Carnival & Fair News

  James K. Judkins of JKJ Workforce will be holding an educational seminar covering various topics pertaining to the H-2B guest worker program at this year's IISF Trade Show.  Currently, demand for H-2B visas is at an all-time high and is estimated that over 2/3 of applicants will not receive their workers this year under the current cap restraints of 66,000 workers annually (33,000 per cap).  Anyone who counts on guest workers through the H-2B program is encouraged to attend.The seminar is titled "H-2B Balancing Act - Practical, Political, Strategies for Survival in This New Abnormal" and will be conducted inside the Carousel Pavilion on the trade show grounds.  The seminar will take place on Thursday, February 18 from 1-4pm and is free for all trade show attendees.Speakers include James K. Judkins, President of JKJ Workforce and Secretary/Treasurer of The Seasonal Employment Alliance, and Leon Sequeira, employment attorney and former Assistant Secretary of Labor in ...   [read more]

  Mark A. Fanelli, age 60, of Fitchburg, MA passed away on January 1, 2021 after a long and courageous battle with heart and kidney disease. Mark leaves behind the love of his life and soul mate, Kendra Fleming, three daughters, Nicola Melehov, Giavana Moretto, and Emilia Fanelli, Nicolas Larkin and Joseph Fanelli, who were like sons to him, four grandchildren, Madeline and John Melehov and Benjamin and Olivia Moretto, his mother Gina Fanelli, and six siblings, James, Jack, Rachel, Mary, Margaret, and Kathryn. He is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and close friends. He was predeceased by his father, John Fanelli, in 2013.Mark was born in Fitchburg on November 27, 1960, the son of the late John and Gina (Perrone) Fanelli. He spent his youth working in the family business and earning a dime any way that he could. After a short stint at Monty Tech, where he played as a freshman on the varsity basketball team, he graduated from Fitchburg High School with the ...   [read more]