Name: Philip (Phil) Mulcahy, former NFL player Current job: Insurance agent for Dolan & Maloney Mentor: My mom, dad and 12 siblings. I wanted to make them proud of me. I was the thirteenth child. Family: I grew up in Worcester and have lived in Shrewsbury for the past twenty years with my wife, Cyndi, daughter, Kayla and son, Paul. Words to live by: “Live long and prosper.” Favorite book: As you can see, I love movies. The last book I enjoyed was Jaws. Facebook or Twitter: I only use email. My email address is pmulcahy@dmia.com. Played for the following teams: New England Patriots, Giants and…
Name: Philomene (Phil) McGourty Reside: “I have lived in Shrewsbury for almost eight years. I moved back to Massachusetts, where I am originally from, after my husband died, to be closer to my children.” Facebook or Twitter: “Not yet but I will need to learn, especially if the publishers are going to be putting information in regards to my book.” Education: “I graduated from Manhattanville College in 1949 and married soon afterwards. My love of photography began as the family historian. I have taken many courses, both in Photoshop, printing, studio lighting and more.” Favorite Author: Richard…
Name: Derek S. Brindisi Title: Director of Public Health for Shrewsbury & Worcester Reside: Derek lives in Worcester with his wife, Kim and three children, Dante, 14, Olivia, 11, and Domenic, 9. Mentor: “Dr. Leonard Morse and I worked at the city Health Department since I became the Director in 2007. He was the Commissioner of Public Health and we worked together for four years. He’s a nationally renowned infectious disease doctor who is very wise. He mentored me in understanding public health.” Education: Master of Science Degree from Clark University Last book read: The 9/11 Commission …
Name and title: Angela Snell, Director of Parks, Recreation and Cemetery Department. Facebook or Twitter: “There is a big following from Shrewsbury, England.” Like to read: Trade magazines Words to live by: “To love what you do and feel that it matters; how could anything be more fun?” Day or night person: “Night…definitely.” Reside: “I live in Shrewsbury with my husband, Jerry, and two daughters. Ariana is 8 and Annika is 4.” Like most about this job: “Something different will happen each day in this job. I like working with the sports groups in this town.” Angela Snell has worked for the …
Name: Frederick Abasciano Twitter or Facebook: “Facebook. We have someone putting up a Piece Of The Beach Fan page soon but right now I only have my personal page.” Family: “I love my wife, Kathy and three children, Michael, 14, Matthew, 12, and Madison, 6. They are the reason I work so hard. All of the kids love playing and watching sports. We love the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics and the Bruins.” Words to live by: “Work hard…play hard.” Mentor: Anthony Robbins Favorite Author: Dale Carnegie Last book you read: The Millionaire Next Door What’s on your iPod: The Edge by Anthony Robbins and Top…
Name: Michael Hale Live in town: Resides in Shrewsbury with his wife. Business/Job Title: Shrewsbury Electric and Cable Operations General Manager Are you a morning person or a night owl? I get up at 6 a.m. so I’m clearly a morning person. Favorite song on your iPod: One Tree Hill, U2 Facebook or Twitter: Neither Favorite Author: J.D. Salinger, Catcher In The Rye Last book read: The World Is Flat by Tom Friedman Michael Hale grew up in Holden in a very community-involved family of six. His father was involved in local government for 20 years, so local issues were always being discussed at …
The Vermont Quilt Festival recently celebrated its 35th anniversary at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction, VT. One local quilter, Jody Palmer, of Shrewsbury, was one of 200 applicants from across the United States and abroad that had their quilt accepted into this annual judged show. The festival is New England’s oldest and largest quilt event. In addition to having the quilts exhibited, there are classes, lectures and demonstrations for attendees to participate. It took Palmer three years of attending to finally enter one of her quilts. Palmer started quilting in 2002 when her …
Green Hill Farm is home to many animals, a sugarhouse, gardens and more. Beth Hook married into the family that still owns the land the farm sits on today. Her father in law purchased the property in 1949. In addition, many people participate in the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), buying shares for a season of fresh eggs and harvest from the gardens. The house that Beth and her husband, Pete, live in was originally on South Street and moved to this location. There are 76 acres that make up the property. Twenty acres are used for pasture for the beef cows and 2 acres are used for the …
Kerry Donovan has always loved animals and grew up surrounded by horses, dogs, cats and guinea pigs. She opened her business, All the DO DOG DAY Doggie Daycare and Grooming in January of 2010. Since then, she has had a steady flow of canine clients. All of the dogs in her care have the freedom to roam and play in the open spaces both outside in one of the four pens as well as inside the heated and air-conditioned environment. Kerry offers grooming, daycare and even overnights for those enrolled in the daycare. Kerry began her career teaching elementary school and moved on to an educational …
Fifteen years ago, three women decided to prepare for the high school’s Homecoming and turn it into a town-wide event. That idea has since turned into a major highlight for the town of Shrewsbury and all who attend the fall festivities. The Spirit of Shrewsbury, as it is now known, is a variety of events that range from a craft fair, antique car show, trade show expo, parade, food festival, pumpkin display, scarecrow making contest and display on the town common, live music and more. Plans get underway in January and don’t stop until the last event has concluded. At that time there are a few …
Melissa Hollenback, President of the Shrewsbury Education Foundation, is always looking for new and innovative ways to help support those employed by the Shrewsbury School System. It is her mission to help provide grants to classrooms for enrichment as well as basic necessities that are needed. SEF was started in 1992 after a failed override. It was created in order to fund the schools primarily with enrichment programs by providing grants to the classrooms. “The process works by having the teachers submit grants on a yearly basis. There is a grant application with a list of criteria that we …
Imagine never having held a paintbrush or shown any artistic ability whatsoever and then sitting down with a photo and some acrylic paint only to soon be viewing your very own completed piece of artwork. Elaine Griffith has developed a program where anyone, regardless of his or her age or artistic ability can paint. Her program, Art Is 4 Every 1 launched in 2009 and has people everywhere “buzzing” about this method. She teaches in schools, camps, nursing homes, institutions, assisted living facilities and more. She developed a technique with acrylic paint and broke it down into small steps …
Deanna Swan has always been lured by the theater. In fact, it was the 200-seat theater that led her to Southgate where she is now the program director of the independent retirement community. “As program director, I handle the educational programs, spiritual programs and cultural programming for the residents that live here. I worked as a cruise director for Carnival doing shows. Many people have said that the design of Southgate resembles a cruise ship. It really does, and this job is very much like that. We are a community within itself,” Swan said. Swan became interested in programming …
With all of the reality cake decorating shows on television today, it’s an honor to meet two young, talented women who get giddy at the thought of coming to work. Amanda Russell and Mara Mahoney are the cake decorators at the Bean Counter Bakery and do all of the design work and baking for cakes at the Shrewsbury location as well as the Worcester location. Mahoney has worked at the bakery for the past seven years and is a graduate of Johnson and Wales. After graduating college, she worked at the Beechwood Hotel and worked at the bakery on her days off to do more of the cakes and pastries. …
