Memories haunt team
Gina M. Smith has been to a dozen significant disasters and#8212; Ground Zero and hurricanes in Louisiana and Texas and#8212; but nothing like the earthquake in Haiti.
Small businesses juggling health insurance premiums
When Sunshine Sign Co. went to renew its health insurance plan for workers this year, the small business faced a daunting figure and#8212; 21 percent.
Hanover bid seen imminent, but talks are still and #8216;fragile and #8217;
WORCESTER – Although the deal appears nearly complete, civic leaders are growing increasingly impatient with the fitful pace of negotiations over the transfer of ownership of CitySquare to locally based Hanover Insurance Co.
Milford woman killed, man injured in crash
MENDON – A 22-year-old Milford woman died in an early morning crash today and her passenger, a 23-year-old Milford man, was listed in serious condition at a Worcester hospital.
Two chances to win more than $100M
BRAINTREE – For the first time in state history, lottery players have a chance this week to win two jackpots of more than $100 million. Both the Powerball and Mega Millions games jumped over the $100 million mark this weekend.
Uniform differences
FITCHBURG – Sweatpants that read “juicy” across the back and shirts that read “sexy” and “Jesus is Dead” are distractions, some of this city’s school officials say, and would be removed from the academic atmosphere if a school uniform policy were implemented.
Premium worries
When Sunshine Sign Co. went to renew its health insurance plan for workers this year, the small business faced a daunting figure and#8212; 21 percent.
Hanover bid seen imminent, but talks still ‘fragile’
WORCESTER – Although the deal appears nearly complete, civic leaders are growing increasingly impatient with the fitful pace of negotiations over the transfer of ownership of CitySquare to locally based Hanover Insurance Co.
Struggling to save lives
CONCEPCION, Chile – Rescuers edged their way toward residents trapped in a toppled apartment block early today and survivors huddled around bonfires in the rubble of their homes as the death toll in Chile continued to rise after one of the strongest earthquakes in history.
A Miniature Milestone: The Marianne E. Gibson Portrait Miniature Gallery at 20 (Sun, Feb 28)
Worcester Art Museum, American Gallery, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA
The portrait miniature, one of the Worcester Art Museum’s greatest strengths in American art, is paradoxically one of the smallest physical types of objects within its collections. Although not as large as easel paintings or sculptures, portrait miniatures do tell a “big” and important story in [...]
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