Feature Articles

By Rod Lee

The Oxford Business Association didn’t forget the town on its 300th anniversary. Now the merchants group, which is in its 50th year, is remembering men and women from the community who served in World War II.

Less than a dozen members of that illustrious honor roll are still alive. But, thanks to the OBA, the legacy of those living and dead continues on in a nearly 100-page 8 ½ x 11-inch booklet, “Our Gre... Read More

The Uxbridge Lions Club continues serving the community through its efforts to help people securely dispose of documents and hard drives and  recycle those materials, while raising funds to aid those in need  The Shred It Event will be held on Saturday, October 8, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, at the VFW parking lot on Route 16 W in Uxbridge  The service will be provided for $5.00 per copy paper sized box or per hard drive. The new goa... Read More

What exactly is Magic Bus Hearing, and why did Douglas resident Joe Dumont decide to embark on this new business?

The Magic Bus is a mobile hearing lab which offers repair, adjustment and a selection of the finest hearing aids. What makes it unique, however, is that it comes to your home, eliminating the need to travel to an office building for hearing tests and hearing aid fixes.

Joe has been in the profession for... Read More

By Magda Dakin

Looking for a unique, truly old fashioned roadside farm stand in the tradition of many years ago? You will find one at the Ledgewood Farm, located along route #16 just beyond the 146 overpass, at 814 Douglas St. in Uxbridge

Moved down a few feet from where the original stand was located last year, the Martin family has been very busy since last summer preparing their farm for more veggies, more eggs a... Read More

By Magda Dakin

One of the fun markers of fall is the flurry of craft and holiday art fairs. One unique local event this season will be an Art & Music Makers Festival, being held at the Alternatives’ Whitin Mill Community Plaza at 50 Douglas Road in Whitinsville on October 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Artists, artisans, musicians and an appreciative audience will gather on the plaza to be part of this experience. Thi... Read More

By Rod Lee

What could possibly be revealed about Louis C. Tusino that people already familiar with the man and his company---Guaranteed Builders Inc. (aka GBI-Avis Modular Homes) of Douglas don’t already know?

Given Mr. Tusino’s buoyant, colorful and engaging personality, there is a natural curiosity to dig deeper into the psyche of one of the town and the region’s pre-eminent businesspersons for more information th... Read More

By Magda Dakin

Looking for something a little different, want to laugh and just have a good time, looking for something to do with a date and prove you know how to play sports? Here’s your chance!  Come join other teams of two and compete in the Alternatives Third Annual Valley Bag Toss. Start practicing now, build your skill at tossing a little itty bitty corn bag into the hole on a slanted board, and then compete on Satu... Read More

By Magda Dakin

Sharen Doray is one of those rare, lucky individuals who likes what she does, loves the fact that most people love what she does for them and is surrounded by beautiful flowers all day long.  Sharen, new owner of the Ladybug Florist shop on Main Street in Oxford, is enjoying her new expanded adventure into the flower world. 

Although she has an extensive background in flower design, having worked as a... Read More

By Rod Lee

Expect some cats and maybe a horse, rabbit or turtle to crash the 18th annual Pet Rock Festival on the Leicester campus of Becker College come September 11th.

But it’s mostly about the dogs, like Founding Partner Jeannie Hebert’s “Bella,” or “Bella Boo,” a Miniature Pinscher and German Shepherd Pointer who “sleeps with us, under the covers,” a relative lightweight at 48 pounds and even more so now at 43 b... Read More

By Jason Poquette, BPharm, RPh

Drug manufacturer Mylan Labs has come under severe fire lately for the steep price increases for their prescription-only product known as the EpiPen®.  The EpiPen®, a life-saving auto-injection of the drug epinephrine, is used by children and adults at risk of anaphylaxis from severe allergic reactions caused by things like insect stings or food allergies.  The EpiPen® is intended to... Read More