Guests will enjoy Neo Victorian food, cocktails, and music. Steampunk attire encouraged. 21+
Tickets are $50 per person. Sponsorship and ticket packages are also available. Learn more and purchase online or at the FAM front desk. Fitchburg Art Museum, 185 Elm Street.
This annual FAM event provides support for the Museum’s education initiatives, exhibitions, and special programs. This year’s theme is inspired by the spring exhibitionAfter Spiritualism: Loss and Transcendence in Contemporary Art.
For more information, RSVP to theFacebook eventor email:.
Partnership kicks off in 2020 with launch of Quinn’s Barrel Aged Amber Ale in the US
The Dubliner Irish Whiskey has announced its first collaboration on US soil partnering with Massachusetts craft brewer, Wachusett Brewing Company for the 1st edition of its Beer Cask Series. The Dubliner shipped casks of its award-winning, Bourbon Cask Aged Irish Whiskey to the brewers at Wachusett in 2019 who then filled them with their Quinn’s Amber Ale. The beer was aged in the Kentucky bourbon oak casks for several months and the freshly disgorged casks are on their way back to Dublin to be used for a special release coming later in the year.
“This is a truly exciting collaboration for Dubliner Irish Whiskey”, says Darryl McNally, Master Distiller at the Dublin Liberties Distillery and home of the best-selling whiskey. “Not only do we choose breweries whose beer casks add a unique taste to our whiskey, but partners like Wachusett Brewing, that have the same independent spirit as Dubliner, with a straight-up attitude and down to earth appreciation of great tasting brands. Dubliner seeks to inject fun and excitement into whiskey and we are creating new whiskey flavours that drive wider appeal for Irish whiskey. The end result is Just Good Whiskey.”
“It is an honor to partner with The Dubliner for this exciting project” said Christian McMahan, President of Wachusett Brewing Company. “There is no shortage of Irish whiskey lovers in this part of the country and we think our Barrel Aged Quinn’s Amber is going to be the perfect way to celebrate the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day holiday. We are equally proud to see those casks go back to Ireland and look forward to seeing the essence of Wachusett used to make a spectacular Irish Whiskey”
Quinn’s Barrel Aged will be released on tap and in 16oz cans in late February in Boston and across Massachusetts in bars and restaurants as well as retail stores.
(L-R) Fidelity Bank President and COO Christopher McCarthy, NewVue Communities Executive Director Marc Dohan, Fidelity Bank Chairman and CEO Edward F. Manzi, Jr., and CEO of Family Federal Savings Dave Brassard
(LEOMINSTER, Mass.) –, NewVue Communities received a $10,000 investment from Fidelity Bank through their Community Investment Tax Credit Program. NewVue Communities is a Fitchburg based nonprofit dedicated to strengthening communities through home ownership, housing development and small business counseling. “This grant reflects our continuing strong commitment to Fitchburg, which at one time was home to the bank’s only location,” says Fidelity Bank President and COO Christopher McCarthy. “We are proud to support the work of NewVue Communities. Their work aligns perfectly with Fidelity Bank’s LifeDesign promise of being a team of caring people, who take a caring approach, to provide caring solutions for our community, clients and colleagues.” The grant is part of Fidelity Bank’s LifeDesign Community Dividend, which last year paid out more than $330,000 to support more than 250 organizations, causes and events in communities the bank serves, including Fitchburg.
“Fidelity Bank’s support will help us provide services and programs that help create stable and strong communities by investing in both people and places,” says Marc Dohan, Executive Director of NewVue Communities. Fidelity Bank has provided $40,000 in financial support to NewVue Communities over the past four years.
Fidelity Bank recently finalized its merger with Family Federal Savings. The merger brings together two banks with a long history and commitment to the Fitchburg community. The two mutually owned financial institutions were founded in Fitchburg and have been serving clients, employees, and the community for a combined total of 270 years. The merger adds Family Federal Savings full-service offices in Fitchburg, Stow and Needham, giving the bank a total of 14 full- service offices. Fidelity Bank’s 675 Main Street location in Fitchburg has been relocated to Fidelity Bank’s new full-service banking office at the converted Family Federal Savings’ Fitchburg location at 130 Whalon Street in the Twin City Plaza.
Leominster, MA – Leominster Credit Union (LCU) is holding free Mortgage Info Sessions at each branch location beginning Wednesday, March 4, – April 1, 2020. Sessions will be held from 6:00pm – 7:00pm. Visit www.leominstercu.com/homes for branch locations and dates.
These LCU Mortgage Info Sessions will address the specific needs of most homebuyers including first-time buyers, buyers moving after owning for several years, or buyers entering the market after having credit issues in the past. Attend the session and meet LCU Loan Officers, local realtors, attorneys, home inspectors and LCU Financing Specialists who will answer questions regarding the home buying process and what to expect. Topics will include: buying, refinancing, downsizing, second homes, investments, the application process, purchase and sales, inspections, and benefits of borrowing locally.
Matt Dufault, AVP Residential Lending commented, “These seminars provide the basics of buying a home, but also the opportunity to establish a plan for home ownership based on your personal situation.”
LCU has programs available for not only for first-time homebuyers, but for any buyer who needs help getting mortgage-ready. Borrowers may be able to qualify for a mortgage much sooner than they expect.
Seating is limited and registration is required. For more information and to register online, please visit leominstercu.com/homes.
(LEOMINSTER, Mass) The second graduating class of Fidelity Bank’s LifeDesign University had reason to celebrate at their graduation January 30 at Oak Hill Country Club in Fitchburg, MA. The class of 13 Fidelity Bank employees met every three weeks for two hours over a year long period to complete the professional development program.
The participating students were Timi Whitney of Winchendon, Tanya Quinn of Athol, Kaitlyn Lillie of Fitchburg, Courtney Gatta of Sturbridge, Jessica Woodbury of Leominster, Wanda Walsh of Lancaster, Jessenia Sioris of Westminster, Marcin Wiadrowski of Holden, Brittany Roberge of Rutland, Joseph Murchison of Fitchburg, Alex Petit of Sutton, Zachery Lavoie of Fitchburg, and Jamie Dack of Winchendon.
Fidelity Bank teamed up with Nichols College to create LifeDesign University to bring a selected group of employees from a variety of departments out of the bank and into the classroom to develop the essential tools to increase productivity, promote teamwork amongst departments and garner skills for the next steps of their careers with Fidelity Bank. The curriculum included coursework and required hands-on skill practice and implementation in areas such as effective communication, supervisory skills, situational leadership, change management, project management, and negotiation.
About Fidelity Bank:
Founded in 1888, Fidelity Bank is one of the oldest independent community banks in Central Massachusetts. Fidelity Bank’s exclusive LifeDesign approach offers a range of banking, investment and insurance solutions to clients in 12 full-service offices in Leominster, Worcester, Fitchburg, Gardner, Shirley, Barre, Millbury, Paxton, Princeton and Winchendon. The Bank has consistently earned a “5 Star” rating from BauerFinancial, Inc., the nation’s leading independent bank rating and research firm. In 2018, Fidelity Bank was voted Worcester Telegram & Gazette Best Bank in Central Massachusetts and Best Financial Services. It was also named Best Bank by both Leominster Champion and Baystate Parent for 2018. It has been recognized by the Worcester Business Journal as a Top Workplace and in 2019 named to the Boston Globe’s Top Places to Work list for the fifth time. As of December 31, 2019, the bank had total assets of approximately $1 billion. For more information, visit www.fidelitybankonline.com or www.facebook.com/fidelitybankma
Regional Leader member, Rollstone Bank & Trust, has gifted a chamber membership to St. Bernard’s Central Catholic High School of Fitchburg, MA. President of Rollstone Bank & Trust, Martin Connors, is also a proud alum, and felt this gifted membership will better serve the institution as a community partner and collaborator.
“The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce continues its mission of building businesses and building communities. It was without hesitation that when Rollstone Bank & Trust was presented the opportunity to gift a membership to a local non-profit organization, we gifted to my alma mater, St. Bernard’s. This is a remarkable opportunity that we, as a Regional Leader member, can give to such a beloved private institution.”
Regional Leaders within the Chamber have the opportunity to identify a local non-profit, charity or start-up business within North Central Massachusetts and provide them a gifted membership on their behalf.
