Work to Start on Madison St. for Kelley Sq. Project
Beginning Sunday night through Wednesday morning, MassDOT will be working on Madison St. from 7 PM to 5 AM as part of the ongoing Kelley Sq. reconstruction.
The concrete and gravel road base at Madison St. will be removed and the contractor will be paving the road with temporary asphalt mix. Work will begin on the south side of the road, moving traffic to the road’s north side.
MassDOT doesn’t anticipate full closures of the road. During the overnight hours, westbound traffic on Madison Street will be as follows:
- Left on Washington Street;
- Right on LaMartine Street;
- Right on Hermon Street;
- Right on Frances J. McGrath Boulevard;
- Left after the fire station; and,
- Right onto Southbridge Street to complete the detour.
Two-way traffic will be maintained with a single lane in each direction and one pedestrian sidewalk. Temporary signage and a mix of traffic cones and drums will be used to direct traffic.
MassDOT is asking drivers to pay attention to construction signage, police details, changes in lane markings and any barriers and traffic cones that are used to control traffic and create safe work zones.
Friendly House Thanksgiving Dinner Distribution Begins Today
On Monday, Friendly House will begin its annual Thanksgiving Food Distribution.
Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis and representatives from the WPI Lambda Alpha Chi will be at Friendly House at 9:30 AM to help organize and distribute food.
The Sheriff’s office, the Worcester County Food Bank, and WPI will help distribute thousands of Thanksgiving dinners to low income families in need of assistance.
City Schedules Public Hearings for Crompton Park Skate Park
The City of Worcester has scheduled a pair of public hearings to present information regarding the installation of a new skate park at Crompton Park.
The DPW has hired Weston & Sampson Engineers and subcontractor Pillar Design Studios, LLC to design this project. Pillar is an International Action Sports Development firm that specializes in Skatepark planning, construction, and process services.
The location and date of the public hearings are as follow:
Location: Green Island Neighborhood Center
Crompton Park, 50 Canton Street, Worcester
- Monday, December 9, 2019 @ 6:30 PM
- Wednesday, December 11, 2019 @ 6:30 PM
Twenty Two Knox to Open Store on Shrewsbury St. this Week
A woman’s fashion boutique is coming to “Restaurant Row” this week on Shrewsbury St. in Worcester.
Twenty Two Knox, an online boutique, will open its first brick and mortar store on Tuesday at 11 AM at 14A E. Worcester St. — in the same building as Gobare, Sorelle and W Salon, and behind 111 Chop House.
Owners Tracy Gahagan and Lori Martinez started the online store in 2018.
The store’s soft opening will continue on Wednesday and Friday from 11 AM to 7 PM, and Saturday and Sun from 11 AM to 3 PM.
State Fire Marshall Offers Thanksgiving Safety Tips
“Firefighters are busier on Thanksgiving Day than any other day of the year because this holiday has the most home fires, and the majority are cooking fires,” said State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey. “As your families gather to celebrate this holiday, keep everyone safe. Start by making sure you have working smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms.”
Cooking Safety Tips
Cooking activities have been the cause of 87% of the 651 Thanksgiving Day fires in Massachusetts over the last five (5) years. State Fire Marshal Ostroskey offered these cooking safety tips that everyone can follow to prevent fires:
- Check to make sure your oven is empty before turning it on.
- Wear short or tight-fitting sleeves when cooking.
- Turn pot handles inward over the stove.
- Remember to “stand by your pan” and stay in the kitchen when boiling, frying or broiling.
- Use a timer when baking or roasting and never leave the house with the oven running.
- The best way to respond to a stovetop fire is to “put a lid on it” and turn off the heat.
- The best way to respond to an oven or broiler fire is to keep the oven doors closed and turn off the heat.
- If the fire is not quickly snuffed out, leave the house and call 9-1-1 from outside.
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