By John Vincent On Further Review The question was raised recently by Jonathan Dudley of Healing Our Communities about whether the deindustrialization of America was leading to higher rates of depression and suicide. And he came to Gardner on March 5 to give a talk because Gardner has higher-than-normal rates of depression and suicide. His […]
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Health assessment spurs discussion
By John Vincent On Further Review The Joint Coalition on Health, based in Fitchburg, recently came out with its Community Health Assessment of North Central Massachusetts and it pointed out that this area once again is higher than the state average in several categories. The assessment was sponsored in part by Heywood Healthcare in Gardner […]
An explosive marketing idea
Fireworks company advertises in Massachusetts, where they’re illegal John VincentOn Further Review The Fourth of July is coming up on Monday, and you know what that means — everyone everywhere will be celebrating the good old USA, freedom, democracy and the rule of law. And what better way is there to do that than with […]
These snakes have me rattled
By John VincentOn Further Review I’ve seen several people weigh in about the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife’s ab¬surd plan to introduce rattlesnakes into an area where they’ve been eradicated for generations — this area — and I want to add my venom to the pot of those saying that this is completely ridiculous. […]