Region – Students from Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School’s (AVRTHS) pre-engineering classes fared quite well at the recent 18th Annual BSCES/MassPEP Model Bridge Competition held in Boston. The Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section (BSCES) partners with the Massachusetts Pre-engineering Program (MassPEP) to invite students to build a bridge, given certain parameters and materials. [...]
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Westborough – Project Graduation Westborough is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide graduating high school seniors a safe, chemical-free celebration event the evening of their graduation. Maura Shunney, Sharon Lees and Lynne Atkinson, parents of senior students, are co-chairs of this year’s celebration. Organization and planning of this year’s party have just [...]
Marlborough – The appointment of Captain James M. Fortin, a lifelong city resident, to the position of chief of the Marlborough Fire Department, was announced via a communication from Mayor Arthur Vigeant at the March 26 City Council meeting.
The summer camp guide for the March 30 edition is here.
Marlborough Tuesday, March 27 12:57 a.m. Highland St. Suspicious activity. 2:25 a.m. East Main St. Past B&E/burglary. 8:52 a.m. Fitchburg St. Drug offense. 12:20 p.m. Elm St. Harassment. 12:23 p.m. Hildreth St. Domestic disturbance. 12:26 p.m. Phelps St. Domestic disturbance. 1:09 p.m. Boston Post Rd. West. Fraud/forgery. 2:58 p.m. Simpson Rd. Suspicious activity. 4:21 p.m. [...]
The Classifieds for the March 30 edition are here.
Westborough/Southborough – Last August Muriel Hart, 89, contacted the Southborough Senior Center in search of a person to come and visit with her on a weekly basis. Responding to the call, summer intern Courtney Wambolt contacted her church, Chapel of the Cross in Westborough, and shared the request with summer (fill-in) administrator Aly Nickerson.
Nickerson, 22, sent out an email to church members sharing the request.
Region – This month’s health tip from the Massachusetts Medical Society, the statewide association of physicians, covers concussions. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury caused by a blow to the head that jars the brain’s soft tissue. The tissue then hits the hard skull, resulting in the brain malfunctioning. A concussion can lead to [...]
Region – About 20 years ago, Bouvier Pharmacy in Marlborough made the decision to ban the sale of tobacco products. Although it likely cut into their profits over the years, it was a bold statement in the fight against smoking. Today, several communities are considering a ban of tobacco products in pharmacies. Southborough instituted the [...]
