🌱 Want free coffee for helping fix Leominster’s streets?

Hello again Leominster! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Want free coffee for helping fix Leominster’s streets?
• What Community Healthlink’s shutdown means for Leominster recovery and mental health services
• How did Leominster’s Blue Devils dominate across three sports this week?

Also on today's calendar: Rainbow Bazaar Gifts Doll Show and Sale, April 25, 2026 9:30 AM-2:00 PM and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A shower around, mainly later, with a high of 48 and low of 39 degrees.
• Thursday: A morning shower; breezy, temps: high: 62, low: 36.
• Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 60 and low of 32 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Leominster offers residents a free cup of coffee for reporting potholes (telegram.com) — Leominster drivers can now score a free coffee just for helping the city fix its streets. During the newly launched annual campaign, residents who call the Department of Public Works to report potholes can pick up a coffee coupon at the mayor’s office, redeemable at several local shops, as the city works to repair road damage and avoid vehicle problems.
   

2. Community Healthlink set to close permanently, president's memo says (telegram.com) — Leominster residents relying on Orchard Street’s women’s recovery home and the local Community Behavioral Health Clinic face major changes as Community Healthlink prepares to shut down and transfer programs. Orchard Street is slated to close, while the Leominster clinic and an assertive community treatment team would shift to Clinical & Support Options, pending state approval, raising questions about continuity of care and jobs.
   

3. Local roundup: Spartans earn road win over Bernardians (sentinelandenterprise.com) — Leominster High teams had a strong showing, with boys lacrosse erupting for nine unanswered goals at Auburn and baseball edging Tewksbury to reach the Redmen Invitational final. Blue Devils softball also topped Nashoba, while nearby Oakmont, Lunenburg, Monty Tech, and Fitchburg State programs turned in big performances in a busy day of local sports.
   

4. Real Estate Insider Briefs for April 20, 2026 (wbjournal.com subscription) — Leominster is briefly highlighted in a regional real estate and planning roundup that tracks new projects and zoning changes across Central Massachusetts communities. While no specific Leominster project is detailed, nearby towns like Fitchburg, Gardner, Grafton, and Worcester see notable development proposals, housing initiatives, and new retail and recreation concepts that could signal broader trends affecting the local market.
   

5. Arraignment postponed for woman charged in fatal Southborough crash (metrowestdailynews.com) — A 37-year-old Leominster woman, Crystal Johnson-Clementi, was killed in a wrong-way crash on Route 9 in Southborough, and the accused driver’s arraignment has now been postponed to May 8. The Bolton woman faces motor vehicle homicide by negligence and several traffic-related charges after authorities say she was driving the wrong way at 2:51 a.m. on Feb. 20.
   

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📸 Around Leominster

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Leominster

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• Rainbow Bazaar Gifts Doll Show and Sale, April 25, 2026 9:30 AM-2:00 PM
  Brookline Event Center, 32 Proctor Hill Rd, Brookline
  12:30 am

Tuesday May 12

• Spring 2026 Auditions
  325 Main St, Worcester
  3:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday April 23

• Dino Tracks & Artifacts
  Leominster, MA Calendar , 25 West St. , Leominster
  10:00 am

Friday April 24

• Lunenburg Public Library - Gamer's Arcade with VR — One Up Games - On The Go
  Lunenburg Public Library , 1023 Massachusetts Ave , Lunenburg
  6:00 pm
• HOMECOMING Live Album Recording
  Identity Coffee Co. , 35 Main St , Fitchburg
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Explore Your World! Makerspace Event!
  Leominster Public Library , 30 West St , Leominster
  2:30 pm
• Beach Walk Acrylic Class
  Art On The Rocks , 875 Merriam Ave , Twin City Plaza Unit 123 , Fitchburg
  6:00 pm

Sunday April 26

• GLOWING Joyful Jellyfish Acrylic Class ages 7+
  Art On The Rocks , 875 Merriam Ave , Twin City Plaza Unit 123 , Fitchburg
  2:00 pm

Wednesday April 29

• BOARD OF HEALTH BODY ART
  Leominster, MA Calendar , 25 WEST ST ROOM 10 2ND FLOOR , Leominster
  7:30 am
• The Fitchbyrds Jazz Night
  Leominster, MA Calendar , 363 North St , Fitchburg
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Tech Help with Leah
  Bigelow Free Public Library , 54 Walnut St , Clinton
  11:00 am
• Movie matinee for families with children: Zootopia 2
  Clinton, MA Calendar Clinton, MA 01510
  11:00 am
• Conant Library (Sterling): Family Puzzle Race
  Conant Free Public Library , 4 Meetinghouse Hill Rd , Sterling
  6:00 pm
• Tea for Trouble: All about Tea during the American Revolution
  Clinton, MA Calendar Clinton, MA 01510
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Petco Health and Wellness posted a job opening for Senior Aquatics Specialist in Leominster. Apply here.
• BJ's Wholesale Club posted a job opening for Experienced Butcher in Leominster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Leominster here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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