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Xpressly Yours ... a letter from the editor

Apr 13, 2023 09:34AM

Notes taken along the trail, while waiting to see how efforts to speed up the game of professional baseball play out in the major leagues and at Polar Park—and in anticipation of the

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A fundraising Gala and special events mark WCC’s 100th

Apr 13, 2023 09:28AM

In this, its 100th-anniversary year, the Whitin Community Center has demonstrated an ability to stand the test of time. It would be easy to assume, then, that the sturdy, low-slung brick structure

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Lucky Ducks will float again for hospitals’ fundraiser

Mar 24, 2023 08:07PM

You know them, you love them, and you’ve proven over the many years of the Harrington Auxiliary’s Lucky Duck fundraiser event that it’s a proven winner for raising valuable scholarship

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Jonathan Babcock brings folk songs to the masses

Mar 24, 2023 07:54PM

Recently the Massachusetts’ Cultural Council doled out 400 individual grants totaling $20 million to the artists of our area and Jonathan Babcock was one of the successful recipients.

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Homemade hot cross buns are worth the effort

Mar 23, 2023 03:08PM

It doesn’t matter if hot cross buns are made with currants, raisins or dried fruit, and it doesn’t matter if the cross is baked into them or piped on with icing, I’ve hardly ever met one that I didn’t

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Baby Brazilian Tapir joins Southwick’s Zoo family

Mar 23, 2023 02:39PM

Southwick’s Zoo recently welcomed a beautiful Brazilian Tapir calf to the family. At just over two months old, “Tutula” is the newest addition to Southwick’s array of wildlife. The

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Chamber’s Home & Community Expo loaded with attractions

Mar 09, 2023 02:44PM

For many of us, the month of March means the Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual Home & Community Expo, which boasts all of the trappings and trimmings offered by a

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A Senior Center taste treat: Phil Vandersea, Coach LaChapelle

Mar 09, 2023 01:25PM

As one of the busiest settings around, Plummer Place at the Northbridge Senior Center never disappoints in the variety of events it hosts on behalf of elders.

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HAPPENINGS!

Mar 09, 2023 11:45AM

NOTE: Community bulletin board-type items are welcome for inclusion in the Happenings! section of the Xpress newspapers. Please allow enough lead time for publication. Email your

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Innovation helps The Uxlocale coming out of the pandemic

Mar 09, 2023 10:59AM

The need for continuing adjustment as the Commonwealth slowly emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic is not lost on restaurateurs like Chef Elaine Cowan of The Uxlocale on West Hartford

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