 Shrewsbury - Crazy Hair Day, held July 17 at Dean Park, brought out the zaniest hairstyles on (l to r) Abigail Brann and Cara Freedman. More...
 Westborough - Thousands of local residents flocked to the Westborough Shopping Center and to Tatnuck Bookseller to celebrate both the return of the annual Moonlight Madness sale and Tatnuck's Harry Potter book release party. More...
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 Hudson - Julio Cesar Guarcax from Guatemala, a member of the MarKamusic group (which means "music of the people") and an expert with Mayan instruments, plays the Reed Zampoña (pan-pipe) July 18 at Hudson Town Hall. The Hudson Cultural Council sponsored this concert of sounds from the South... More...
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 Hudson - "Hoorah," shouted 20 junior cadets as they completed the 10 pushups ordered as a punishment for disobeying a command at the Junior Police Academy camp. The junior cadets participated in a camp run by the Hudson Police Department for two one-week sessions. More...
Westborough - Open Space Committee (OSC) Chair David Freed went to the selectmen July 17 to ask for a mandate or mission for his committee. A search of the town's charter and Town Meeting records has not turned one up. At the meeting, Freed explained how his committee operates. More...
Shrewsbury - The remaining two Chapter 40B aff ordable housing proposals were presented to the Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen July 16. Fairfield Residential, based in Framingham, and AvalonBay Communities Inc. More...
Westborough - When some residents think about the Community Preservation Act (CPA), they imagine a big jump in property taxes and loss of local control over CPA-funded projects. Neither is true, according to Katherine Roth, associate director of the Community Preservation Coalition. More... |
Northborough - More than 60 headstones in the Howard Street Cemetery were overturned by vandals recently. The act is believed to have occurred between 9 p.m. July 15 and 6 a.m. July 16, according to Northborough Cemetery Superintendent Eugene Pease. More... |
Shrewsbury - On July 19, Shrewsbury Public Library Director Ellen Dolan (second from left) receives a check for $500 from Welcome Wagon past President Karen Imbalzano (far left), current President Becky Dalke (second from right) and Treasurer Juliette Krovi (far right). More... |
Southborough - Like the quilts she taught students to make, Anne "Annie" Leavitt's career at the Fay School pieced together her practicality, wisdom, education and respect for students and the school. Also like the quilts, her career is capped with something memorable, even beautiful: the Annie ... More... |
Marlborough - (l to r) Erin Dean, Catherine Duross, Monique Duross, Lauren Duross and Andrew Duross have fun at World War II Memorial Beach in Marlborough. According to the lifeguards on duty, the beach is busy on weekends, but during the weekdays it has been quiet, with groups of families buildin... More... |
Hudson - The Hudson Education Foundation awarded $13,286 for 11 grants for the 2007-2008 school year. The foundation awarded: $1,400 to Jeanne Derba, Alyssa Gaynor, Mary Michniewicz, Laura Nichols, Lisa Tabrizi and Michelle Welton for "Predicting the Future," an assistive technology program for... More... |
Region - If you're Irish, or wish you were - even one or two days a year - the Blackstone Valley Celtic Festival Saturday July 29 is a can'tmiss event. The festival, now in its fifth year, will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. More... |
Shrewsbury - A scholarship fund has been established in memory of Elizabeth Connolly, the 20-year-old town resident who died earlier this month following an accident at Westfield State College. More... |
Westborough - Due to an unforeseen maintenance project, the Westborough High School Fitness Center will be closed from Monday July 30 through Friday Aug. 17. It will re-open Monday Aug. 20. If the work is completed quickly and the facility can reopen sooner, a notice will appear on the Westboro... More... |
The information in the police log is obtained directly from the official records maintained at each police station in our circulation area. It contains arrests and a sampling of police activity from July 10, 2007 to July 22, 2007. Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty. More... |
Region - For local teams there were mixed results in the opening round play of the American Legion baseball playoff s in zone 4. Nine of the 17 teams who played Legion ball in Zone 4 advanced to the playoff s with the top teams receiving first-round byes. More... |
27 Friday "Thoroughly Modern Millie" will be performed at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. at Hudson High School, 69 Brigham St. Also July 28 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $12, $9 seniors/students. Call the Arts Alliance at (978) 562- 1646 or visit www.upwitharts. org for info. More... |
B.A. Lily's participates in tent sale Join B.A. Lily's, The Whiz and Flooring America for their first annual plaza tent sale. The event will be held Saturday and Sunday, July 28-29 in the parking lot at 276 Turnpike Rd. (Route 9) in Westborough. Stop in for big savings from all three stores. More... |
My oh my, how the last few weeks have changed the market. After a dynamite spring selling season which showed that multiple over-full-price offers were still to be had, the train skidded to a sudden halt in late June and early July. Though it may surprise some, this is actually not an uncommon occ... More... |
Westborough - Leslie A. Nadeski, 88, passed away Monday, July 16, 2007 at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester after an illness. His wife of 46 years, Rita (Scrivani) Nadeski, passed away in 1996. He leaves his daughters, Karen Nadeski and Carla Nadeski; his son, John Nadeski; three sister... More... |
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