Fredericksburg, Va. – Jennifer Leslie Marino, 61, of Fredericksburg, Va., passed away Friday, Nov. 25, 2011 at her sister’s home in Fredericksburg. She was born Nov. 14, 1950 in Wellesley. She moved from Westborough to Virginia 10 years ago. She is survived by her father and step-mother, Charles and Julie McCabe of Alfred, Maine; her [...]
Hudson – The Hudson Holiday Coalition centralizes and administrates giving for the holiday season. Last year, the coalition provided gifts, clothing and food for 158 Hudson families and their 365 children. The coalition seeks organizations and individuals to sponsor a family or child, or make a monetary donation. Checks should be made out to the [...]
West Boylston – Scott C. Symonds, 38, formerly of Marlborough, died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Michelle (Landi) Symonds of West Boylston; his parents, Gary and Lois (Koch) Symonds of Templeton; his sister, Stephanie Vilensky and her husband Mark of Marlborough, his maternal grandmother, Anne Koch of Townsend; his paternal [...]
Harwich – Anna G. (Coleman) Higgins, 89, a longtime resident of Hudson and currently of Harwich, died Friday, Nov. 25, 2011 at the EPOCH Senior Healthcare Center in Harwich. She was the beloved wife of 63 years to the late John T. Higgins, who died in Feb. of 2011. Born in Worcester and raised in [...]
Westborough – John R. Hawkesworth, 87, passed away Friday, No. 25, 2011 at the Marlborough Hills Healthcare Center after a long period of failing health. He leaves his wife, Jeanne L. (Dufault) Collins Hawkesworth. In addition to his wife, he also leaves his stepdaughter, Diane Collins of Westborough; his son, Richard Hawkesworth of Idaho; his [...]
Northborough - Grace (Porriello) Daley, 66, died at home Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011 after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Her loving husband of 41 years, William J. Daley, died this past April. She leaves two daughters, Patricia Hollyer and her husband Christian of Shrewsbury and Nicole Morrissey and her husband Patrick of Southborough; four grandchildren, [...]
Marlborough – Over the past 21 years, the “Evening of Giving,” an annual fund-raiser to benefit Roland’s House, a Marlborough homeless shelter, has raised just over $700,000.
Kristine Gillis gets into the spirit of the holidays at the Westborough Rotary Club’s Festival of the Lights on Nov. 27. (photo/Bonnie Adams)
Westborough– Although the balmy temperatures didn’t exactly make it feel like a winter wonderland, Westborough’s downtown, and in particular, the town’s rotary, looked like one the evening of Nov. 27. That’s because the entire area was once again lit up with Christmas lights, thanks to the generosity of the Westborough Rotary Club. The club sponsors the annual Festival of Lights each year as a community service project.
Region – When a child must go into a foster care situation, it can be traumatic on so many different levels. And when they have nothing but a plastic bag to hold their belongings, as is so often the case, it can make a stressful situation even sadder.
