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An Electronic Publication of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce
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Inside this edition, you’ll discover the latest Chamber initiatives and success stories from across our region. From economic development projects and upcoming networking events to policy updates and workforce training opportunities, we’re keeping you connected to what matters most for your business and North Central Massachusetts.
June 2026
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Noticias de la Cámara
Eventos próximos
El North Central Golf Tour: Viernes en la Cancha del Templewood Golf Course
Viernes en la Cancha en el Campo de Golf Templewood
31 de julio de 2026
Campo de Golf Templewood
El evento comienza a la 1:00 p.m.
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Clínica de Golf Fore Then Pore, Juego de 9 Hoyos y Fiesta de Fin de Verano
Clínica de Golf, Juego de 9 Hoyos y Gran Final de Verano
21 de agosto de 2026
The Woods of Westminster
Inicio del evento a la 1:00pm
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Sponsors Reception: Old Mill
¡Gracias a todos nuestros patrocinadores que ayudaron a patrocinar este pasado año del programa 2025-2026! ¡Nos sentimos verdaderamente honrados por su continuo apoyo y sus esfuerzos para que nuestra comunidad siga prosperando!
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Serie sobre beneficios empresariales: Mesa redonda trimestral — Flujo de caja y educación financiera para propietarios de pequeñas empresas
Buenos días, North Central, presentado por Unitil
17 de septiembre de 2026
7:15 a. m. - 9:00 a. m.
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Legislative & Candidates Reception
The reception features an open bar and gourmet appetizers.
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Connect North Central
Join us for Connect North Central
Friday, September 25, 2026
8am-9am
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North Central Golf Tour Championship: Fore the Future FLNC Scholarship Golf Classic at Oak Hill
North Central Golf Tour Championship: Fore the Future
An FLNC Non-Traditional Scholarship Fundraiser
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Congressional Luncheon Sponsored by Fitchburg State University
Join us for our 11th Annual
Congressional Luncheon
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Work North Central Massachusetts Career & Hiring Event!
FREE for Job Seekers! Walk ins Welcome!!
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Business Benefit Series: HR Council Legal Update
Join us for this in person HR Legal Update
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Good Morning North Central: Sponsored by IC Credit Union
November 19, 2026
7:15am - 9:00am
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Connect North Central
Join us for Connect North Central
Friday, November 20, 2026
8am-9am
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Noticias para miembros
4th Annual LUK Kids at Heart Mentoring Gala Postponed to February 16th!
Cold Hands, Warm Heart
Our wicked weather may have changed our plans, but not our hearts!
We want you to get to the Gala safely and have fun while you’re there!
So, we are postponing the Kids at Heart Mentoring Gala to:
Thursday, February 16th
5:30 – 10pm
Great Wolf Lodge, Fitchburg, MA
• Online bidding in the silent auction is open now at http://501Auctions.com/LUKGala.
• Tickets are still available for purchase online
• Donations of any amount are always welcome!
Dueling Pianos Event Supports Mission of Habitat for Humanity North Central MA
An evening of fun and laughter is on tap with the musical antics of Rob Steen and Company at Habitat for Humanity’s “Dueling Pianos” event on Saturday, April 1para at the Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley. With two sharp-witted, incredibly talented musicians and two grand pianos, the evening is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy a night of entertainment while supporting a great cause. All proceeds from the event will benefit the work of Habitat for Humanity North Central MA, bringing affordable housing to those in need throughout the organization’s 25 towns and cities in the region. Last year’s event was sold out, so we encourage patrons to purchase tickets soon.
Tickets to the event are $70 per person for Dinner and the Show -OR- $35 per person for the Show Only. Dinner and Show package includes a three-course plated dinner with choice of Yankee pot roast, baked Atlantic salmon or a vegetarian selection and premium seating for the show. A cash bar will also be available.
Sponsorship opportunities for the event are also available in a variety of support levels and offer many recognition benefits for local businesses, corporate groups and individual donors.
Schedule:
- 6:00 pm: Dinner will be served for those who buy Dinner and a Show tickets, cash bar opens.
- 7:00 pm: A cocktail hour with complimentary table snacks and cash bar for Show Only patrons
- 7:30: Show starts!
A Silent Auction will be offered at the start of the evening and winners will be announced during the show’s intermission.
To purchase tickets or for more information about becoming a sponsor for the event, please visit our website. Tickets are also available through the Bull Run Restaurant’s website or by calling the Habitat office at 978-348-2749. The Bull Run Restaurant is located on 215 Great Road, Route 2A in Shirley.
Feb. 11 Marston Clough — Solo Show of All New Works from Martha’s Vineyard Seascape Painter
Solo Show of All New Works from Martha’s Vineyard Seascape Painter
to Premiere at Gallery Sitka in Fitchburg
FITCHBURG, Mass. — Marston Clough loves the ocean and loves to paint it. But the other the side of the coin in every seascape is the sky. Mr. Clough is fascinated by the sea, the sky, and their continual interaction. The light changes, the color changes, and a change in the sea is reflected in the sky, and vice versa. His upcoming solo exhibition at Gallery Sitka in Fitchburg is appropriately entitled, “I Went to the Ocean to Look at the Sky.”
The artist, a native of the little town of Vineyard Haven on Martha’s Vineyard, couldn’t have chosen a better place from which to observe the sea and the sky and their meeting at the horizon. The sometimes foggy sky pressing down on the ocean obscures that horizon and intensifies that feeling of the two areas melding into each other.
The colors Mr. Clough uses are sometimes very familiar to all of us, as in a stormy sky he represents as a sort of struggle between an “angry” dark grey and a somewhat surprising purple. Also familiar in an almost comforting way is a sky of bright pink.
Yet then there are other pictures in which the lower plane is an impossible eggshell white — unless that area is the sandy beach. But how can that be, when there seems to be no ocean intervening between it and the boiling, wine-colored sky above? More startling still is a sky that is mostly magenta. This is a color that really could never occur in nature — not this brightly and intensely, at any rate — and yet somehow communicates a feeling that seems very genuine and may remind any one of us of a sky we’ve seen sometime in our lives.
A longtime devotee of oils, Mr. Clough paints occasionally in acrylic. He loves to experiment in many media and explore the challenges they represent.
Mr. Clough often paints “en plein air” (in the open air), but ordinarily does most of his work at his studio at home. He works on several paintings at a time, often allowing each one to “take its own direction.” He lets himself experiment and occasionally makes major changes in a painting, perhaps setting it aside many times before he is satisfied with the results. He maintains very high standards and sometimes abandons a picture altogether. “My wife gives me a critique,” he says, providing the well-trusted extra pair of eyes that helps him decide what the final fate of a painting will be. He has a rather stark way of expressing how he might choose to continue with a picture — or not: “I need to kill a lot of ’em.”
Not long ago, Marston’s brother asked him why he paints. No pat answer came to mind. Not surprisingly for a person working in a visual medium, Mr. Clough often finds, regarding his thoughts and feelings about his art, that he “can’t put it into words.” He is often working on impulse rather than from formal plans, but continually makes sketches as he travels on the ferry. He seeks out subject matter and methods that intrigue him and does not intellectualize the process too much. He has found that many other artists have the same difficulty expressing their ideas about their art in words. That impression is confirmed by reading the attempts of other artists to write about their own artwork, which Mr. Clough often finds incomprehensible!
Mr. Clough began studying art at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston, and later took printmaking classes at the Worcester Art Museum.
This event will take place on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2 – 4 p.m., at Gallery Sitka, 454 Main St., Fitchburg, Mass. Art lovers can go to marstonclough.com y gallerysitka.com for more information.
Miembro Destacado
Custom Cleaning Service of Peabody
When the workday ends and the lights go down, Custom Cleaning Service of Peabody, Inc. gets to work. “We operate as our clients’ silent partner after business hours,” says Adam Paicos, of Templeton, who now serves as Director of Operations and oversees the company’s expansion into North Central MA. “We are not often seen, but we ensure facilities are clean, secure, and ready for business each day while serving as the eyes and ears for our clients when they are not on site.”
Inside North Central Massachusetts Podcast
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Job Board Postings
Looking for your next opportunity? Explore current job openings from employers across North Central Massachusetts on our Jobs Board. Whether you’re starting a new career or making a change, you’ll find a variety of local positions available to help you take the next step.
- Maintenance Technician
CapEx Facility Services & Construction · Leominster, MA
- Mental Health Counselor Adult Inpatient Psych
TaraVista Behavioral Health Center · Harvard, MA
- Supervisor Operations, 1st Shift
DRS Power Technology, Inc. · Fitchburg, MA
- Quality Inspector
AIS · Leominster, MA
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