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Officials in Massachusetts City Desperate to Keep Supermarket Open
Some Massachusetts shoppers who purchase food and goods at Stop & Shop will soon have to make travel adjustments. It was revealed earlier this summer that Stop & Shop will be closing 32 stores in the Northeast, eight of which are in Massachusetts. One Massachusetts store that is part of...
Dog finally safe after 555 days of wandering in Massachusetts
WORCESTER - A loose dog is finally in a foster home after being on the run in Worcester for 555 days. Trappers with Missing Dogs Massachusetts (MDM) have been at this for 19 months. She will soon be looking for a forever home. Long and difficult journeyThe pup is now named Gracie but was known as Roxy during her time on her own. Her journey has been long and difficult. She was first found in the woods in Tennessee before being brought to a breeder in Massachusetts. MDM says Worcester Animal Rescue came in to remove dogs from that breeder...
Come On Down: 'The Price Is Right Live' Coming To Bridgeport
Game show aficionados will have the opportunity to take part in “The Price is Right Live,” coming to New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts this fall. The live, traveling production brings the iconic television game show to life as randomly selected contestants play game show favorites like Plinko, Cliffhangers, and the famous Showcase.
A passage through history awaits at Worcester's Beaver Brook Park
Editor's note: This is part of a series on walking places in and near Worcester. Let us know your favorite walking places at wmeditor@gatehousemedia.com. It's a place that comes alive with team sports, but can also provide a quiet refuge, and clues to the city's history, and future. Beaver Brook...
Jackpot winner: Mass. State Lottery player buys $2.64 million Megabucks ticket
A lucky Massachusetts State Lottery player bought a jackpot-winning Megabucks ticket at a country club in Leicester on Saturday. The ticket, worth $2.64 million, was purchased for $2 at the Hillcrest Country Club on Pleasant Street. Another Massachusetts player bought a winning Powerball ticket worth $50,000 at a Market Basket...
No swimming at pond; fishing, boating not recommended
The Board of Health has issued a “no swimming” advisory for Bare Hill Pond. Aug. 27 testing showed levels of cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae, that are unsafe for people and pets. Poor water visibility—now at less than 4 feet—also makes swimming unsafe. Although activities...
'Speechless' — Birgit Straehle and Luis Fraire to receive ArtsWorcester Award
WORCESTER — When Birgit Straehle and Luis Fraire were running the former Sprinkler Factory Gallery as, respectively, creative consultant and managing director, visitors would comment" that "we should date as we supposedly work well together," Straehle recalled. "Indeed, we were already married by that time," she said. The Sprinkler...
NEADS World Class Service Dogs CEO Gerry DeRoche to retire
Gerry DeRoche, a leader in the nonprofit service dog industry, will retire as Chief Executive Officer at NEADS World Class Service Dogs on December 31, 2024, after 14 years of dedicated service. DeRoche joined NEADS in 2010 as CEO, bringing a wealth of experience from his career as a banker...
Harpoon Brewery to Launch Holy Cross Hazy IPA
WORCESTER – The Boston-based Harpoon Brewery has created the official craft beer of the Holy Cross Crusaders, in partnership with the College of the Holy Cross. The Harpoon x Holy Cross Hazy IPA has alcohol by volume (ABV) of 6 percent. “As a Worcester native and grandson, husband, in-law,...
Dog saves owner, firefighters save dog in Ayer home blaze
AYER, MASS. (WHDH) - Firefighters in Ayer saved a dog from a burning building Monday. The fire broke out just after 1:30 a.m. The department was dispatched to Mulberry Circle, where “first-arriving units found a kitchen fire on the first floor of the home”. “The homeowner had evacuated...
Doors open, guitar smashed: School of Rock celebrates grand opening
NORTHBOROUGH – At School of Rock, grand openings aren’t marked by ribbon-cuttings. They’re marked by guitar smashes. Crowds of musicians and spectators gathered at School of Rock in Northborough to celebrate the store’s grand opening. The location had “soft launched” in May, offering guitar, bass, drum, vocal and keyboard lessons to the community, but when the guitar was smashed on Aug. 24, the rock ’n’ roll enterprise was officially opened.
Cellist to perform benefit for Grafton church
GRAFTON — Cellist Guy Fishman will be performing at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Grafton (UUSGU), 3 Grafton Common, on Saturday, Sept. 14, at 3 p.m. The concert benefits the UUSGU LiftUP Campaign, which is aimed at installing a vertical lift to the main meeting space and sanctuary of the meetinghouse.
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