North County

CHAMBER: TAX RATE HURTS BUSINESS RECRUITINGA vote by city council halted a slow transition back to a...

After four terms of serving as the city's first minority mayor, Lisa Wong has stepped aside and Stephen DiNatale will take over as the head of the city, having won the election in November. DiNatale wants to build upon what Wong has accomplished but definitely has his own plans for the economic future of Fitchburg.

Last month, Worcester's Civic Center Commission unanimously approved a plan to bring professional hockey back to the DCU Center. The fate of a potential Worcester team is in the hands of the East Coast Hockey League and businessman Cliff Rucker.

APRIL A. PERRY was promoted to assistant vice president/consumer loan underwriting manager for Workers' Credit Union in Fitchburg. A 33-year veteran of the union, Perry most recently served as its consumer loan underwriting manager. Over the years, she helped lead the launch of loan software systems and also serves on the operations/technology steering committee. She lives in Leominster and has volunteered at Our Father's Table and at St. Joseph's Church, both in Fitchburg.

Leominster's HealthAllliance Hospital received a $3,500 donation that will benefit breast cancer patients.

Mount Wachusett Community College has launched a program to train adults in advanced manufacturing, with full scholarships available to eligible students.

Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner has launched classes that will be offered to high school students for $30 each, including books.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is demanding a Leominster asbestos removal contractor pay a previously suspended $14,312.50 penalty after it found the company violated state asbestos regulations twice in one year.

Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester and Athol Memorial Hospital have received special recognition from separate organizations for work they've done in the areas of quality and safety and telehealth innovation, respectively.

MARIE ANGELINI, LISA M. CARROLL, LINDA S. LARRIVEE, CAROLYN J. STEMPER and THOMAS J. SULLIVAN will serve...