Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. and The Bridge of Central Massachusetts, Inc. announce affiliation
(Worcester, MA – July 25, 2018) Two well-established Central Massachusetts human service providers have announced their affiliation effective July 1, 2018. Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. and The Bridge of Central Massachusetts both have long histories providing services in the region for people with developmental disabilities and mental health challenges. Together, the two agencies will have a combined workforce of over 1200 staff... Read More
Local businesses team-up to provide “Wizards and Knights: Bully Prevention Program” on Thursday, August 2 at 2 PM at the Boys and Girls Club of Webster-Dudley starring world- class ventriloquist Lesley Smith and her side-kick family favorite Sammy Snail. This performance was rescheduled from an early June time slot. The Boys and Girls Club has been awarded a grant from the Dudley Cultural Council to bring Smith and her st... Read More
By Thomas D’Agostino The town of Salem, Massachusetts, is famous for the witch hysteria that took place there in 1692. Salem was also known as a major shipping port. It was the largest in the colonies for many years. Today people flock to Salem to see the attractions, and even more, to attend the annual “Haunted Happenings” that takes place during the mon... Read More
By Rod Lee More than a few passing motorists’ attention having been caught by the sight of Oxford’s newest building taking shape on Main St., about one mile south of the traffic light in the town center, the inquiry naturally follows as to “what is going on?” The answer will come as a somewhat of a surprise in at least one sense. While “Life Storage” signage is prominently displayed near the roof line of the buildin... Read More
Grafton, MA-- Calling artists and photographers! You are cordially invited to submit your original works of art to the Small Stones Festival of the Arts, a juried exhibition of fine art and fine art photography to be held Nov. 9-11 at the Great Hall, One Grafton Common. Submissions will be accepted until Sept. 10 at the Art Call website, https://smallstonesfestival.artcall.org... Read More
[Editor's note: The printed copy of July 20 issue of The Yankee Xpress has incorrect information about the date of the upcoming production of Shakespeare's comedy As You Like It. The correct date is August 16.] Carole Marchand, Webster’s new part-time recreation director, has a lot on her agenda for the benefit of Webster’s residents--not only for the summer but for all year round. The... Read More
By Kevin Rudden “October 25, 1962: Captain Jerry McIlmoyle sat in the cramped cockpit of his U-2 spy plane on the runway at McCoy Air Force Base in Orlando, Florida.” With that opening line, Mendon author Michael Tougias and co-author Casey Sherman begin to focus on three men who played a key role in a situation that brought the United States and the Soviet Union – then deep in the Cold War – t... Read More
By Rod Lee Recent defeat of an article that would have expanded Uxbridge’s historic district leaves members of the commission that proposed the bylaw change pondering what their “next steps” should be even as they lick the wounds inflicted by the stinging setback. Complicating the plight of Faye McCloskey, who chairs the Uxbridge Historic District Commission (UHDC), and those associates of hers who support a redefin... Read More
Harrington Black-Tie Fundraiser nets $220,000 for Southbridge Emergency Department
Bully Prevention Program at Boys and Girls of Webster-Dudley
Hawthorne Hotel
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Life Storage answers call for climate-controlled units in Oxford
Small Stones Festival of the Arts announces Art Call
Webster’s new recreation director hits the ground running
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Mendon author’s latest book focuses on Cuban Missile Crisis
Deck stacked against Historic District Commission’s work?
The Worcester Art Museum offers free admission in August
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