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September 28th, 2007
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Pair of pumpkin painters
Shrewsbury - (l to r) Sisters Samantha and Brooke Sipowicz, 2 and 4, of Shrewsbury, share advice on painting pumpkins at the Annual St. Mary's Family Festival. The festival ran from Sept. 21 to 23 and included games, arts and crafts, entertainment, raffles, inflatables, food and a silent auction. More...
Church gathers for International Day of Prayer

Hudson - On Sept. 20, members of the First United Methodist Church gathered for an evening of food, music and prayer to acknowledge the International Day of Prayer for Peace. More...

High fives at Homecoming Cookout

PHOTO/LOUIS DEFELIPPI Marlborough - Seniors (l to r) Cesar Rodriguez and Samantha Ware greet each other at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High's well-attended second annual Homecoming Cookout Sept. 21. At the Homecoming Powderpuff Football event the day before, roles were reversed when Rodriguez... More...


Patriots event to benefit Shrewsbury Police, Fire departments

Shrewsbury - If the 3-0 New England Patriots don't lose a football game between now and Tuesday Oct. 9, the autograph show featuring six current Patriots and one former one being held that evening could very well shut down part of the town, but the traffic headaches that may ensue will end up be... More...


Selectmen choose negotiating team members

Northborough - The Board of Selectmen has finalized its negotiating team and agreed on its stance regarding its disagreement with Southborough on the allocation of the state grant for the Algonquin Regional High School addition and renovation project. More...


Foundation challenges community to use brains for a cause

Westborough - The Westborough Education Foundation (WEF) has decided to change things up a bit. After six highly successful years of raising money through a spelling bee, WEF is hosting its first-ever Trivia Bee, at 6:30 p.m. Monday October 15, at the Doubletree Hotel in Westborough. More...


 Westborough
•Harry’s Restaurant
Westborough – On a warm September evening in the middle of the week, we decided to have dinner at Harry’s. The restaurant was bustling with diners of all ages. My companions and I waited briefly for a booth and were warmly greeted by our waitress. More...
•Westborough Walk to D'Feet ALS to be held Sept. 29
•Westborough resident graduates cum laude
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 Northborough
•Board reviews subdivision plan for Main Street site
Northborough - If there is to be a life after the proposed Stop & Shop supermarket for 77 Main St., it may be as a subdivision of four lots, two of which will be earmarked for industrial use, one for residential and one for open space. More...
•Abutters object to plans to clear property
•Lincoln Street School students celebrate National Anthem Day
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 Shrewsbury
•Town manager makes presentation to Finance Committee
Shrewsbury - The Shrewsbury Fire Department construction project is on time and under budget, according to Town Manager Daniel Morgado. In a presentation before the Finance Committee at its Sept. More...
•Identity theft specialist speaks to seniors
•Walk raises funds for cancer cure
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 Southborough
•Six for six: From Cub to Eagle Scouts
Southborough - In 1997, six young boys did what young boys often do: they joined Cub Scouts. The boys - Tim Deschamps Jr., Chris Fiore, Andrew Golibersuch, Dan Herard, Matt Rossetti and Chris Weigl - found themselves members of the same unit, Den 1 of Southborough, with den mother Ann Deschamp... More...
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 Marlborough
•Junior Woman's Club supports our soldiers
Marlborough - At the Heritage Festival on Main Street Sunday Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Marlborough Junior Woman's Club will be at work supporting U.S. troops overseas. Coolties, polymer-filled scarves that lower body temperature by one to four degrees, will be available for a donation... More...
•'Painting' Marlborough pink
•Interfaith Association celebrates joyous Jewish holiday
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 Hudson
•Cleaning up the Assabet River
SUBMITTED Cleaning up the Assabet River Hudson - (l to r) Tom Sullivan and Dave Tetreault, both Intel employees, fish debris from the Assabet River Sept. 15 during the 21st annual river clean-up sponsored by the Organization for the Assabet River. More...
•Chambers, lawmakers host breakfast for small businesses
•Blakely completes basic training
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 Region
•Sudbury Valley Trustees hold invasive plant workshop
Region - (l to r) Ellie Lambert, of Westborough; Donna and Steve Cohen, of Hopkinton; Catherine Ives and her daughter Alex Herrmann, of Stow; Jean Cahill, of Northborough; Ken Prince, of Westborough; and Laura Mattei, director of stewardship for the Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT), carry invasive pla... More...
•Local students attend design fair
•'Cross Roads' opens Oct. 11
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 Viewpoint
•Truant or consequences
Westborough - New technology may soon make it easier to track school attendance if Westborough High Principal John Smith gets his wish. The current system uses a labor-intensive paper trail that is difficult to administer. Under Smith's plan, an automated system would send e-mails and place phone... More...
•Letters to the editor
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 Schools
•Participation decreases after fees are instated
Shrewsbury - Oak Middle School has seen a 20 percent decrease in participation in its fall cross country team since fees were implemented this year. According to Athletic Director Jay Costa, 150 students typically join the team every fall, but that number has dropped to 120 and could drop even ... More...
•Golf clubs wanted for recess
•Music parents group to kick off 30th year
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 Police Log
•police log
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 September 11 to September 23, 2007. Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty. More...
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 Sports
•Running strong
Hudson - Hudson High School's cross country team had great results for its first meet of the season, in competition with Naragansett and Ayer High School, in Ayer Sept. 18. Here, exiting a wooded downhill section and approaching the one-mile mark of the three-mile course, are (l to r) Kelcy Rich, K... More...
•Preparation just going too far
•Weekly sports roundup
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 Calendar
•Calendar
28 Friday Westborough boys in grades 1-5 (as of Sept. 2007) are invited to join Westborough Cub Scouting at a sign-up night from 7-8 p.m. at Fales School cafeteria. Those unable to attend can call Pack 4 Cub Master Mike Smith (508) 366-7090, Pack 33 Cub Master Bill Buress (508) 898-0110 or Pac... More...
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 Business
•Fitness Together
Westborough - Fitness Together off ers one-on-one personal training in a private suite with state-of-the-art equipment. The facility differs from a gym because the clients are accountable to their trainer. Michael Cardoza, the facility's area director, has been with Fitness Together for almost ... More...
•business briefs
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 Homes
•Are you upside down on your house?
Happy fall, everyone. Looks like the marketplace is starting to stabilize, and toward the end of 2007 looks like it will pan out to be a more balanced marketplace than we've seen in a while. Just last week we had a several multiple off er situations on two of my new listings. As much as I hate tho... More...
•Calvario earns designations
•Baily completes professional real estate courses
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 Obituaries
•G. Kenneth Eaton, 95
Westborough - G. Kenneth Eaton, 95, died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007 at the UMass Memorial Healthcare-University Campus in Worcester. He was the husband of the late Mary (Manley) Eaton, who died in July 2006. He leaves his children, Dr. Judith Eaton, J. Roderick Eaton, Louisa Eaton Gralla and Gera... More...
•Raynor M. Thatcher, 82
•Eleonore H. Burgess, 82
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