Real Worcester - Worcester News and Blogs http://www.realworcester.com If it matters in Worcester, MA it's on Real Worcester. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Atlanta police round up Wall Street protesters http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/atlanta-police-round-up-wall-street-protesters/ http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/atlanta-police-round-up-wall-street-protesters/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:00:08 +0000 Telegram http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/atlanta-police-round-up-wall-street-protesters/ ATLANTA – With helicopters hovering overhead early this morning, police moved into a downtown Atlanta park and arrested around 50 Occupy Wall Street protesters who had been encamped there for about two weeks.

]]> http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/atlanta-police-round-up-wall-street-protesters/feed/ 0 Three generations rescued http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/three-generations-rescued/ http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/three-generations-rescued/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0000 Telegram http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/three-generations-rescued/ ERCIS, Turkey – After 48 hours, a miracle emerged from the rubble: a 2-week-old baby girl brought out half-naked but alive from the wreckage of an apartment building toppled by Turkey’s devastating earthquake. Rescue workers erupted in cheers and applause Tuesday at sight of the infant and#8212; and again hours later when her mother and grandmother were pulled out, their survival a ray of joy on an otherwise grim day.

]]> http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/three-generations-rescued/feed/ 0 Oxford man said he stalked girl http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/oxford-man-said-he-stalked-girl/ http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/oxford-man-said-he-stalked-girl/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0000 Telegram http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/oxford-man-said-he-stalked-girl/ OXFORD – A 38-year-old Oxford man allegedly called the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Virginia to report that he was following a Millbury school bus because it carried a 13-year-old girl he longed to be with.

]]> http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/oxford-man-said-he-stalked-girl/feed/ 0 State seeks waiver from ‘No Child’ mandates http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/state-seeks-waiver-from-no-child-mandates/ http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/state-seeks-waiver-from-no-child-mandates/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0000 Telegram http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/state-seeks-waiver-from-no-child-mandates/ MALDEN – Members of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted yesterday to ask for a waiver from some aspects of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the federal law that has identified 90 percent of this state’s school districts as failing even as the state scores at the top of the nation by other education measures.

]]> http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/state-seeks-waiver-from-no-child-mandates/feed/ 0 "My Strange Addiction" Casting (Wed, Oct 26) http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/my-strange-addiction-casting-wed-oct-26-3/ http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/my-strange-addiction-casting-wed-oct-26-3/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:50:04 +0000 Real Worcester http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/my-strange-addiction-casting-wed-oct-26-3/ To Be Determined

My Strange Addiction is searching for men and women with strange addictions, compulsive behaviors, and quirky habits or obsessions, who would like to share their stories on this documentary television series.

This program will explore how your addiction developed and how it has been impacting your life.

Your addiction may be serious, silly, strange, or embarrassing, but if its affecting your life, wed like to help. All participants will be provided with professional medical and/or psychological insights, as best fits your situation.

If you or someone you know has a strange addiction, send your name, age, city/state, and a brief description of your addiction or behavior to chicagocasting20@gmail.com

We understand that any addiction can be difficult to discuss, and we appreciate you sharing your story with us. All inquiries will be kept confidential. We hope to hear from you soon!

Through Friday, Dec 16.

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My Strange Addiction is searching for men and women with strange addictions, compulsive behaviors, and quirky habits or obsessions, who would like to share their stories on this documentary television series.

This program will explore how your addiction developed and how it has been impacting your life.

Your addiction may be serious, silly, strange, or embarrassing, but if its affecting your life, wed like to help. All participants will be provided with professional medical and/or psychological insights, as best fits your situation.

If you or someone you know has a strange addiction, send your name, age, city/state, and a brief description of your addiction or behavior to chicagocasting20@gmail.com

We understand that any addiction can be difficult to discuss, and we appreciate you sharing your story with us. All inquiries will be kept confidential. We hope to hear from you soon!

Through Friday, Dec 16.

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My Strange Addiction is searching for men and women with strange addictions, compulsive behaviors, and quirky habits or obsessions, who would like to share their stories on this documentary television series.

This program will explore how your addiction developed and how it has been impacting your life.

Your addiction may be serious, silly, strange, or embarrassing, but if its affecting your life, wed like to help. All participants will be provided with professional medical and/or psychological insights, as best fits your situation.

If you or someone you know has a strange addiction, send your name, age, city/state, and a brief description of your addiction or behavior to chicagocasting20@gmail.com

We understand that any addiction can be difficult to discuss, and we appreciate you sharing your story with us. All inquiries will be kept confidential. We hope to hear from you soon!

Through Friday, Dec 16.

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This summer, the EcoTarium brings visitors deep inside the Arctic Circle to explore the frozen North — the closest that most of us will ever get to this fascinating and fragile region. Discover what’s under the tip of an iceberg. Compare your weight to a polar bear. Check out real bear skulls and whale artifacts, hear from polar researchers and test your own Arctic IQ. Bear facts, whale tales… can it get any cooler? Arctic Adventure is a production of Science North, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

Cost: Free with museum admission.

Through Saturday, Dec 31.

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An exhibition featuring works by artist Nancy McBride.
Cost: Free and open to the public

Through Friday, Oct 28.

]]> http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/art-in-it-recalculating-2011-wed-oct-26/feed/ 0 Art Since the Mid-20th Century (Wed, Oct 26) http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/art-since-the-mid-20th-century-wed-oct-26/ http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/art-since-the-mid-20th-century-wed-oct-26/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:40:36 +0000 Real Worcester http://www.realworcester.com/2011/10/26/art-since-the-mid-20th-century-wed-oct-26/ Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA

Learn more about Art Since the Mid-20th Century.
Cost: Free with Museum admission

Through Monday, Dec 31.

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