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December 7th, 2007
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Shrewsbury High ends perfect season
Shrewsbury - It's time to celebrate as Shrewsbury High School brings home the Division 1A Super Bowl title with a Dec. 1 win over Westfield. The team, which includes players (l to r) Zach Beach (captain), Matt Hutchinson (captain), Jawad Yatim and Alex Alvarez (captain), finished the season undefe... More...
Tatnuck event room helps build community

Westborough - When the owners of Tatnuck Bookseller, Gift Gallery and Café made the decision to reinvent the store, they took a hard look at what this community wanted in a bookstore. More...

Community turns out for 'Home for the Holidays'

PHOTO/LOUIS DEFELIPPI Marlborough - The lights of the city's tree behind them, Louis Bibi and his daughter, Alicia, whose eyes show her excitement, enjoy the "Home for the Holidays" treelighting event Nov. 30 at Union Common in Marlborough. (See additional photos on page 12.) More...


Special Olympics state headquarters may move to Marlborough

Marlborough - With local and national politicians in attendance, the Special Olympics of Massachusetts unveiled its "Campaign for A New Home" capital campaign at the Fall Reception it held Dec. 3 at the Coral Seafood Restaurant. More...


Selectmen discuss performance evaluation process

Westborough - The performance evaluation process was the topic of much conversation at the Board of Selectmen's Nov. 27 meeting. The board needs to finish and file job reviews for Town Counsel Greg Franks and Fire Chief Walter Perron before the end of the year. More...


Selectmen plan to deny AvalonBay fee waivers

Shrewsbury - The Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen said it would deny AvalonBay Communities Inc.'s request for both a water connection and water conservation fee waiver for the 400 rental units it will build on CenTech Boulevard. More...


 Westborough
•Beaumont facility adopts 'Home within a Home' philosophy
Westborough - If it's true that what makes a home are generous portions of family, comfort, choices, safety and security, then it's no surprise that the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center at 3 Lyman St. is as popular as it is. More...
•Woman's Club to host Holiday House Tour
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 Northborough
•Clubs to host 'Breakfast with Santa'
Northborough - At the fifth annual Breakfast with Santa in Northborough, expect a full breakfast, fun-filled crafts, raffles of hot holiday toys and, of course, a visit from Santa Claus. More...
•Holiday Trolley comes to town Dec. 8
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 Shrewsbury
•Adult Education Program to hold winter courses
Shrewsbury - Registration is currently open for more than a dozen courses being off ered in the Shrewsbury Winter Adult Education Program. Among the classes being offered are "Introduction to Video Production," which will introduce students to basic movie making with digital equipment and comput... More...
•LIFE Program to begin in January
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 Southborough
•New member appointed to ZBA
Southborough - The Board of Selectmen took care of some housekeeping issues during its Nov. 20 meeting. More...
•Scouts hold holiday gift shop
•Santa drops in on Southborough
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 Marlborough
•Main Street Café
Marlborough - An early lunch turned into a lengthy experience of healthy eating, home-style food and the discovery of a new favorite - grapenut pudding. My dining companion and I were both delighted with the menu at the Main Street Café, which off ers not only low-carb options, but also veg... More...
•Emergency system's need for upgrades reviewed
•New financial officer proposal moves slowly, steadily
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 Hudson
•Hudson increases tax rates
Hudson - The Board of Selectmen voted Dec. 3 to increase both the residential and commercial and industrial tax rates. The residential tax rate will increase 2.69 percent to $10.03 per $1,000 of assessed value. That will mean an increase of about $97 for the average homeowner, according to Boar... More...
•Happy holidays!
•'Nutcracker Suite' comes to library
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 Region
•Chamber of Commerce accepting applications for scholastic awards
Region - The Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that a total of $16,400 is available in scholastic awards to graduating high school students. Students must be a resident of Westborough, Northborough, Southborough or Shrewsbury to apply. More...
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 Viewpoint
•Being 'un-regionable'?
Northborough/Southborough - After months of deliberations, the towns of Southborough and Northborough still can't agree on a distribution ratio of state funds to reimburse them for renovations to Algonquin Regional High School. More...
•'Back to school' 40 years later
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 Schools
•Middle school teacher helps kids help themselves
Shrewsbury - Dealing with conflict is something that many people try to avoid, often making a problem worse by not handling a situation in an eff ective manner early on. More...
•Anti-bullying program presented to Northborough schools
•'Mr. Frisbee' visits Coolidge
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 Police Log
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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 November 13 to December 2. 2007. Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty. More...
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 Sports
•Football Nirvana, perfection
Region - Nobody has done it any better. Football Nirvana. Shrewsbury became the first 13-0 football team in Central Mass. history, with their dramatic 21-17, Division 1A Super Bowl win over Westfield Dec. 1. The Colonials are also the first undefeated, untied football team in school history. More...
•Local sports roundup
•Shrewsbury has historic state-final run in field hockey
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 Business
•Business Briefs
Laurene Aldorisio dancer wins scholarship Jessica Steurer, a 14-year-old freshman at Westborough High School, recently attended the Headliners Dance Convention. She was chosen as one of the top four dancers to receive a full scholarship to Peridance International Center on Broadway in New York Ci... More...
•Mikaku now open in Northborough
•Spotlight: Courtyard by Marriott
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 Homes
•Perception is not always reality
It's Friday afternoon during one of the softest markets in recent memory. Compounding this is the fact that historically by the numbers November is the slowest month of the year in Real Estate. However, what draws a group of us back to the office is that October and November have been active. More...
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 Obituaries
•Bernadette M. Campanale, 80
Shrewsbury - Bernadette M. (Seremet) Campanale, 80, died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, with her family by her side, at UMass Memorial Medical Center-Memorial Campus after an illness. Her husband, Vincent Campanale, died in 1967. More...
•George Lee Evans, 60
•Marilyn Botelho, 57
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