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Frederick Dusseault, retired Hudson fire chief, dies after fall into Lake Boon
STOW — Family and friends are mourning the loss of former Hudson Fire Chief Frederick Dusseault, who died Saturday after falling into Lake Boon, authorities said. According to a press release, Dusseault fell into Lake Boon around 11:30 a.m. When firefighters arrived, a bystander was trying to assist Dusseault. The bystander and firefighters pulled him to shore, where they performed CPR. Dusseault, 73, was taken to a local hospital where he was declared dead. ...
New assistant principal announced at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High
REGION – In 2012, Maki Faria walked into Assabet Valley Regional Technical High as the new career and college counselor, full of lofty goals and a cheerful outlook, determined to ensure student success and to make a difference. Today she beams with joy as she shares stories of students...
Medway Schools Seek Businesses for Student Internships
By MyFM’s Claire Beverly – If you are a business looking to host an intern, consider Medway Schools’ Innovation Career Pathways program which is designed to give students coursework and experience in a specific high-demand industry, such as information technology, engineering, healthcare, and – soon to come – business and finance. Their chosen focus weaves through their high school career and culminates in an internship during their senior year. For more information contact Carly Brousseau at Medway Schools.
Milford Regional Opens Fall Wellness Program Registration
By MyFM’s Claire Beverly – Registration is now open for Milford Regional Medical Center’s fall wellness programs. The fall session will begin the week of September 16 and include eight different weekly classes, led by certified instructors, live-streamed for you to do from your home. Classes include Therapeutic Qi Gong, Zumba Toning, Ease into Fitness, Pilates Barre Fusion, Strength Training, Gentle Flow Yoga, Cardio, Core & Conditioning and Shaping Up with Ease. For detailed descriptions of each class or to register, visit milfordregional.org.
All Delayed Transformers Installed for Hopkinton Main Street Project
By MyFM’s Claire Beverly – All 12 of the long-delayed electric transformers for the Hopkinton Main Street Corridor Project have been installed. Project Managers say Eversource crews are working on the preliminary work associated with the transformers which would be done within the next month and the start of moving from overhead to underground should begin in late September or early October. The delivery of the transformers was delayed nearly two years due to a global shortage but they started arriving in Hopkinton last month.
Holliston Knights of Columbus Raise $15,000 in Charity Golf Tournament
By MyFM’s Claire Beverly – The Holliston Knights of Columbus say their 2024 “Swing for Charity” Golf Tournament raised $15,000 which will be donated to the Holliston Pantry Shelf and the Metrowest Veterans Emergency Relief Fund. The Holliston Reporter says this year’s tournament was dedicated to the Memory of Sylvia and Bill Stickney who devoted many years to guiding the Holliston Pantry Shelf. In all 91 golfers participated in this year’s tournament.
Harvard Women’s Swim & Dive Announces 2024-25 Schedule
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Women’s Swimming and Diving unveiled today its schedule for 2024-25, with the Crimson set to compete at Blodgett Pool three times – twice in November and once in January. Harvard opens the campaign on the road, traveling to nearby Providence, Rhode Island, for...
Wine Wizards Expands St. Agrestis Lineup
Wine Wizards expanded its offerings from Brooklyn-based St. Agrestis with its nonalcoholic offshoot line: Phony Negroni, Phony Mezcal Negroni and Amaro Falso. St. Agrestis offers a line of Italian aperitivos and digestifs, celebrating the traditions of Italian spirits using old-world methods and real herbs, spices and citrus. The nonalcoholic version is created for fans of the flavors in ready-to-drink classic cocktails. Like its spirited counterparts, Phony Negroni, Phony Mezcal Negroni and Amaro Falso each meld all-natural citrus, botanical and herbal ingredients but embrace alternative extraction techniques and carbonation to replicate the negroni’s bitter profile.
Of folk and family: Old Vienna Revival concert shows music venue's continuing influence
What am I doing here? I am at the Old Vienna Revival in Hopkinton on Aug. 17 and wondering the same thing. After all, there’s three-time Grammy-winning songwriter Lori McKenna (“Humble and Kind,” "The Crowded Table" and “Girl Crush”) over there talking to another great songwriter, Cliff Eberhardt (“The Long Road"), and there’s Bonnie...
Stow tournament shines light on a national trailblazer for Black golfers
Deep in the forests of MetroWest, along one of the backcountry roads criss-crossing the commonwealth, a yellow house hides a gem of golf history. It’s the hub of the Stow Acres Country Club, which sits about halfway between Worcester and Boston. Even on a sleepy Friday, the club is alive: A small fleet of golf carts carrying mostly middle-aged men hums around the hives of two 18-hole courses. The distant thwack of clubs making contact hangs gently in the air.
194 condos will get a water bill credit. But now rates may change for all of Framingham
FRAMINGHAM — The mayor announced that a condo complex will be getting a large water bill credit along with the city's change of its water billing structure at the Aug. 20 City Council meeting. Framingham Mayor Charlie Sisitsky said residents of the Windsor Green condominium complex could potentially see a credit of...
Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian nears 100th time bringing a taste of Italy to East Cambridge
Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian nears 100th time bringing a taste of Italy to East Cambridge. For many in Cambridge – a college town – late summer heralds the return of students to the city. Families, teachers and students seek a last gasp of freedom before a return to the fall routine, and those who thrive on the warm temperatures and long days of summer coming slowly to terms with the reappearance of all things pumpkin spice. Late summer is also the time of street festivals, many of which celebrate the history and culture of Cambridge’s wide variety of communities.
Deadly mosquito virus puts Massachusetts towns on high alert
State officials are warning residents of Massachusetts towns to take precautions due to a heightened risk of the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus that can be carried by infected mosquitos. State officials from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said in a press release Saturday that 10 communities in the state have been raised to high…
Mass will spray for mosquitos after first human case of EEE
PLYMOUTH - Worcester and Plymouth counties will be sprayed with pesticides to prevent Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). Both counties have areas at high or critical risk for infection.Where spraying will startThe Massachusetts Department of Public Health has approved the start of spraying for mosquitos in communities across Massachusetts, prioritizing the areas most at risk for EEE infection - towns in Worcester and Plymouth counties.The state will conduct aerial spraying in Plymouth County and truck-mounted spraying in Worcester County. Spraying is expected to start Monday shortly after dusk. Spraying will be conducted overnight and end in the early morning. The spraying...
Drake Maye may have just earned himself a great new nickname
“Shoeless” Joe Jackson may have found his spiritual successor in Drake Maye over a century later. The New England Patriots quarterback made an interesting play Sunday during his team’s preseason finale against the Washington Commanders. Maye and the Patriots were facing 1st-and-10 at their own 14 early in the 2nd quarter at Commanders Field in... The post Drake Maye may have just earned himself a great new nickname appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
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