Your Health With Dr. McShine
Heart health matters year-round, however New England winters can place extra stress on the heart. Cold temperatures cause blood vessels to tighten, which can raise blood pressure and make the heart work harder. Shorter days and colder weather may also lead to less activity and heavier eating.
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Features
It's a real winter for Sudbury this year. The groundhog determined we will have 6 more weeks of winter. At the moment it surely looks that way. January was very cold and ended extremely cold other than our brief mid-month warm up, remember that? Every day dipped below freezing but one and 12 days dipped…
How a Brief Dustup With the World Shaped the Identity of a Town
Sudbury's history is filled with the "stranger comes to town" kind of stories. What's most remarkable is that Sudbury exists as it is today, in part, because of fierce resistance to "outsiders" over the years.
Most residents are familiar with…
As the winter chill settles over New England, the Sudbury Savoyards are preparing to transport audiences to the sunny, sparkling canals of 1750s Venice. For their milestone 65th anniversary season, the renowned community theater group will present Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers; or, The King of Barataria at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School later next month.…
Your Health with Dr. McShine
[This column is part of a regular series of health information and wellness tips from Emerson Health Sudbury.]
Often when people think about exercise, they think of walking, jogging, or biking. While these are excellent for health, strength training is an essential part of overall wellness, especially as we…
Customers drive Duck Soup’s business.
“We sell an eclectic mix of everything, reflecting our local customers. I bring in what my customers want and look for very interesting things to fill the space.” That’s how Louise Mawhinney approaches Duck Soup, the store specializing in foods, gadgets and gifts in Mill Village. And it’s also…
250 years ago, on January 9th, 1776, several Sudbury men signed the payroll acknowledging that they had received one pound and one schilling from Capt. Asahel Wheeler. This scrap of paper is one of a couple dozen papers we have in the Town Records relating to the Siege of Boston. (Full Image)
The…
Nearly 50% of Sudbury households have children. In fact, the percentage of the town's population that's enrolled in Sudbury's school districts is among the highest in MetroWest. Meanwhile, the number of dual working parents has been climbing for years. That creates a big market for childcare services in Sudbury, and the business community has…
Sudbury weather quickly moved into winter cold as December arrived. We had frequent snow events although generally light in nature. In total 7 inches of snow fell in December making it the snowiest of the last three. We continued with below normal precipitation values with 2.81 inches of rain including melted snow for the month.…