by Chris Fournier | Sep 30, 2026 | News
Sentinel & Enterprise / Danielle Ray https://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/2026/09/30/fitchburg-awarded-2-9-million-in-grant-funding-for-project-1775106/?utm_medium=WEB_notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=204622434 NOTE: This article is behind a...
by Chris Fournier | Sep 10, 2026 | News
Commonwealth Beacon / Asher Ben-Dashan and Perris Fisher When it rains in Fitchburg, water races down Spring Street, the steep hill next to Longsjo Middle School. As it flows, it picks up oils, animal feces, and other pollutants that lay atop the asphalt and funnels...
by Chris Fournier | Sep 10, 2026 | News
Boston Globe / The Editorial Board https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/03/opinion/massachusetts-drought-planning/?p1=SectionFront_Feed_ContentQuery&blm_aid=0 NOTE: This article is behind a pay-wall by rmplaskon | Aug 2, 2024 | MVP Project, News
The NRWA is working with the communities of Ashburnham, Fitchburg, Groton, Leominster, and Pepperell to understand local climate change issues and ways that we can use Nature-based Solutions to address those issues. With input from local citizen and municipal... by rmplaskon | Aug 2, 2024 | News
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MA DPH) has issued an advisory involving fish contaminated with Per & Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Nashua River. Towns impacted include, but are not limited to: Clinton, Lancaster, Harvard, Shirley,... by rmplaskon | Aug 2, 2024 | News, Whitney Dam Project
Under a grant from the MA Division of Ecological Restoration (DER), the NRWA is helping to lead outreach and information efforts in Ashburnham in regards to the town’s decision to remove the Whitney Pond Dam. The NRWA views dam removal on a case-by-case basis....