A Blackstone ice cream shop's viral Facebook post about rude customers drew notice from the Boston Globe. Also in today's brief (3 items): Globe spotlights Blackstone shop's viral customer post; Friends of the library hold regular meeting; School building panel meets virtually Wednesday.
This week's Blackstone obituary notices column carries three resident obituaries: Chippo, Richard Patrick, 84; Martin, Robert A., 80; and Virella, Maria. Richard Patrick Chippo spent many years working as a welder for Electric Boat before retiring, and Robert A. Martin was a Marine Corp…
Blackstone recorded 11 property deeds between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10, but only one carried a sale price so far: $455,900, for a property with no listed street address, sold Sept. 17 by Jacob Paul Belanger to EMM Loans LLC and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. That figure curre…
Blackstone's water department schedules town-wide main flushing on select weekdays through early November. Also in today's brief (9 items): Water department flushing mains across town; Teens craft Spooky Trees at library Saturday; Library closed Monday for holiday; Trash pickup stays on…
Blackstone ice cream shop owner's profane Facebook post defending teen employees goes viral. Also in today's brief (7 items): Ice cream shop's post defending staff goes viral; Library offers one-on-one help with benefits applications; Library hosts virtual talk with Smithsonian curator;…
Blackstone home sales this week ranged from under $20,000 to nearly $650,000 as many prices await registry confirmation. From our own coverage: Blackstone home sales span $19,079 to $645,000 as prices await registry update. Also in today's brief (9 items): Free Medicare counseling sessi…
One Blackstone obituary notice was published this week: Brabham, Kyle J., 34, who died Monday, September 28, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Cartier's Funeral Home, with the notice posted through Echovita. No further biographical details were available in the published notice at…
The Worcester County Registry of Deeds recorded 12 property transfers in Blackstone from Sept. 4 to Oct. 3. Only four carried a recorded sale price so far, ranging from $19,079 to $645,000, with a median of $315,000 among those four. The top recorded sale was 180 Lincoln St at $645,000 …
Blackstone Board of Health sets hazardous waste drop off day for October 17 at the high school. Also in today's brief (9 items): Library hosts virtual author talk with Veronica Roth; Free Medicare counseling offered at library Monday; Library trustees hold monthly meeting Monday; Blacks…
Blackstone's health department warns residents about a tick-borne allergy that can turn deadly after red meat. Also in today's brief (8 items): Town warns of tick-borne Alpha-Gal meat allergy; Water main flushing set for October 20 through November 5; Library hosts fall cookbook swap an…
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