Gifts to theater top $2.4M.
WORCESTER - Local businesses recently donated more than $2.4 million to the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, officials at the venue announced last week. The donations will go toward the $31 million cost of renovating and restoring the theater and to support programming. Since...

Martial R. Chasse.
SOUTHBRIDGE Martial R. Chasse, 86, of 24 Marjorie Lane, died Tuesday, April 29th, in his home after a long illness. He leaves his wife of 65 years, Cecelia T. (Puccilli) Chasse; two sons: Mark R. Chasse and his wife Maura of Berlin, CT and Jeffrey M. Chasse...

Bay State drivers to benefit from auto insurance change.
Byline: Vincent V. Nieroda COLUMN: AS I SEE IT Beginning today, Massachusetts drivers will be able to do something they haven't been able to do for more than 30 years - purchase auto insurance that is competitively priced. No longer will all companies charge the...

Russell Carl Melgren.
NORTHBORO - Russell Carl Melgren, 86, died June 8, in the Overlook Masonic Health Center in Charlton, following a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 65 years, Charlotte A. (Jagielski) Melgren; a son, Robert R. Melgren and his companion, Marie Senosk, of Worcester; his daughter, Pamela...

Furry friends make police visits bearable; Donated teddies help officers console kids.
Byline: Scott J. Croteau WORCESTER - Handcuffs, handguns and radios. The items are all gear police officers typically carry. But peek into some police cruisers and you might find an item that seems out of place. Teddy bears. They are not part of...

Joseph P. Sharry, 82.
WORCESTER Joseph P. Sharry, 82, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 in Worcester surrounded by his family. He leaves his devoted wife of 59 years, Jacqueline R. (Brunelle) Sharry and 10 children, Robert and his wife Patricia Sharry, Daniel and his wife Heidi Sharry, Kathleen and...

Medicare plans resume marketing.
All seven of the private fee-for-service Medicare plans that voluntarily suspended marketing last summer (INTERNAL MEDICINE NEWS, Sept. 1, p. 50) have been found to be compliant with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requirements and may resume marketing activities for the 2008 benefit year, the agency announced. CMS...

Joseph P. Sharry, 82.
WORCESTER Joseph P. Sharry, 82, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 in Worcester surrounded by his family. He leaves his devoted wife of 59 years, Jacqueline R. (Brunelle) Sharry and 10 children, Robert and his wife Patricia Sharry, Daniel and his wife Heidi Sharry, Kathleen and...

Holistic day spa in residential area receives backing.
Byline: Matthew Bruun LEOMINSTER - After hours of discussion spanning months of meetings, the City Council was poised last night to vote on a zoning amendment that would allow day spas to operate in some residential neighborhoods. A public hearing on the matter was closed...

BUSINESS PEOPLE.
COLUMN: BUSINESS PEOPLE Sarah A. Hoogasian of Spencer has been promoted to marketing officer at Bay State Savings Bank of Worcester. Ms. Hoogasian joined the bank in 2002 as a teller and has held several positions including master teller and marketing assistant. She received a bachelor's degree...