Second-best start for Worcester
WORCESTER - The first quarter of the season is over for the Sharks, and it was a pretty good one.
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Sharks win; Lemieux scores
WORCESTER - The grand old American Hockey League, around longer than McDonald’s, rocky road ice cream and I-95, does not get much better than last night’s game at the DCU Center.
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So far, so (very) good, for resurgent Bruins
If this were the Boston Marathon, the Bruins would just be entering Framingham Center now. In baseball, the game would be in the top of the third inning.
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Warning: Do not eat this column
With the holidays looming, many of us will become thirsty from rushing about doing last-minute shopping, wrapping gifts and engaging in other activities related to what for most of us is the busiest season on the calendar. Nothing satisfies this need better than an occasional cold drink of water.
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Shades of old ‘Gong Show’
After the Worcester City Council spent endless hours debating a new ordinance for street vendors in August, at times under circumstances that resembled a bad situation comedy, Paul Clancy Jr., a veteran of city politics, said it was the “most disorganized” council on which he has ever served. Some say it begins to resemble councils in the 1980s when the weekly meetings were referred to as the “Tuesday Night Gong Show.”
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The giving season
In the 70 years since the launch of Telegram & Gazette’s Santa campaign, the nation has weathered the Depression, recessions and unparalleled opportunity and prosperity for most of its citizens. One thing that has remained constant through good times and bad is the generous, giving spirit of residents of Central Massachusetts and beyond who have made contributing to the T&G Santa Fund a holiday tradition.
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That was my car
In recent months it has seemed that rooting out inefficiency in Massachusetts state government is akin to peeling an onion: Just when you think you’ve gotten to the end of it, another layer comes into view.
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Districts and colleges boost Farm to School
The staff at the Massachusetts Farm to School Project appreciates the decision of many local schools and colleges to preferentially purchase local foods from area farms, both large and small. We hear wonderful stories of elementary school students marveling at the taste of crisp apples, juicy pears, crunchy carrots and smooth butternut squash - all grown here in Worcester County. At the college level, students enjoy delicious ingredients grown right near their campuses.
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