts, and participate in the advocacy work of the Massachusetts Municipal Association. Its membership is made up of the 48 mayors of the cities of Massachusetts.
Mayor Nicholson was nominated by Mayor Dean Mazarella of Leominster and Mayor Nicole LaChapelle of Easthampton at the association’s annual business meeting held in Boston on January 25, 2025.
Left to right Front row: Jeannette McCarthy of Waltham, Ruthanne Fuller of Newton, Outgoing MMaA President Nicole LaChapelle of Easthampton, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, MMaA President Michael Nicholson of Gardner, Breanna Lungo-Koehn of Medford, Katjana Ballentine of Somerville Middle Row: Kassandra Gove of Amesburty, Gine-Louise Sciarra of Northampton, Virginia Desorgher of Greenfield, J. Christian Dumais of Marlborough, Dominick Pangallo of Salem, Patrick Keefe of Revere, Melinda Barrett of Haverhill, Michael McCabe of Westfield, Jared Nicholson of Lynn, Dean Mazarella of Leominster Back Row: Paul Coogan of Fall River, Robert Sullivan of Brockton, John Vieau of Chicopee, Carlo De Maria of Everett, Gary Christiansen of Malden, Joshua Garcia of Holyoke, Charles Sisitsky of Framingham, Samantha Squalia of Fitchbug, Greg Verga of Gloucester, Peter Marchetti of Pittsfield, Michael Concannon of Woburn *Note other mayors attended the association’s annual meeting but were unable to attend when the picture was being taken.
Agreement is the product of months of advocacy and partnership between stakeholders and state leaders, will provide a sustainable solution to lack of Satellite Emergency Facility (SEF) services in the region
State Representative Margaret Scarsdale (D – Pepperell) is pleased to announce that the search for a healthcare provider to operate a Satellite Emergency Facility (SEF) in the Nashoba Valley Region has come to a successful conclusion.
“Today’s announcement that UMass Memorial will be the new operator of a Satellite Emergency Facility (SEF) in our region is welcome and critical news for our region,” said Scarsdale. “I made a promise to my constituents when Nashoba Valley Medical Center closed that I would not stop fighting until access to this essential care was restored. Our region has struggled mightily to access emergency medical services and access to routine healthcare since the collapse of Nashoba Valley Medical Center at the end of August and today, our advocacy, and the stakeholders we helped bring to the table, has opened a new path forward for restored healthcare access in our region. I am grateful to UMass Memorial for their commitment and partnership and eager to work with them to achieve that shared goal.”
From the onset of this crisis, caused by Steward Healthcare’s summer 2024 collapse, Representative Scarsdale served as the primary liaison between state leaders, local first responders and healthcare providers, and constituents throughout the region. She was instrumental in the formation of the Nashoba Valley Medical Center Working Group and co-chairs the Emergency, Outpatient, and Healthcare Services (EOHS) Sub-Committee with Ayer Town Manager Robert Pontbriand.
“Since the closure of the Nashoba Valley Medical Center, we have been diligently focused on rebuilding access to healthcare in the Nashoba Valley Region”, said Robert Pontbriand, Town Manager of Ayer and co-Chair of the Governor’s Nashoba Valley Working Group. “The announcement that UMass Memorial Health will establish a freestanding emergency department is a significant step toward stabilizing our local health care landscape and a critical step in our ongoing commitment to strengthening health care in the Nashoba Valley.”
EOHS was tasked with investigating, analyzing, and proposing viable options which will: a) sustainably address the lack of critical services in the Nashoba Valley region, including emergency, outpatient, and related healthcare services; and b) explore and report on potential funding sources to responsibly and equitably establish those needed services for the communities in North Central Massachusetts, which were left in a healthcare desert after Steward disastrous management and disruptive closure. Representative Scarsdale and EOHS will continue to work with UMass Memorial directly to address these concerns.
“Today’s news does not mean our work is over,” said Scarsdale. “The members of EOHS – which include area Fire Chiefs, the Massachusetts Nurses Association, physicians affected by the closure, Congresswoman Trahan’s office, and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services – remain committed to supporting this transition, including continued investigation of, and recommendations for, services and infrastructure. We look forward to partnering with UMass Memorial on their next steps.”
“I have never doubted the restoration of critical services for this region,” said Scarsdale. “There has been a steadfast commitment to restoring care in this region from Governor Healey and members of her team, who understood the dangers of the healthcare desert that Steward created, and have been attentive, supportive, and responsive to this region’s crisis, and from members of EOHS, who have been in daily communication throughout the past six months. Today marks the beginning of a new path forward for healthcare access in the Nashoba Valley and for our communities to have access to the care they deserve.”
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