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🌱 How a 25-foot putt lifted Leominster golf on Senior Day

Leominster, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Leominster! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a 25-foot putt lifted Leominster golf on Senior Day
  • Leominster restaurant tied to $1 million SNAP fraud scheme, officials say
  • Leominster home search uncovers major fentanyl stash, prosecutors say

Also on today's calendar: Not My Kid: Community Conversation for Caregivers on Underage Drinking and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 66 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 65, low: 41.
  • Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high of 63 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Local roundup: North Middlesex runs past Crusaders (sentinelandenterprise.com) — Leominster High’s golf team edged Wachusett by a single stroke on Senior Day, with a clutch 25-foot putt sealing the win at Gardner Municipal. Local standout Davin Hjelm shared medalist honors, while several neighboring schools, including Fitchburg, Lunenburg, and Ayer-Shirley, also saw busy days on the fields and courses across the region.
   

2. El Primo SNAP fraud ringleader sentenced (sentinelandenterprise.com) — A federal judge has sentenced the ringleader of a $1 million SNAP and unemployment fraud scheme to two years in prison, and investigators say the stolen benefits helped stock his Leominster restaurant, El Primo. Several alleged co-conspirators, including two people living in Leominster, are accused of using more than 100 stolen identities to obtain public benefits from multiple states.
   

3. More Than 470 Grams Of Fentanyl Seized In Worcester County Drug Case (patch.com) — Leominster residents are at the center of a Worcester County drug investigation, with two people from the city and one from Worcester charged in a federal fentanyl distribution conspiracy. Prosecutors say large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine were seized from a Leominster home and apartment, and the defendants face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
   

4. Bizzotto seizes a second chance (sentinelandenterprise.com) — A Leominster High School graduate who once battled serious addiction has turned his life around and now co-leads Revive, a Central Massachusetts nonprofit using movement therapy to support recovery. His program partners with dozens of treatment facilities, has reached thousands of people, and recently earned recognition from the Worcester Red Sox for its impact.
   

5. Uncover Massachusetts' Longest-Serving Elected Leaders (wbsm.com) — Leominster residents may be surprised to learn their own mayor, Dean Mazzarella, holds the record as the longest-serving mayor in Massachusetts history, with 33 years in office. The piece compares his tenure with other long-serving state and local officials, underscoring how unusual such decades-long public service careers are across the Commonwealth.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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