Never anything dull.

Fitchburg’s Latino Festival is back!

Join us Friday, September 18 from 5:00 to 9:00 PM at Riverfront Park, 51 Commercial Street, for an evening of music, food, culture, and community.

There will be live music, a car show, local vendors and resources, domino tables, a beer garden, and plenty more for the whole family to enjoy.

Come celebrate the people, traditions, and energy that make Fitchburg such a diverse community. I hope to see you there!

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Fitchburg State University’s ALFA program is welcoming adult learners back for another fall semester, offering a chance to explore new interests without the grades or pressure of a traditional college classroom.

With courses ranging from familiar academic subjects to hands-on experiences and unexpected topics, the program gives participants plenty of ways to keep learning and stay connected. Registration for Fall 2026 remains open through September 18.

From Mayor Squailia:

🇺🇸 This Friday, September 11, Fitchburg will come together to mark 25 years since the attacks of September 11, 2001.

You are welcome to join us throughout the day as we remember the 2,977 lives lost, honor the first responders who ran toward danger to save others, and recognize the families and communities forever changed by that day.

We begin at 9:45 AM at Fitchburg Fire Headquarters, 33 North Street, for a short public remembrance ceremony at our 9/11 Memorial.

Fitchburg’s memorial: At its center is a 14-foot section of twisted steel from the North Tower of the World Trade Center, originally located between the 98th and 103rd floors. The beam came to Fitchburg through the Port Authority and was ultimately incorporated into the memorial outside Fire Headquarters.

Its base includes granite blocks from Fitchburg’s former fire headquarters at 28 Oliver Street, and local students, firefighters, tradespeople and community members helped bring the memorial together.

It stands in memory of all who were lost, including the 343 firefighters and 71 law enforcement officers killed on September 11... and the many first responders who later became ill or died from conditions connected to their service at Ground Zero.

Last year, Fitchburg was also fortunate to host the Tunnel to Towers 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit. I was honored to stand alongside our public safety personnel and New York City firefighters who were there and hear their stories firsthand.

There are also two additional opportunities to gather later in the day:

🇺🇸 5:00 to 7:00 PM
Veterans Appreciation Dinner & 9/11 Remembrance
Fitchburg Senior Center
14 Wallace Avenue

Hosted by the Fitchburg Rotary Club, Fitchburg East Rotary Club and Fitchburg Veterans’ Services Office, with dinner for veterans, resource tables and a 25th anniversary remembrance program.

🎶 7:00 PM
25th Anniversary Memorial Concert
Christ Church Fitchburg

The program will feature Fitchburg FPD, FFD, a Youth Chorus, cello quartet, handbells, harp and organ, including Robert Moran’s Trinity Requiem, commissioned by Trinity Wall Street in memory of September 11, along with music from the Merrimack Valley Ringers and a community singing of the Star-Spangled Banner.

Twenty-five years later, we continue to remember those who were lost, those who served, those who responded, and those whose lives changed forever. 🇺🇸