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Worcester Area Colleges Commencement Season 2010
This weekend Worcester area colleges continue to confer degrees to their graduates. If you look at the 13 major Worcester area colleges 5 will be holding commencement ceremonies this weekend May 15th and May 16th. The commencement season kicked off this past weekend with Senator Scott Brown speaking at Nichols College. It was one of […]
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 […]
Red Sox Curt Schilling Still in the Spotlight
As a Boston sports fan it is hard to argue Curt Schilling’s role in the Red Sox folklore. How can anyone forget the bloody sock incident? Though Schilling has been out of baseball since 2007 he continues to be in the spotlight because of his many roles in the Massachusetts community and in business. He […]
WPI’s New Gym A Welcome Addition to Worcester
The Worcester Business Journal reported today that WPI is issuing bonds through MassDevelopment to build modern sports and recreation facilities. Currently budgeted at $56million it will be competitive with many of the modern sports and recreation facilities that have been built recently by the likes of Boston University and MIT. WPI has put together a […]
Worcester “Represents” at Head of Charles
If you aren’t from Worcester you may not see it as a good place for the sport of rowing but you would be wrong. Lake Quinsigamond has been the home of competitive rowing since 1857. This past weekend I spent some time covering the Head of the Charles Regatta on the Charles River. This prestigious […]
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 […]
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