Newsletter Introduction: January 2026
What is Pyrrhotite and What’s Being Done About it in Massachusetts? Scanning Old Photos Like Crazy with my new Plustek ...
What is Pyrrhotite and What’s Being Done About it in Massachusetts?
I’ve been following a major issue–crumbling concrete foundations in Massachusetts, for about a year now, and it’s very surprising to ...
Scanning Old Photos Like Crazy with my new Plustek Scanner
A client sent me a very generous gift card, so I bought something I’ve been wanting for a long time–a ...
Hear Me Out: Homemade Pasta is Easy and a Dinnertime Game Changer
I recently learned how to make homemade pasta, and it’s so easy and absolutely amazing. Hear me out: homemade pasta ...
Tattoo Regret? There might be a fix for that!
I love tattoos—in some cases they’re like works of art! Just not on me, ever. Just going from what I’ve ...
Westminster Community Food Pantry New Facebook Page
This might be the easiest thing you’ll do all day! Please, if you haven’t already – – get on your ...
Nothing is more New England than Burn Permit Season
Pick up your sticks and hose and have some good old fashioned New England outdoor fun during Open Burning Season, which ...
Jen Shenk Sports Schedule Magnets are Back!
I think it must’ve been Covid when I stopped sending sports schedule magnets, but a few people have asked me ...
All My Resource Stories: Your Complete Guide to Central Massachusetts, through January 2025
I was just thinking–I wonder how many Resource Stories I’ve put together since starting my newsletter in 2023. I think ...
Central Mass Real Estate Market: January 2026
Happy New Year! As we kick off 2026, I’m seeing some interesting trends in our Central Massachusetts real estate market, ...
We Went Candlepin Bowling, of all things, at American Flatbread!
We recently went candlepin bowling, of all things, at American Flatbread at 85 Green Street in Worcester. It started because ...
Sons and Daughters of Heywood-Wakefield and Shop News
I have a 1947 copy of a publication called Heywood-Wakefield Shop News, which was a large format printed publication. Everyone ...