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Matson and Sullivan are named Westborough’s Memorial Day Parade Grand Marshals »

Stephen E. Sullivan was killed in 2005 while on duty in Baghdad by a suicide bomber driving a car laden with explosives.

09:35 am | Westborough - Two Westborough veterans, John Jacob Leonard Matson and the late Stephen Eric Sullivan, have been named the town’s 2012 Memorial Day parade Grand Marshals according to Kenneth G. Ferrera, the…

May 16 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

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Breaking news – truck rollover reported on Mass. Pike near Westborough »

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01:22 pm | This report has just been issued from the Mass. State Police: Westborough – State Troopers are on the scene…

May 16 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »

Westborough School Committee to re-open discussion on drug testing policies »

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11:02 am | Westborough – The Westborough School Committee will be discussing at its May 23 meeting a recent decision it had…

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The C.A. six tips of the day for May 16 »

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05:00 am | Region - Today is Wednesday, May 16, the 137th day of 2012. Nowadays the Academy Awards are a major production,…

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Westborough voters say no to new Fire Station »

Westborough will not be building a new Fire Station anytime soon after the $11 million debt exclusion vote failed today.

09:36 pm | Westborough – Voters today denied a request for an $11 million debt exclusion to build a new Fire Station.…

May 15 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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Breaking news – truck rollover reported on Mass. Pike near Westborough »

01:22 pm | This report has just been issued from the Mass. State Police: Westborough – State Troopers are on the scene of a Waste Management truck that has rolled over on the Mass. Pike westbound in Westborough. No injuries are reported at this time however, EMS has responded. The right travel lane is closed. A diesel tank…

May 16 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »
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Shrewsbury selectmen discuss planning initiatives »

11:59 am | Shrewsbury - At the May 8 meeting of the Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen, Kristen Wilson, the town’s principal planner, discussed with the board several issues related to the town’s Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) and the 495/MetroWest Development Compact plan. The most recent approved OSRP, prepared in 2000, has expired, Wilson said. A new 2011-2012…

May 15 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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Marlborough students care for their community »

12:56 pm | Marlborough - The week of April 30 through May 4 was “School Spirit Week” at Whitcomb Middle School, 25 Union St., in Marlborough. In light of the recent fire that ravaged the Lake Williams Condominiums on West Main Street and displaced five Whitcomb families, the theme for spirit week was “We Care.” In addition to donations…

May 15 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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Northborough resident trains for Pan Mass Challenge »

06:00 pm | Northborough - For midwife Dina Fraize, Mother’s Day has a special meaning. In 1998, when Fraize was pregnant with her fifth child, her mother, Juanita Hayward, was diagnosed with colon cancer. Hayward, then 50, underwent surgery at UMass Memorial, performed by a Dana Farber doctor. “When my mother was diagnosed, my world came crashing down,” Fraize…

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Incumbents win Hudson selectmen’s race »

12:26 pm | Hudson – Incumbents Joseph J. Durant and James Dalton Vereault will retain their seats on the Hudson Board of Selectmen. The two received the most votes, 1,353 and 1,093, respectively, in the Annual Town Election May 14. The third candidate in the race, Michael T. Bloomer, received 671 votes. There will also be one new but…

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Boland wins a third selectmen term in Southborough »

10:00 pm | Southborough – Incumbent Bill Boland defeated Leo Bartolini Jr., 942-509, in the Board of Selectmen race in the May 14 Annual Town Election. This will be Boland’s third term on the board. “I am very thankful for the support of those who voted for me,” he said after the unofficial results had been announced. Boland noted…

May 14 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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07:00 am | Westborough remains undefeated Westborough – Westborough High School (WHS) senior co-captain and first doubles Ali Strand (front) prepares to return a volley during the match against Wachusett Regional High School’s…

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Registration for fall 2012 Shrewsbury Youth Soccer now open »

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12:46 pm | Shrewsbury – Town residents interested in registering their youths in the fall 2012 soccer season should visit www.shrewsburyyouthsoccer.com and click the registration…

May 11 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Athlete’s Spotlight: Westborough High senior Dean Sudol »

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08:00 am | “Last season meant the most because we played very well, even though we were a young team. We made the playoffs, which…

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Education

Kenneth Arnold named to RIT dean’s list »

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10:53 am | Westborough – Kenneth Arnold, of Westborough, has been named to the winter quarter dean’s list at Rochester (NY) Institute of Technology. A…

May 16 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Marlborough students care for their community »

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12:56 pm | Marlborough - The week of April 30 through May 4 was “School Spirit Week” at Whitcomb Middle School, 25 Union St., in…

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Westborough School Committee to re-open discussion on drug testing policies »

11:02 am | Westborough – The Westborough School Committee will be discussing at its May 23 meeting a recent decision it had made which would authorize saliva tests on students suspected of using…

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I was just thinking…why would anyone want to run for selectman? »

09:13 pm | By Bonnie Adams A selectman in a local town (not one covered by the Community Advocate) once told me that “it was the most thankless job, ever.”  After sitting through…

May 15 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »

Neighbors in the news

Westborough Youth and Family Services now offering free depression screenings »

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12:54 pm | Westborough – Westborough Youth and Family Services (WYFS) will be offering a free, confidential, online depression screening to Westborough residents starting now…

May 16 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Northborough resident trains for Pan Mass Challenge »

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06:00 pm | Northborough - For midwife Dina Fraize, Mother’s Day has a special meaning. In 1998, when Fraize was pregnant with her fifth child,…

May 15 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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