Westborough – Nancy Ellen Horn Dallaire, 70, passed away at her home in Westborough Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011, in the loving arms of her family, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was the daughter of Helen Dodge Horn and the late Thomas C Horn. She leaves her caring husband, Robert A. Dallaire; [...]
Worcester – Gary L. Salo, 59, formerly of Northborough, passed away Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 at Marlborough Healtcare Center, surrounded by his devoted family. He survived by three daughters, Tiffany Salo of Worcester, Shannon Ware of Webster and Mallory Donnelly of Malrborough; a brother, Alan Salo of Northborough; three sisters, Cheryl Durso of Whitinsville, Darlene [...]
Shrewsbury – Mary Frances (Lyons) Holmes, 89, formerly of Ohio, died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 in UMass Memorial Medical Center after an illness. She is survived by her husband, Gardner Holmes of Shrewsbury; her daughter, Barbara McConnell Erdelack of Chagrin Falls, Ohio; and her two grandsons, Wesley Erdelack of Cambridge and Drew Erdelack of Chicago. [...]
Lewisburg, Penn. – Ethel C. Gustafson, 94, formerly of Marlborough, passed away Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011. She had resided at the Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village in Lewisburg for the past year. Born Feb. 28, 1917, in Middleborough, she was the daughter of the late Garfield E. and Lena L. (Ryan) Cross. She married John R. [...]
Northborough – Mike Strickland, 18, was recently awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. Mike is the son of Bonnie and Dan Strickland, 37 Hamilton Rd., Northborough, and a member of Boy Scout Troop 1 also of Northborough. In Mike’s years as a Boy Scout, he has served Troop 1 as an instructor, scribe, assistant [...]
Hudson/Marlborough – The greater Marlborough area lost a friend, Nelson Lambert, to cancer last May. Lambert was a lifelong resident of Marlborough and a mentor to many of the city’s youth. His battle with cancer lasted a mere five months, but for those whose lives’ Lambert touched, their memories of him will last a lifetime. [...]
Donkeys loose in Hudson Hudson – (Far left) Cam Toner, 10, of High Street, is one of several bystanders who assist the Hudson police in capturing some donkeys that managed to get loose Aug. 16. All the donkeys were rounded up and returned to their owner. PHOTO/SUBMITTED
Northborough – Isabella King, 5, hits the ball during the Aug. 17 session of the Summer T-Ball League, offered by Northborough Recreation at Ellsworth-McAfee Park. About 200 girls and boys ages 4 to 6 learned the basic skills of the sport while playing on teams coached by parents from the community. The program ran twice [...]
Region – “Choosing Hospice,” a free guide to specialized care for the terminally ill, is available from VNA Care Network & Hospice, a nonprofit agency that provides physical, emotional, practical and spiritual support to terminally ill patients and their families in Hudson, Marlborough, Northborough, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Westborough and other area communities. The booklet answers common [...]
Westborough – The highest award that can be received by members of the Boy Scouts of America is the rank of Eagle Scout. Only 5 percent of boys who join scouting ever receive this award. On July 14, Christian Saccone of Westborough’s Troop 4 was honored as an Eagle Scout at Camp Resolute, Bolton. [...]
