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March 7, 2008  RSS feed
Rotary Club hosts pancake breakfast to fund scholarships
Northborough - Gears the Clown, also known as Rotarian Cheryl Owoc, poses for a photo with Northborough Town Clerk and fellow Rotarian Andy Dowd during the Northborough Rotary's 37th Annual Pancake Breakfast, held March 2 at the Lincoln Street School. The breakfast is a major fundraiser for the annual scholarships the Rotary awards each year. More...
Shrewsbury resident uses playing cards to teach life lessons
By Lori Berkey Contributing Writer

Shrewsbury - Shrewsbury resident Barbara DePalo keeps a deck of cards with her at all times. The Oak Middle School biology teacher learned solitaire from her grandmother when she was in fifth grade. Her parents taught her cribbage and pitch. Having grown up in a military family, DePalo moved frequently. More...

Mr. MHS meets royalty

Marlborough - Fresh after the finale of the 19th annual Mr. MHS (Marlborough High School) Pageant, held Feb. 29 at Marlborough Middle School, Mr. MHS 2008 Tim Pacific poses with one of the judges, Miss Massachusetts Teen 2008 Caroline Lunny. First runner-up in the pageant was Brian Hasbrouck and second runner-up was Mike Aschettino. More...

 Westborough
• Town, EMC attempting to resolve issues
Westborough - Westborough's Town Coordinator Henry Danis expressed optimism at the Feb. 26 Board of Selectmen meeting that Westborough and EMC Corp. could settle the differences between them on their own rather than needing an administrative judge to rule on the issue, involving a potential EMC project. More...
• Scholar-in-residence to speak at Westborough synagogue
• article has image State group gives award to School/Business Partnership leader
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 Northborough
• article has image Mixing it up
Northborough - Northborough 10-year-olds (l to r) Rebecca Wang and Sophia D'Angelo prepare pizza wontons during a "Cooking with Katie" class at the Northborough Free Library Feb. 19. More...
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 Shrewsbury
• St. Patrick's Dance to benefit Education Foundation
Shrewsbury - The Shrewsbury Education Foundation will be holding an annual St. Patrick's Day Dance Saturday March 15 from 7 p.m. to midnight at Maronis Park, 52 South Quinsigamond Ave., in Shrewsbury. Music will be provided by Shrewsbury's own classic rock band "Tension. More...
• Registration set to begin for spring activities
• Class II License request denied
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 Southborough
• Police station study among Town Meeting articles
Southborough - Highlighting this year's Town Meeting warrant are articles that will ask residents to approve funds to study uses for the police station and to approve a variety of Community Preservation Committee projects, as well as whether or not the town should join the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA). More...
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 Marlborough
• Enforcement of sign rules improve the view
Marlborough - The signs in Marlborough are looking better. That's the opinion of city Building Commissioner Stephen Reid, who does most of the enforcement of the two-decadeold city sign ordinance. "Enforcement of the sign ordinance happens every day: there's nothing really different at this point," Reid said. "There are fewer signs that are non-conforming. More...
• article has image Lions Club announces Peace Poster Contest winner
• Temple Emanuel to host Purim celebration
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 Hudson
• article has image On the lookout for the first 'Hudson Idol'
Hudson - Sipping hot tea and lemon, pacing, and deep breathing are a few of the activities that over 60 vocalists were involved in as they anxiously awaited their turn to audition March 4 for the "Hudson Idol Competition. More...
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 Region
• article has image Mystery novelist to host book signing at Tatnuck
Region - What began eight years ago as something to do during her lunch hour has turned Shrewsbury resident Nancy Castle into the area's newest novelist. "Serial," set in Worcester, is a fictional 284-page mystery that details private investigator Laurie Sharpe's efforts to track down the murderer of a young woman outside a nightclub. More...
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 Viewpoint
• article has image Town takes a shot at new Senior Center
Northborough - When voters head to Town Meeting in April, they will be faced with two articles pertaining to the new Senior Center proposed for the town's land on Colburn Street and Bearfoot Road, the former location of the Northborough Fish and Game Club. More...
• Letters
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 Schools
• Committee approves 5.27 percent budget increase
Northborough/Southborough - Despite the existence of a financial climate so tight that many boards, committees and departments are happy just to be able to level fund their budgets, the Regional School Committee approved at its Feb. More...
• article has image Freaky happenings unite a local school
• School budget request lowered
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 Sports
• Local sports roundup
Severin caps off Hudson Catholic career by joining the 1,000-point club
Hudson - Hudson Catholic High School senior Justice Severin saw his memorable Green Wave career capped by being named the team's Most Valuable Player at the school's Winter Sports Awards Banquet March 2. Included in Severin's career highlights was eclipsing the 1,000-point mark this season. Severin finished with 1,027 career points. More...
• Rangers hold off Algonquin
• article has image St. John's beats Shrewsbury High in overtime
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 Business
• Community Business
'Spring has Sprung' at Boxwell's Mark your calendar for Tuesday, March 11, from 6-9 p.m., as members of the Westborough Garden Club host a fund-raising event at Boxwell's Home D More...
• article has image Carpet Lover: More than just carpets
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 Homes
• article has image Campaign Rhetoric and the Housing Market
The housing market is a prime driver of the U.S. economy. As focus shifted in the Presidential debate from the Iraq War and Foreign Policy to Domestic issues, the housing and mortgage industries have been thrust into the campaign. As of the writing of this article, there are three main Presidential candidates left. More...
• article has image Bloom-Draper named top selling agent
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 Obituaries
• Bertha E. Rahmig, 85
Westborough - Bertha E. "Bertie" Rahmig, 85, formerly of Marlborough and Trumbull, Conn., died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008 at the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late Frank Rahmig. She leaves her son, Richard Rahmig; her daughters, Nancy Papp and Diane Karwoski; and five grandchildren. More...
• Corradino J. Galli, 80
• Elizabeth Carolyn Knepper, 73
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