Fitchburg in Focus
Schools, Vacant Stores Put Damper on Housing Market
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| Built in 2005, this three-bedroom Colonial at 31 Exeter St. in Fitchburg comes with a ceramic-tiled kitchen and bathroom and a partially finished basement, and is minutes from Route 2. It is being offered for sale at $289,000. |
Fitchburg, once known for its paper mills of the 1890s, today remains one of the most affordable communities in the Bay State. But failing schools and vacant storefronts in its downtown area make it a hard sell.
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