Business Briefs

LaRose Muscular Therapy celebrates open house

Jack and Dawnette LaRose, owners of LaRose Muscular Therapy, would like to extend a warm thank you to all the folks that stopped by and visited them during the recent Open House at their second location in Westborough. New to town, LaRose Muscular Therapy offers massage therapy in a clinical setting incorporating several modalities. The various treatments have proven tremendous success treating migraines, arthritis, back pain, sports injuries, TMJ, sciatica and stress. LaRose Muscular Therapy is conveniently located at 57 East Main Street (Downtown Crossing), Westborough. For more information, visit their website at www.larosemusculartherapy. com.

Divine Kitchen to present seminar July 26

Mariette Barsoum of Divine Kitchens will present "How much will my dream kitchen cost?,î Thursday, July 26, at 6:30 p.m. The brief, one-hour seminar will be held at Tatnuck Booksellers, 18 Lyman St., Westborough. To learn the ins and outs of building your dream kitchen before you start, call Divine Kitchens today and reserve your spot at the seminar. Seating is limited. Divine Kitchens is located at 40 Lyman St., Westborough. See ad in this issue.

Dawnette and Jack LaRose

Pets Gone Healthy celebrates 'Christmas in July'

Sandie and Ken Wheeler of Pets Gone Healthy will host a "Christmas in July" pre-holiday event Wednesday, July 25, from noon to 7 p.m. The free event is a great opportunity for pet lovers or the friends and family of pet lovers to preview wonderfully unique Christmas gifts. Products include Dandy Designs' breed-related, handcrafted ornaments and gifts and Pet Celebrations' needlepoint stocking tree ornaments. Refreshments will be served and the store will remain open an extended hour for the event. Pets Gone Healthy, located at 505 Boston Post Rd. West in Marlborough, offers allnatural, premium health foods, treats, gifts and accessories for pets and their people.

Coleman House scores high on DPH survey

The Department of Public Health (DPH) released the results from its second nursing home satisfaction survey June 30 and Coleman House in Northborough scored a 4.63. The statewide average satisfaction score was 4.19 on a five-point scale. Consistent with the data from DPH's original survey in 2005, the 2007 results show that family members are "more than satisfied with the care their loved ones receive." As a statistic, the score placed Coleman House as #1 in the Greater Northborough area, which includes Northborough, Westborough, Marlborough and Shrewsbury, and the 3rd best for all of the Worcester area. To learn more about the survey, contact Patrick Blake, Administrator, at colemanhouse2000@ yahoo.com. The results will also be posted on the Department of Public Health web site.

Mariette Barsoum

Dr. He joins Marlborough Hospital staff

Shunian He, MD, an internal medicine physician with the UMass Memorial Medical Group, has joined the Marlborough Hospital medical staff. Currently accepting new adult patients, Dr. He has a clinical interest in geriatrics and women's health care issues, particularly in the areas of diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol, and is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College, where she received a master's degree in biochemistry, Dr. He completed her residency in internal medicine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, N.Y. and her medical degree from Shanghai Second Medical University in Shanghai, China. Previously, she served as a staff physician at Northampton Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Leeds and at the Riverside Medical Group in Lowell. Her office is located at 640 Bolton St., Marlborough.

Brandy and Tori celebrate "Christmas in July" at Pets Gone Healthy