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WICN (90.5 FM) is a NPR member radio station in Worcester, Massachusetts. It broadcasts commercial-free, 24 hours a day to an audience of over 40,000. The programming is mostly jazz, with daily evening shows dedicated to soul, bluegrass, Americana, folk and blues, world music, and Sunday night public affairs programming. WICN's mission statement is as follows: "Arts and culture contribute to a quality of life that keeps a community vibrant and economically alive. WICN Public Radio is committed to this ideal through the presentation of authentic, independent music, on the radio and in the concert halls, preserving America's living art forms of Jazz and Folk music for generations to enjoy."

Paxton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,004 at the 2020 census.

Anna Maria College is a private Roman Catholic college in Paxton, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1946 as a women's college, but has been coeducational since 1973. The school offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

The Quaker Cemetery is a privately owned cemetery in Leicester, Massachusetts. It lies on land donated to the local Quakers that is positioned between the Worcester Regional Airport and Worcester Reservoir. The actual name is the Friends Cemetery but it is more commonly known as the Spider Gates Cemetery.

Liberty Farm is a National Historic Landmark at 116 Mower Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built c. 1810, it was the home for most of their married life of Abby Kelley Foster (1810–1887) and Stephen Symonds Foster (1809-1881), early vocal abolitionists and women's rights activists. The Fosters used their house as a shelter on the Underground Railroad, and famously refused to pay taxes on the property because Abby was unable to vote. The property, a private residence not open to the public, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974. In 2018 the building was sold off to a local family.

Worcester County is a county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 862,111, making it the second-most populous county in Massachusetts. It is also the largest county in Massachusetts by geographic area. The largest city and traditional shire town is Worcester. Worcester County is part of the Worcester, MA–CT metropolitan statistical area and as the Boston–Worcester–Providence, MA–RI–NH–CT combined statistical area.

The Thomas Lumb Three-Decker is a historic triple decker house in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is a well-preserved example of the style in Worcester's Piedmont section with Queen Anne styling. The building follows the typical side hall plan, and features porches on the front with turned posts and spindle friezes. Other details, including decorative brackets in the extended roof overhang and elements of the window surrounds, have been lost since the property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Stony Farm is a historic farmstead in Holden, Massachusetts. Built about 1790, the main house is a well-preserved local example of Federal architecture, and the surviving elements of the one-extensive farm property are a reminder of Holden's predominantly agrarian past. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Wachusett Regional High School (abbv. WRHS) is located in Holden, Massachusetts, United States and services the Wachusett Regional School District. Founded in 1955, the school educates students from Holden, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, and Sterling. It is the first regional high school in Massachusetts. The interim principal is Michael Pratt. The assistant principals are Rebecca Demarco, Josue Delgado, Victoria DeSimone, and Matthew Lane.

Paddock Farm is a historic farmstead at 259 Salisbury Street in Holden, Massachusetts, United States. The main house, built c. 1840 and attached to a c. 1780 earlier house, is a well-preserved example of a local variant of a Cape style house. It is built with a knee-walled second story, with short windows set below the eave. The farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

The Holden Center Historic District encompasses a significant portion of the historic village center of Holden, Massachusetts. When first listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the district included only nine buildings, including the 1836 town hall, the 1789 First Congregational Church, the 1835 First Baptist Church, and the 1880 Old Post Office, as well as the 1759 Old Burying Ground. The district was enlarged in 1995 to incorporate the historically significant residential portions of the village.

Holden is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The town was founded in 1741, and the Town Square (Center, Common) was donated by John Hancock, former Governor of Massachusetts. The population was 19,905 at the 2020 census.