Most homeowners have a wish list for home improvement projects. Some envision the details like the built-ins, while others have only a general idea like a modern look. In certain cases, the dreams are for a whole new place instead. As people have been spending more...
Do you worry about running out of money during your retirement years? If so, how can you help prevent this from happening? In the first place, if you have this type of fear, you’re far from alone. Consider this: 58% of retirement savers from all age groups, including...
Offering a complete line of banking products for private and commercial customers coupled with personalized service is a hallmark of Charles River Bank. “Our depth and breadth of products and services matches anything out there,” said Derek Plourde, Charles River...
If you’ve retired, you may have thought you closed the book on one chapter of your life. But what happens if you need to “reverse” your retirement? Due to higher inflation and rising interest rates, many retirees are taking out more money from their retirement...
As summer approaches, you may think about getting rid of old items that have made walking through your basement difficult or finding things in your attic impossible. Or maybe you may want to give your home an uncluttered look in advance of a real estate open house....
Under Pressure Power Washing has been providing customized power washing, cleaning and property maintenance for its many customers for a quarter-century. “It has been 25 years of helping people love and appreciate their homes again,” says Mark Mercer, who owns the...
The town on Friday provided an update on the Main Street Corridor Project. Eversource continues to wait for the transformers to complete undergrounding of utilities, but the company has been on-site working on overhead utility line transfer work, which it states is...
Thinking about selling and wondering what improvements will yield the biggest return on your investment? Let’s start with the entryway! Curb appeal is the first impression. With the snow gone, now is a great time to walk around the home and see how it fared over the...
When you’re creating your estate plan, your biggest priority may be taking care of your family — your spouse, grown children, grandchildren and other loved ones. And as you think of where you want your assets to go, you also may be thinking about how to be fair — but...
What Enjoy Homes owner Wagner Lucena likes most in the business he started is “feeling good about the accomplishment and seeing the customer’s face when they first see the completed work. Clients come to us with an unplanned backyard, sometimes messy, and a vision of...
It seems that at some point, nearly every child in town attends the summer playground group provided by Hopkinton Parks & Recreation, and many of them return every year for at least part of the season. Little Hillers, held at Hopkins School, is for children ages...
The town on Friday provided an update on the Main Street Corridor Project, following an April 30 meeting with representatives from engineering firm VHB, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, project contractor Amorello and Eversource. Eversource continues to...
Spring has arrived, and the real estate market is blossoming alongside the flowers. If you’re thinking of putting your home on the market, spring and early summer offer a strategic advantage for sellers. Trends in home sales show that sellers could potentially get...
Everyone in Hopkinton knows Bill’s, whether it’s from sharing pizza with a team, having drinks and dinner with friends while catching a game, or ordering sandwiches to go for lunch or a cooking-free night at home. The popular restaurant in the heart of Hopkinton has...
There will be a new look for water activities at Hopkinton State Park this year, provided by an old friend. Regatta Point Community Sailing, a nonprofit with six decades of experience running programs on Worcester’s Lake Quinsigamond, is expanding its offerings to...
Once you’re retired, you will likely need to draw on several types of income for your living expenses. You’ll need to know where these funds are coming from and how much you can count on, but you should also be aware of how this money is taxed — because this knowledge...
Miss Tanya’s early childhood education and summer camp programs are tried and true – it was 33 years ago that Tanya Trainor opened the nursery school. Some children who attended then now send their own youngsters to the place that left such positive impressions. In...
Ready to clean out the underbrush, spread some mulch and spruce up the lawn? With spring in full bloom, it’s the ideal time to contact Birchwood Landscape and Tree. Owners Brent Tewksbury and Chris Jorstad worked at the same company for over three decades – Tewksbury...
Steve Labriola is a natural born handyman. Even as a child, building and repairing things was a passion for Labriola. “I was forever taking something apart and putting it back together to see how it worked,” he said. “If something was broken, troubleshooting was like...
Learning about wildlife, connecting with nature, and having a lot of fun are in store for kids attending the Summer Wild Adventure Programs conducted by EARTH Ltd. in partnership with Southwick’s Zoo in Mendon. “The program is really cool, kids love it,” said Betsey...
