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Worcester Farmers Markets A Plenty
Visiting and buying from the Worcester Areas various Farmers Markets are a great choice this summer. Many of us are getting back to basics as we are affected by the recession. Local farmers need our support to stay in business and nothing can beat the health benefits of fresh fruits and vegetables. Most of the […]
Pan-Mass Challenge A Proud New England Tradition
On August 1st and 2nd more than 5000 cyclists will start the 30th Pan Mass Challenge. The race routes go as far as 190 miles if you ride the original Sturbridge to Provincetown route. The Pan-Massachusetts challenge is a bike-a-thon that raises money for research at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. […]
Swine Flu Fatal for 2 in Worcester County
Yesterday the Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued a statement announcing 2 more deaths related to the H1N1(Swine) Flu. The first was a 13 year old boy and the second a 64 year old man. The second death is still pending official test results but the assumption right now is that he died of the […]
Worcester County Tortured by Rain
Flood conditions were the norm yesterday and today as severe weather moved through the Worcester County and Central Massachusetts area. A report on NECN confirms what most of us already know. We are soaked! With plenty of rain in June and the storms that have caused flash flooding in the last couple of days the […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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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