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Pawtucket wants to revive the derelict area around the Apex building. Here's how.
PAWTUCKET – The city wants to hear from developers interested in redeveloping the long-derelict area around the former Apex department store building. Pawtucket acquired the unusual ziggurat-roofed Apex building for $17.7 million 2½ years ago after protracted negotiations with the former owner led to an eminent domain process and court-approved settlement.
Forbes pegs RI as one of the most expensive states to live in. Here's what is driving that ranking.
According to a new Forbes.com report, it's really expensive and it's housing costs – both mortgages and rent – driving up the cost of living in the state. Forbes looked at several data sources to see how every state ranked in various measures. They were:. Cost of living,...
Wayland Weston Rowing Says “So Long” to 9-Year Director Mike Baker
Like many of the rowers he has coached over the last 9 years, Wayland Weston Rowing Association’s Program Director Mike Baker is going to college. An email sent yesterday to friends of WWRA said that in late August Mike will be leaving WWRA to take on the role of Boatman at MIT Crew. In case you are not a rower, the Owl assures you that Boatman is a critical role on any crew team, overseeing boathouse operations for all of college’s rowing teams. I can still remember Dave, the Boatman at Wellesley Crew, without whom our team would have been a jumbled mass of boats, oars and trailers.
The Frank Walker Law/PSN Daily Notebook – July 22
UPDATE, 10 AM: Pitt women’s basketball announced that season tickets are now on sale. Season tickets start at just $75 per ticket. All tickets are general admission “with the exclusion of VIP courtside seats.”. Check out pricing and more information here. UPDATE, 7 AM: Marcus Minor started nine...
Firefighters Kids Day returns for 43rd year to massive crowds
The crowds filled the parking lot and fields at the town’s middle school for the 43rd annual North Attleborough Firefighters Kids Day. The weekend featured a lot of events that included fireworks on Friday and Saturday, bike giveaways each day to one boy and one girl, Northeast Championship Wrestling on Saturday, concerts all weekend long and a lot of rides and games.
New construction in Taunton Industrial Park hopes to bring more 'tough tech' to area
TAUNTON – While a tenant is not yet known, construction has begun on a new facility at Myles Standish Industrial Park. The 180,000 square foot manufacturing facility, being built to lease at 55 Dever Drive, sits inside the new business park where the former Dever State School once stood.
Tastefully modernized colonial in Taunton sells for almost $700K: Weekly home sales
This week’s top-selling property in Taunton is a welcoming colonial that sold for $665,000. Built in 1986, 407 Hodges Street has been tastefully updated and modernized throughout. The three-bedroom home has sun-drenched rooms, gleaming hardwood floors, and a heated bathroom floor. With 2,544 square feet of living space, the...
Attleboro man dies after jet ski accident in Rutland pond
RUTLAND, Mass. (WLNE) — An Attleboro man died after his jet ski overturned in a pond in Rutland. According to police, emergency official were dispatched around 4:30 p.m. to Turkey Hill Pond for a report of a jet ski that had turned over in the water. Witnesses said that...
The Taunton Junior City Open is back. Here's when it is and how to register.
TAUNTON— The Silver City's annual youth golf tournament is back. The 2024 Taunton Junior City Open will be held on Aug. 12-13 at the John F. Parker Municipal Golf Course, with tee times starting at 7:30 a.m. on both days. The tournament is divided into three divisions based on...
Legendary Boston big man Robert Parish on iconic Celtics coach K.C. Jones
The only Boston Celtics player with more rings than Bill Russell (counting his NBA championships as an assistant and head coach along with those won as a player at 12 overall) K.C. Jones joins Russell among the winningest athletes to ever play one of the major North American sports. But...
'It has lovely views': Sweet Dennis home with Swan Pond beach rights on market at $729K
What are folks hoping for when they buy a home on Cape Cod? Water views and deeded beach rights have to be high on the list. And it sure would be nice if that beach was located a few steps from the house and offered a great launching spot for an epic kayak or canoe adventure. ...
A visit to the Auburn Farmers and Cultural Market
AUBURN — The Auburn Farmers and Cultural Market at the Dr. Arthur and Dr. Martha Pappas Recreation Complex at 203 Pakachoag St. runs on Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. and ends Aug 29. The Summer in the Park concert series, happening right at the market starting at 6 p.m. at the Riley-Pappas Performance Pavilion, will offer up a new band each week paying tribute to great artists, like the Beatles and Tom Petty, or great music of past decades like the 60's, 70's and 80's.
Winchendon veterans housing project receives economic boost from Fitchburg bank
A $25 million project to convert two vacant Winchendon school buildings into low-income housing for veterans and their families has received another economic boost. Representatives of the Fitchburg-based Rollstone Bank and Trust dropped by the Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center in Gardner to deliver a $15,000 check to go toward the group's plan to redevelop the former Streeter and Poland Elementary Schools into 44 apartments for homeless and high-risk veterans in the community.
'Biggest baby boom.' Mashpee tribe wants to reduce baby formula use, strengthen community
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal member Rachael Lovely was at home — and in labor with her second child in 2022. She decided to build a prayer fire, which would remain lit throughout her entire labor. Lovely felt certain the ancestors would hear her prayers and help her through childbirth. "I went out and prayed at the fire and offered tobacco," said Lovely. "That was my way of incorporating ceremony and tradition into the birth of my...
Rule-loosening at Brockton Fairgrounds could spark major development at 66-acre site
BROCKTON — The future of the old Fairgrounds is back in the spotlight. Starting Monday, city council will mull big changes to the rules on what can be built there. The sprawling 66-acre area is widely considered the last major undeveloped piece of the city. Before the city's school budget crisis became the talk...
Gardner will hold a public hearing on proposed horse track on Tuesday. What to know
Gardner officials plan to hold a public hearing on the proposed Bay State Racing racetrack this Tuesday, July 23, at 7:30 p.m. The public hearing will be at City Hall in the Council Chamber. Before the public hearing, there will be a City Council informal meeting between 6 and 7:30 p.m., during which Bay State Racing LLC will give a detailed presentation on the project to transform the current GAAMHA Carl E. Dahl House facility...
Video: Des McAnuff Gives a Speech Following Final Performance of THE WHO'S TOMMY
The critically acclaimed production of The Who’s TOMMY played its final performance on Broadway yesterday, Sunday, July 21. As BroadwayWorld previously announced, a National Tour will launch at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) in Providence, RI in the Fall of 2025. Following the musical's final performance last night,...
Making the case for Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird as the NBA’s greatest of all time
When it comes to debates on who the NBA’s G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time) is, a number of familiar faces are usually discussed. Bill Russell, Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are staples of such conversations. But Boston Celtics legendary small forward Larry Bird has a claim to G.O.A.T. status as well, with The Hick From French Lick (as he is sometimes called) deserving inclusion in any discussion on the greatest player of all time in the NBA. Three titles, Olympic gold, three regular-season and two NBA Finals Most Valuable Player awards, a dozen All-Star nods, and 10...
Highlighting the best: Patriot Ledger/Enterprise 2024 Softball All-Scholastics
The South Shore and Brockton area's softball diamonds were full of stars this spring. Zero local teams emerged from the MIAA postseason with a state title, but many had memorable moments in the chase. Abington finished 19-2 on the season, Notre Dame Academy rattled off consecutive tournament upsets as the No. 21 seed...
To Do Today: Central Square Farmers Market
Support local food producers and craftspeople with this ongoing farmers market. Crystal Yormick (COM’26) The Central Square Farmers Market is a pop-up event that’s held every Monday in the warm-weather months. Check out more than two dozen local artisans, farmers, and food producers selling an assortment of produce, baked goods, prepared meals, and other products.
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