Different Seasons (1982) is a collection of four Stephen King novellas with a more dramatic bent,rather than the horror fiction for which King is famous. The four novellas are tied together via subtitles that relate to each of the four seasons. The collection is notable for having three out of its four novellas turned into Hollywood films,one of which,The Shawshank Redemption,was nominated for the 1994 Academy Award for Best Picture,and another,Stand by Me,was nominated for the 1986 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Southbridge or South Bridge may refer to:
Quinsigamond Community College (colloq:QCC,Quinsig) is a public community college in Worcester,Massachusetts. It has an enrollment of over 7,000 students. Many students are enrolled in the college's transfer program,MassTransfer,with the intent of continuing on to a college or university in the state.
George Thorndike Angell was an American lawyer,philanthropist,and advocate for the humane treatment of animals.
The Murchison Murders were a series of three murders,committed by an itinerant stockman known as "Snowy" Rowles,near the rabbit-proof fence in Western Australia during the early 1930s. Rowles used the murder method that had been suggested by author Arthur Upfield in his then unpublished book The Sands of Windee,in which he described a foolproof way to dispose of a body and thus commit the perfect murder.
Calvin DeWitt Paige was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Route 169 is a 47.36-mile-long (76.22 km) state highway in the U.S. states of Connecticut and Massachusetts. It begins in the city of Norwich,Connecticut,and runs 38 miles (61 km) through Northeastern Connecticut,continuing across the state line into Southbridge,Massachusetts. The route ends in Charlton after another nine miles (14 km). A portion of the route in the town center of Pomfret is on the National Register of Historic Places as Pomfret Street Historic District,and 32.10 miles (51.66 km) of the road is designated as the Connecticut State Route 169 National Scenic Byway.
Southbridge Municipal Airport is a public airport located two miles (3 km) north of the central business district (CBD) of the Town of Southbridge,a city in Worcester County,Massachusetts,USA. The airport is owned and operated by the Town of Southbridge and overseen by the Southbridge Municipal Airport Commission. It covers 229 acres (93 ha),has a single runway,averages 142 flights per day,and has approximately 30 aircraft based on its field. The airport has a diner at its location called,The Flight Deck Southbridge. www.theflightdecksouthbridge.com. This diner is owned by Sarah and Mike Lemovitz of Sturbridge,MA. The airport sustained damage on June 1 from the 2011 New England tornado outbreak.
The Southbridge News is a weekly newspaper in Southbridge,Massachusetts. It is owned by Stonebridge Press,a group that includes twelve weekly newspapers in central Massachusetts and northeastern Connecticut. It was formerly an afternoon daily newspaper under the name Southbridge Evening News.
The Valley News is a six-day morning daily newspaper based in Lebanon,New Hampshire,covering the Upper Valley region of New Hampshire and Vermont,in the United States.
The Old Connecticut Path was the Native American trail that led westward from the area of Massachusetts Bay to the Connecticut River Valley,the first of the North American trails that led west from the settlements close to the Atlantic seacoast,towards the interior. The earliest colonists of Massachusetts Bay Colony used it,and rendered it wider by driving cattle along it. The old route is still followed,for part of its length,by Massachusetts Route 9 and Massachusetts Route 126.
The following properties in Southbridge,Massachusetts are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Center of Hope Foundation,is a non-profit agency based in Southbridge,Massachusetts. The Center of Hope has been offering services to adults and children with cognitive and developmental disabilities since 1956,and began to offer client housing in 2006. The adults and children who use the center experience personal growth,skills building,friendship,and community membership. The center wants each individual to achieve his or her greatest level of independence. The center offers many programs to service individual needs. The difference day programs are West Street Day Habilitation Program,Southbridge Day Habilitation Program,Quinebaug River Day Habilitation Program,and Center of Hope Day Habilitation Program. These opportunities for the individuals are both paid and voluntary jobs. It operates a number of businesses which its clients work in,such as a car detailing service and Books and Beans,a coffee shop.
Notre Dame Catholic Church is a historic church in Southbridge,Massachusetts. It is one of two churches serving the Parish of Saint John Paul II;Saint Mary Church,located at the corner of Marcy and Hamilton Street,also serves as the location of the Parish Center and Rectory.
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church—St. Mary's School was a historic church and school building at Hamilton and Pine Streets in Southbridge,Massachusetts. Built in 1853,it was the first Roman Catholic church located in south-central Massachusetts,and one of only two Greek Revival church buildings in the city. Later used as a school and parish hall,it was destroyed by fire in December 1999. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
The LaCroix-Mosher House is a historic house at 56 Everett Street in Southbridge,Massachusetts. It is one of a few remaining Colonial Revival mansions from the early 20th century in Southbridge. It was designed by architect George H. Clemence,and built c. 1904-07 for Joseph Lacroix,president of the Hyde Manufacturing Company. In the late 1920s the house was acquired by Ira Mosher,vice president of the American Optical Company.
Mrs. R. Marcy House is a historic house at 64 South Street in Southbridge,Massachusetts. It is one of a few high style Queene Anne Victorian houses in Southbridge. It was built sometime before 1898,when it was listed as being owned by Mrs. Rinda Marcy,widow of Merrick Marcy. Nothing is known of the Marcys,other than their probable descent from one of Southbridge's early settlers. The house has a typical asymmetrical design,with multiple shapes of wood shingling,carved ornamental decorations,and bracketed eaves.
The William McKinstry Jr. House is a historic house at 915 W. Main Street in Southbridge,Massachusetts. It is a 2+ story building,unusual because of its distinctive monitor roof. Its construction date is unknown,but it is documented in a painting of Southbridge's Globe Village area in 1822. It appears to have been intended for housing,but the monitor roof is more typically associated with mill buildings. It is known to have been occupied by William McKinstry Jr.,son of an early Southbridge settler,in 1836.
Southbridge is a city in Worcester County,Massachusetts,United States. The population was 17,740 at the 2020 census. Although Southbridge has a city form of government,it is legally known as the Town of Southbridge.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Worcester district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Worcester County. Republican State Representative John Marsi has represented the district since March 2024.
