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• Did someone say chicken?

  By thepointfitchburgstate on 05/14/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Rob Roy An old convenience store that has long since been shutdown became the target for many vandalisms here in Fitchburg; graffiti covered every square inch of it, windows were broken, siding of the building itself torn off. But those… Read More ›

• Are Online Sales Forcing Our Local Business Owners to Close their Doors?

  By thepointfitchburgstate on 05/12/2013 • ( 0 )

  by Michelle Perry Online shopping has rapidly increased in the past decade, and this has caused small business owners frustration. Why are people supporting foreign countries when they should be supporting our local small businesses? The fighting with online sales… Read More ›

• Boy Meets World is Back…Sort Of

  By thepointfitchburgstate on 05/12/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Wanjiku Kungu As a ‘90s kid I’m sure that many of us can relate to the shows we watched “back in the day” that shaped our childhoods. Compared to recent popular television, I think we all can agree that… Read More ›

• Point Playlist: The Twilight Soundtrack Anomaly

  By thepointfitchburgstate on 05/09/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Alex Dulude– Did I read all the books? Yes. Did I watch all the movies? Sadly, yes. The Twilight Saga took bookstores and movie theaters by storm, flooding stores with weird merchandise that people bought up like hotcakes. Despite… Read More ›

• Death by Society

  By thepointfitchburgstate on 05/09/2013 • ( 0 )

  by Nooshig Varjabedian Everyday is a struggle for millions of people around the world. Everywhere you look, someone, somewhere, wants you to be thin, wants you to be beautiful,sexy, and smart. Someone wants you to be like a model, the… Read More ›

• Daycare facilities under investigation

  By thepointfitchburgstate on 05/08/2013 • ( 0 )

  By D.E. Pierce A number of child day care facilities in Massachusetts have fallen under investigation after it was reported that the facilities were functioning in the same buildings as registered sex offenders, including addresses in Leominster, Worcester, and other cites… Read More ›

• Summer concerts heat up New England

  By thepointfitchburgstate on 05/07/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Cillea Houghton Spring has sprung, and that means summer is not far behind. With the hot sun, beach days, and constant flip-flop wearing comes music’s biggest acts hitting the road for summer concerts. Thankfully, New England will be graced… Read More ›

• Pit bulls: a beautiful breed

  By thepointfitchburgstate on 05/05/2013 • ( 2 )

  

  By Rachel Benoit Is there really such a thing as a “dangerous” dog breed?  When asked, most people might immediately think of bigger dogs such as the German shepherd, Rottweiler, or Doberman as being obvious choices. But it seems that… Read More ›

• Simonds Hall: location’s not ideal

  By thepointfitchburgstate on 05/02/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Chelsea Bergman As the student population knows, the Simonds Hall building is all new. Students now have another building to choose from for housing, than rather living in one of the school’s dorm buildings. Being an all-new building means there… Read More ›

• ‘Dog Sees God’ sure to be a hit!

  By thepointfitchburgstate on 05/01/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Davis Bannister This isn’t your grandmother’s Charlie Brown. Fitchburg State’s student-run drama club, The Falcon Players, are staging a production of “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead,” a satirical, irreverent, musical spin-off featuring the beloved cast of… Read More ›

• Fitchburg men’s soccer team playing to win

  By thepointfitchburgstate on 04/29/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Kurtis Burke and Kenny Kelly Fitchburg State University’s men’s soccer team may not have been viewed as serious competition in the past, but now they are a force to be reckoned with. The 2012 fall season turned some heads… Read More ›

• Get ‘whipped!’

  By thepointfitchburgstate on 04/25/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Briana Greene   I must confess something: I am officially whipped and I couldn’t be happier. Now, when I say whipped, I don’t mean in a relationship; I mean Whipped Body Goods. Whipped Body Goods is a Web-based company that… Read More ›

• Film fest focuses on Boston

  By thepointfitchburgstate on 04/24/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Story and photos by Jared Lakin The 2013 Boston International Film Fest was vibrant once again on Tremont Street in Boston. Theatre 14 at the AMC Theatres was a melting pot of diverse cultures and traditions, with films from 35… Read More ›

• Western Conference Playoffs

  By thepointfitchburgstate on 04/23/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Andrew Barbuzzi After a crazy season riddled with injury and uncertainty, the Los Angeles Lakers not only were safe for the eight seed following a Utah Jazz loss, but they stole the seven spot from the Houston Rockets. This… Read More ›

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