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Rutland café that offered viral potato breakfast sandwich closing for now
After nearly a year of operating as a one-woman show, the owner of a popular Rutland café is taking a break from offering breakfast, including the hashbrown-heavy sandwich that brought people to The Haven from all over the state. In a post on the restaurant’s official Facebook page Wednesday,...
Gardner woman opens paranormal museum in Athol - find out what it includes
Aliens, Bigfoot, and ghosts, oh my. These and other creatures of the paranormal realm have arrived in Athol, courtesy of a Gardner woman’s new museum which is largely dedicated to all things paranormal. The Education Earth Museum, which opened at 475 Main St. on May 12, was founded by Storm Plains, a published author...
At UMass Amherst, protesters briefly halt graduation, hold their own unofficial ceremony
Seniors Maysoun Batley (right) and Emmanuelle Sussman (center) cheer fellow student organizers during their alternate commencement ceremony, on May 18, 2024, at UMass Amherst. There was little expectation of a normal UMass Amherst commencement ceremony this year. That was especially true after author Colson Whitehead, the scheduled speaker, canceled his...
These 33 Gardner-area athletes earned a first-place finish at the league meet
Gardner-area track and field teams participated in league championship meets this week. Quabbin and Oakmont competed in the Mid-Wach C meet, Gardner in Mid-Wach D and Narragansett and Murdock were in the Mid-Wach E meet. Monty Tech, part of the Colonial Athletic League, will compete in its league meet on May 20.
What to know about the Orange Line service suspensions planned through June 6
Orange Line stations will be impacted by the "Track Improvement Program" over the next several weeks. More construction is hitting the MBTA this spring as it attempts to improve the system’s speed and reliability. The Orange Line in particular will be facing various closures starting this Friday and lasting until June 6.
Gardner responds to Ashburnham barn fire: What happened to the animals?
All 10 horses housed in a barn in Ashburnham were able to safely escape during a three-alarm early-morning fire that destroyed the structure on Thursday, according to fire officials. The initial call came in at 1:16 a.m., and crews from the Gardner Fire Department responded to the blaze at 192 Old Gardner Road to find the 36-foot-by-36-foot barn fully in flames. Chief Greg Lagoy and Lt. Corey Leary took command of the scene. ...
UMass Amherst graduation ceremony, minus keynote speaker, features pro-Palestinian demonstrations by students
Dozens of students walked out in protest, but commencement ceremonies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst went on without much issue over the weekend. It was the latest demonstration put on by pro-Palestinian students and faculty – weeks after another ended with over 130 people arrested and university leadership under fire.
Summer-like heat sticking around until end of workweek
Summer has arrived! Technically, some spots touched 80 Monday (Orange, Massachusetts) but Tuesday, the warm weather is nudged east. We'll go right into the upper 80s in some towns and cities in the Merrimack Valley and southern New Hampshire. With the winds coming from the south/southwest off the cool waters of Narragansett and Buzzards Bays, however, there will be a tempering effect to the warmth.
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