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Jon Lester Visits Quinsigamond Community College
As a cancer survivor Jon Lester is a big supporter of the RedSox Jimmy Fund activities. He visited Quinsigamond Community College yesterday to thank a group of supporters. According to the Worcester Telegram: The school’s “Alpha Zeta Theta Cancer Fighters,” part of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society, raised $2,620 for the Jimmy Fund. Lester […]
Jason Bay An AllStar and a US Citizen to boot!
Yesterday my family and I headed into Fenway Park for a RedSox game. Though we have the Worcester Tornadoes it is still nice to go in and see the Red Sox. The experience makes for a nice day trip for the family. The Red Sox won 8 to 4 against the Seattle Mariners. The Red […]
Shrewsbury St. John’s Students Reunited in China
According to a statement updated this past Wednesday, June 24th the students that were quarantined by China have been reunited. The news that students from Saint John’s High School were being quarantined in both Beijing and Shanghai due to the Swine Flu had parents understandably concerned. Thankfully they seem to be well and will continue […]
Worcester Telegram Sales Rumors?
Today the Boston Globe finally came to an agreement with the Boston Newspaper Guild on concessions that will allow the paper to stay in business. The move which is thought to make The Boston Globe more marketable by the New York Times also seems to be tied in to the fate of the Worcester Telegram […]
Bill Clinton Visits Worcester
Whether you love him or hate him having former president Bill Clinton visit our city is pretty neat. This past week as reported by the Telegram.com and NECN he spoke at the Boys and Girls Club of Worcester. “The club was built in 2006 on a former brownfields site that was developed, in part, with […]
Worcester Still Dealing With Pellet Guns
Worcester is again trying to come to terms with how to deal with pellet guns. On Monday a WRTA bus filled with passengers was hit by fire from what appears to be a pellet gun. As being reported on News Center 5, NECN, The Worcester Telegram and various other news outlets this seems to be […]
Stimulus + Boston Power = Worcester County Jobs
The Boston Business Journal and the Associated Press are reporting that Boston Power based out of Westborough plans to build a battery manufacturing facility in Auburn, Massachusetts. This is great news for the Central Massachusetts economy and highlights a possible success story of the stimulus programs coming out of the Obama administration. Boston Power manufactures […]
Worcester Area Companies in the Globe 100
The Boston Globe comes out with a listing of the Globe 100 and we are glad to report that the Worcester County area was represented. The companies are ranked per the Boston Globe based on: 1) Return on average equity, a measure of how effectively shareholder money is employed; 2) One-year percentage change in revenue; […]
“Tightwad Tips” from Shrewsbury
The Shrewsbury public library is holding an information session on Wednesday night June 10th on some inexpensive vacation options in Central Massachusetts. The session is being presented by the Worcester Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club. The library has been presenting a series of sessions called “Tightwad Tip for Tough Times“. This is a great […]
Worcester Polytechnic Institute BioManufacturing Program
Recently I was reading a local paper which had a small advertisement for an evening certificate program that was being offered by WPI here in Worcester. As many people are having problems finding jobs these days programs like these are an important part of getting Massachusetts back on track. The program is an evening certificate […]
President McAleese Lays Wreath at Worcester City Hall
As mentioned in the last post President McAleese was to visit Worcester on Memorial Day. I did not think we would be able to make the wreath laying ceremony in Worcester but we happened to be out and about in Central Massachusetts and the timing was great. My husband’s background is Irish so having our […]
Irish President Honoring Worcester on Memorial Day
Irish president Mary McAleese is honoring Worcester on Memorial Day by laying a wreath at the Celtic Cross at Worcester City Hall. This is a great gesture since she is stopping here before continueing to Boston. According to the Worcester City Hall website, she will be meeting with Mayor Lukes and the local Irish Community […]
Worcester Named in the Top 10 by Forbes
Did you know that Worcester was named on Forbes List of Most Livable Cities in April? Worcester ranked number 9 in a list of 15 US metro areas. It was 1 of 3 Massachusetts areas that were represented. Cambridge came in at Number 7 and Peabody came in at number 14. New England was also […]
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