Webster Five Donates $7,500 to Nichols in Partnership with Boys & Girls Club of Webster-Dudley

Foundation Supports Nichols College’s Two-Decade-Long Collaborative Program With the Boys & Girls Club of Webster-Dudley The Webster Five Foundation announced that as part of its Web of Caring to Make a Difference program, it has donated $7,500 to Nichols College to support the College’s program with the Boys & Girls Club of Webster-Dudley. This 22-year-old community […]

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 Webster Times: Annual Feast Happens with Blessings of Community

Editor’s Note: The following article appeared in the Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, edition of the Webster Times. By JASON BLEAU Times Correspondent WEBSTER — Over the last few months the Blessed Backpack Brigade has had a lot to be thankful for. The organization, which is geared toward helping local families and homeless individuals in need, […]

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 After Tornado, Nichols Students Help Webster’s Blessed Backpack Brigade Rebuild

By HOPE RUDZINSKI DUDLEY—The EF-1 tornado that tore through Dudley and downtown Webster August 4, 2018, impacted many businesses, even causing the demolition of a historic block of buildings. But people, too, suffered devastating loss from the storm. One organization that has spent the past two years helping local homeless and low-income individuals and families, […]

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 Nichols College Hosts 2nd Annual ‘Coffee with a Cop’

By LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE Dudley Police Chief Steven Wojnar and School Resource Officer Phil Megas held their 2nd annual Coffee with a Cop session Oct. 3 at Nichols College’s Nicon Plaza, in front of Davis Hall. Along with conversation, they brought with them coffee and Munchkins, courtesy of Dunkin’. Coffee with a Cop brings police […]

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 Webster Tornado Relief: Your Help is Needed

As most of you are aware, our neighbors in Dudley and Webster were hit last Saturday, August 4, by a tornado. Every day there are more and more stories arising about the destruction and devastation this storm has caused in our community. The Webster-based Blessed Backpack Brigade lost all of their supplies when their storage area, […]

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