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Worcester’s Bob Armstrong Crafts Unique Art from Restored Puzzles

Tuesday, January 01, 2013

Jeffrey Starr, GoLocalWorcester Contributor

You would be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn't enjoy the challenge of putting together a good jigsaw puzzle. After all, it can be a joyous activity for the individual and the whole family, children and adults alike. But few have fallen in love with puzzles and puzzle-making in quite the same way Worcester's Bob Armstrong has. He has found a unique hobby in his retirement, namely collecting, restoring, and selling old examples of one of the world's favorite crafts. It has now become a family-wide passion.

10 Ways to Avoid Distraction When Organizing

Tuesday, January 01, 2013

Kristin MacRae, GoLocalWorcester Organizing Expert

How many times have you started an organizing project and 3 hours later you found you have made no progress and are in a bigger mess than when you started? Sound like something you have done before? It's all about focusing on the task at hand.

GoLocalWorcester’s Top 12 Stories of 2012

Monday, December 31, 2012

GoLocalWorcester Editors

From politics to pot and casinos to crumbling sports franchises, Central Mass saw some big headlines this year.

Brown-Warren Spending: Top Stories in Central Mass in 2012

Monday, December 31, 2012

GoLocalWorcester Editors

The Massachusetts Senate race between Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Elizabeth Warren was the most expensive contest in the state's history, with the candidates dropping a combined $78 million. With so much money in play, GoLocalWorcester took a look at where it was all going. The answer: mostly out of state.

NEW: Worcester Officials Cut Ribbon to Reopen Front Street

Monday, December 31, 2012

Adam Joseph Drici, GoLocalWorcester Contributor

There's a new way to get across downtown Worcester just in time for the new year. Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray joined Mayor Joseph Petty, City Manager Michael O'Brien and a number of City Councilors and State Representatives from Worcester to cut the ribbon at the grand reopening of Front Street on Monday.

Medical Marijuana: Top Stories in Central Mass in 2012

Monday, December 31, 2012

GoLocalWorcester Editors

There were several big initiatives on the ballot in Massachusetts this year, with right to repair and physician-assisted suicide, but medical marijuana was the biggest.

Worcester Elections Debacle: Top Stories in Central Mass in 2012

Monday, December 31, 2012

GoLocalWorcester Editors

The biggest news out of the ballot box in Worcester this year wasn't who won or lost, but how the elections themselves were conducted.

Gun Permits Skyrocket: Top Stories in Central Mass in 2012

Monday, December 31, 2012

GoLocalWorcester Editors

The tragic events that took place in 2012 have rekindled a national debate concerning gun control, firearm permit restriction, and mental health. Mass shootings took place all over the country, from Aurora, Colorado to Chardon, Ohio, to Sandy Hook, Connecticut. In the wake of a tumultuous year of the firearm, GoLocalWorcester investigated gun permit figures in Central Massachusetts and discovered some astonishing trends.

Casino Gaming: Top Stories in Central Mass in 2012

Monday, December 31, 2012

GoLocalWorcester Editors

It was a wild, roller coaster of a year for Worcester residents when it came to the issue of casino gaming. When Governor Deval Patrick first proposed casino gambling back in 2007, the state was divided into three casino zones with a single license to be awarded in each area to a gambling developer. Worcester was included in the western region, considered a prime location to become home to a casino and draw crowds from Western Massachusetts and the Boston suburbs, as well as New Hampshire and Maine.

Warren on Tax Returns: Top Stories in Central Mass in 2012

Monday, December 31, 2012

GoLocalWorcester Editors

Before she became Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren and was still Democratic hopeful Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard Law professor made waves when she sided with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in demanding that Republican presidential nominee and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney release his tax returns for every year that he was in public service.

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