🌱 How a $2.6M Leominster ambulance settlement fits a bigger fraud fight

Good morning to you Leominster! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a $2.6M Leominster ambulance settlement fits a bigger fraud fight

Also on today's calendar: The Best Flippin' Card Show Polar Park and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 56 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 59.
• Saturday: A shower in the afternoon, with a high of 68 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Poor recordkeeping muddies latest target of MassHealth fraud probe (commonwealthbeacon.org) — Leominster's MedStar Ambulance previously paid $2.6 million to settle MassHealth false-billing allegations, part of a broader state crackdown on medical transportation fraud. A new case against Worcester-based Instant Transportation highlights concerns over poor recordkeeping by brokers that schedule and bill rides. The outcome could shape how MassHealth monitors transportation vendors that serve patients from Leominster and across Massachusetts.
   

📸 Around Leominster

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Leominster

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• The Best Flippin' Card Show Polar Park →
  Polar Park, 100 Madison St, Worcester
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• Downtown Sounds →
  Leominster, MA Calendar, Intersection of Route 12, West Street and Park Str, Leominster
• Teen Custom Jenga
  Leominster Public Library Cormier Center for Young Adults , 30 Wes
  2:30 pm
Saturday August 22
• Plastic City Comic Con →
  DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Leominster, 99 Erdman Way, Leominster
  10:00 am
• Walk N Roll Parade →
  Leominster, MA Calendar, 206 Priest St., Leominster
  4:30 pm
• Starburst 2026 →
  Leominster, MA Calendar, 206 Priest Street, Leominster
  4:30 pm
Monday August 24
• Recreation Department: Family Bingo Night
  Leominster Public Library Community Room 1st Floor , 30 West Stree
  5:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• English Conversation Class
  Leominster Public Library Large Historical Conference Room 2nd Floor Leominster Public Libra
  10:00 am
• IC Credit Union Ribbon Cutting →
  Leominster, MA Calendar, 10 Jungle Rd., Leominster
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Stretch, Strengthen & Balance (Senior Exercise Class)
  Forbush Memorial Library Eloranta Room , 118 Main St, Westminster
  10:00 am
• Toddler Playgroup
  Fitchburg Public Library Program Room Temporary Location, 166 Bou
  10:00 am
• Hands on Nature: Butterflies!
  Ayer Library Children's Room , 26 East Main Street, Ayer
  10:30 am
• Canteen Lunch- Devens →
  Veteran Pathways of New England, 84 Antietam St, Devens
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Highline Warren posted a job opening for 2nd Shift Material Handler in Leominster. Apply here.
• LKQ posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist in Leominster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Leominster here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fitchburg

• Fitchburg State University eyes continued progress (sentinelandenterprise.com)
• Falcons picked sixth in MASCAC (sentinelandenterprise.com)
• As early data pour in on summer liquor-law experiment, legislative action could still be a long way off (massterlist.com)

Lunenburg

• US stocks look at halt their 3-day slide as pressure from the bond market eases (castanet.net)

Westminster

• Jason Arday's death sparks UK debate over academic rigor, racism after media 'frenzy' (timesunion.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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