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Patriotic in Worcester – Oh Beautiful for Spacious Skies
July 4th 2012 celebrations are starting this weekend. Time to remember what makes this country great! Music is a great way to do this. We put together some videos for Memorial day where we posted some Elementary School Students singing some wonderful American classics on YouTube. Though they were performed for Memorial Day they are […]
Worcester Halloween Events and Activities 2010
In Part 3 of our 2010 Worcester Halloween Guide we are updating our list of Worcester Halloween Events that are still left to do this October. Halloween is about a week away and there are plenty of activities for you and your family to participate in. Last year we missed going to the Great Pumpkin […]
Plan Your Halloween Party 2010
Is this the year you are going to throw that Halloween Party you always have thought about? In Part 2 of this year’s Worcester Halloween Guide we will be looking at ideas for throwing the best Halloween Party you can afford. Last year’s post still stands as a good resource for the steps for Planning […]
Worcester 2010 Halloween Planning Guide
The Halloween Planning Guide for Worcester is back for 2010. Planning your Halloween Activities can be challenging in the midst of all the activity in the Fall. It is the first real “holiday” of the season. Like last year we are providing the information in a 3 part series of posts with the first focusing […]
Worcester Farmers Markets Open Until End of October
Though the temperature is getting a bit brisker it isn’t too late to buy fresh fruit and vegetables at you local Worcester Farmers Market. I recently saw a story about how well the farmers markets were doing this year on NECN. Sales have been up almost 20 percent and there is still approximately a month […]
Worcester Telegram & Gazette Hangs Hopes on Fees
We have known for quite a few months now that Worcester’s major local paper was going to start charging online users some kind of fees. It was announced by both the Telegram & Gazette and the Boston Globe that this “metered model” approach was going to start today. As an organization (DirectoryofWorcester) that embraces the […]
Worcester Memorial Auditorium Development Plans
The City of Worcester is hoping to sell the Worcester Memorial Auditorium next year (2011). This historic building has been the subject of many renovation and redevelopment discussions for many years. Built in 1933 as a multi-purpose hall and as a memorial for World War I it was recently put on a list of endangered […]
Worcester Thinks Its Prepared for Water Emergency
Though the Metro Boston water main break and resulting state of emergency has not been reported on much in the National Media it would be pretty hard to miss it in Massachusetts. Worcester which was not affected by the MWRA problem seems confident that they would be able to handle a similar emergency. They are […]
Worcester VegFest 2010 – Bringing Health Together with Conscience
Worcester State College will be hosting this weekend’s 2010 Worcester Vegfest. If you are a vegetarian or ever thought of being one here is your chance to get informed. As the VegWorcester website states: Our event features socially responsible businesses, inspiring speakers, musicians, and lots of free samples of tasty vegan food. The event will […]
Worcester Gets New Brewing Company
Let’s face it, locally brewed beer is just plain cool. Worcester recently added a new brewery to it’s ranks. The WormTown Brewing company which was recently profiled on NECN is not only brewing great beer but helping the economy. New businesses are needed to help grow our economy. In the last 10 years beer has […]
Massachusetts Loses Race to the Top Phase 1
The US Department of Education announced the 2 winners of the Race to the Top grants this past Wednesday. Though Massachusetts made it to the list of 16 finalists it lost out to Tennessee and Delaware. In the announcement and the call with reporters Secretary of Education Arne Duncan discussed how the winners had been […]
Healthcare Debate in Massachusetts – Far from Over
As much as Scott Brown may have wanted to stop the current health care reform bill, one Senator was not enough to turn the tide. Some Worcester Bloggers(Wormtown Taxi) are even insinuating that his election actually sparked the actions from Democrats to get to the point where the bill passed in the House this past […]
Is Worcester Ready to Woogle?
Google fiber may be coming to Worcester county but it might not be to Worcester. Currently the competition is heating up as the March 26th deadline to apply looms closer. Shrewsbury has put in a strong showing in the past couple of weeks adding a slew of videos to their TownofShrewsbury channel on Youtube. The […]
Mayor O’Brien Puts a Focus On Local Worcester Businesses
While campaigning Mayor O’Brien emphasized the importance of improving the local economy and improving the business climate in Worcester. As part of that initiative he recently started his “Locally Owned, Locally Made” campaign where he visits local Worcester businesses. The point is to promote the businesses in manufacturing. The first business highlighted is the maker […]
President Bill Clinton Endorses Martha Coakley
Today I got a voicemail from Former President Bill Clinton endorsing Attorney General Martha Coakley for Senate. The primary is tomorrow so maybe this will get people to take another look at Martha Coakley if they had already made up their minds for another candidate. Bill Clinton still has a significant amount of political pull […]
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