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Roger Cook, longtime "This Old House" landscaper, dies at 70
BURLINGTON - Roger Cook, the longtime landscape contractor on the PBS home improvement series "This Old House," has died. He was 70 years old.Cook died Wednesday "after a long battle with illness," the show said.The landscaping and gardening expert was involved with "This Old House" for more than 40 years, starting in 1982 when the show was produced by WGBH-TV in Boston. He first joined the program full-time in 1988 as a landscape contractor for a renovation of a bed and breakfast in Lexington. "Soft-spoken but no-nonsense approach""Roger was our much-loved colleague, treasured by the entire 'This Old House community' for...
A Sagamore Beach resident says she can’t sell her house because of this new trend
The renovated three-bedroom, three-bathroom beach house was on the market for eight months. Judith Ann Roan Comeau is trying to sell her newly renovated three-bedroom, three-bathroom house less than two minutes from Sagamore Beach for just upwards of $1 million. However, after eight unsuccessful months and dropping the price to $995,000, Comeau took the property off the market on Aug. 10.
Maki Park opens in downtown Gardner: What it offers - a one minute read
The Chair City's new pocket park is officially open to the public. Maki Park, so named because it is located on the site of the former Maki Building on Parker Street downtown, is a three-tiered space that can be used for outdoor dining and live music performances. The park also features game tables and...
Try your luck: Hundreds of contests to enter at the 2024 Topsfield Fair
Those looking to take home a first-place ribbon, a cash prize or bragging rights this fair season can now enter to win one of hundreds of contests at the Topsfield Fair this year. The 206th Topsfield Fair, which will run from Friday, Oct. 4 until Monday, Oct. 14, has hundreds...
Plymouth closing all public parks and fields from dusk to dawn amid town’s high risk status for EEE
Starting tonight, all public parks and fields in Plymouth will be closed daily from dusk until dawn in response to the town’s high risk status for Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE.
MBTA Okays Updated Plans for Apartments Near Riverside Station
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) board approved a new proposal for a large development project near the Riverside station in Newton, MA, the Boston Herald reported. The approval pushes forward construction of hundreds of new transit-accessible housing units. “After a lot of discussion, a lot of work on both...
State Representative Candidates Pitch Their Priorities
The two candidates for the Vineyard’s state representative seat at a voter forum this week shared their top priorities, ways to improve the Steamship Authority and how they planned to deal with a dysfunctional state legislature. Island Housing Trust project manager Arielle Faria and former assistant district attorney Thomas...
New Putt 'N Play Mini Golf Course Opens In Lynnfield For A Good Cause
LYNN, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — A new pop-up mini golf course with a North Shore themed-twist has arrived in Lynnfield. The new course, called Putt ‘N Play, is located at the MarketStreet, an open-air shopping center. According to a press release, "each of the nine holes on the...
Worcester: Two women found dead in Webster Square apartment building; man sought
WORCESTER -- The residents of a Webster Square apartment building where two women were found stabbed to death Saturday, say the victims were mother and daughter. Throughout Sunday morning and afternoon, police cruisers and the medical examiner’s van were parked along the curb of a street adjacent to 1060 Main St., one of...
Blue Light Bandits Play Live In The Pike Studio And Talk About Their Block Party Festival
Worcester’s own Blue Light Bandits make the perfect music to chill to. It’s a fresh beer, a warm breeze and and the smell of natures finest wafting through the air. Ethan and Dan visit Mike Hsu in the studio to talk about their Block party Festival at Off The Rails in Worcester Saturday(8/24) and play their song “Sarah” live in the studio!
All-Female Cast Announced For THE CRUCIBLE At Hanover Theatre
The Hanover Theatre Repertory has unveiled the dynamic creative team behind its take on Arthur Miller's The Crucible directed by Livy Scanlon. This fully realized production will play at the BrickBox Theater in the Jean McDonough Arts Center September 19 - October 6, 2024. Building on THT Rep's 2023 experimental...
The Pike Breakdown Lane For August 23, 2024
Every Friday at 8:30 The Pike Morning Show plays the best of your voice messages left during the week on The Pike Breakdown Lane. This week: Mike gets a couple of wellness check messages for his dog, a listener lays it on thick for a request, God checks in about his breaking skills and a caller pays tribute to Phil Donahue. You can leave a message on The Pike Breakdown Lane 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 774-670-0231.
Minor Lines: Just Call Bobby Dalbec Mr. Worcester
Where is the Bobby Dalbec statue going to go, Worcester Common or City Square? Bobby Bombs did it again last night, hitting his 16th homer and 13th double in 83 minor league games. Meanwhile, Vaughn Grissom only struck out once! Sure, he’s also riding an 0-15 reverse-heater, but it’s a gorgeous Friday morning, so let’s focus on the positives.
City councilor: Worcester should stop rejecting overweight trash bags
WORCESTER — One likely topic that will be discussed during the City Council meeting on Tuesday is trash – specifically whether the city should reject overweight trash bags. In a Thursday statement, District 3 City Councilor George Russell, who chairs the Standing Committee on Public Works, announced he will bring forth...
10-year-old killed in crash; suspect allegedly stole SUV from Kenny Chesney concert
(WJAR) — An Oxford man is in custody after allegedly stealing an SUV from a Kenny Chesney concert at Gillette Stadium Saturday night and then rear-ending a car in Plainville, killing a 10-year-old child and injuring five other family members. Massachusetts State Police said 42-year-old Michael Escolas was traveling...
Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section arrests level 3 offender wanted for questioning
The Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section Metro Team has arrested 53-year-old Edmund LaChance for failing to register with the Sex Offender Registry Board. According to the Massachusetts State Police, LaChance was separately wanted for questioning in a disturbing incident on Tuesday evening when a suspicious man driving in...
Two More MA National Drug Stores Have Closed their Doors, Permanently!
A new court filing this week announces the number of Rite Aid locations have dwindled as 77 stores have become casualties while the drug chain continues downsizing amid a bankruptcy that was recently filed by the national pharmacy chain. Hundreds of Rite Aid locations have closed since an initial announcement...
Massive Massachusetts Meat Recall Due To Dangerous Metal
It's just one of those things that I'm terrified of. For some, it's sharks. For others, it's spiders that scare them. To each his own, I say. For whatever reason, I've always been scared of biting into something and finding some foreign object that shouldn't be there. It could be...
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