GoLocalWorcester | Lifestyle | College Admissions: 4 Reasons to Start Your...
For many rising seniors, college still seems far away - but it isn't. Deadlines for early action and early decision arrive just a few weeks after students return to school in the fall.
View ArticleGoLocalWorcester | News | #25 to #1 - MA Colleges and Universities with...
In Worcester, more than 80% of 2013 grads left school with an average of more than $31,000 in student debt. According to a study by the The Institute for College Access and Success , there are five...
View ArticleGoLocalWorcester | News | Worcester College Students Get Buried with Debt...
In Worcester, more than 80% of 2013 grads left school with an average of more than $31,000 in student debt. According to a study by the The Institute for College Access and Success , there are five...
View ArticleBecker College seeks university status
The name may sound strange, but by 2023, one of Worcester's smallest private colleges hopes the name will be reality. To get to university status, Becker College will first have to significantly expand...
View ArticleGoLocalWorcester | Lifestyle | College Admissions: Will You Get a Free SAT in...
If you were one of the nearly half a million students who took the June SAT, you may take the October SAT for free. That is the concession offered by the Collegeboard amidst criticism surrounding the...
View ArticleAlexander G. Belisle Releases the Last White Horse
As Gray Chandler started his sophomore year at Blaker University, he was eager to see what the year would bring. He'd spent the summer on the cape, notes this new novel, working with his friend and...
View ArticleBoylston Special Education Parent Advisory Council recognizes students, faculty
The Berlin/Boylston Special Education Parent Advisory Council has awarded Success in Education scholarships to two Tahanto Regional High School Class of 2015 gradutes, Alyssa Michalak of Boylston and...
View ArticleNashua Boys & Girls Club awards scholarships
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua awarded scholarA ships totaling more than $40,000 to 23 members and alumni to help them realize their dreams of earning a college degree at the 15th annual...
View ArticleBoston investment chief joins UMass Board of Trustees
Just months after helping select the new president of the University of Massachusetts system, Robert Manning, chairman of MFS Investment Management, has been named to the UMass Board of Trustees.
View ArticleLeicester board hears fire, EMS project finance details
Town Administrator Kevin J. Mizikar gave an update and an overview of expenses Monday night at the selectmen's meeting on the $6.7 million Fire and EMS Headquarters project. For the project to become...
View ArticleCity Hall Notebook: WWII project completion pushed to May
The completion date for the project to expand and improve the World War II Memorial on the Common behind City Hall has been extended to next May, according to the city Purchasing Division. The...
View ArticleBecker College launching new mental health counseling center
Along with the launch of its first master's program, which will grant a degree in mental health counseling, the Leicester campus of Becker College this fall is opening a new counseling clinic that will...
View Article17th Annual Pet Rock Festival to be held on September 13, 2015
On Sunday, September 13, 2015, the place to be is the 17th Annual Pet Rock Festival in Leicester, MA. Beginning at noon and running until 5 p.m., this year's event offers a full day of fun for all,...
View ArticleLeicester town meeting Tuesday: Spending for fire station, energy upgrades on...
The future of a $6.5 million Fire Department headquarters is in the hands of voters attending the special town meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Town Hall gym. Three of the four articles on the warrant...
View ArticleBecker College eyes Higgins house for Video Game center
The onetime home of a local 20th-century industrial magnate will become the new home of one of the top interactive media/video gaming design programs in the world. The Planning Board last week gave...
View ArticleTails wag at 17th Pet Rock Festival
Dogs days are usually sultry; steaming hot days when there's little relief. But Sunday, with drizzle and cool temperatures, was a great day for dogs ... and cats and chickens.
View ArticleLeicester voters approve articles for new fire station
The new $6.5 million fire station has passed its last series of hurdles, thanks to town voters approving several warrant articles at Tuesday's special town meeting. Three town meeting articles related...
View ArticleZinn recognized as Educator of the Year
Windham Child Care Association recognized Melanie Zinn , owner of HoriZinn Early Learning Program in Vernon, as the Early Childhood Educator of the Year Award. She will receive her award on the...
View ArticleGoLocalWorcester | Business | Nichols College Launches $45 Million...
Nichols College has launched the largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in the schools 200-year history and. Nichols is intending to raise $45 million by June 2017.
View ArticleSignature Chefs Auction to benefit March of Dimes
An annual fundraising event, the Central Massachusetts March of Dimes, Signature Chefs Auction, is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 22 in Mechanics Hall in Worcester. A Leadership Awards ceremony, food...
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