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March 21, 2008  RSS feed
Science curriculum encourages creativity
Shrewsbury - Spring Street School third-graders display their instruments at the Third Grade Sound Expo March 6. (l to r) Eric Gendron has his "Hockey Banjo," Renee Savoie holds her "Blowlafow" and Mary-Kate Pereira shows off her "Spoon Chime." Each student invented and made the instrument as part of their third-grade science curriculum. More...
Teens see homelessness up close
By Kate Daly Contributing Writer

Westborough - The stereotype of a homeless person wrapped in layers of clothing and pushing a shopping cart doesn't fly with a group of teenagers from St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. They've seen firsthand that homelessness is a complex problem aff ecting a wide variety of people, thanks to a program called CityReach, held at the Cathedral of St. More...

Meeting the Easter Bunny

Hudson - Grace Breton, 3, and her sister Nicole, 5, get to meet the Easter Bunny after a family Easter Brunch at the Portuguese Club March 16. More...

 Westborough
• 'Open for Business' Expo scheduled for April 2
Westborough - The 17th Annual Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce's "Open for Business" Expo will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday April 2 at the Doubletree Hotel. More...
• article has image 'Ikebana Spring' comes to Senior Center
• article has image Marlborough Savings Bank opens Westborough branch
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 Northborough
• Website created for those opposed to Stop & Shop
Northborough - Town residents operating under the impression that they are going to drive down Main Street any day now and see a Super Stop & Shop under construction might be surprised to learn that such a sight is a long way off and - despite court decisions that seem to suggest otherwise - may not happen at all. More...
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 Shrewsbury
• article has image 'Love Letters' at Senior Center
Shrewsbury - Dot Thompson of Shrewsbury compliments Richard Clark and Lynn McKenney Lydick after their performance of "Love Letters" at the Shrewsbury Senior Center Feb. 29. The play, written by A.R. Gurney, takes the audience through the many years of life, friendship and love shared by "Andy and Melissa" during World War II. More...
• DePalo to run for re-election
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 Southborough
• Selectmen, School Department disagree on budget
Southborough - Because school officials and the Board of Selectmen remain at odds on which pocket the money to pay for the leasing of technology equipment should be taken from, the town's fiscal year (FY) 2009 K-8 school budget is either right on target or $130,000 over what the selectmen have said the town can aff ord. More...
• Camp registration now open
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 Marlborough
• article has image Capacity crowd attends Jazz Night
Marlborough - Raymond Johnson (back, right), president of the Friends of the Marlborough Public Library, and Vice President Teresa Stefanski (handing out programs) greet new arrivals Paula and Ken Garrigus to the Jazz Concert at the Bigelow Auditorium March 12. More...
• Organizers gear up for Marlborough's 23rd All-Nighter
• article has image Dance Club presents 'Footloose'
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 Hudson
• Hudson High School faculty to perform at recital
Hudson - Hudson High School music teachers will perform for their students Wednesday April 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hudson High School Mini Theater, 69 Brigham St., Hudson. The public is welcome to attend. Admission is free. The concert will showcase teachers' instrumental and vocal repertoires. More...
• article has image Two singing groups to present combined concert
• Seniors prepare for the 'Oscars'
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 Region
• Wastewater project cost increases
Region - Unforeseen improvements that will need to be made during the approved upgrades to the Westborough Wastewater Treatment Facility will increase the cost of the project by $9.5 million. Westborough Town Meeting will be asked to approve the additional funds, which will bring the final cost of the project to $37.8 million. More...
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 Viewpoint
• article has image The end is near
Northborough/Southborough - More than three years after the renovation of Algonquin Regional High School was slated for completion, items lingering on the "to do" list include landscaping, construction of a traffic island on Route 20, signage, installation of some miscellaneous hardware and work on the HVAC system. More...
• Letters
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 Schools
• article has image Local teacher turned down NBA career
Shrewsbury - Dr. Dennis Klug, a teacher at Shrewsbury High School, once turned down the career of a lifetime. Just out of his senior year at Kent State, Klug was off ered a free agent contract by the New York Knicks. He turned down the contract to pursue his true passions: teaching and family. More...
• Committee approves reduced school budget
• article has image Youth education specialist stresses how to save
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 Sports
• Local sports roundup
Westborough girls basketball team enjoys successful season
Westborough - The Westborough High girls basketball team's goal of a state championship may have been thwarted by Northampton High in a Division 1 state semifinal March 12 at UMass's Mullins Center, but the Rangers still enjoyed a season worth remembering. More...
• article has image St. John's comes up short in bid for state championship
• Marlborough to host World Ice Sledge Hockey games
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 Business
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• Women's Business Council
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 Homes
• article has image The Value of Successful Home Staging
Have you ever walked into a beautifully decorated model home and been captivated by it? Did you find yourself dreaming of bathing in that spa-like bathroom, cooking meals in the gourmet kitchen or curling up with a book in that luxurious reading nook? If so, then you have been the successful target of the secret weapon called staging. More...
• article has image Scopetski receives International Presidential Elite Award
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 Obituaries
• John A. Wozny, 85
Chittenango, N.Y. - John A. Wozny, 85, of West Genesee Street, died peacefully Friday, Feb. 15, 2008 at his home. He was predeceased by his wife, Helen, in 1997 and by his son, Jack, in 2004. More...
• Lea T. Nye, 90
• William Peters, 86
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