June 2014 News Posts (9)

The Sturbridge Rotary Club distributed dictionaries to third grade students recently at schools in Sturbridge, Brimfield, Wales and Holland.  Purchasing the dictionaries has been ongoing for Sturbridge Rotary since 2008 and to date they have given 2,712 of them to local third graders to use at school and at home for years to come.  The students are very excited and…

Comfort Inn & Suites in Sturbridge, MA Completes $1.5 Million Renovation

Sturbridge, MA June 25, 2014 – The newly renovated Comfort Inn & Suites in Sturbridge, MA is Truly Yours®. At Comfort Inn hotels, you’ll find…

Sturbridge Rotary recently inducted two new members into the Club.  Leslie Sullivan is the Business Development Manager and Adriana Sanchez is the Director of International Operations, both from the Gates Institute.  Gates Institute provides academic tourism and works with local colleges.  Adriana (L) and Leslie (R) are pictured with their sponsor, Rotarian Otto…

Sturbridge Rotary hosted eight Tantasqua students and many of their parents at a recent meeting.  On Class Day the students were presented scholarships from Rotarians Beverly Gray and Jane Woodworth who serve on the Scholarship Committee.  Subsequently, the students are always invited to meet all the Sturbridge Rotarians at one of their meetings.  The scholarship recipients…

Sturbridge Rotary recently hosted a fundraising dinner dance at Cohasse Country Club.  The proceeds of the event were presented to Father Peter Joyce from the St. John Paul II Food Pantry of Southbridge.  The Pantry services families in Southbridge and Sturbridge.  Father Peter thanked Sturbridge Rotary and reviewed the impact the donation will have on the…

18th and 19th Century Toymaking and Coopering Artifacts Found on the Hersey Family Farm in Hingham, Mass. to be Shown for the First Time



An upcoming exhibit, entitled Bucket Town:  Four Centuries of Toymaking and Coopering in Hingham, opens in June at Old Sturbridge Village

A selection of handcrafted miniature toys made in Hingham, Mass. -…

Congratulations to Chamber Members Cedar Street Grille and Salem Cross Inn for making this list! Looks like the big city folks are catching on to the many treasures of south central Massachusetts. How lucky are we to be so close to so much goodness?

The 16 Best Massachusetts Restaurants Outside…

Table 3 Chefs & Catering Now Booking Functions for up to 125

On July 1, 2014, Table 3 Chefs & Catering will open its new Alpheus Wight function room located at The Collection at Wight Farm, 420 Main Street,…

North Brookfield Savings Bank Merges with FamilyFirst Bank, Effective June 1, 2014

North Brookfield, MA—North Brookfield Savings Bank is excited to announce that the merger of FamilyFirst Bank with and into North Brookfield Savings Bank is now complete, effective June 1, 2014. The deal, first announced in January 2014, recently became official thanks to approval of the…