With the weather finally being appropriately seasonal, at least for the moment, I’m back to doing occasional Friday night open houses. I had a lot going on last week, so as my open house was nearing the end, I texted Jay to see what he wanted to do for dinner. Unfortunately, his response was “All three dogs had an altercation with a sick looking raccoon. When will you be home?” He had wiped them all down with a white cloth and discovered that only one of them had any blood on them. A past rabies scare (don’t ask) had educated me and I knew they all needed boosters. I called VEG (Veterinary Emergency Group) in Shrewsbury, which had come highly recommended, but I had not yet used them. I alerted them that we would be coming, and we decided to take two cars since it’s possible that there could be an extra level of rambunctiousness with all 3 of them in the same vehicle. They had a great evening–nice long ride in the car, belly rubs at the emergency clinic and treats. They are quarantining quietly at home for 45 days, but they don’t leave the yard anyway other than to go to the vet, so nothing has changed for them, other than Scout gets a little extra snack twice a day because she’s on an antibiotic for her role in the altercation. I’ll surely be writing a review about VEG in the future newsletter—their care, attention to detail and general reasonability was exactly what we were looking for.
I’ve got a range of stories in this issue of my monthly newsletter– –an important update on the crumbling concrete foundations issue with another action item, CharCUTErie Woo now has a storefront, some resource stories for you – – Library Book Sales, Farmers’ Markets, and Fireworks in Central Mass, a review of Scenic Scapes (a new business of out of Princeton), SOAR Day at Overlook Middle School, proposed New Home Inspection Law and more!
Headway Made in Crumbling Foundations Initiative
CharCUTErie Woo now has a storefront!
Overlook Soar Day–Caught Being Good?
Library Book Sales in Central Mass
Fireworks in Central Mass
Central Mass Farmers’ Markets
Scenic Scapes: New Business, Great Results
POPULAR FROM LAST MONTH: Crumbling Concrete Foundations in Massachusetts, caused by Pyrrhotite
Central Mass Real Estate Market: June 2025
