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Parade: Worcester's Italian heritage takes to the street (Shrewsbury) on Sunday
WORCESTER — The white sidewalk on Shrewsbury Street has been given a touch of green and red paint, a sign of things to come. The annual Shrewsbury Street Italian Heritage Parade will be held Sunday, with the first marchers stepping off at noon. ...
Done deal: UMass Memorial Health takes over Milford Regional Medical Center
WORCESTER ― The footprint of UMass Memorial Health, the largest nonprofit health care system in Central Massachusetts, just got bigger. UMass announced Tuesday that it absorbed Milford Regional Medical Medical Center including its Regional Physician Group. That means Milford Regional's 2,500 employees and providers are now formally part of the UMass Memorial Health system, swelling the ranks of that system's caregivers to more than 20,000. ...
Brenna Bird explains joining multistate brief against Massachusetts pork ruling
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced this week that Iowa is part of a 22-state appeal asking a court to strike down a pork ban restriction out of Massachusetts. The long-debated "Question 3" restrictions would ban the sale of pork from hogs born and raised...
Massachusetts Museum Site of One of America’s Biggest Unsolved Heists
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston was the scene of one of the most infamous art heists in history. While most museums are famous for their collections safely stored within their walls, this museum has gained notoriety for the artwork that was once on display before it fell prey to an unfortunate theft scandal.
Massachusetts and Rhode Island’s Different ‘Quahog’ Pronunciation
There is nothing like hearing folks from out of state mispronounce words we have been pronouncing correctly here in Massachusetts forever. An example is the word quahog. Any blue-blooded Massachusetts native, especially those from the most prominent fishing port of New Bedford, knows how to pronounce quahog. We grew up eating these things.
Helpline launched for Massachusetts students experiencing antisemitism
BOSTON - A helpline has been launched in K-12 schools in Massachusetts to provide pro-bono legal assistance to parents whose children are experiencing antisemitism. The helpline was created by the Anti-Defamation League along with Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and StandWithUs. Peggy Shukur is Vice President of ADL East Division. She says since October 7, when Hamas militants attacked Israel, there's been a dramatic uptick in antisemitic incidents in K-12 schools. "So, we realized that we needed to do more to really provide better assistance for families that were really suffering from really pernicious antisemitism in...
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