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School Officials Offer Condolences for Herberg Student's Sudden Passing
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Herberg Middle School student has been identified as the presumed drowning victim at Benedict Pond in Great Barrington last week. Earl Giver Essien, who would have entered eighth grade in the fall, was remembered for her brightness in personality and academics. Superintendent Joseph Curtis shared...
Pearl Street Library showcases Enfield teen’s work
ENFIELD — Through a partnership between Pearl Street Library and the Enfield Public Schools Visual Arts Department, recent Enfield High School graduate Alexis Mastrangelo has the opportunity to exhibit some of her artwork, a passion that she has had since her earliest days. “Like many others, I have always...
Mosquito Spraying in Worcester on Thursday, July 25
WORCESTER – The Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project (CMMCP) scheduled a truck-mounted pesticide spraying in Worcester on Thursday, July 25, after 8:30 PM. The announcement comes after the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed detection of West Nile Virus (WNV) in mosquitos collected in Worcester. The detection came...
Peruzzi named to UConn men’s hockey coaching staff
STORRS, Conn. (WFSB) - The UConn men’s hockey team has welcomed a new assistant coach. “We are thrilled to be adding Nick to our program,” Huskies Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh said in a release. Before joining UConn, Peruzzi spent three years at Northern Michigan as an assistant coach...
WLAX Announces 2024-25 Captains
STORRS, Conn. - The UConn Women's Lacrosse team announced their captains for the 2024-2025 year on Thursday, July 25th. The captains are graduate student attacker #31 Eliza Bowman, and senior defender #4 Riley Daly. #31 Eliza Bowman. Bowman appeared in all 18 games for the Huskies in 2024, scoring 28...
Dartmouth Police Apprehended Two People In An Alleged Large-scale Retail Theft Ring In Massachusetts And Rhode Island
Local police have arrested two individuals from Massachusetts on charges of shoplifting. However, it is suspected that their involvement may extend beyond this crime. At around 1:00 p.m. last Friday, the Dartmouth Police were notified of a shoplifting incident at Kohl’s located at 81 Faunce Corner Road. The police have reason to believe that this shoplifting incident is linked to a bigger organized retail crime group.
Don't assume your tattoo is safe: New report says inks could include dangerous bacteria
WORCESTER ― Steven Atkins is in a business whose popularity has skyrocketed, with a growing number of arms and legs and other body parts getting tattoos. Atkins owns The Black Rose Tattoo Co. on Park Avenue. He moved into a bigger space there because business is booming. But not all developments in the tattoo world...
54 People Arrested at Impromptu Massachusetts Car Meet
Not everyone has the willpower to wake up for an early morning Cars & Coffee meetup and sometimes, the best kind of car meets happen at night. But, for a small city in Massachusetts, police say these sorts of impromptu car meets are wreaking havoc on safety and quality of life. Now the local cops are cracking down.
New ‘Heirloom Emporium’ opens in Chepachet
GLOCESTER – A store that emphasizes high-quality and fine craft, providing shoppers with the chance to purchase unique and meaningful gifts has joined the Chepachet business community. Heirloom Emporium is now open at 1195 Putnam Pike, a gift gallery featuring handmade woodwork, and other fine craft and art created...
Survey examines how AI will impact mergers and acquisitions
SS&C Technologies Holdings published a report that examines how artificial intelligence (AI) is used to facilitate mergers and acquisitions (M&A).© Shutterstock Ther SS&C Intralinks 2024 Artificial Intelligence in M&A Report had several key findings. Among them, it found that the majority of participants (97 percent) believe AI will profoundly impact their operations and how they […] The post Survey examines how AI will impact mergers and acquisitions appeared first on Financial Regulation News.
UConn Storrs Campus Awarded Prestigious Arboretum Accreditation
About 130 years have passed since Alfred G. Gulley, a horticulture professor at what was then Connecticut Agricultural College, started planting ornamental trees on its Great Lawn for education and beautification. Thanks to Gulley’s foresight and others who’ve carried on his legacy since then, the diversity and beauty of the...
Bravo Brewing celebrates five years of adapting
BURRILLVILLE – When Bravo Brewing Company celebrates its five-year anniversary in November, it’ll mark a significant milestone considering how close the venture launched to the start of the pandemic. Things originally looked promising and exciting to founder, owner, and brewer Chris Mishoe in November 2019. Then a few...
Dino's new owner promises to keep store the same
GLOCESTER – Dino’s Park N Shop will continue its tradition of being a family-owned grocery store under its new ownership, said Matthew Dee of Donelan’s Supermarket. Dee spoke before the Glocester Town Council last Thursday, July 18, to seek a new victualing license. The council approved the license and members wished Donelan’s and Dee good luck with running the new store.
Costantino: Purple Cat on track for old-school greatness
GLOCESTER – Purple Cat Antique Co. owner Al Costantino says he is taking his time constructing the new antique store and ice cream shop in Chepachet, saying that doing things the right way is more important than going too fast. Costantino gave The Valley Breeze & Observer a tour...
GoFundMe started for Attleboro man who died in Rutland jet ski accident
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WLNE) — Family and friends of a man who died after jet skiing in a Rutland Pond have started a GoFundMe for funeral expenses. 46-year-old Thanasi Mitros died on Sunday after he disappeared under the water after his jet ski had turned over. In a GoFundMe posted...
Five Things to Do: 'Legally Blonde,' African Festival, Water Lantern Festival and more ...
The Hanover Theatre Conservatory’s Youth Summer Program will present "Legally Blonde The Musical" on July 26-27. Based on the 2001 movie movie that starred Reese Witherspoon, the show focuses on a sorority girl who tries to win her ex-boyfriend back by earning a Harvard law degree. The cast includes Worcester twins Armig and Noushig Bardizbanian, and Astrid Bidwell and Tori Rich, also of Worcester. (RD)
'Marvelous Wonderettes' is irresistible for Square One Players of Shrewsbury
The musical comedy "The Marvelous Wonderettes" has been called "irresistible" by the New York Times and it seems like another step in the right direction for the Square One Players of Shrewsbury, which will be putting on its seventh show and third musical since being founded in 2021. The Square One Players...
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