Participation decreases after fees are instated
By Melissa Muntz Community Reporter
      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 ...
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Golf clubs wanted for recess
By Melissa Muntz Community Reporter
      Shrewsbury - Teachers at Coolidge Elementary School have asked people who have an unused set of golf clubs in their basement, garage or attic to please dust off the old clubs and donate them to the school for use at recess.
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Music parents group to kick off 30th year
      Westborough - The Westborough Music Parents Association (WMPA) will kick off its 30th year supporting Westborough's music program at its Wednesday Oct. 3 meeting, to be held in the Westborough High School library at 7 p.m. Parents of students in kindergarten through 12th grade and all community ...
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Two teachers are better than one
By Kate Daly Assistant Editor
      Westborough - At first glance, Room C209 is like any chemistry classroom, with a variety of teenagers laughing, chatting, reading or writing. Test tubes are on a counter and, of course, periodic tables are the main decorative theme.
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Local company gives back to Marlborough students
By Jennifer K. Gray Contributing Writer
      Marlborough - The Davis Companies Inc., a national staffing firm with corporate headquarters in Marlborough, gave back to the community this fall through its Backpack Giveback Program.
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When lunch is more than a meal
By Melissa Muntz Community Reporter
      Marlborough - When Phyllis Goldblatt signed on as a long-term substitute teacher at Marlborough Middle School 13 years ago, she had no idea that she would end up creating and heading up a unique program for gifted and talented students.
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Culinary arts students get a taste of hospitality
By Jennifer K. Gray Contributing Writer
      Marlborough - Students in the Culinary Arts/Hospitality and Tourism Program at the Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School (AVRTHS) are learning more than how to create palatable dishes. The students are gaining hands-on experience in the hospitality business by operating their own restaur...
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Happy to create at FIRST Lego Robotics
     PHOTO/LOUIS DEFELIPPI Hudson - The FIRST Lego Robotics 2007 activities began at Hudson High School Sept. 19 and are scheduled to finish with a final regional competition later this year. (l to r) Matthew Gigliotti and Michael Correa happily work together assembling this particular project, "The Dam...
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Students commended in 2008 National Merit program
      Marlborough - Marlborough High School Principal Mary Carlson has announced that Jillian Bailey and Jacobson Blomquist have been named Commended Students in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship Program.
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Civil air patrol recruits cadets
     PHOTO/JENNIFER GRAY Marlborough - Captain Harrison Ingraham and Major Sharon Ingraham of the Lt. Col. Frank Pocher Minute Man Squadron Civil Air Patrol recruit potential cadets Sept. 20 at the Marlborough Middle School Open House. Youth participants ages 12 through 18 learn about aviation and space...
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