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City Posts Flamingo Express FAQs as Summer Season Heats Up

Leominster posts Flamingo Express FAQs and closes City Hall on July 3 as summer programming accelerates. The city published a new Flamingo Express FAQ on Friday and confirmed City Hall will be dark on July 3, with no interruption to trash and recycling pickup. The Leominster Public Libr…

City Hall to Close July 3; Trash and Recycling Collection Unaffected

City Hall closes Friday, July 3 for Independence Day while trash and recycling run on schedule. The administration of Mayor Dean Mazzarella confirmed no delay to curbside collection despite the holiday closure. Meanwhile, the Leominster Public Library launches its Summer Reading program…

Leominster Library Launches Summer Reading Kick-Off With Yo-Yo Show Sunday

Leominster's library anchors a busy community stretch starting Wednesday with Film Night for adults and a kids' trip to the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, before the Summer Reading Kick-Off Yo-Yo Show lands Sunday, June 29, at 3 p.m. The French Canadian Festival is set for Sa…

Library Pairs Zine Workshop and Franco-American Writers Night Tuesday

Leominster's public library anchors a busy week with two Tuesday evening programs — a Zine Making for Adults workshop at 5:30 p.m. and a Franco-American Writers Program at 7 p.m. — that serve as a literary lead-in to the Leominster French Canadian Festival on Saturday, June 27. The back…

Obituary notices, week of Monday, June 15 through Sunday, June 21, 2026

Three Leominster obituaries appear this week: Kammerer, Beverly "Hartley" (age 72), died June 15; Boudreau, Jean Charles (age 85), died June 18; and Saball, Steven Michael (age 67), died June 19. Services for Kammerer are scheduled at Wright-Roy Funeral Home on June 26; a graveside serv…

Schools Post First Student Bus Strike Alert; City Hall Closes Friday for Juneteenth

A First Student bus strike alert on the Leominster Public Schools homepage is the week's sharpest concern for families, with the district urging residents to check leominsterps.org for details on any transportation impacts. City Hall will close Friday, June 19, for Juneteenth — Mayor De…

Leominster Schools Warn Families of First Student Bus Strike

A First Student bus strike notice posted by Leominster Public Schools puts district transportation in question during the final stretch of the school year. The district's homepage is carrying a prominent alert directing families to seek updated guidance, though full details were not vis…

City Hall to Close June 19 for Juneteenth; Trash Pickup Unaffected

City Hall shuts June 19 for Juneteenth while trash pickup runs on schedule, officials confirmed Friday. The city posted the reminder this morning — curbside collection will not be delayed — as Leominster heads into a full community weekend: the Summer Stroll hits downtown Saturday, June…

Leominster Commission Approves River Bank Armor Plan Over One Dissent

LEOMINSTER — June 9, 2026 — Leominster Conservation Commission votes 5-1 to approve a contested North Nashua River bank stabilization plan while unanimously greenlighting new mountain bike trails and a 16-unit mixed-use development. At the June 9 meeting, the commission issued an order of conditions for the city'

Leominster Conservation Commission continues all four active hearings to June 9

LEOMINSTER — May 26, 2026 — Leominster Conservation Commission continues four wetland project hearings, approves minor parking lot change. The five-member commission, chaired by Stephanie Quinlan, continued all active notices of intent to its June 9 meeting after none of the applicants had received DEP file numbers — including a city-sponsored

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