Region – Several towns, including Westborough and Shrewsbury, have recently passed changes to bylaws pertaining to how businesses or organizations may display outdoor signs advertising their wares. While some claim the measures are anti-business and unfair to nonprofit groups, officials in the towns insist this is not the case. Rather, they say it is an [...]
Last summer the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism came out with “The 1,000 Best Places to Visit” list. It mentioned two places in Westborough for tourists to visit.
By Lori Berkey Contributing Writer Region – Sarah Muppidi recently played the tambourine on the reggae tune “Three Little Birds” while her classmates participated using other instruments. Muppidi, of Westborough, has cerebral palsy and cortical visual impairment. She used to need one-to-one staff assistance to join her classmates at Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) for [...]
From 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Child Protection Resources will be partnering with Roche Bros. in Westborough for a “Family Safety/Wellness Fair” in front of the Roche Bros. at 1100 Bay State Commons. Rain date: June 12. There will be music from WXLO Radio station 104.5 FM, raffles, free giveaways, children activities, an ice-cream truck, free healthy [...]
Free airplane rides are available to all between ages 8-17 from 9 a.m.-noon as EAA Chapter 196 celebrates International Young Eagles Day at Minute Man Airfield, 302 Boxboro Rd., Stow. Registration takes place next to Nancy’s Airfield Café. Pilots at the event will also explain more about their airplanes, allowing young people to discover how [...]
Westborough – When the recent earthquake and tsunami hit Japan earlier this year, thousands of organizations around the globe galvanized their resources to bring aid to the country. Among those eager to help were the students at Westborough’s Mill Pond School, who in just a few weeks, raised over $1,700 in an effort they named “Joy for Japan.”
Shrewsbury Town Meeting members approved three articles at a Special Town Meeting May 18, including $1.3 million required for a proposal that would make “green” repairs at one of the town’s elementary schools.
The Northborough Woman’s Club will be holding a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Hudson Street in Northborough. Proceeds to benefit the club’s scholarship fund. For more info, call Jane Maney at 1-508-393-9215.
At 2 p.m., the staff of the Hudson Public Library, 3 Washington St., will present a Sunday afternoon theatre performance of “CSI: Hudson.” With all the popularity of the CSI television shows, it’s time to find out some of the methods used by famous forensic scientists. HPL has scheduled a CSI symposium, where the scientists [...]
At 11 a.m., Saturday Morning Discovery Series concludes its season with a performance by Fiddle Hill at Union Common, corner of Main and Bolton Streets, Marlborough. Fiddle Hill will play traditional Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian and New England fiddle music. The band includes members who play fiddle, penny whistle/flute, piano and percussion. Free and all are [...]