City Posts Flamingo Express FAQs as Summer Season Heats Up
Leominster posts Flamingo Express FAQs and closes City Hall on July 3 as summer programming accelerates. The city published a new Flamingo Express FAQ on Friday and confirmed City Hall will be dark on July 3, with no interruption to trash and recycling pickup. The Leominster Public Libr…
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The city published a new FAQ sheet on the Flamingo Express ahead of a weekend packed with community activity, with the Leominster French Canadian Festival set to open Saturday.
TOWN HALL
The city's News Flash page added a Flamingo Express FAQ posting Friday afternoon, pointing residents to the official guide at leominster-ma.gov for details on the popular service. (https://www.leominster-ma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=300)
Separately, residents should note that City Hall will be closed Friday, July 3 in observance of Independence Day. The closure does not affect curbside trash and recycling collection, which will run on its normal schedule that day.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
The library's summer calendar kicks into high gear next week. On Monday, June 29, kids and teens can attend "Whooo's Ready to Paint?" at 10 a.m., and the Yo-Yo Show, billed as a Summer Reading Kick-Off, runs from 3 to 4 p.m. the same afternoon. Tuesday, June 30 brings two more programs: Fairy Houses from 10 a.m. to noon, and a Save the Bay Touch Tank Experience from 2 to 4 p.m. Adults can look forward to a Chess Club session Monday evening from 7 to 8:45 p.m., and an English Conversation Class Tuesday morning from 10 to 11 a.m. Looking further out, the library will host "Old Glory, New Glory: The History of the American Flag" on Thursday, July 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. a well-timed program ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.
COMING UP
- **Sat., June 27**, Leominster French Canadian Festival (community event; see city calendar) - **Mon., June 29**, Whooo's Ready to Paint?, Leominster Public Library, 10–11 a.m. - **Mon., June 29**, The Yo-Yo Show! Summer Reading Kick-Off!, library, 3–4 p.m. - **Mon., June 29**, Chess Club, library, 7–8:45 p.m. - **Mon., June 29**, Contributory Retirement Board Meeting, City Hall - **Tue., June 30**, Fairy Houses, library, 10 a.m.–noon - **Tue., June 30**, Save the Bay Touch Tank Experience, library, 2–4 p.m. - **Tue., June 30**, English Conversation Class, library, 10–11 a.m. - **Tue., June 30**, Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting - **Thu., July 2**, Old Glory, New Glory: The History of the American Flag, library, 6–8 p.m. - **Fri., July 3**, City Hall closed in observance of Independence Day (no trash/recycling delay)
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