Treats for Troops wants your unwanted Halloween candy.
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. If you've had enough of Halloween candy and it's still hanging around the house, consider donating it to the troops, who could use a sweet reminder of home. Halloween candy is being collected at several locations in Milford through Nov. 10, including Hannaford's, Athletic Based Training and Midtown Family Fitness and Raquetball Club. See the attached flier for more locations. 2. Milford Selectmen will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, with an agenda that includes some of the matters that had to be postponed last week, due to Hurricane Sandy. Among other issues, the board is …
Halloween marks the beginning of a 10-week sugar spree known as the holidays. But there are tricks to decrease the treats.
Americans consume about 150 pounds of sugar a year in processed foods, sweets, and beverages according to a 2000 study published by Disease Prevention And Treatment by Life Extension Foundation. That amount of sugar is a five pound bag every seven to 10 days per person. Compare that statistic with the nearly six pounds of broccoli consumed a year (up from 2.7 in 1980), according to an agricultural resource website. Most of us know that sugar is found in Halloween bags, cookies and cakes at the office and of course in the double latte at our favorite coffee shop (more when we add the munchkins or muffin that comes with it for free if you get a large.) However, when we really start to read labels we find sugar hidden in almost everything we …
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Hannaford Supermarkets
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Palmer Family Chiropractic
114 Water St, Milford, MA
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Community Impact
211 Main St, Milford, MA
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Athletic Based Training
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WMRC Radio
258 Main St, Milford, MA
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LaRose Muscular Therapy
114 Water St, Milford, MA
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Milford Youth Center
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