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Be sure to catch The Fabulous Belle Tones – Christmas Show & Italian Buffet Dinner on the Leominster Patch calendar

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What's up Leominster! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Where Leominster drivers can find the cheapest gas right now.
  • Want your child singing or jamming in downtown Leominster this fall?
  • How a Leominster restaurant ended up at the center of SNAP fraud.

Also on today's calendar: The Fabulous Belle Tones – Christmas Show & Italian Buffet Dinner and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Linda L.!

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 71 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 66, low: 40.
  • Saturday: Abundant sunshine, with a high of 65 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Cheapest gas stations in Worcester (homenewshere.com) — Leominster drivers can currently find some of the area's lowest gas prices at BJ's Gas on Erdman Way and Conway Petro on North Main Street, both under $4 per gallon. A wider list of nearby stations in Fitchburg, Lancaster, Southbridge, and Mendon helps you compare prices before filling up.
   

2. 'Interest and passion for music' (sentinelandenterprise.com) — Monument Square Community Music School in downtown Leominster is expanding its fall offerings, with new children's choirs and a jazz ensemble starting this month and open to local students. Owners Stephanie Rogers and Joe Mazzarella also continue free Kiddie Music Time sessions at the Leominster Public Library. Families can find flexible private lessons, group programs, and a newly refreshed, colorful space welcoming music lovers of all ages.
   

3. A Massachusetts restaurant operator who stocked his kitchen with food bought on fraudulent food stamp cards gets two years and $1.1 million in restitution (newsbreak.com) — A Fitchburg man has been sentenced for using fraudulently obtained SNAP benefits to buy bulk food for El Primo Restaurant in Leominster, with $1.1 million ordered in restitution and forfeiture. The case highlights how stolen identities became food stamp and pandemic unemployment accounts across several states, and explains what residents should watch for in suspicious benefit notices.
   

4. Three Charged with Drug Distribution (justice.gov) — Federal authorities have charged two Leominster residents and a Worcester man with conspiring to distribute fentanyl, after alleged sales beginning in July and searches at a Leominster apartment and Worcester residence. Investigators say they seized fentanyl and cocaine in Leominster, plus additional drugs and packaging materials in Worcester. Multiple local police departments, including Leominster's, assisted in the Worcester County investigation.
   

5. Local roundup: Falcons rally for big win on the road (sentinelandenterprise.com) — Leominster High's golf team shot 172 to beat Marlboro 192 at Marlboro Country Club, led by Rocco Spinelli's 41 and improving the Blue Devils to 7-6. The roundup also highlights recent results for North Middlesex, Lunenburg, Shrewsbury, and other area teams. It's a quick snapshot of how local athletes are performing this week.
   

📸 Around Leominster

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Pet Sitter Needed
    Seeking a trustworthy and dependable person to take care of my pets. Phone: (334) 870-7376 (Nextdoor French Hill)
  • Olive Garden posted a job opening for Busser in Leominster. Apply here.
  • Olive Garden Italian Kitchen posted a job opening for To Go Specialist in Leominster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Leominster here.

Ok Leominster! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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