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Leominster Opens Downtown Public Parking Garage

Leominster opened its new downtown public parking garage this week, giving residents and visitors added access to the business district. City Hall, under Mayor Dean Mazzarella, also flagged ongoing updates to the Monoosnoc Brook Stabilization Project and posted new guidance for resident…

Grafton Trash Bag Prices Rise as Town Shifts to User-Fee System

Grafton residents will pay more for trash bags starting this month as the town shifts to a user-fee-funded system. The Pay-As-You-Throw price increase, effective July 1, 2026, is meant to fully cover trash operations without leaning on tax dollars, according to the town's website. Meanw…

Fitchburg Notice Flags Change to a Voting Location

Fitchburg officials posted a notice this week alerting voters that a polling location has changed ahead of the next election. The bilingual posting, titled "Cambios en el Lugar de Votación," directs residents to check where they're now assigned to vote, though the city did not specify w…

Athol Library Hosts Teen Jeopardy Monday Afternoon

Athol Public Library hosted its Teen Jeopardy program Monday afternoon as part of a packed summer schedule of youth events. The 3:30 p.m. session drew teens to the library on Main Street for trivia-style competition, one stop in a run of programming that continues this week with the esc…

Westminster Baseball & Softball opens registration for the 2026 fall season, with an early-bird discount running through Aug. 1.

Westminster Baseball & Softball opened registration for its 2026 fall season on July 18, with a $20 "Swing Early" discount for families who sign up by Aug. 1 and registration closing Aug. 15. Fall baseball spans T-Ball, Rookie, Minor and Major divisions, with a Babe Ruth division still …

West Boylston Little League closed its 2026 season by crowning division champions and naming All-Star rosters.

West Boylston Little League (WBLL) has closed out its 2026 season, naming the Phillies as Majors division champions and the Orioles as AAA division champions, per the league's website. WBLL has also posted its 12U and 10U All-Star team rosters for 2026. Looking ahead, WBLL Fall Ball reg…

Sutton Youth Soccer opens registration for its Fall 2026 season.

Sutton Youth Soccer has opened registration for its Fall 2026 season, with in-town leagues (U4-U8) and travel teams (U10-U18) playing at Memorial Field, the Congregational Church Fields, Hough Road Field and St. Mark's Church. Sutton Youth Lacrosse wrapped up its spring season, thanking…

Shrewsbury student-athlete Drew O'Connell earns statewide scholar-athlete honors, and state lawmakers secure funding for athletic lights at Dean Park and the Coolidge Pickleball Court.

Shrewsbury High School's Drew O'Connell, headed to Boston College, was named among Massachusetts' top scholar-athletes by the Boston Globe for his work in athletics, academics and community service, Patch reported this week. Separately, at the Select Board's July 14 meeting, state Sen. …

Rutland Youth Soccer has opened registration for its 2026 fall season and is seeking new board members.

Rutland Youth Soccer has posted notice on its website that registration for the 2026 fall season is open, though no deadlines, fees, or age-group details were listed. The youth soccer organization, which has run programs in Rutland since 1972, is also seeking new board members, accordin…

Oxford Youth Soccer Association has opened registration for its fall programs.

The lone item of note for Oxford sports this week was on the youth soccer front: the Oxford Youth Soccer Association's website shows registration open for its Fall '26 PeeWee and Travel soccer programs, with grade/pricing information and a refund policy posted for families to review. No…

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