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History of Becker College, dating to 1784 (Leicester Academy) Telegram & Gazette Staff 1784 1788 1791 The earliest documented presence of female students at the Academy is found in the diaries of student Ruth Henshaw, who would become early 19th-century portrait artist Ruth Henshaw Miles Bascom. 1834 John Barton of Nova Scotia and Horace Dickenson of Montreal become the first-known international students at Leicester Academy. 1836 1840 1880 First perfect game in Major League Baseball is pitched by J. Lee Richmond of the Worcester Worcesters at the Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds, now the Weller Academic Center quad on the Worcester campus. 1884 1886 Elliott P. Joslin, the first doctor in the United States to specialize in diabetes and the founder of today’s Joslin Diabetes Center, graduates. ....
Table Hoppin : Brothers preserve recipes and quality at European Bakery & Pastry in Worcester By Barbara M. Houle Correspondent Casey Griswold honed his skills as an executive chef in local restaurants, but now with his brother Brett Griswold owns European Bakery & Pastry on Millbury Street in Worcester, a business that caters to a variety of international treats, focusing on Polish and Eastern European recipes. The new ownership became effective in August. The chef said he never really thought about buying a business and that it was his brother who initially was interested in investing locally. “Brett asked me to check out the bakery with him,” said Casey Griswold. “Our wives joined us on the initial visit when we bought bread, etc. Brett and I concluded after more visits that we really liked the place. He checked the numbers, asked me what I thought, and here we are.” ....