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<![CDATA[Local photographer captures bald eagles with his lens]]>
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<![CDATA[LUNENBURG - With its talons deeply sunk into a catfish, the bald eagle batted his wings one last time in the air before landing on the nest atop a pine tree.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Hiroko Sato, hsato@lowellsun.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:29:28 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Lottery via AP]]>
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<![CDATA[LANCASTER -- Central Massachusetts Sand &amp; Gravel officials have agreed to build a "border-like boundary" between their property and White Pond Road due to ongoing safety concerns.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Kevin Doherty, kdoherty@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:28:42 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Finance Committee to hear status of Fitchburg police budget]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- The Finance Committee will hear a presentation today of the fiscal year 2010 Police Department budget.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:28:07 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Leominster man is arraigned on child-pornography charges]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- State Police allege a 53-year-old Leominster man's computer files contained 13 images of child pornography during a 2007 investigation started by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to court documents.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Sentinel &amp; Enterprise)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:13:54 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Governor pushes plan for small businesses]]>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON -- A plan to help small businesses grow and create jobs began to shape Monday with Gov. Deval Patrick and legislative leaders pushing tax credits and access to state loans as a way to help guide the state out of its recession.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Matt Murphy, Sentinel &amp; Enterprise Statehouse Bureau)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:13:45 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Teleprompter foils president's speech]]>
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<![CDATA[Here are four things President Obama can do to save his failing presidency:    1. Stop talking. 2. Stop spending.]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:12:07 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Guilty verdict in fatal crash Leominster man, 29, struck woman with BMW while she was walking her dog]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Judge Mark Mason found a 29-year-old BMW enthusiast guilty Monday of motor-vehicular homicide by negligent operation for killing Elizabeth "Betty" McCaffrey as she walked her dog in Leominster almost 15 months ago.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Jack Minch, jminch@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:11:58 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Three cheers for Leominster High]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- Leominster High School's varsity cheerleaders are looking forward to this weekend -- and their fourth straight national-championship effort -- with a mix of excitement and anxiety.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Marisa Donelan, mdonelan@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:11:49 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Leominster council OKs road for industrial site]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- City councilors voted, 7-1, Monday night for the city to lay out a public road at a proposed industrial development in South Leominster, on the condition that the city be protected from any environmental issues.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Marisa Donelan, mdonelan@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:10:35 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[City arena evacuated due to leak]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- A small anhydrous ammonia forced the evacuation of Gates Arena at Wallace Civic Center Saturday about 9:25 a.]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:10:13 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Nashoba Tech limits increase   in 2011 budget]]>
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<![CDATA[WESTFORD -- To paraphrase TV spy Maxwell Smart, they missed it by that much.    Shooting for a level-funded budget for fiscal year 2011, planners in the Nashoba Valley Technical School District missed their target by mere percentage points.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Pierre Comtois, Nashoba Publishing)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:10:05 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Police: Counterfeit bills in Gardner]]>
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<![CDATA[GARDNER -- Police are warning businesses about two men who used counterfeit $20 bills at two separate retail stores on Sunday and Monday, according to a press release issued by Lt.]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:09:57 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Fitchburg councilor slams city solicitor]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Councilor-at-large Dean Tran on Monday verbally slammed City Solicitor Michael Ciota, saying he "interfered with the duties of the city clerk and the City Council, (and) used]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:08:57 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Drama Queens (and Kings!)]]>
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<![CDATA[LUNENBURG -- You would be hard pressed to come up with an older and more popular tradition at Lunenburg High School than the annual Competitive Class Plays, Principal Michael Barney said.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Dan Magazu, dmagazu@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:40:34 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Business eyeing Summer St. site]]>
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<![CDATA[LUNENBURG -- Plastics manufacturer United Solutions of Leominster is hoping to open a massive new storage and distribution facility at 198 Summer St.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Dan Magazu, dmagazu@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:39:33 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Library facing cut in hours]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- Officials at Leominster Public Library are seeking $8,000 from the city in order to avoid having to scale back hours for the remainder of the fiscal year, which ends June 30.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Dan Magazu, dmagazu@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:38:54 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Saints march to victory]]>
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<![CDATA[The New Orleans Saints completed a pair of comebacks with Sunday's win in Super Bowl XLIV.    The Saints came from behind to defeat the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, giving the franchise its first championship and the city]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Nick Mallard, nmallard@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:29:07 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Catholic school enrollment holding steady, say officials]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG--Officials from local Catholic schools say enrollment numbers are steady, increasing or will even increase next year, despite the struggling economy.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:02:29 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Fire displaces family in Ashby]]>
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<![CDATA[ASHBY -- A two-alarm fire at 235 Heywood Road displaced a family of seven Saturday, said Fire Chief William T.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Jack Minch, jminch@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:37:54 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Two very different businesses share space]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Bill Foss and Lisa Fanelli are blending their passions to form a unique real estate office and coffeehouse on John Fitch Highway.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Jack Minch, jminch@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:37:53 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Charter aircraft company ready to reach new heights]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Richard Bullock started his charter aircraft company in 1974 with one small, twin-engine airplane at the Fitchburg Municipal Airport, 10 years after learning to fly here.]]>
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<![CDATA[mdonelan@sentinelandenterprise.com (Marisa Donelan, mdonelan@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:32:35 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Cyber-bullying on increase, say experts]]>
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<![CDATA[Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. said his heart broke when he heard from an 11-year-old boy who'd rather get beaten up than tormented over the Internet and through text messages.]]>
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<![CDATA[mdonelan@sentinelandenterprise.com (Marisa Donelan, mdonelan@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:32:34 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Devil Dawgs continue winning ways]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- Jumping to a more technically-advanced league and switching to several small teams rather than one large one has done little to slow down the success of the Devil Dawgs Robotics Team at the Center for Technical Education.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Dan Magazu, dmagazu@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:32:15 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[School's Winter Carnival gets warm reception]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- Southeast School's first-ever Winter Carnival pushed aside thoughts of the cold February weather to celebrate the warmth of summer Saturday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Jack Minch, jminch@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:32:15 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Officials are lining up behind 'repair' act]]>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON -- An effort to protect the livelihoods of small, independent auto mechanics is gaining momentum on Beacon Hill, but the necessity of the legislation remains in question.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Matt Murphy, mmurphy@lowellsun.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:32:14 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Report analyzes utilities]]>
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<![CDATA[LUNENBURG -- Existing municipal utilities in Massachusetts offer, on average, substantially lower rates and comparable reliability to private utilities, according to a new study released by the state Department of Energy Resources.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Dan Magazu, dmagazu@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:19:34 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Professor seeks answers in death of FSC student]]>
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<![CDATA[AYER -- As Robert Gulla sits in Bridgewater State Hospital after allegedly murdering his 19-year-old girlfriend in his Shirley home two weeks ago, a UMass Lowell teen dating violence expert says society should not be asking why Allison Myrick]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Lisa Redmond, lredmond@lowellsun.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:19:22 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Hayes will run for state rep]]>
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<![CDATA[BOXBOROUGH -- Republican Kurt Hayes of Boxborough announced Friday that he will run for the 37 Middlesex District state representative seat, setting up a rematch this November with State Rep.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Dan Magazu, dmagazu@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:08:38 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Church Listings]]>
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<![CDATA[Ashburnham    Ashburnham Apostolic Lutheran Church, Route 12. Worship service 11 a.m. Sunday; Sunday school, 9:45 a.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Sentinel &amp; Enterprise)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:08:32 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Domestic violence focus of panel discussion]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Prevention may be the best defense against tragic cases of domestic violence, like the murder of Fitchburg State College student Allison Myrick on Jan.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:08:22 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Middle school holds volleyball clinic]]>
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<![CDATA[Wong says she will continue reorganization of departments]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- The termination of long-time City Hall employees David Streb and Michael Gallant is part of an ongoing reorganization and consolidation of city departments, according to Mayor Lisa Wong.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Brown sworn in as U.S. senator from Massachusetts]]>
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<![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Scott Brown took over the seat of the late Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy on Thursday]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:04:27 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Man sentenced for scalding toddler]]>
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<![CDATA[WORCESTER -- Superior Court Judge James R. Lemire sentenced Eric Martin to a 12- to 15-year state prison term for scalding his girlfriend's 2-year-old son inside their Fitchburg apartment in March 2007.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Jack Minch, jminch@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mass. House passes cell-phone bill]]>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON -- House lawmakers on Thursday sent drivers a clear message: Put down those cell phones.    The House took the first step toward restricting cell-phone use while driving, approving legislation that would prohibit all uses of cell phones]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Matt Murphy, mmurphy@lowellsun.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Police: Crashes caused by ice on roadways]]>
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<![CDATA[State Police blamed black ice for a spate of accidents along the Route 2 corridor in Leominster and Fitchburg Thursday between 5:25 and 6:50 a.]]>
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<![CDATA[Correction]]>
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<![CDATA[A story in Thursday's Sentinel &amp; Enterprise gave incorrect information about where to drop off items for Haiti through the Young Parent Support Group.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:53:10 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Alleged threat puts officer on suspension]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- A Leominster police officer is suspended without pay pending the outcome of a Worcester police investigation into allegations that he threatened a couple with a knife last August, according to Leominster Capt.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Dan Magazu, dmagazu@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:52:58 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Clarification]]>
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<![CDATA[The Fitchburg City Council took a vote after press time Tuesday on a motion to take no action concerning a resolution urging Planned Parenthood to abandon its plans for an office on Main Street.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:52:15 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Teens travel to Boston to support after-school programs]]>
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<![CDATA[By Aviva Gat    Sentinel &amp; Enterprise Correspondent    BOSTON -- When Natalie Nyambura's best friend got pregnant, Nyambura knew exactly what to do and what care her friend should seek.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:50:43 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Grossman takes early lead in run for state treasurer]]>
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<![CDATA[His campaign is under the radar right now, as are the campaigns of everybody else, as the fallout from the upset election of Republican Scott Brown to the U.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:50:21 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Fire chief will retire in March]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- Fire Chief Ronald Pierce remembers his first fire as a small blaze in the bedroom of a Willard Street apartment, and the accompanying nerves that came along with responding to the 4 a.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Marisa Donelan, mdonelan@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:49:55 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[FSC holds memorial for student]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Students, faculty and college officials mourned Allison Myrick in a memorial service inside the Hammond Center Main Lounge Thursday, two weeks after the 19-year-old freshman was killed.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:48:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Leominster schools chief paints grim fiscal picture]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- The School District will face a $1.9 million shortfall for next fiscal year's budget if state Chapter 70 aid is level-funded, Superintendent of Schools Nadine Binkley said Monday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Dan Magazu, dmagazu@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:50:41 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Simonds International of Fitchburg acquires competitor]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Simonds International -- a manufacturer of cutting tools that has been located in the city since 1832 -- announced Monday it has completed its purchase of Pacific Hoe's wood-product division, according to Ray Martino, president and CEO]]>
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<![CDATA[jmcmenemy@sentinelandenterprise.com (Jeff McMenemy, jmcmenemy@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:50:19 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Fitchburg council braces for uproar over Planned Parenthood presentation]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- City officials are preparing for a contentious meeting inside the City Council Chambers tonight, in light of the controversy surrounding Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts' plans to open a Main Street office this spring.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:50:17 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Wong terminates building commissioner, development director]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG--Community Development Director David Streb and Building Commissioner Michael Gallant have both been terminated as city employees effective Friday, Mayor Lisa Wong said Monday night.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:50:16 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[A World War II lesson for Obama]]>
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<![CDATA[Dear Mr. President,    Regarding your State of the Union speech the other night.    With all due respect, sir, I know you have gaps in your knowledge when it comes to the United States and its role in World War II.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:50:10 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Gas station robbed in Fitchburg]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- A razor-wielding man escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash after robbing the Sunoco gas station at 569 Electric Ave.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:50:09 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Superintendent predicts slight increase in Fitchburg school budget]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Superintendent Andre Ravenelle presented a preliminary budget to the School Committee at a meeting Monday, detailing what he expects to spend to run the school district in fiscal 2011.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:50:03 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Grant boosts Lunenburg Fire Department]]>
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<![CDATA[LUNENBURG -- Fire Chief Scott Glenny said a $146,000 federal grant his department was awarded Saturday will pay for new high-frequency radios and other communication technology.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Dan Magazu, dmagazu@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[School superintendent says bleak times ahead]]>
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<![CDATA[LUNENBURG -- Superintendent of Schools Loxi Jo Calmes painted a bleak budget picture for the next fiscal year Wednesday night, projecting at least a $500,000 shortfall if the district is level funded.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Dan Magazu, dmagazu@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Liquor license hearing postponed]]>
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<![CDATA[LUNENBURG -- A hearing scheduled for Wednesday in front of the state's Alcohol Beverages Control Commission over a contested beer and wine license in Lunenburg was postponed, according to Selectman David Matthews.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Dan Magazu, dmagazu@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[North Central Massachusetts Community Calendar]]>
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<![CDATA[Thursday, Feb. 4    St. Anna Open House: St. Anna's Catholic School, 213 Lancaster St., Leominster, will host an open house from 9 to 11 a.]]>
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<![CDATA[Beacon Hill roll call]]>
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<![CDATA[By Bob Katzen     THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives' votes on three roll calls from the week of Jan.]]>
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<![CDATA[Shirley Democrats meet on Feb. 20]]>
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<![CDATA[SHIRLEY -- With the State Democratic Convention set for June, local Democrats will hold two meetings on Feb.]]>
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<![CDATA[Retailers: Mass. tobacco tax hike may drive cigar smokers over the border]]>
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<![CDATA[By Aviva Gat    Sentinel &amp; Enterprise Correspondent    BOSTON -- Small, local retailers are fuming over a proposal to increase taxes on tobacco that could force cigar smokers into New Hampshire if they want to find cheap tobacco products.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:16:38 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Report finds big loss of construction jobs]]>
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<![CDATA[WORCESTER -- Citing statistics from the U.S. Bureau of labor Statistics, the Worcester Business Journal reports that the Leominster-Fitchburg region sustained the sharpest drop in building trade employment anywhere in the United States.]]>
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<![CDATA[Brunch profits to be donated to Haiti relief effort]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Fitchburg East Rotarians will donate a substantial portion of the proceeds from their 30th Annual Super Bowl Brunch this Sunday to relief efforts for the earthquake victims in Haiti, according to East Rotary President Bill Walsh.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mayor proposes level-funded budget]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Mayor Lisa Wong presented a preliminary level-funded budget for fiscal year 2011, which shows a deficit of just under $2.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:12:43 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[School official's title changed]]>
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<![CDATA[SHIRLEY -- The School Committee recently took the "interim" tag off Superintendent Malcolm P. "Mac" Reid's title to eliminate a perception of a leadership vacuum, Chairman David Baumritter said Wednesday.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:12:35 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Council unlikely to ban Planned Parenthood]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Some city councilors said public testimony given Tuesday about Planned Parenthood's intentions to open an office on Main Street made an impression on them, but it is doubtful the City Council will do anything to oppose the organization]]>
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<![CDATA[Local company provides costumes, clothing]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- Folk-rock singer Lauren O'Connell is ready to break out -- and so is the Leominster promotions company bringing the YouTube sensation to the area this weekend.]]>
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<![CDATA[Memorial for FSC student scheduled]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Fitchburg State College officials will be holding a memorial for slain FSC student Allison Myrick today at 12:15 p.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mayor calls on Legislature to fix funding formula]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Mayor Lisa Wong publicly challenged the state Legislature on Wednesday to fix inequities in the Prop 2 1/2 formula that create structural deficits for communities such as Fitchburg every year.]]>
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<![CDATA[Soil tests at proposed building site complete]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- Soil testing on the site of a proposed industrial park in South Leominster has met all state requirements, according to the attorney representing developers there.]]>
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<![CDATA[Glodis takes full aim at auditor job Worcester County Sheriff sees office as way to promote  job growth, development]]>
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<![CDATA[LOWELL -- Guy Glodis thinks the state auditor can be more than just a numbers cruncher.     Glodis, the Worcester County Sheriff, is hoping to win the auditor seat in the November elections so he can turn the "antiquated" office into a vehicle to]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Erin Smith, esmith@lowellsun.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Two face assault charges in Fitchburg]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Police arrested a man and woman Tuesday afternoon, after the pair allegedly attacked a 46-year-old woman at inside their home at 359 Water St.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:09:10 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Mass. confidence edges up in January]]>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON -- Business confidence in the Bay State moved up for the seventh year in a row, although the most recent rise was by the smallest of margins.]]>
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<![CDATA[Ashby police chief candidates hail from R.I. and Conn.]]>
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<![CDATA[ASHBY -- The Police Chief Search Committee recommended to the Board of Selectmen police captains from Warwick, R.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:08:56 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[AMSC is awarded $70M turbine order]]>
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<![CDATA[DEVENS (AP) -- American Superconductor has received a $70 million initial order from China's Shenyang Blower Works Group Co.]]>
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<![CDATA[Shirley woman pleads guilty to money scheme charges]]>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON -- A 57-year-old Shirley woman pleaded guilty in federal court to charges that she used her job in accounts payable at an Ayer company to divert nearly $200,000 to the account of a cleaning company that she controlled.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Lisa Redmond, lredmond@lowellsun.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:37:12 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Trustee says budget deficit could endanger library's standing]]>
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<![CDATA[LUNENBURG -- Town officials could risk having Lunenburg Public Library decertified by the state if the annual budget is not increased next fiscal year, according to the chairman of the library's board of trustees.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Dan Magazu, dmagazu@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:36:30 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Shops will go tax-free in Feb.]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- Dozens of local businesses will be participating in this month's Tax Free February, to give shoppers a break and businesses a boost during one of the slowest retail times, according to Mayor Dean Mazzarella.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Marisa Donelan, mdonelan@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:36:09 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Business owner collects clothing, supplies]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- Ginny White reacted to last month's devastating earthquake in Haiti with plans to make a personal donation to aid the recovery missions there.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Marisa Donelan, mdonelan@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:35:46 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Keeps taxpayer dollars out of fed elections]]>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON -- U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas moved yesterday to block banks and corporations from spending taxpayer dollars to influence federal elections, a response from the congresswoman to the recent Supreme Court ruling lifting the prohibition on private]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Matt Murphy, mmurphy@lowellsun.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:35:22 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Patrick's proposed candy tax gets bitter reception]]>
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<![CDATA[Charles Bergeron put a two-liter bottle of Pepsi on the counter at 31 Store in Ashby and paid $2.04, including the 5-cent deposit, Tuesday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Jack Minch, jminch@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:34:31 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[State officials: Federal stimulus helping Mass. through financial crisis]]>
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<![CDATA[By Aviva Gat    Sentinel &amp; Enterprise Correspondent    BOSTON -- Federal stimulus money has helped the state weather a recession more severe than first thought, Patrick administration officials told lawmakers Tuesday amid criticism that stimulus]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:33:55 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Obama touts small business lending plan during N.H. visit]]>
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<![CDATA[NASHUA, N.H. -- Shadowed by doubters of his healthcare reform plan, an $3.8 trillion budget and a job-creation strategy, President Barack Obama made a campaign-like return to New Hampshire on Groundhog Day.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (John Collins, jcollins@lowellsun.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:33:27 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Two finalists tapped for chief's job]]>
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<![CDATA[ASHBY -- The Police Chief Search Committee Tuesday named two finalists to recommend to the Board of Selectmen tonight.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Jack Minch, jminch@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:33:09 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[School superintendent to release budget plan at meeting tonight]]>
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<![CDATA[LUNENBURG -- Superintendent Loxi Jo Calmes will unveil her budget recommendation for FY 2011 and the School Committee could make a recommendation on whether or not to pursue merging with North Middlesex Regional School District during a meeting]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Dan Magazu, dmagazu@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:32:18 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[CEO, pro-lifer state case to council]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- The public had its first opportunity to voice opinions about Planned Parenthood's intention to open an office on Main Street this spring at a Tuesday night meeting of the City Council.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:31:17 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA['He's as real as it gets']]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- Three Leominster residents recently found themselves front and center on national television as they stood on stage at U.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Dan Magazu, dmagazu@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Man slashes women, himself]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- A 23-year-old man is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, after slashing the throat of his ex-girlfriend Sunday morning and assaulting another woman at a warehouse where all three worked.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Nick Mallard, nmallard@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Work to field may force LHS to find new grad locale]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- School Department officials will have to consider alternate sites for the 2010 Leominster High School graduation, as construction work is being planned for Doyle Field, Superintendent of Schools Nadine Binkley said.]]>
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<![CDATA[Using oxygen? Better think again before lighting up]]>
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<![CDATA[Fitchburg Fire Chief Kevin Roy remembers a devastating fire caused when an ill woman lit a cigarette while connected to an oxygen tank for her medical problems.]]>
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<![CDATA[DPW commissioner: We want sidewalks clear of snow, too]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- David Keese says fielding angry phone calls from Fitchburg residents who want city sidewalks cleared after snowstorms is part of his job as dispatcher for the Department of Public Works.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:32:28 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Local twins to send drawings, messages to Haitian orphans]]>
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<![CDATA[LUNENBURG -- Kate and Emma Toomey sat in front of the television recently watching frightening scenes of the devastation in Haiti, following the earthquake that struck the impoverished country on Jan.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Dan Magazu, dmagazu@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:02:28 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Lawmakers support cyber-bully legislation]]>
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<![CDATA[Laws governing the dangers of cyber-bullying are well past due, state Sen. Jennifer Flanagan, D-Leominster, said Friday.]]>
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<![CDATA[mdonelan@sentinelandenterprise.com (Marisa Donelan, mdonelan@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:38:36 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Town receives money won in class-action suit]]>
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<![CDATA[TOWNSEND -- The town has received about $454,255 in several installments since 2008 as payment for a class-action lawsuit against oil refineries that added MTBE to gasoline between 1979 and 2007, and now officials must decide how to spend it, Town]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Jack Minch, jminch@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:38:29 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Fire Department to receive grant money]]>
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<![CDATA[LUNENBURG -- U.S. Sens. John Kerry and Paul Kirk announced Saturday that the Lunenburg Fire Department will receive $146,146 from the U.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:38:29 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Army veteran talks about struggles with post traumatic stress disorder]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- Army Veteran Sam Rhodes and members of his infantry unit were devastated when they returned home from Iraq in 2004 having lost 21 soldiers in their squad.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Dan Magazu, dmagazu@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:38:26 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Councilor: Zoning laws need 'major work']]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- The city's new zoning laws need to be "air-tight," but the proposed changes a consulting company drafted are far from it, City Councilor at-large John Dombrowski said this week.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:38:09 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[North Central Massachusetts Community Calendar]]>
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<![CDATA[Sunday, Jan. 31    Sunday Family Celebration: The Elm Street Congregational Church, 264 Elm St., Fitchburg, will hold its monthly Sunday family celebration service at 6 p.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:32:56 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Boisvert anniversary]]>
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<![CDATA[Rene and Janet Boisvert, former residents of Lunenburg for 23 years, will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Feb.]]>
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<![CDATA[Atkins-Curran]]>
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<![CDATA[MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- Matthew V. Curran of Fitchburg, Mass., son of John and Denise Curran of Westminster, Mass.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:32:55 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Money woes plague local schools]]>
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<![CDATA[By Dan Magazu    dmagazu@sentinelandenterprise.com     FITCHBURG -- An influx of millions of dollars in federal stimulus funding and one-time state stabilization money helped school districts across Massachusetts cope with dwindling budgets this]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:32:13 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Delaporta-Roumbakis]]>
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<![CDATA[Angelo and Loula Roumbakis of Fitchburg are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Kostadinos Roumbakis, to Katherine Delaporta, daughter of Steven and Karen Delaporta of Gales Ferry, Conn.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:32:12 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[FSC winter grads urged to 'make a difference']]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- The president of Fitchburg State College challenged graduates to make a difference in the world around them in his commencement address at the 114th annual Winter Commencement Ceremony Friday night.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Katina Caraganis, kcaraganis@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:02:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[House OKs Atkins-led stalking-protection law]]>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON -- Decades of work to expand the state's civil- protection laws for victims of stalking, abuse and sexual assault paid off this week when the House unanimously approved a new law that would give victims recourse against anyone who poses a]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Matt Murphy, mmurphy@lowellsun.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:38:56 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[NEBS parent reports solid Q4 earnings]]>
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<![CDATA[SHOREVIEW, Minn. -- Shares of Deluxe Corp., the company that acquired Townsend-based New England Business Services several years ago, got a boost on Friday after reporting better-than-expected fourth-quarter profits.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:38:48 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[House OKs Atkins-led stalking-protection law]]>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON -- Decades of work to expand the state's civil- protection laws for victims of stalking, abuse and sexual assault paid off this week when the House unanimously approved a new law that would give victims recourse against anyone who poses a]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Matt Murphy, mmurphy@lowellsun.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:38:48 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Townsend elections contain 14 open seats]]>
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<![CDATA[TOWNSEND -- David Chenelle may have a challenger for his selectman's seat, but hasn't yet decided to defend it when his term expires this year.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Jack Minch, jminch@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:38:45 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Hoping Democrats, Republicans respond to wake-up call]]>
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<![CDATA[Wake-up call? It may sound strange, but in light of this senatorial election, a victory by conservative Scott Brown a winning blueprint has been resurrected.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:38:42 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Murray: Patrick can still win]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray said Gov. Deval Patrick's administration needs to better communicate its message to the public in the wake of U.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:32:57 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Brainstorming about job growth]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- North Central Massachusetts is primed for a boost in economic development, because of its location and its many selling points for residents, Lt.]]>
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<![CDATA[mdonelan@sentinelandenterprise.com (Marisa Donelan, mdonelan@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:32:56 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Fitchburg native honored for role in Spanish Civil War]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- More than 70 years after helping Spain fight for freedom, a Fitchburg native was honored with the President's Medal at Fitchburg State College's Winter Commencement Ceremony Friday night.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:32:56 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Anonymous donor gives $500G to Haiti effort]]>
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<![CDATA[An anonymous donor recently gave $500,000 to the United Way of North Central Massachusetts for its campaign to help after the massive earthquake in Haiti hit on Jan.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Jeffrey McMenemy, jmcmenemy@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:32:52 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Ashburnham]]>
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<![CDATA[Ashburnham Apostolic Lutheran Church, Route 12. Worship service 11 a.m. Sunday; Sunday school, 9:45 a.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:32:50 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Leominster man arraigned on drug-trafficking charges]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- A Mount Pleasant Avenue man charged with trafficking in cocaine after a bust Thursday is being held on $20,000 bail, following his arraignment in Leominster District Court Friday.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:32:50 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Gardner gets a shot in the arm]]>
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<![CDATA[GARDNER -- Leominster developer Gregg Lisciotti, along with officials from the city of Gardner and the state, announced a $2 million redevelopment project at the gateway of the downtown Friday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Jack Minch, jminch@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:32:38 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[City gets 15 bills for streetlights]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Department of Public Works Commissioner Lenny Laakso said Unitil Corp. has not accurately tracked 100 city streetlights during the last several months, which is causing a delay in turning the lights back on.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:19:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Petition drives set for Saturday]]>
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<![CDATA[Lunenburg resident Cathy Clark has announced she will be holding two petition drives on Saturday in Fitchburg and Lunenburg in support of House Bill 3087 and Senate Bill 1527, that would amend state law so a community can purchase its electric]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:16:51 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Open house planned at  tech school]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- Officials at the Center for Technical Education are organizing an open house for all eighth-grade students in the city next week in order to introduce them to the programs offered at the technical school.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Dan Magazu, dmagazu@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:16:43 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[ShirleyArts! sponsors weekly ukulele classes]]>
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<![CDATA[SHIRLEY -- Danno Sullivan broke out his ukulele at the temporary senior center in the Town Offices and started to sing.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Jack Minch, jminch@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:16:31 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Weather stalls road renovation]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- Drivers will have to wait until things warm up before the end of a renovation project at the intersection of Central and Willard streets, Mayor Dean J.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Marisa Donelan, mdonelan@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:16:10 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Mass. Senate has lost another GOP member]]>
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<![CDATA[There were five, but now there are only four.    That's the number of Republicans who currently sit in the Democratic-dominated 40-member Massachusetts State Senate now that state Sen.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:16:01 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Court documents in murder case sealed]]>
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<![CDATA[SHIRLEY -- Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone's office said court documents regarding Robert Gulla, 19, who is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend, were sealed to protect the investigation and the families]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:15:41 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Townsend church group collecting hygiene kits for Haiti]]>
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<![CDATA[TOWNSEND -- The Congregational Church's Outreach Team is collecting small personal-hygiene kits worth about $10 each to send to Haiti earthquake victims, said coordinator Carole Gustafson.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Jack Minch, jminch@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:15:29 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Local pub to be site of benefit]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Friends of the Gillman Family, whose Fitchburg home was all but destroyed in a fire in November, are holding a benefit for the family Saturday at Beemer's Pub on River Street in Fitchburg.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:15:20 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[State moves step closer to ban on texting while driving]]>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON --  Lawmakers might finally be ready to pass a ban on texting while driving after cell phones have been linked to numerous accidents across the state.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Matt Murphy, mmurphy@lowellsun.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:14:53 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Cops seize coke, crack and pot during raid in Leominster]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- Members of the North Worcester County Drug Task Force seized approximately $25,000 worth of cocaine from a Mount Pleasant Avenue apartment during a drug bust Thursday afternoon, according to police reports.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Marisa Donelan, mdonelan@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:14:22 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Mayor confirms plastics center site may have a buyer]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- The former National Plastics Center and Museum on Lancaster Street appears to have some potentially interested buyers, Mayor Dean J.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Marisa Donelan, mdonelan@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:14:06 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Group opposes Planned Parenthood]]>
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<![CDATA[Proceeds from concert will benefit American Stroke Assoc.]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- Five local musicians are teaming up to put on a concert next month at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Leominster to benefit the American Stroke Association.]]>
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<![CDATA[Teens plan to act up at drama festival]]>
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<![CDATA[TOWNSEND -- When Travis Maider laughed nervously after flubbing a line during a rehearsal Tuesday at North Middlesex Regional High School, Co-Director Ray Kane urged him to compose himself.]]>
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<![CDATA[CO detector alerts residents to danger]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Deputy Fire Chief Paul Vaillancourt credited a carbon monoxide detector at a the 36-unit Willow Lofts with averting a tragedy Monday.]]>
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<![CDATA[Police say woman hit recycling truck]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- Traffic on Lancaster Street had to be diverted for about 45 minutes Wednesday morning, after a woman crashed her car into the back of a Fiore recycling truck, Police Lt.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:46:30 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Cards, gifts lift spirits of hospitalized youngster, mom says]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- Six-year-old Devin Henry received "well over 100" letters and cards over Christmas from area residents who'd heard her story, her mother said Wednesday.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:46:28 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Construction on Tri Town Landing delayed]]>
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<![CDATA[LUNENBURG -- Construction on the massive Tri Town Landing housing development was expected to get under way by the end of December, but the 9-acre lot off Summer Street continues to sit empty.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:46:28 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Residents focus on cost of merging school districts]]>
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<![CDATA[SHIRLEY -- Residents such as Kevin Hayes and Selectman Enrico C. "Rico" Cappucci challenged the estimated cost of merging Shirley and Ayer schools into a regional district but officials from the Ayer Shirley Regional Planning Board stood by their]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:46:23 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Accused murderer transferred to hospital]]>
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<![CDATA[SHIRLEY -- Robert Gulla, who is charged with murdering his ex-girlfriend Allison Myrick, has been transferred from UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester to Bridgewater State Hospital, said Department of Correction spokesman Diane Wiffin.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:46:20 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Unitil, city must OK light switch]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- More city streetlights cannot be turned on until representatives from Unitil Corp. sit down with city officials next week to talk about discrepancies in the number of lights that are supposed to be on already, Department of Public Works]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:46:12 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Gov. Patrick's new budget includes a 'sour' note]]>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick unveiled a $28.2 billion budget for the next fiscal year Wednesday, using a mix of cuts and one-time federal money to balance a spending plan that maintains local aid for public schools and city and town services, but]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Matt Murphy, mmurphy@lowellsun.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:46:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Pro-lifers  to rally in Fitchburg]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG --The Fitchburg-Leominster chapter of Mass Citizens for Life will stage a protest today at noon, outside the office Planned Parenthood wants to move into this spring.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:46:00 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[School's Winter Carnival will have summer theme]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- Southeast Elementary School parents and students are going to usher in summer a little early with the first-ever Winter Carnival, complete with a beach and sunshine theme.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:45:56 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Fitchburg School District to sign contract with Pearson Education]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- The Fitchburg Public School District will enter into a contract with Pearson Education, a large commercial publishing company, after the School Committee unanimously approved the agreement Monday night.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:12:41 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Workers' Credit Union hires Bette Kalukiewicz]]>
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<![CDATA[Bette A. Kalukiewicz of Littleton has been hired as an assistant branch manager at Workers' Credit Union's Fitchburg office.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:12:03 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Neighbors stunned by woman's murder]]>
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<![CDATA[SHIRLEY -- Neighbors Tuesday said Robert Gulla is quiet but friendly and his arrest for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend stunned them.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:11:54 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[All of us can work to prevent domestic-abuse homicide]]>
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<![CDATA[What an unspeakable tragedy. How do we make rhythm or reason from this latest domestic-violence homicide in Shirley?]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:10:03 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[FinCom members  want to question top cop]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Members of the Finance Committee want to know whether the Police Department budget is balanced, and would like Police Chief Robert DeMoura to start sending overtime pay reports to the City Council.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:09:32 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Business owner will appeal liquor license decision]]>
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<![CDATA[LUNENBURG -- A local business owner is scheduled to appear in Boston before the state Alcohol Beverages Control Commission next week to appeal the Board of Selectmen's recent decision to deny her a license to sell beer and wine.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:07:03 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Enterprise Bank reports robust earnings growth]]>
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<![CDATA[LOWELL -- From the looks of the year-end financial report from Enterprise Bank, you'd never know that 2009 was a difficult year for financial institutions.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:06:57 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Federal tax credit boosts home sales]]>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON (AP) -- Two real-estate organizations say a federal homebuyer tax credit as well as the recovering economy helped boost sales of single-family homes in Massachusetts last year compared with 2008.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:06:49 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Leominster city councilors hire attorneys]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- City councilors named two attorneys as their legal counsel, with some of them saying the decision is a precaution for the rare cases when they need advice beyond that of the city solicitor.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Marisa Donelan, mdonelan@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:05:59 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Police: Teen used hockey stick as weapon]]>
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<![CDATA[LEOMINSTER -- Police allege a 15-year-old Leominster boy knocked another teen unconscious with a hockey stick, and kicked and beat another person Monday night.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Marisa Donelan, mdonelan@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON -- The Leominster-Fitchburg region's unemployment rate zoomed up to 12 percent in December, according to a report released Tuesday by the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:04:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Ribbon cut on REDI]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- The new Regional Economic Development Institute at Fitchburg State College is a much-needed center for economic growth studies in North Central Massachusetts, college President Robert Antonucci said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@sentinelandenterprise.com (Emily Devlin, edevlin@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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