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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 ... Hudson - Since Jodi Fortuna took over as principal at Forest Avenue Elementary School in Hudson this year, things have gotten, well, they've gotten just a little bit freakier. More ... Shrewsbury - The Shrewsbury School Committee is lowering its fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget request to $46.33 million, which represents an 8.5 percent increase over FY 2008. The committee had initially requested a 9.7 percent increase to $46.82 million, but has scaled back, which committee members said they've been able to do based on new enrollment information. More ... Northborough - The Northborough Garden Club is accepting scholarship applications for students accepted to college who will be majoring in one of the following fields: horticulture, environmental studies, agriculture, botany, biology, floral design, landscape design or related fields. More ... Westborough - Barring an 11th-hour change of direction, Westborough schools will offer Mandarin as a foreign language curriculum option to its students beginning in the 2008-2009 academic year. The School Committee received a final presentation on Mandarin from the Foreign Language Task Force at its Feb. More ... Marlborough - The Massachusetts Association for the Blind invites interested area residents to attend the group's next meeting Wednesday March 19. The meeting will be held at the Community Center at 397 Bolton St. in Marlborough from 10 a.m. to noon. More ... Marlborough - Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School (AVRTHS) students (l to r) Elyse Ocnos, Jessica Thornton and Kaila Harpin look through the gowns at the "MetroWest Princess Boutique." The event, held March 1, offered free gowns to high school girls. The school gym was stocked with over 2,000 gowns, as well as accessories. More ... Marlborough - People of all ages and ability levels can learn swimming and water safety skills through an innovative and aff ordable aquatics safety program being off ered to area schools, day-care providers and businesses by Wayside Racquet and Swim Club. More ... Marlborough - Mary Carlson will tell you she bleeds orange and black, and she just might be right. A graduate of Marlborough High School (MHS), she came back as an elementary school physical education teacher 32 years ago, and after a variety of teaching and administrative jobs, she is juggling two roles: high school principal, a job she's had for seven years, More ... Marlborough - Six Marlborough residents were recently named to the Dean's List at Boston University for the Fall 2007 semester. Students recognized for this honor include: Christopher J. Alexander, Shaun D. Campos, Michael L. Kordosky, Kina R. Patel, Edward W. Pechet and Shereen E. Sairafi. More ... |
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