Ash-West Classrooms Receive $55K+ in Grants from Ashburnham Westminster Foundation for Academic Excellence
Back in 2009, a very small group of dedicated community members, myself included, got together with a grand idea to ...
More Picnics, Yes Please!
What is MORE PICNICS? It’s easy. One day a week (ideally), lunch outside. That’s actually simpler than it is. Sometimes ...
Westminster Neighbors Helping Neighbors is Sunday, August 9, 2026
Westminster’s Neighbors Helping Neighbors Town Benefit Day is coming up on Sunday, August 9, and it’s always one of my ...
Central Mass Real Estate Market: July 2026
What’s the Central Mass real estate market like in July 2026? It’s a whirlwind. All over the place. There’s quite ...
I Make the Best Chicken Salad. No, really.
I really actually do make the best chicken salad. It’s taken years of fine tuning, but I’m in a spot ...
Fireworks in Central Mass and Beyond
I don’t want to brag, but I was at SkyBlast, an amazing night of fireworks (in July 1982–I was 12) ...
Lake Beaches in Central Mass
I have a lot of lake and pond swimming memories from my childhood. Thinking back on them now, I was ...
Favorite Ocean Beaches
Ah, Hampton Beach in the late 1980s. They were the best times— laying in the sun all day, visiting the ...
Free Outdoor Summer Concerts in Central Mass
Look at this LIST of free outdoor Summer concerts in Central Mass! You could literally spend 3-4 nights a week ...
Playgrounds in Central Mass and Beyond
Let me tell you what our playgrounds were like growing up in Central Mass in the 1970s. First, everything was ...
Summer Reading Programs in Central Mass
Summer’s here, and nothing like a good beach read! Don’t you wish the kids were enthusiastic about Summer reading as ...
Baldwinville Elementary School: Touring the New Apartments
I grew up going to Baldwinville Elementary School, and a few weeks ago I got to walk its halls again ...