March 2010: A Year at the Sentinel & Enterprise

March 19, 2010 -- From left Fitchburg High seniors Laraino Jones, 19, Rachel Benoit, 17, and Akin Payton, 18, mourn the loss of Byron Teague, who died in a car accident last Saturday, during a vigil held for Byron Teague at Crocker Field in Fitchburg.

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Saturday, March 6, 2010 -- Team USA gymnast Chris Brooks tries to complete a dismount off of the parallel bars during the 2010 Tyson American Cup at the DCU Center in Worcester. Brooks came first in the event and third overall.


Saturday, March 6, 2010 -- Team Venezuela gymnast Jessica Lopez competes on the balance beam during the 2010 Tyson American Cup at the DCU Center in Worcester. Lopez placed fourth in the event and third overall.



Thursday, March 4, 2010 -- Southeast Elementary School fourth-grader Lucas Meunier, 9, center, explains to both peers and parents the process of creating a robot he pieced together with his family during Southeast School's Science Night held at the school in Leominster.


Thursday, March 4, 2010 -- Meg Hoey, a biology professor at Fitchburg State College, teaches Southeast Elementary School students from left, fifth-graders Wesley Corliss, 10, Tyler Monahan, 11, and fourth-grader Harrison Carter, 9, about the Crown of Thorns plant during Southeast School's Science Night held at the school in Leominster.

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February in Fitchburg

Friday, February 26, 2010 -- Fitchburg State College senior Shamus Hughes, 20, of Clinton, breaks in a 9 ball tournament at the Hammond Center in FSC in Fitchburg.


Sunday, February 14, 2010 -- Kacey Morin, 19, of Fitchburg, left, and and Kyle Gariepy, 19, Leominster, dance at the Swagger night club hours before the arrival of MTV reality star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi in Fitchburg on Sunday, February 14, 2010.

Sunday, February 14, 2010 -- Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, left, poses for a photograph with Swagger bartender Mandy Marchetti during a Valentine's Day visit Polizzi made to the Swagger night club in Fitchburg.


Saturday, February 13, 2010 -- Mike Christian, of Fitchburg, pulls in a trout during the Fitchburg Rod and Gun Club's Ice Fishing Derby held at Wright's Pond in Ashby.


Saturday, February 6, 2010 -- Oswaldo Cabas, 4, of Fitchburg, tosses a bean bag for the Clown Toss game during the Southeast Elementary School Winter Carnival at South East Elementary School in Leominster.

Friday, February 5th, 2010 -- T.C. Passios fourth-grader Kevin Boussom, 10, of Lunenburg, draws an Egyptian mummy sarcophagus during a drawing class held at the Fitchburg Art Museum in Fitchburg.

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January at the Sentinel

Saturday, January 30, 2010 -- Fitchburg Police Officer Josh Lambert lends a hand to Jason Corbeil, 7, of Fitchburg, after Corbeil found himself stuck in a tree near South Street Elementary School in Fitchburg.


Friday, January 29, 2010 -- Marktavian Martin, right, of Fitchburg, leaps for joy after recieving his master's of arts in history at Fitchburg State College. The college held its 114th annual Winter Commencement Ceremony in Fitchburg.

Thursday, January 28, 2010 -- A macaw takes flight over students as part of the Understanding Wildlife show during an assembly held at St. Anthony's School in Fitchburg.


Saturday, January 9, 2010 -- Jenna Montgomery, 19, of Townsend, meditates during a Celtic Yoga session as part of the Free Yoga Day fundraiser to benefit Ginny's Helping Hand at the Flying Irish Studio in Ashby.


Saturday, January 9, 2010 -- St. Anthony's kindergartner Frederick Lake, 5, wears a chinchilla on his head during an Animal Adventures showcase at the Leominster Public Library in Leominster.


Saturday, January 2, 2010 -- Southeast Elementary third-grader Justice Wicheins, 8, comes to school on a Saturday to fly down a steep hill at Southeast Elementary School in Leominster.


Saturday, January 2, 2010 -- T.C. Passios Elementary School fifth-grader Wolf Wernett, 11, pegs his dad Ryan Donaldson, of Fitchburg, during a snowball fight at Coolidge Park in Fitchburg.

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December Clips from the Sentinel & Enterprise

Thursday, December 31, 2009 -- Barber Juan Rosado, left, shaves Joseph Batista, of Fitchburg, in preparation for a New Year's Eve party Batista will be attending, at the Thumbs Up Barber Shop in Fitchburg.


Wednesday, December 30, 2009 -- St. Bernard's kindergartner Cameron Hartman, 6, of Fitchburg, tries to make his way across a slippery obstacle course at the Coco Key Water Resort in Fitchburg.


Wednesday, December 9, 2009 -- Jolene Constant, left, and Kyle Helie, of Leominster, help push Richard Denham, of Fitchburg, out of the Southeast School driveway after being stuck for 20 minutes in Leominster.


Saturday, December 5, 2009 -- Dylan Cernoia, 10, of Gardner, eats a roasted marshmallow during the 2009 Winter Stroll on Main Street in Leominster.


Thursday, December 3, 2009 -- Massachusetts Attorney General and U.S. Senate hopeful Martha Coakley urges her supporters to get the vote out during a campaign stop for at Slattery's Restaurant and Pub in Fitchburg.


Thursday, December 3, 2009 -- Leominster firefighter Armin Keidel, in back, attempts to place a harness around firefighter Seth Augat during an ice rescue drill conducted by the Leominster Fire Department at Rockwell Pond in Leominster.


Wednesday, December 2, 2009 -- Cheerleader Gabby Comeau, 8, of Lunenburg, practices her stunting at the Pro Athletics gym in Leominster.


Wednesday, December 2, 2009 -- Cheerleader Mariah Comeau, 8,12of Lunenburg, practices her stunting at the Pro Athletics gym in Leominster.


Wednesday, December 2, 2009 -- Pro Athletics gym owner Jason Graham, 23, of Leominster, coaches the Headliners senior coed cheerleading squad at the Pro Athletics gym in Leominster.

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November in Fitchburg

Thursday, November 26, 2009 -- Fitchburg's DJ Wilson, left, and Leominster's Michael Veneziano go up for a pass during the Fitchburg Leominster Thanksgiving rivalry game at Crocker Field in Fitchburg. Leominster defeated Fitchburg 21-6.


Fitchburg's Tyrie Osby, left, tries to break a tackle from Leominster's Jared Wilbon.

Leominster's Curtis Ludden, left, tries to sack Fitchburg's Kyle Phillips.

Leominster's Jared Wilbon, right, makes an interception in the end-zone on a pass intended for Thomas Gammel.

Leominster High's senior fans show some school spirit.

Leominster's Isaac Abakah, center, celebrates with his teammates after beating Fitchburg.

Leominster fans plant the Blue Devil pitchfork on Crocker Field after beating Fitchburg in their annual rivalry game 21-6.


Friday, November 20, 2009 -- Patricia Cross M.D., a Health Alliance Hospital diagnostic radiologist, reads a digital mammography case in the x-ray reading room at the Health Alliance Hospital in Leominster.


Thursday, November 19, 2009 -- The Fitchburg Junior Pee Wee cheerleading squad practice their stunting routine on the eve of regionals at Fitchburg High School in Fitchburg.








Thursday, November 19, 2009 -- Just a week before Thanksgiving, a wild turkey strolls down Main Street in Fitchburg.


Thursday, November 19, 2009 -- Victoria Snape, 7, of Lunenburg, center, takes a deep breath before receiving the H1N1 flu vaccination as Nashoba Board of Health nurse Mary Sheila Licqurish, left, comforts her while Clinton Hospital nurse Deborah Sullivan administers the shot during a vaccine clinic held at TC Passios Elementary School in Lunenburg.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 -- Deklan McCarthy, 2, of Townsend, tries to get a good look at the other children getting their flu shots before getting his during a free H1N1 vaccination clinic held at Fitchburg High School in Fitchburg.


Tuesday, November 17, 2009 -- Tristan Whitestone, 2, of Ashburnham, receives the H1N1 vaccine from North Central Charter School nurse Rene Paine as his mother Danielle looks on during a free H1N1 vaccination clinic held at Fitchburg High School in Fitchburg.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 -- Yandel Rodriguez, 5, of Fitchburg, is comforted by North Central Charter School nurse Rene Paine, left, his mother Joanna, and Community Health Connection nurse Donna Peloquin after receiving the H1N1 vaccine during a free H1N1 vaccination clinic held at Fitchburg High School in Fitchburg.


Saturday, November 14, 2009-- Team Rampaging Robojets members South East Elementary third-grader Kyle Gaudet, 8, left, and fourth-grader Eric Jenny, 8, react as they compete during the Leominster Blue thunder robotics tournament at Leominster High School in Leominster.

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October's Observations

Thursday, October 29, 2009 -- North Middlesex's Sarah Lieneck, left, and Fitchburg's Irene Danso Kissi collide as they both move into head the ball during a game at Fitchburg High School in Fitchburg.

Saturday, October 24, 2009 -- Leominster High School freshman and Devil Dawg Brandon Route, 14, performs maintenance on his robot before battle during the The Fall VEX Kickoff Classic held at Leominster High School in Leominster.


Wednesday, October 21, 2009 -- The front yard of Leominster residents Kenneth and Rachelle Aubuchon who decorated their home for both their son Ayden's sixth birthday, and for Halloween on Nelson Street.


Saturday, October 10, 2009 -- Daniel Marcum, who plays Mr. Wickham in "Pride and Prejudice," prepares himself backstage before show time at First Parish Church in Fitchburg.


Thursday, October 8, 2009 -- Nate Smith, of Fitchburg performs at the Fitchburg Farmers' Market at Riverfront Park in Fitchburg.


Thursday, October 1, 2009 -- Fallbrook Elementary School fourth-grader Zachary Duffy , 9, holds up the home run ball, hit by Josh Bay, he caught when he attended a game between the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore.

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