Northbridge News

HUDSON * The First United Methodist Church, 34 Felton St., has begun a trans-denominational care-giving ministry to people who are facing divorce, terminal illness, unemployment, loneliness and other personal issues.

Black Friday is still a draw for shoppers across the state, but a sputtering economy kept crowds smaller than in years past, unless you cater to Massachusetts shoppers.

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Selectmen and administrators from five Blackstone Valley towns have shifted their attention for now from regional economic development to fighting legislation they say is hurting local municipal budgets.

A nursing home in Southern New England is taking an innovative approach to preventing the spread of the flu without sacrificing contact with others.

Auburn * Bethel Lutheran Church, 90 Bryn Mawr Ave., will hold its country fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today.

Late last month, Superintendent Dale Hanley and School Committee members expressed their ire at some elements of this spring's state review of district programs.

The Northbridge Massachusetts Real Estate market report for October 2009 has just been released.

Click the link to see what is going on in the Northbridge Real Estate market.

UPDATE 8am: Traffic into the city is beginning to slow as peak hour takes its toll.

Football Bay Path 14, Nashoba Tech 0: Corey Pearson rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown and returned an interception 12 yards for a TD as the Minutemen defeated the visiting Vikings .

The Northbridge Cos. of Burlington has bought The Isle at Emerald Court, a 94-unit assisted living community located at 2000 Emerald Court in Tewksbury, and renamed the facility.

Thomas Murphy passed for 158 yards and rushed for 52 yards as the for sixth-ranked Rams defeated the Warriors in Sturbridge.

Northbridge MA Real Estate ~ The Northbridge Massachusetts Real Estate market report for September 2009 has just been released.

Click the link to see what is going on with Northbridge Mass Real Estate.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Housing complex gets board's OK Add a comment SUTTON - Selectmen voted 3-0 last night to support an affordable housing development at Leland Hill Estates under the Local Initiative Program.

Gov. Deval L. Patrick said yesterday he will have to consider further state aid cuts to cities and towns, citing September tax revenues that came in almost $250 million below expectations.

Thomas. A. Crawford. Jr., 77, Northbridge High School class of 1950, is connected to Whitinsville in many ways other than the fact that one of his family's doctors was W. Edward Balmer, who has an elementary school in town named after him.

The U. S. Geological Survey said it is releasing the non-toxic dye rhodamine WT to help scientists understand the river's flow, water-quality, and the movement of contaminants.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 The postman rings - at last! EDITORIAL FOOTNOTE Most of us think nothing of heading out to the mailbox each day, or have grown accustomed to hearing the clunk of the porch mailbox after it has been filled with bills, catalogs and that rare postcard or letter.

Northbridge Linwood residents to get mail delivery NORTHBRIDGE - Residents in the Linwood section of town will be getting their mail delivered to their homes for the first time beginning Oct.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has blocked a local trash hauler from expanding its waste-handling facility near the Mumford River and Meadow Pond.