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Fitchburg, Leominster Seek Resident Input on Housing Plan

Fitchburg and Leominster officials are asking residents to weigh in on a joint housing production plan survey. The city's website also flagged a new "Intown Downtown Infrastructure Updates" notice and a Fitchburg Finance Committee meeting set for Wednesday, Aug. 12. Elsewhere, the Senti…

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Hanscom Families Head to Fitchburg for Strong Bonds Retreat

Military families from Hanscom Air Force Base will gather in Fitchburg this month for a Strong Bonds retreat at Great Wolf Lodge. The Hanscom AFB Chaplain Corps organized the family-resilience program at the local resort, according to an Air Force Life Cycle Management Center report pub…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of August 3, 2026 through August 9, 2026

The Fitchburg obituary column for the week of August 3 through August 9, 2026 carries one notice: Koski, Walter R. Jr., 79, who died Friday, August 7. His arrangements are being handled by Brandon Funeral Home in Fitchburg. Other recent Fitchburg-area obituaries reviewed this week, incl…

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Fitchburg Small Businesses Can Get Free Energy Checks Next Week

Small businesses in Fitchburg can get free Mass Save energy assessments from August 10 to 14. Mass Save is a statewide, utility-funded energy-efficiency initiative, and the local program runs through the city's Main Streets Initiative, as detailed in a NewsBreak Fitchburg Daily Brief re…

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Oak Hill Country Club to Host Massachusetts Women's Amateur

Oak Hill Country Club in Fitchburg is hosting the 123rd Massachusetts Women's Amateur golf tournament, Mshale.com reports. The outlet published narrated hole-by-hole flyover videos of the club's greens on August 8, giving golfers and fans an early look at the course ahead of tournament …

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Fitchburg Declares New Tourism Destination Marketing District

Fitchburg City Hall posted formal notice Friday declaring the organization of a new Tourism Destination Marketing District, a step toward funding local tourism promotion, while a separate Spanish-language notice alerted residents to an unspecified change in a voting location. The city's…

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Fitchburg Sets Mosquito Spray Schedule After Second WNV Find

Fitchburg officials issued a spray schedule after a second mosquito sample tested positive for West Nile virus in the city this week. The city posted the finding as an "Emergency Alert" on its website, its highest-priority notice category, though exact spray dates for affected neighborh…

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Fitchburg Posts New Update on Downtown Infrastructure Work

Fitchburg posted a new update on downtown infrastructure work Aug. 5, offering few details beyond the notice on the city's website. City Hall has issued a steady run of downtown-related notices this summer, and Wednesday's post keeps residents watching for word on how ongoing project wo…

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Library Rolls Out New Week of Summer Programs

Fitchburg's library unveiled a full slate of new summer programs even as the community mourned several longtime residents. The Fitchburg Public Library added sessions including Wednesday Write Night, a paper weaving poetry Craft Cafe, and the Fitchburg Silent Book Club, running from Aug…

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