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Monti Farms & Deli is back after COVID scare Danielle Ray Special to The Landmark PRINCETON — Monti Farms & Deli on Princeton Road is open again after a two-week shut down that began Nov. 23 as a result of an employee testing positive for COVID-19. “My immediate reaction to hearing that one of my employees tested positive was shock,” said owner Michael Watkins. “The shock quickly changed to action. Through this entire pandemic I had prepared myself for this exact moment. It was inevitable that we would have to close because of our exposure to people seven days a week. I’m thankful...

Danielle Ray Special to The Landmark STERLING — Chocksett Middle School added a new class focused on social and emotional learning to the curriculum at the start of the second quarter in November. The course, taught by school counselor Melissa Dervishian, is being offered as an additional related arts class to seventh- and eighth-grade students. Dervishian said the inspiration behind the class was twofold: the school needed another related arts option in the wake of losing band and chorus, and staff are concerned about the long-term effects the pandemic will have on students. “As we were...

Danielle Ray Leominster Champion Leominster Emergency Management recently launched Sand for Seniors, offering complimentary buckets full of a salt and sand mixture for Leominster seniors and persons with disabilities to use during the winter months. Buckets are delivered and can be filled up again once empty by contacting Leominster Emergency Management. “We saw another Massachusetts fire department offering this program to their citizens and we thought this would be fantastic to offer to the citizens of Leominster,” said Tyler Yalian, the Sand for Seniors point of contact and part of the...

Danielle Ray Leominster Access Television has moved into a brand new, state-of-the-art location at 20 Litchfield St. LTV Executive Director Carl Piermarini said it decided to downsize and consolidate operations from the space it had been renting a short distance away at 435 Lancaster St. (Route 117). “We had been carefully budgeting over the years, with the vision of saving funds for eventually moving into a space where we could better control expenditures, increase visibility, and improve studio conditions such as better lighting and soundproofing,” Piermarini said. “We moved into a n...

Danielle Ray Leominster Champion Husband-and-wife business partners Mani Ramos and Karen Michaud opened Shampoo Cuts & Nails @ 54, a salon offering hair and nail services located at 54 Mechanic St., in August Ramos is a master barber and hairstylist who has been cutting tresses of all types and textures for 37 years. “He specializes in ethnic hair — Italian, Greek, Hispanic, and African American hair that others may not be willing or have skills to handle,” Michaud said of her husband. “He has competed everywhere in the U.S. and he specializes in color, hair keratin, fades, highlig...