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Former Fitchburg Fire Chief Sues City, Alleging Retaliation

Former Fitchburg Fire Chief Dante Suarez has filed a lawsuit alleging retaliatory removal, a Firehouse Magazine report says. City Hall posted notice of the newly organized Fitchburg Tourism Destination Marketing District, an update on downtown infrastructure work, and a Spanish-language…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of August 24, 2026 through August 30, 2026

This week's obituary notices carry one Fitchburg, Massachusetts resident death: Buja, David J., 79, who died August 24, 2026. His arrangements are being handled by Mack Family Funeral Homes, with the notice posted through Echovita. No profession, service details, or family information w…

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Fitchburg Sets Monday Deadline for Absentee Ballot Applications

Fitchburg voters have until Monday, August 31 to apply for an absentee ballot ahead of the State Primary Election, the city says. The reminder, posted to the city's official calendar, comes as Fitchburg continues notifying residents of changed polling locations for the upcoming vote. El…

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Fitchburg Invites Residents to Weigh In on Regional Housing Plan

Fitchburg is asking residents to complete a survey shaping the joint Fitchburg-Leominster Housing Production Plan, a document that will guide housing policy for both cities. The city posted the invitation on its website as the plan remains in progress, giving residents a direct channel …

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Fitchburg Organizes New Tourism Destination Marketing District

Fitchburg has formally organized a new Tourism Destination Marketing District to support downtown promotion. City Hall posted the notice this week alongside updates on ongoing downtown infrastructure work and a Spanish-language alert, "Cambios en el Lugar de Votación," notifying residen…

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Fitchburg Church to Hold Funeral Mass for Margaret Rouleau

Fitchburg's St. Joseph's Church will host a funeral Mass Wednesday for Margaret "Peggy" Rouleau, the Sentinel and Enterprise reports. The Aug. 26 service at 11 a.m. on Woodland Street comes as a Legacy.com notice via WFSB in Hartford, Connecticut, separately recalled the Rev. Thomas G. …

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of August 17, 2026 through August 23, 2026

This week's Fitchburg obituary notices carry two residents: Rouleau, Margaret "Peggy," 98, and Thibault, Ronald Julian, 88, both of whom died August 20, 2026. Rouleau's arrangements are being handled by Lavery Chartrand Alario Funeral Home, Inc., the lead funeral home in this week's not…

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Early Voting for State Primary Opens in Fitchburg Sunday

In-person early voting for the state primary election begins in Fitchburg Sunday, Aug. 23, through Tuesday, Aug. 25. The window, listed on the city's public calendar, follows a City Hall notice issued in English and Spanish alerting residents to a change in their Aug. 22 primary polling…

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Travel Site Spotlights Fitchburg's Parks, Trails and History

A national travel outlet spotlighted Fitchburg's parks, trails and historic architecture in a feature published Friday, Aug. 21. Islands.com profiled the city in a piece headlined "Between Springfield And Portsmouth Is Massachusetts' Historic City With Vibrant Parks ...", describing Fit…

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Fitchburg Mourns Longtime Resident Steve Quarella

Fitchburg is mourning longtime resident Steve Quarella following the publication of his obituary this week. The Sentinel & Enterprise ran the notice under the headline "Steve Quarella Obituary - Fitchburg, MA (1957-2026)," remembering Quarella, who was born in Fitchburg on October 22, 1…

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