WORCESTER — Open Sky Community Services announced on Monday that more than $200,000 was raised during its April 4 gala to benefit the Safe Homes program, which is celebrating 30 years of serving LGBTQIA+ youth. Open Sky honored eight individuals and organizations during the event with its 2025 People of Courage Awards for their outstanding […]
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Boston Marathon finish line installation kicks off race day excitement
Workers finished installing the iconic Boston Marathon finish line in bright yellow and blue Thursday as runners from around the world race in for Monday.
Massachusetts medical school lays off, furloughs 200 workers amid NIH funding cuts
Massachusetts medical school lays off, furloughs 200 workers amid NIH funding cuts
Stages: ‘What You Are Now’ looks at Khmer experience, 50 years out, at MRT
“What You Are Now,” the powerful and thought-provoking play by Sam Chanse, will open at Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) in Lowell on Saturday, April 26 and run through May 11. This production closes MRT’s 46th season. The production, which has received critical acclaim since its premiere, explores the complexities of identity, personal transformation, and human […]
Pepperell rededicates military monument
PEPPERELL – On April 19, 2010, Patriot’s Day, the town became a member of the Army Community Covenant, a program designed to help improve the quality of life for active-duty soldiers and their families through the support of state and community partnerships with the Army. Signed ceremonial covenants from that event are displayed at the […]
‘These reductions directly impact thousands’
LEOMINSTER – Growing Places is one of many local community-focused organizations that are feeling the pain from state and federal budget cuts. Ayn Yeagle is the executive director of the city-based nonprofit whose mission is to actively engage in the North Central Mass regional food system and strengthen community capacity to transform that system. “Growing […]
