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Say you were bored in Leominster one day and decided to dig a tunnel straight through the center of the earth to the farthest point away from the Pioneer Plastics City. Where would you be?
First of all, you would be on an antipode quest.
The very cool Geodatos website (geodatos.net/en) allows you to do this without a shovel. Here s their definition of antipode: An antipode, or antipodal point, is the point on the planet that is located diametrically opposite to a specific geographic location, and therefore is the farthest point in the world from that location. The antipode of any place can be identified by drawing an imaginary straight line that passes through the center of the planet and reaches the other side of the world.
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LANCASTER The building where roller skating, birthday parties and more happened for more than four decades has been sold to a company known for moving vans and self-storage.
According to a deed filed May 11 with the Worcester County Registry of Deeds, Roll On America’s longtime home at 90 Duval Road was sold to Five SAC Self-Storage Corporation for $2.5 million.
Documents filed with the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s Corporations Division indicate the purpose of Five SAC Self-Storage Corp. is to “acquire and hold title to real property.” The president of Five SAC Self-Storage Corp. is Mark V. Shoen, vice president of U-Haul and the largest shareholder in U-Haul s parent company, Amerco.
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This past weekend marked the return of in-person Memorial Day observances in Leominster since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic 15 months ago.
The parade from Evergreen Cemetery to Carter Park was canceled because of COVID restrictions but everything else from last weekend’s remembrances looked the same as previous years.
Following Friday night’s White Cross Twilight Ceremony at the Leominster Veterans’ Memorial Center, American flags were placed on veterans’ graves Saturday morning. Around 5,200 flags were placed at Evergreen, St. Leo’s and St. Cecilia’s Cemeteries, according to Veterans’ Services Director Richard Voutour.
The 155th Day of Decoration on Monday included ceremonies at Monument Square, St. Leo’s Cemetery, St. Cecilia’s Cemetery, Johnny Ro Memorial Park, the GAR Lot at Evergreen Cemetery, and the Memorial Circle at Carter Park.