Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 28th of September.
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🏘️ Community
Fitchburg’s 11-year-old Alistair Lehto is growing a 1,800-pound pumpkin named Big Papi that will be picked on Oct.
1 and weighed at Topsfield Fair on Fri, Oct. 2 as he hopes to break Worcester County’s record by reaching 2,000 pounds.
🎭 Culture
Jacob Riis, a trailblazing reformer and journalist, rests at Riverside Cemetery in Barre under an unmarked granite boulder — a spot that the Barre Historical Society now honors with programs to explore his local legacy.
🎓 Education
Seventeen Worcester Public Schools teachers received nearly $23,000 in UMass Chan Cares mini-grants to boost projects like sensory rooms, expanded libraries and improved tech.
The grants, funded by UMass Chan students + staff, aim to support hundreds of students with enhanced learning opportunities.
🏛️ Government
State officials will hear the MWRA’s request to withdraw 20 million gallons per day from Quabbin Reservoir at 11 a.m. Wed, Sept.
30, at Belchertown Town Hall. Local leaders warn the plan risks long-term impacts + heightened disputes over water management.
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