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THROWBACK TUESDAY: 40B and Me

I originally wrote this in February of 2022, following the Planning Board's denial of a housing project off Rice Road. Many believed that the Planning Board was the final step, but others were sure the developer would move toward an affordable housing build. With the Board of Selectmen

Today in Town - 10/11/22

Today in Town - 10/11/22

A few new posts on the site today: * A profile of The Society of St. Vincent de Paul at St. Brigid's Church. * In anticipation of what might be an explosive Board of Selectmen meeting, Throwback Tuesday looks back at the 40B process and what it looked like earlier

Several tables and items on display at a yard sale.

Treasures Galore at Millbury's First Annual Townwide Yard Sale

The Friends of the Millbury Public Library organized Millbury's first town-wide yard sale on Saturday, October 8, 2022. Jeff Raymond (full disclosure: Jeff Raymond is president of the Friends) visited a number of the locations and provides some dispatches. On Riverlin Street, two families came together to sell

A woman dressed as an 1860s teacher instructs some children in desks. Photo courtesy Jeff Raymond.

Today in Town - 10/10/22

On the site today: * Dispatches from the first annual town-wide yard sale. * Naffblog is back with the only thing he believes is worse than a NIMBY. In other news... * Millbury Memorial Junior-Senior High School is a finalist for the Saint Gobain's "Sustaining Futures Raising Communities" grant,

A caricature of a man riding a "presidential ram" like a hobby horse, the headline reads "every man has his own hobby."

NAFFBLOG: Worse Than the NIMBYs: The NIMTOOS

▪️"Our greatest political problem in society is political correctness, properly understood." - Peter Thiel The most important goal of public discourse should be to have real conversations about real issues. If we cannot adequately discuss items like housing, zoning, tax rates, and growth we will never be able

A decorative shark next to a decorative pumpkin in front of a house.

Community Calendar - 10/7-10/14

The Trib has been quiet this week due to some scheduling conflicts and real-world events, but we'll be back at full-ish speed next week. Events this week: * Hope Reformed Church's "Dinner and a Movie" program tonight features Is Genesis Real, begins at 5:30pm.

A woman at a podium in front of a crowd.

Today in Town - 10/2/22

Nothing new on the site today, but a lot going on. In the news: * The big, statewide story is the situation on Millbury Ave. Reports from across the media spectrum describe a crime scene with one individual dead and another injured; the latter, who allegedly called 911, was later arrested