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Tewksbury woman plans to buy new car with lottery winnings
A lucky day for Hillary Fetters of Tewksbury, as she became the winner of a $120,000 prize after the numbers she played on her Keno ticket were among those selected in a game drawn on June 25. Fetters initial $40,000 prize was upped to $120,000, after a 3X Bonus multiplier was drawn for the game. Fetters elected to add the bonus multiplier to her wager for an additional dollar per game. Fetters claimed her prize on July 18 at the Massachusetts State Lottery Headquarters in Dorchester. She said she plans to buy a new car with her winnings.
Explore This Creepy Hidden Tunnel In Massachusetts
A lot of people that live the Baystate are unaware of this abandoned railroad tunnel located in Clinton, Massachusetts. According to onlyinyourstate.com, this tunnel is hidden in the forest bordering the Wachusett Dam and has since been abandoned by the state. Even though the tunnel itself itself is only about a quarter-mile long, the soaring ceiling, walls that are made of huge stone blocks, and utter darkness makes it feel quite a bit longer. Tripping water can also be heard as well like any other tunnel.
No Tip Required: This Massachusetts Restaurant Adds 23% Fee to Your Total Bill No Matter What
European-Style Restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In a world gone tip-crazy, this sounds like a cool idea. Just get your bill and pay it without having to figure out what the tip will be. Let's learn more about Dear Annie, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The menu at Dear Annie looks reasonably...
Mass. City Was Home To America’s Biggest Pasta Plant
"Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti day". I remember hearing this as a child. It was definitely a thing in Massachusetts and New England, because my parents would literally save pasta night for Wednesday. Prince is born in Boston's North End. The brand we all know as Prince pasta started in the...
Best in Show: First Round of Group 3 Voting is Open!
The French Bulldog was the top dog breed in the United States last year, according to the American Kennel Club, followed by perennial favorites Labrador Retriever and Golden Retriever. In Bedford, every dog is of the favorite dog breed, because all dogs are the number one dogs. But in The...
SCI updates listings for Horn Pond Summer Concert series
WOBURN - Social Capital Inc. (SCI) is pleased to update its 2024 lineup for this year’s SCI Horn Pond Summer Concert Series. This year, four concerts have been scheduled every other Friday from 6-8 to p.m. at Ice House Park on Horn Pond at Sturgis Street. After a one...
VIDEO: Ball In The House Performs On Wilmington Town Common
WILMINGTON, MA — A cappella sensation Ball in the House performed on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 as part of the Wilmington’s Recreation Department’s “Concerts on the Common.”. Watch their performance, courtesy of Wilmington Community Television, below:. Like Wilmington Apple on Facebook. Follow Wilmington Apple on Twitter....
Adventurous Sandstorm Calls Hillside Gardens ‘Home’
Two years ago, a young, short-haired tabby cat ventured into Hillside Garden, the Ace Hardware store on Blanchard Road. “He had a tracker on him, so we didn’t think much of it. His family knew where he was,” recalled assistant manager Josh Denault. But their new, four-legged friend...
WILMINGTON LOTTERY ROUNDUP: 12 Recent Winners In Town, Including $5K Winner At Nouria
WILMINGTON, MA — Find out where large winning lottery and scratch tickets have recently been sold in Wilmington:. Fri, Jul 19, 2024 — $1,000 — $2,000,000 50X Cashword — Sunrise Market. Fri, Jul 19, 2024 — $1,000 — $5,000,000 100X CASHWORD — Sunrise Market...
Armenian Museum of America “Gandzaran!: Notable Selections from Our Collection”
The Armenian Museum of America, located in Watertown, Massachusetts, not only contextualizes Armenia’s lengthy and turmoiled past, but it also presents a more contemporary view of Armenian people today. Treasures are unveiled in “Gandzaran! Notable Selections from our Collection”, threading generations of people together through modern interpretations of a shared culture. Shadows, carvings, etchings and textiles all permanently engrave the history of a displaced country onto a physical plain, memorializing the lives that were lost to a genocide.
Newsmakers: Kids on summer stage and a high schooler on the rise
Newton residents take the stage in Weston summer productions. Weston Drama Workshop, a nonprofit youth theater organization in its 62nd anniversary season, is staging six productions this month at Regis College, featuring participants entering Grade 5 through age 23. Participants have been rehearsing for these productions since early June, and...
Bestselling author to hold virtual talk for the library
READING - Elizabeth Acevedo, author of “the Power of Poetry”, is set to virtually visit the Reading Public Library on July 23. During the talk from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Acevedo will “provide a short reading from her National Book Award winning and New York Times bestselling novel-in-verse, The Poet X serving as the backdrop.”
Picture Paw-fect: Boston College grad starts dog-walking business that includes Polaroids
Lucas Beyer is a recent graduate of Boston College who started a dog-walking business in Newton, Happy Camper Dog Walking, with an added element: he takes Polaroid photos of the dogs for the owners. “I felt pigeonholed onto a career track where you do an internship every summer and then...
At Heck Yeah, the rules are different and these comedians expect their audience to talk back
At Heck Yeah, the rules are different and these comedians expect their audience to talk back. Comedy is reevaluating its relationship with heckling. Some comedians accept grudgingly that it happens and try to dismiss it quickly. Others, in a trend that helps explain the rise of crowd work, want to invite (a form of) audience participation into their act. For the comics on the Heck Yeah Heckle Mic show Tuesday at The Rockwell in Somerville, it’s part of the point.
Tewksbury Community Market To Host 30 Vendors On July 25, Including 4 Food Trucks & 4 Farms
TEWKSBURY, MA — The Tewksbury Community Market is open on Thursday, July 25, 2024, from 4pm to 7pm, at Livingston Street Park, behind the Recreation Center (288 Livingston Street). The July 25 market will feature 30 vendors, including:. FOOD VENDORS:. – Birds Nest Italian Street Food Truck (sliders, deep...
Great Night of Music and Fun with Patterson Lee; Stacey & The Party is Next Up on Thursday
As the sun was setting, the temperature trickling down, and the steamy humidity of the day dissipating, many people of all ages came out to the Town’s “Activity Complex” along Mudge Way last Thursday to enjoy the second of the Bedford Recreation Department’s Summer Concerts, featuring Patterson Lee.
Making Summer Reading Fun: Top Reads for Kids
Getting the kids to drop the phone and pick up a book doesn’t have to be agonizing. The key is making reading time entertaining. We asked the Belmont Public Library and Belmont Books for titles that will delight even the pickiest reader in your pack. Deborah Borsuk, coordinator of...
Dan O’Brien’s Advice: Embrace the Side Hustle to Thrive in Radio
Recently, the topic of “side hustles” came up on the Toucher & Hardy Morning Show when it was made aware to them that one of the Producers of the show, Dan O’Brien, has a beach wagon rental business in addition to working on the Toucher & Hardy Morning Show.
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