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Santa’s elf needs your help!!

Santa’s elf needs your help!! These are all letters that can’t be answered because there is either no return address or it is illegible! If you see your child’s please message me with the number of the letter (written in black crayon) and the name and address of the child. I will get the info to Santa as soon as possible. Please feel free to share this post to reach as many of these letter writers as possible! Thank you.

Wreaths Across America 2018

This morning at 9am, 2,403 wreaths were laid for Wreaths Across America - Official Page to Remember and Honor our veterans through the laying of Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country's fallen heroes and the act of saying the name of each and every veteran aloud at the Mass Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Winchendon. Hundreds of people joined in the cold to lay the thousands of wreaths. I am so grateful I was able to attend & help lay wreaths with them. I saw many Fitchburg friends there as well <3
🇺🇸Remember our fallen U.S. veterans.
❤️Honor those who serve.
🌍Teach your children the value of freedom.

Officially sworn into the Massachusetts Bike & Pedestrian Advisory Board #MABPAB

Officially sworn into the Massachusetts Bike & Pedestrian Advisory Board #MABPAB today in Boston at MassDOT. Happy to serve #Fitchburg and #NorthCentralMass to implement the Bike and Ped plan with $60M in Capital Plan dedicated to Bike and Ped infrastructure improvements in addition to Complete Streets. 🌳🚴‍♀️🌳🚗🚕🌳🚶‍♀️
Crosswalk improvements, sidewalks, ADA access, safer bicycling-- improving access to walking and biking as safe ways to move around in our communities.

Garden Remedies Inc. - Top 50 best to work in Cannabis

Congratulations to Garden Remedies Inc. of Fitchburg, Mass. on being named one the top 50 best companies to work for in Cannabis by MG Magazine --- thank you for helping to make a positive impact in the Fitchburg Business Community.

Grand occasions aren’t the only reason to celebrate at Garden Remedies, though the company certainly does take pride in celebrating special moments with events such as “harvest parties” when hitting cultivation milestones. The company revels in providing a “positive, healthy work environment” and in the diversity of its team: Currently, 67 percent of executive roles are occupied by women. World-class recycling and conservation programs surpass those of nearly every other company on this list.

Founded: 2013
Employees: 51-100
Job Openings: 11-20
Paid Education: Yes
Web: GardenRemedies.com

https://mgretailer.com/business/50-best-companies-to-work-for-in-cannabis

Free Narcan Training

Free Narcan Training: Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 5:00 pm at the Montachusett Opportunity Council (MOC), 49 Nursery Lane,Suite 201, Fitchburg. 
A light supper will be available at 4:30 pm.
Narcan training will start at 5:00 pm. 
Attendees will be instructed on how to recognize an opioid overdose and what to do if one occurs. Narcan will be distributed by AIDS Project Worcester to those who enroll. No identifying information will be collected. 
Narcan blocks the opioids and restores normal breathing when sprayed in the nose of someone who has overdosed. It is safe, easy to administer and has no potential for abuse. Habra interpretación en Español. Pre-registration is encouraged.
To register, or if you require special accommodations, please call: (978) 829-1854.
Hosted by The City of Fitchburg Health Department Substance Abuse Prevention and its Massachusetts Opioid Abuse Prevention Collaborative (MOAPC)

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Ordering Online? Be aware of package theft

Ordering Online? Be aware of package theft, there has been many reports in the Central Mass area lately. 
SAVE THESE NUMBERS. They work nationwide. With the holiday season in full swing, many of us are receiving several packages. If your packages are stolen, here are some numbers you can call to file a claim.

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BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING 12.13.2018

BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
Thursday, December 13, 2018 5:00 P.M.
FITCHBURG MUNICIPAL OFFICES CONFERENCE ROOM, 166 BOULDER DRIVE, FITCHBURG, MA 01420
AGENDA
5:00 Review and Approve meeting minutes of November meeting
5:15 Tobacco and Nicotine Delivery Products Sales Regulation Review
Amend Section 1: Free Distribution and Coupon Redemption
Vote
5:30 Castleway Market – 432 Mechanic St
Lack of cooperation of Tobacco Permit Inspections
5:45 Hearing on Petition Request (Salafia – 171 Bishop Rd): Nuisance Dog Determination 
– (Cordio, 176 Bishop Rd “Pearl”)
6:45 Memorandum of Understanding with Fitchburg State University
7:00 Staffing Reports

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No Evil Project Opening at FAM

🙈🙉🙊No Evil Project: Fitchburg Opening Reception & Panel Discussion
• December 8, 2018 • 2pm-5pm
Fitchburg Art Museum Community Gallery, 185 Elm Street, Fitchburg, MA

Join us for the opening reception of No Evil Project: Fitchburg exhibit. The event is family friendly and free to the public.

Created from over ten photo shoots around Fitchburg, this exhibit feaures 424 people that live, work, and play in the Fitchburg area. Find your friends, family, and others in the exhibit, and read their stories to learn about all the great things people are doing in Fitchburg!

https://mailchi.mp/noevilproject/no-evil-news-2965629?e=9ad5646caf&fbclid=IwAR3S4fYCi6MumhuOIBfJE2a-AlkuRZJqxAk8q1KqgcoHR_Fwx8JqVX4eJT0

Our panel discussion on Stereotypes, Labels ...and how they affect our perception of people went great at the No Evil Project Art Show Opening at the Fitchburg Art Museum in #fitchburgmass
So honored to be a part of the event and moderate the discussion with our amazing community group ❤💙💚💛🧡
#noevil #hearnoevil #fitchburg #mass

More pics of the No Evil Project art opening at the Fitchburg Art Museum. Was an awesome showing and a packed room and hallway for the event! Thank you to all involved.
424 photos of our Fitchburg Community members put together with their chosen 'labels' and good deeds. Come to FAM and see the people you know in a new perspective.
#noevil #fitchburg #FAM #noevilproject #stereotypes #labels
Pics by Troy Thompson, No Evil Project & Sam Squailia

Mount Wachusett Community College's Career panel

Great to join in again this year for Mount Wachusett Community College's Career panel event today... I joined as one of 20 professionals representing a variety of career pathways....mine being Architectural Building Design & Engineering. 🏗🏘🕋
More than fifty Gateway to College students were in attendance and we got to speak to many on 8 minute speed dating esque rotations 😂. Great format. Thanks David Thibault-muñoz for putting this together to share our stories with students in your program 📚

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Wachusett Brewing Company Brew Barn Opening at Great Wolf Lodge

Loving the new Wachusett Brewing Company Brew Barn at our fabulous Great Wolf Lodge! Located in the tree ropes course area, this new Wachusett barn bar will be open 2-10pm! It's very kegalicious! Open to the public also you know... 😁Thanks to everyone that joined us this evening...my daughter and I LOVE Great Wolf and now I'll love it a smidge more 😉🍻 plus I made her super jealous that I saw Wiley and Violet without her 😂

Unitil's Gas Emergency Meeting 2018

🔥 I attended Unitil's Gas Emergency Meeting this morning at their new Lunenburg MA headquarters.
Discussing the circumstances behind the gas over-pressure situation in the Merrimack Valley, and how Unitil is taking steps to mitigate that situation here.
Discussed how they respond and communicate with public officials and city agencies in emergency situations. Representing Fitchburg was myself, the DPW crew, FPD Captains and our Fire Chief.
🚧 For Future plans, Unitil is planning pipe replacement projects in Fitchburg to serve the majority of the customers with an intermediate pressure system---with individual regulators at each home that would prevent any system over pressurization from reaching the home appliances, with additional system shutoffs to be installed as well. 
If you have any questions I'd be happy to answer them ...or find the answers ;-)

Fitchburg Veterans Dept Toys for Kids

I rang the bell with the Fitchburg Veterans Dept and Rollstone Congregational Church on Friday 🌲🛎
They are raising funds and collecting toys for our local community. Signups are happening NOW as you can see on the schedule here... I have also attached pics of the application so you'll know what you need to bring.
Please share with those that might need a little help this xmas....or those that want to donate for the efforts.