🌱 What led to the four-hour police standoff on Union Street?

Good morning Leominster! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What led to the four-hour police standoff on Union Street?
• How a regional cat rescue is helping Leominster’s abandoned pets
• How did Leominster’s Blue Devils fare in holiday tournament play?

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Windy and very cold, with a high of 21 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 30, low: 19.
• Thursday: Cold with a little snow, with a high of 24 and low of 11 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Leominster man in court after allegedly killing his wife (bostonherald.com) — Leominster police and state tactical units responded to a tense four-hour standoff Friday at a Union Street home, where officers later found a woman dead on a couch. A 65-year-old Leominster man was arrested at the scene and has since been arraigned on serious assault charges, with a dangerousness hearing scheduled.
   

2. Pet Talk: Are things getting better for cats and dogs? (sentinelandenterprise.com) — A regional cat-rescue group that includes Leominster in its service area is seeing more abandoned, unneutered cats as rising costs make pet ownership harder. The column explains how inflation and higher vet bills strain owners, notes Massachusetts’ new ban on non-medical cat declawing, and encourages donations to Street Cat Angels to help local strays.
   

3. Local roundup: Warriors fend off Bulldogs (sentinelandenterprise.com) — Leominster High’s girls basketball team fell to Duxbury, 52–32, in first-day action at the Sandwich Holiday Classic, with Raegan Murphy leading the Blue Devils’ scoring. Other Central Mass teams, including Narragansett, Nashoba, and Oakmont, also saw tournament play, with several strong performances across basketball and hockey.
   

4. Five ways Trump's policies impacted Massachusetts in 2025 (bostonglobe.com) — A 5-year-old Leominster girl is cited among several Massachusetts immigration arrests illustrating how Trump’s enforcement policies have affected local families. The piece also details funding cuts, legal battles, and political fallout across the state, highlighting impacts on schools, research institutions, and Boston’s immigrant communities.
   

📸 Around Leominster

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Leominster

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Wednesday December 31

• Drop-In Craft: Ring in the New Year!
  Children's Program Room 1st Floor Leominster Public Library , 30 West Street , LEOMINSTER
  9:30 am
• LIBRARY CLOSES AT 12 NOON TODAY!!!
  Leominster Public Library , 30 West Street , LEOMINSTER
  12:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• Tween Book Boxes: Registration Opens!
  Dr. Martin T. Feldman Children's Room Leominster Public Library , 30 West Street , LEOMINSTER
• City Hall Closed
  Leominster, MA Calendar Leominster, MA 01453

Saturday January 3

• Friends of the Library Book Sale
  Main Hallway and Friends Book Sale Room Leominster Public Library , 30 West Street , LEOMINSTER
  10:00 am
• Genealogy Help Session: Drop-in
  Local History and Genealogy Room Leominster Public Library , 30 West Street , LEOMINSTER
  10:00 am
• Explore Your World! Makerspace Event!
  Children's Program Room 1st Floor Leominster Public Library , 30 West Street , LEOMINSTER
  3:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Kiddie Music Time with Monument Square Community Music School!
  Community Room 1st Floor Leominster Public Library , 30 West Street , LEOMINSTER
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• December School Vacation Days
  Mass Audubon's Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary , 113 Goodnow Rd , Princeton
  9:00 am
• Family Board Games and Hot Cocoa
  Baker Room Conant Public Library , 4 Meetinghouse Hill Road , Sterling
  10:00 am
• Music & Movement
  Children's Room Ayer Library , 26 East Main Street , Ayer
  10:30 am
• Storytime with Miss Jane
  Fitchburg Public Library Temporary Location , 166 Boulder Drive, Suite 108 , Fitchburg
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Missing dog
  PLEASE DO NOT CHASE OR CALL HER If seen please call the number on the flyer and note the area and time of the sighting. Also what she was doing … (Nextdoor Leominster Center)

• Burlington Coat Factory posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Leominster. Apply here.
• Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. posted a job opening for Stocker / Cashier in Leominster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Leominster here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I hear they’re giving him a really tough sentence.
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