ARTICLES

Friday, March 14, 2008
Redesigned mill project draws raves
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Artists mingled with art patrons, sipping wine and nibbling hors d’oeuvres as they strolled from one gallery to another... more
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Village mills are the subject Capturing a visual history
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Take a ride on Algonkiun's 'Streetcar'
Worcester Telegram and Gazette
'A Streetcar Named Desire' can still pack a wallop... more
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Acting duo sparkles in 'Same Time'
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
“Same Time, Next Year” may be the best Neil Simon play that Neil Simon never wrote. more
December 23, 2007
Mill Exhibit Hits One Out of Park
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
The relationship between the mills and local baseball is showcased through Dec. 29 at Alternatives’ Heritage Gallery... more
November 2007
In Whitinsville, Alternatives seeks to turn 'real estate capital into social capital'
Central Mass Magazine
An innovative human services program in Whitinsville is using a major historic site from the American Industrial Revolution to launch a revolution... more
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Mill Fire Convinces Others To Review Their Disaster Plans
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
As news of a monstrous fire in the Blackstone Valley spread through the region last weekend, Dennis H. Rice fielded phone calls... more
Friday, July 27, 2007
Mill Rebuilds and Goes Green
WBZ-TV 4
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Alternatives’ New Campus Antique Green
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Alternatives Unlimited is renovating a historic red mill on the Mumford River, all the while thinking green. more
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Alternatives' Mill Renovation Unveiled In Tour
Blackstone Valley Tribune
Just three months before Alternatives Unlimited opens its renovated human-service and cultural complex on the banks of the historic Mumford River... more
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
British Architect Restoring American History
Blackstone Valley Tribune
The architect of the renovation project fostered by Alternatives Unlimited is a quiet chap who sees similarities between more
March 2007
Alternatives Marks Three Decades Of Service
Milford Daily News
This is the first in a three-part Sunday series looking at past, present and future of Alternatives Unlimited more
March 2007
Alternatives Inc. Focuses On Abilities Rather Than Disabilities
Milford Daily News
This is the second in a three-part Sunday series looking at the past, present and future of Alternatives Unlimited more
May 2007
Advocates For Disabled Send Message
Telegram & Gazette
Advocates delivered their message that the disabled need help to the few legislators who attended the 19th annual Legislative Breakfast yesterday... more
Thursday, June 28, 2007
A New Alternative
Milford Daily News
Nonprofit Alternatives Inc. brings new meaning to the phrase more
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Going Public
Blackstone Valley Tribune
If the dramatic transformation of some historic textile factories at the center of town turned on one thing only, it might be easy to describe what is more
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Mill Renovation Proceeds Apace
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Alternatives has converted enormous dreams, big plans and hundreds of blueprints into a brand-new mill complex that will be ready to open next month. more
December 2006
Vietnam Alternative Led To 30-year Career
Telegram & Gazette
NORTHBRIDGE - After traveling the more
November 2006
Mill Rehabs On The Rise In Central Mass.
Worcester Business Journal
New England mills, with their architectural details and historic pasts, may seem like prime locations for small businesses seeking unconventional offi more
October 2006
Work In Progress
Telegram & Gazette
NORTHBRIDGE - As saws whined in the background, local and state officials visited the Whitin Mill renovation site Oct. 20 to view the project's progre more
May 2006
Housing Alternatives
Telegram & Gazette
The latest chapter began May 12, when more than 100 people attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation of the mill by Alternatives, a nonpro more
May 2006
Big Plans For Northbridge Mill
The Milford Daily News
Under the green tent, Alternatives Unlimited, Inc., which had considered pulling up stakes five years ago, held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Whitin Mill renovation project. more
March 2006
Mill project gets $100K boost
Telegram & Gazette
NORTHBRIDGE- With groundbreaking expected this spring, Alternatives Unlimited Inc. received a big boost to its historic Whitin Mill renovation project: UniBank has announced plans to donate $100,000. more
February 2006
Whitin Mill Gets Money
Telegram & Gazette
The Whitin Mill restoration project undertaken by Alternatives Unlimited Inc. has been awarded more than $800,000 in state funding, according to state Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, and state Rep. George N. Peterson Jr., R-Grafton. more
February 2006
Work nearly finished at Old Whitin Mill
Blackstone Valley Tribune
Repairs are near completion on the foundation and internal flooring of the forge building at the Paul Whitin Mill in Whitinsville. more
January 2006
State Awards $806,600 To Fund Restoration Of Whitin Mill
Blackstone Valley Tribune
NORTHBRIDGE - The Whitin Mill Restoration Project, spearheaded by Alternatives Unlimited, Inc., has been awarded more than $806,000 in state funding a more
March 2007
Housing ForThe Disabled Creates Community
Milford Daily News
This is the last in a three-part Sunday series looking at the past, present and future of Alternatives Unlimited more