Mayor Lisa Wong inherited a big job when she won Fitchburg’s mayoral election last year. An old mill town with closed factories, a crime problem and a record number of foreclosures are just some of her worries.
The 28-year old Wong has a plan and Radio Boston heads to Fitchburg to find out what it is.
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Plus, in our web specials:Read studies about revitalizing old mill cities, see videos from Fitchburg and Lowell.
This week we explore the various accents of Eastern Massachusetts. Do you have an accent? Tell us about it and your experience outside of your hometown. Send us a comment or email about what you hear on the streets of Boston and other towns.
Check out the International Dialect of English Archive’s compilation of Massachusetts dialects.
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Plus, in our web specials: links to Massachusetts resources…
Walden, Orchard House and The Mount are just a few of the major literary landmarks in
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Check out some of the literary landmarks we visited this week, and add images of your own favorite sites to our Massachusetts Literary Landmark Flickr Group.
Plus,read on for chapter and verse on more local literary landmarks…
