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🌱 Fitchburg firefighters get funding to teach fire safety across generations

Fitchburg, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hey there, Fitchburg! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Fitchburg firefighters get funding to teach fire safety across generations
  • What’s growing next at Fitchburg’s Stargazer Hollow Farm?
  • Fitchburg State heads to Boston to face unbeaten Emerson women

Also on today's calendar: Take & Make STEAM Kit: Dino Egg and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What travels all around the world but stays in a corner? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Cooler with occasional rain, with a high of 46 and low of 35 degrees.
  • Friday: Rain; mixed with snow early, temps: high: 39, low: 34.
  • Saturday: Continued cloudy, with a high of 43 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. State to give $41,000 for fire safety education (sentinelandenterprise.com) — Fitchburg’s fire department is among six area departments receiving state grants to teach children and older adults how to prevent fires and respond safely. The SAFE and Senior SAFE programs cover equipment and overtime for education delivered in places such as classrooms, senior centers and residents’ homes.
   

2. ‘Wrapping up the harvest season' (sentinelandenterprise.com) — Stargazer Hollow Farm is finishing harvest season on Fitchburg’s Sheldon Road while looking for ways to grow its community connections. Co-founder Meghan Buckley hopes to expand partnerships with hunger-relief organizations and add restaurant and wholesale customers, building on the 80-acre farm’s CSA and farmers market sales.
   

3. Rebuilt women's basketball team riding high on hard work and good vibes (berkeleybeacon.com) — Fitchburg State will face an Emerson women’s basketball team that opened its season with two wins when it visits Boston on Nov. 17. Emerson is blending seven newcomers into its roster after graduating star guard Bri Frongillo, with coach Bill Gould pointing to greater depth as a promising strength.
   

4. Esteemed Fitchburg judge, respected community member passes away (sentinelandenterprise.com) — Retired Justice André “Andy” Gelinas Sr., a Fitchburg native whose name graces the city’s courthouse alongside his father’s, died Oct. 30 at 88. His service extended beyond the bench to local hospitals, schools and the Fitchburg Art Museum, while family members remember his patience, kindness and willingness to listen.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Anyone lose a cat ?
    Or is it a cat that’s allowed to roam …. Always around at night . Just throwing it out there in case a missing cat . ( Pearl Hill rd ) near… (Nextdoor North of Fitchburg State)
  • Family Entertainment Group posted a job opening for Arcade Attendant in Fitchburg. Apply here.
  • Global Partners posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager - Alltown in Fitchburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fitchburg here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What travels all around the world but stays in a corner?" — Postal stamp (Thank you Donald C. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Fitchburg

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Fitchburg

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.