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The Montachusett Regional Transit Authority supplies Councils-On-Aging service for elderly and disabled residents. [18] Portions of Lunenburg are also on its regular bus routes. [ 19 ] The nearest rail stations are Shirley, Fitchburg and North Leominster on the MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line .
Edible Arrangements ended 2009 with 74 new stores and franchise agreements for more than 85 locations in the U.S. and internationally, totaling the number of units to 940. The company's U.S. growth in 2009 was concentrated in Texas and the Midwest with stores also opening in other locations including California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and ...
Interior of a party store. Specialist stores selling supplies for parties began developing in the late 1970s in the United States and rapidly expanded into the 1990s. [1] They can offer a wide variety of products, and will often stock seasonal items for holidays—such as Christmas or New Year. [2] Commonly stocked merchandise may include: [3] [4]
The complex is one of the best-preserved in the city, and was developed by of its most successful businesses of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The F. A. Whitney Company, founded in 1858, manufactured baby carriages and related products, and operated here from 1862 to 1952, and was one of the city's major employers.
As of 2000, the management and professional fields were the city's largest sector, and employed over 32% of Leominster's workforce. [34] 26.8% of the workforce is employed in sales and office occupations, and 20.2% are employed in education, health and social services. [34] Manufacturing constitutes 25.5% of the city's employees. [34]
Newport Music Hall opened in 1921; it was then known as the State Theater. [2] [3] In the 1970s, it became known as the Agora Ballroom.The hall seats 2,000 and most of the original decor is intact.
Due to its location in Central Massachusetts, Worcester is known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth"; a heart is the official symbol of the city. However, the heart symbol may also have its provenance in lore that the Valentine's Day card, although not invented in the city, was first mass-produced and popularized by Worcester resident Esther ...
As of the census [16] of 2020, there were 20,127 people, 8,131 households families and living arrangements (households), and 8,479 housing units in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 39.7% White , 40.8% African American , 0.6% Native American or Alaskan Native , 0.05% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander , 1.3% Asian , 8.9% from other ...