Shrewsbury – Students from Shrewsbury High School arrive on the Boston Common for Project Bread's Walk for Hunger earlier this month. The team members joined 46,000 other walkers and volunteers who raised $3.8 million for 400 emergency food programs across the state. For more information, visit www.projectbread.org.
Shrewsbury – Town Meeting has overwhelmingly voted to rezone of a parcel of land at the junction of Main Street and Intersate-290 from Rural B to Commercial, a move that paves the way for a proposed hotel at the site. Proponent Andrew Surabian, a 33-year town resident and owner of several commercial sites in [...]
Shrewsbury – Town Meeting has authorized $1 million in funds to move forward with a feasibility study to determine if Sherwood Middle School qualifies for renovation funding from the state. Town Meeting appropriated $404,000 in 2004 for the project, however a change in the process at the state level required Town Meeting action to [...]
Chris DiRocco, 99 Restaurant's general manager of the Marlborough location, ran in Boston's Run to Remember, a halfmarathon held May 24 to honor Massachusetts Law Enforcement Officer s kille d i n th e lin e o f duty. A s a stron g supporte r of the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest, DiRocco [...]
Boost Fitness has announced that it has created a special exercise program for obese youths as part of the Healthy Eating Lifestyle Program (HELP) created by Pediatrics West. Pediatrics West, a private, independent pediatric practice based in Westford, received funding for HELP from Partners Community Healthcare Inc.'s (PCHI) System Improvement Grant Program. Boost Fitness off [...]
Queen Bead & Gift is alive and well, according to Jane Teczar, owner and operator. After being burned out during last year's fire at Northborough Shopping plaza, Teczar and her family found a new location and, with the help of many loyal customers, made the move to Fox Meadow Crossing. Queen Bead & Gift is [...]
Peggy's Place Boutique, located at One Grafton Common, Grafton, has started its summer hours: Tuesday-Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday and Monday, from 12-4 p.m.; and closed on holidays. Also, starting May 29, customers who purchase any Brighton "Cher" bag – small or large – will be entered into a raffl e for [...]
Fitness Together Westborough, located at 36 East Main St., will be holding an Open House Thursday June 4, from 5-8 p.m. Stop by to meet manager Karen Isgur and her trainers, enjoy refreshments, and take a studio tour. Also, learn about private personal training at Fitness Together. Not a diet or a pill, it's a [...]
Keamy Eye & Laser Centre will be hosting an Open House Tuesday June 9, from 3-7 p.m. Come join Dr. Jean Keamy and her staff and learn more about LASIK, dermal fillers, Botox, microdermabrasion and Obagi SkinCare. The event will include special off ers on Botox and Radiesse, raffle s for a Clarisonic Pro and [...]
The National Garden Club (NGC) has announced that the prestigious 2009 Award of Excellence was presented to Tower Hill Botanic Garden Executive Director John W. Trexler at its Annual Meeting, held May 16 in Houston, Texas. The Award of Excellence is NGC's highest award, presented to a nonmember of NGC and sponsored by a State [...]