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Candlepin bowling is the most challenging of all indoor sports, according to the Massachusetts Bowling Association. No one has ever bowled a perfect 300 in candlepin: the record score is 245 for men and 196 for women. (Dave Copeland/Patch)
Only In Massachusetts is an occasional series where Patch tries to find answers to questions about life in Massachusetts. Have a question about the Bay State that needs answering? Send it to dave.copeland@patch.com.
If you grew up in Massachusetts and certain pockets of northern New England, you know there is bowling and there is big ball bowling. Big ball bowling is what everyone outside the region calls bowling. You grew up going to birthday where you chucked softball-sized bowling bowls at skinny pins, and, after the last cartoon ran on Saturday morning, you may have watched a few strings of Candlepin Bowling on Channel 5.
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Sixty-two percent of white Cape Codders had received at least one vaccine dose, compared to 37 percent of the region s Black residents, 53 percent of its Hispanic residents, 51 percent of its Asian residents and 15 percent of Native American residents. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
BARNSTABLE, MA It s Thursday, May 13. Here s what you should know this afternoon:
Over 700 St. Vincent Hospital nurses are on strike, and the hospital in Worcester said Wednesday it will begin to replace some of them permanently.
Troy industries, which has been making guns and accessories in Massachusetts since 2003, will move its headquarters, manufacturing and 75 jobs to Tennessee.
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Any striking nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester who are replaced will get priority if they reapply for a job, according to federal labor rules. (Neal McNamara/Patch)
MASSACHUSETTS It s Thursday, May 13. Here s what you should know this afternoon:
Troy industries, which has been making guns and accessories in Massachusetts since 2003, will move its headquarters, manufacturing and 75 jobs to Tennessee.
Tom Brady is coming back to Foxborough, and he ll be lugging his seventh Super Bowl ring, Rob Gronkowski and a dynasty s worth of memories with him.
Thursday is the first day Massachusetts residents ages 12 to 15 can get vaccinated against the coronavirus. We re asking readers to share their thoughts.
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Usifer is the first woman to join the board, joins a growing number of women in leadership at the employee-owned company
Vermont Business Magazine The employee owners of PC Construction announced today that Maureen Usifer of Colchester, Vermont, has been elected to the company’s six-member Board of Directors. Usifer is the first woman to join the board, and her election marks a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. Usifer joins a growing number of women in leadership at the South Burlington-based construction company.
“I’m incredibly honored to be joining the PC Construction team,” said Usifer. “This company has an impressive history, and an equally impressive resume of important and award-winning work. I’m eager to leverage my finance background to help the board to position PC for an exciting future.”
10 Family-Friendly Ways to Celebrate Spring Break in San Antonio
Heart of Texas Concert Band: Children’s Concert
Start the week off on a good note with a concert at the Scottish Rite Library and Museum. The Heart of Texas Concert Band proudly presents a Children’s Concert full of catchy tunes like Symphony No. 5 ½-A Symphony for Fun by Don Gillis, and Alex and the Phantom Band, a fun musical adventure that introduces kids to the instruments on the stage. The concert will also be live-streamed.
Free admission, donations accepted. Sunday, March 7, 3 p.m. 308 Avenue E,
Movie Metal Exhibit
Iron Man is here in San Antonio for a limited time only at The San Antonio Museum of Art his suit, that is.