The 10 Worst Cities In Massachusetts Explained
These places in MA suck the most.
Eye On Education: Reading And Cycling At Taunton Middle School
In the library at Taunton Middle School, reading and cycling go together. WBZ-TV's Paula Ebben reports.
Daniel J Flynn doing an auction for Taunton
Daniel J Flynn auctioning a motorcycle dealership on 7 acres for the town of Taunton, Ma.
About-Nonprofit Organization-Taunton Massachusetts-Improve Lives
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JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Our mission is to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications. To accomplish this, JDRF has invested nearly $2 billion in research funding since our inception. We are an organization built on a grassroots model of people connecting in their local communities; collaborating regionally for efficiency and broader fundraising impact; and uniting on a national stage to pool resources, passion, and energy. We collaborate with academic institutions policymakers and corporate and industry partners to develop and deliver a pipeline of innovative therapies to people living with T1D. Our staff and volunteers in more than 100 locations throughout the United States and our 6 international affiliates are dedicated to advocacy community engagement and our vision of a world without T1D. pure path capital group Alfred F. Gerriets II JDRF Kentucky and Southern Indiana Chapter fund for the arts jdrf Media Credits Column Taunton is a part of three separate state representative districts: Third Bristol (entirely located in Taunton), Fifth Bristol (which includes Dighton, Somerset and part of Swansea), and 12th Bristol (including all or parts of Freetown, Lakeville, Middleborough and New Bedford). It is a part of the First Plymouth and Bristol state senate district, which also includes the towns of Berkley, Bridgewater, Carver, Dighton, Marion, Middleborough, Raynham and Wareham. On the national level, the town is part of Massachusetts Congressional District 4, which is represented by Joseph P. Kennedy III. The state's senior (Class II) Senator is Elizabeth Warren. The state's junior (Class I) Senator is Edward Markey. JDRF works towards a day when there is no more type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, and was previously known as juvenile diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin. Diabetes - is a problem with your body that causes blood glucose (sugar) levels to rise higher than normal. This is also called hyperglycemia. When you eat your body breaks food down into glucose and sends it into the blood. Insulin then helps move the glucose from the blood into your cells. When glucose enters your cells, it is either used as fuel for energy right away or stored for later use. In a person with diabetes, there is a problem with insulin. But, not everyone with diabetes has the same problem. There are different types of diabetes – type 1, type 2, and a condition called gestational diabetes, which happens during pregnancy. If you have diabetes, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin, it can’t use the insulin it does make very well, or both. JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. JDRF’s goal is to progressively remove the impact of T1D from people’s lives until we achieve a world without T1D. Excluded from this sector are aerobic classes in Subsector 713, Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries and nonmedical diet and weight reducing centers in Subsector 812, Personal and Laundry Services. Although these can be viewed as health services, these services are not typically delivered by health practitioners.
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Overview of Massachusetts Sponsor-a-Highway and Adopt-a-Highway programs
Scott Wilson of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, provides an overview of the state's Sponsor-a-Highway and Adopt-a-Highway programs. Scott also responds to questions from the audience during the first annual Massachusetts Litter Summit on Nov. 7, 2015 in Plymouth Mass.
44 Things: Taunton's Liberty and Union flag
The visual design of the Taunton Flag, also called the Liberty & Union Flag, was in itself not unique. But the words “liberty and union” inscribed below the Queen Anne-style geometric display of red, white and blue stripes were to become symbolic of the rebellion and defiance of the 13 colonies against their British masters.
King Philip War Sites with David Norton April 19 2016
Ghost Hunting
The New England Society of Paranormal Investigators looking for ghosts at the Taunton Public Library on a Saturday night in March 2009.
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Crossgates Mall - Raw & Real Retail
This is our walkthrough of the Crossgates Mall in Westmere, NY from May 1, 2019. This is a big thriving mall just outside Albany, NY. Being a Pyramid property, there is plenty of architectural goodies to look at, such as the mall length skylights and tent-roof food court. Anchor courts are always very nice in these Pyramid malls with the placement of escalators tastefully framing the stores. Aside from these sorts of sights, the Crossgates mMll is a rather typical successful mall. It wasn't super exciting nor super boring either. It felt pretty good walking around this mall.
Songs used in this video (in order):
Voyage - Melody Melody
Casino Versus Japan - Aquarium
Steve Gray - Eye Catcher
B. Kaufman & G. Jérôme - Cynthia
Second Direction - Freeland
Doug Wood - Night Fever
Steve Gray - Wonder Groove
Steve Gray - Reach Out
In lieu of any sort of useful Wikipedia page, here is a 2007 article from the great labelscar blog (slightly edited for updated info).
Awhile back in our roundup of Albany Malls I never got around to discussing the main event, the Crossgates Mall in Guilderland. Part of this is because despite its size, Crossgates is relatively typical of a Pyramid Cos.-developed mall of its vintage. (For an example, look no further than the Silver City Galleria in Taunton, Massachusetts, another Pyramid-developed mall that opened in 1992 and shares almost the exact same interior decor theme as Crossgates). Really, this is just a long-winded way for me to say that it’s kind of boring. And it’s cramped, too, but it is big, and it is the beast that’s responsible for the decline of most other malls within an hour radius of Guilderland.
Crossgates Mall opened in 1984 as a significantly smaller mall than it is today, anchored by Caldor, Jordan Marsh, Filene’s, and JCPenney. The original section of the mall stretches from the JCPenney (which is the only anchor still located in its original location) to the present day Best Buy/Lucky Strike Social anchor. Crossgates was then substantially expanded in size in October 1994 to approximately 1.7 million square feet, with room for 250 stores and restaurants–effectively doubling the size of the mall. During this expansion, Lord & Taylor, Regal Cinemas, and a new Filene’s store opened as anchors, and the old Filene’s space was partially filled by Dick’s Sporting Goods.
Obviously, there were many changes in this roster over the years, with Macy’s replacing Jordan Marsh in 1996 when the entire Jordan Marsh name was retired, and similarly Macy’s replacing Filene’s in 2006 when the same occurred again. Today, the former Jordan Marsh (and original Macy’s) space is being used for Lord & Taylor while Macy’s occupies the last home of Filene’s in the mall. Similarly, Caldor went out of business in 1999, and their space was carved between Best Buy on the second level and H&M on the first. Interestingly, this anchor has a third level located above it, and this space was until 2005 home of a second movie theatre within the mall, and which shut due to declining popularity. Today, this area is home to a Get Air trampoline park and a Billy Beez.
Lord & Taylor closed their store here (along with so many others) in 2005. In 2014, they returned to the mall, just to announce five years later, in 2019, that this location was yet again closing. There were also other chains that came and went during the mall’s existence, ranging from ones that are long gone (Nobody Beats the Wiz, Klein’s All Sports) to ones that just shuffled around or closed these particular locations (DSW Shoe Warehouse, TJMaxx).
Cohoes Fashions also relocated their store from its historic location in downtown Cohoes, NY to the mall in 1999, but in 2007 their parent company, Burlington Coat Factory, closed many of the Cohoes locations and renamed most of the rest Burlington Coat Factory, including this one. The second floor was turned into a Forever 21.
Verilife, Wareham
A look at Verilife's impact on Main st. business.
Walking Through Paul Dever State School
This is an old haunted mental institution
Weird Laws: Massachusetts
While we may not be able to got to the famed MIT, we can still make fun of Massachusetts' weird laws. Let's do so!
Weird Laws is the show in which we dig up some of the more odd laws in various places. Hosted by J.O.N., the show brings up various stupid laws and then pokes fun at them.
Silver City Galleria: Fallen Pyramid Masterpiece - Raw & Real Retail
This is our walkthrough of the Silver City Galleria in Taunton, MA from January 24, 2019. This is a wonderfully designed 1.03 million sq ft super regional mall in southeastern MA that has unfortunately fallen on hard times, losing all 6 of their anchors and over half of the first floor inline tenants.
Check out our ongoing series of dead and dying shopping malls!
Songs used in this video (in order):
Yan Tregger - Tracky
Steve Martin - Cat Walk
Steve Gray - Soul Searching
Michael Rother - Sterntaler
Steve Gray - Wonder Groove
Here is a some history from Wikipedia:
Silver City Galleria opened on April 7, 1992. It was planned and developed by The Pyramid Companies, around the same time that several other malls in the region - Independence Mall (Now Kingston Collection) and Berkshire Mall - were being built. When it first opened, Silver City was seemingly situated in the middle of nowhere; the surrounding area was a forest, with little to no other developments. However, its strategic location at the intersection of two major freeways allowed it to draw traffic from cities in all directions. The modern mall quickly became a popular shopping destination in the southeastern Massachusetts area, bringing fatal competition to many smaller local malls.
In 2002, Silver City Galleria was purchased in a joint venture between GGP and the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois, in a $634 million deal that involved 3 other malls.
On May 10, 2016, two people were stabbed at the mall and another two were stabbed at a nearby residence beforehand. Two of the victims died along with the attacker, who was shot by police. The attacker had crashed a Honda Accord into the now closed Macy's store at the mall. I highly suggest you read about this on the Wiki page as youtube will not allow me enough characters.
Since the recession in 2008, Silver City Galleria has seen a sharp decline in both its traffic and finances. Many retailers have closed their stores without replacements; in March 2010, it reached an estimated 75 percent occupancy rate - very low by industry standards.
The exodus of tenants has only amplified the financing troubles plaguing the mall. Officially, the mortgage on the mall - which is serviced by Midland Loan Services - has been in default since November 2009. As of January 2011, the mall's outstanding mortgage remains at approximately $125 million. The owners are currently looking at all options for the mall, from selling the property to receivership. According to the Boston Business Journal, the parties involved are trying to avoid foreclosure, which is considered a last resort for lenders and CMBS investors in such properties. In September 2011 negotiations to sell the mall fell through, increasing the likelihood of foreclosure.
In mid-November, 2011, the Galleria was bought out by Midland Loan Services and subsequently no longer under ownership of General Growth Properties. In early December 2011, Management was taken over by Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Real Estate Management.
In July 2013, the mall was bought out by the MGHerring group and Tricom real estate group. In April 2014, it was announced that the mall was to undergo several renovations, thus managing to get out of the likelihood of foreclosure. On January 8, 2015, it was announced the JCPenney store would be closing. The store closed in April 2015. In May 2015 it was announced that a new tenant named Round 1 was to be placed in the spot formerly occupied by Steve and Barry's and Lechmere. Also, it was said that the Regal Cinemas was to be upgraded with a Restaurant and bar as well with recliner chairs and a new entrance. Both Round 1 and Regal Cinemas were completed by December 2015. They have somewhat boosted the malls popularity. Macy's announced on January 4, 2017 that they would also be closing this location a part of the plan to close 68 stores. The store closed in April 2017. On, September 15, 2017, it was announced that Best Buy would be closing as well in October 2017 as part of a plan to close 15 stores nationwide which left and Sears and Dicks sporting goods as the only anchors left. On August 22, 2018, Sears announced that they will also be closing this location in November 2018 as part of a plan to close 46 stores nationwide which will leave Dick's Sporting Goods as the only anchor left.
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Mid Morning Drive - 9/9/2015 Lowell MA
Mid Morning Drive - 9/9/2015 Wednesday Lowell MA
INTRO: 13 Most Haunted Crime Scenes Beyond Boston
My name is Sam Baltrusis. I’m the author of seven historical-based ghost books including “13 Most Haunted in Massachusetts” and “Ghosts of Salem: Haunts of the Witch City.” During the day, I’m an author and journalist. At night, I moonlight as a paranormal researcher and write about the state’s haunted happening.
I dig deep for the skeletal secrets buried beneath the Bay State’s blood-stained soil. When it comes to crime, Massachusetts has its secrets. Dark secrets. Tales of murder, mayhem and madness that happened over a three hundred year period. For the next half hour we’ll take a haunted train ride beyond Boston, from the bloody fingerprints left at the Metropolitan State asylum in Waltham to the haunting legacy of Lizzie Borden in Fall River. This is the “13 Most Haunted Crime Scenes Beyond Boston.” Welcome to my nightmare.
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Recreation in Dartmouth Massachusetts
A look at Recreation opportunities in the Southcoast Massachusetts town of Dartmouth, MA including bicycling, kayaking and hiking.
Virtual Tour: Asiaf Arena (Brockton, MA)
Take a Virtual Tour of the Asiaf Arena in Brockton today!
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