Cool, Local Adult Learning Opportunities
One of the best decisions I’ve ever made was to take a class at Assabet Valley Regional Technical/Vocational School, in their Assabet ...
Join Me at the Wachusett Garden Club
If you’ve been saying you want to meet more people, or pick up a hobby, maybe the Wachusett Garden Club ...
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 ...
Princeton Historical Society Then and Now Series: History of Wachusett Mountain as a Ski Area
The Princeton Historical Society publishes a Then and Now series, with the November 2025 focus being the history of Wachusett ...
Secondhand Summit: Gear Up at Princeton’s New Retail and Service Business
There’s a new way to gear up for adventure in Princeton. Secondhand Summit officially opened its doors the weekend of ...
Remembering Jeff Godin with Spartan Race Fundraiser to Establish Scholarship
When I think about Jeff Godin, a number of words come to mind, but it is his grit, passion, and ...
Fitchburg’s Steam Line Trail
Our oldest son has a sentimental weakness for Fitchburg, because that’s where he was born and grew up, and he ...
Check out the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail!
I recently met a lady at an open house who got me pretty excited about the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. ...
Invasive Bittersweet: All Bitter, No Sweet
Jay wrote this story…I tend to be pretty much a live and let live type of person, and I don’t ...
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 ...
Summer and Fall Fairs in Mass and Southern NH
Summer and fall fairs – –The Fernald fair and the Big E immediately come to mind. Having spent the first ...
Playgrounds in Central Mass and Beyond
An update from Westminster Parks and Rec is included below in the Westminster section. Let me tell you what our ...