Prefontaine Foundation to host Charity Golf Tournament
      Region - The Prefontaine Foundation is hosting its Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Wachusett Country Club in West Boylston Thursday Sept. 27. The event, which is in its third year, raises funds to benefit the Franciscan Hospital for Children, in Boston.
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Capitol comments
By State Rep. Patricia A. Walrath 3rd Middlesex District
      Welcome back to school! As the academic year starts up, students and parents may benefit from some online resources that the commonwealth's Web site has to off er. There are links to the local, state, and federal governments, online services, state organizations, Massachusetts facts, statistics, l...
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Golf tournament benefits local service organizations
By Ken Powers Contributing Writer
      Region - While the 148 golfers who participated in the Sixth Annual Karyn Polito Charity Golf Tournament may have had the most fun as a result of the event, it was the Shrewsbury Youth & Family Services (SYFS) and the Westborough Food Pantry that benefited the most.
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Cardillo benefit raises funds for research, education
By Jennifer Chumsae Contributing Writer
      Region - Breast cancer survivor and Northborough native Tammy Cardillo will host the fifth annual Tammy Cardillo Benefit, also known as "Taking Care of Business," at White Cliff s in Northborough Friday Oct. 19 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.
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Cleanup rescues river from trash and tires
By Angela Greiner Contributing Writer
      Region - The Assabet River, which originates in Westborough, falls 320 feet as it cascades through Northborough, Marlborough, Berlin, Hudson, Stow, Maynard, Acton and Concord, where it then merges with the Sudbury River to form the Concord River.
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