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July 11, 2008  RSS feed
Celebrating Independence Day
Celebrating Independence Day Shrewsbury - Bruce Garry, "Sunny the Clown" and Brad Wallace join the celebration during the Shrewsbury Fourth of July festivities held at Dean Park July 4. The event included food, games, inflatables, face painting, a disc jockey, and a decorated bike and doll stroller parade. (For more photos of the celebration, see page 16. More...
Local guitarists to appear at Tatnuck
Duo will perform Saturday July 19
By Mary Pritchard Contributing Writer

Region - "Hooper and Beckwith," two guys who happen to have worked for the same company and share a common love of music, are now entertaining audiences with what is described as "country-folk music that echoes with the sounds of Louisiana and Texas, bringing back the '60s coff eehouse vibe with lively guitar picking and rafter-raising harmonies. More...

Summertime fun in the water

Marlborough - Callie McMahon, 5, enjoys the last day of the Fourth of July weekend, July 6, at the Wading Pool at Ward Park on Orchard Street. A second pool is located at Farrell Field on Sawin Street. Both pools are open daily throughout the summer from noon to 6 p.m. More...

 Westborough
• Hot Summer Nights program popular as ever
Westborough - Hot Summer Nights, a program offered by Westborough's Youth and Family Services, is in full swing. While plenty of activities have already been held - an ice cream frenzy, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, a Wii tournament and Xtreme bowling - many more are planned. More...
• Officials implementing plan to improve traffic
• article has image Local woman volunteers in Africa
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 Northborough
• article has image 'Letters about Literature' program names winners
Northborough - The Massachusetts Center for the Book (MCB) is pleased to announce the winners of this year's state Letters about Literature program. Megan Robbins of Northborough received recognition for her outstanding letter: she was awarded Honors in Level One for her letter to Kim Gosselin about "Taking Seizure Disorders to School. More...
• Northborough thanks Brenner for service to town
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 Shrewsbury
• Shrewsbury to begin new trash collection program
Shrewsbury - Changes to Shrewsbury's trash collection will begin Monday Aug. 4. "Pay as you throw" (PAYT), a system that sets a fee for every bag of trash and every item put at the curb for collection, will go into effect on that date. More...
• article has image Welcome Wagon donates to community
• article has image Shrewsbury celebrates Fourth of July
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 Southborough
• article has image Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog visits Southborough
Southborough - Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, star of "PBS KIDS Sprout Fire Safety Tips" (following "Fireman Sam" episodes on Sprout On Demand), along with her companion, author and firefighter Dayna Hilton, recently visited Southborough to publicize Hilton's new children's book, "Sparkles Goes to Boston. More...
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 Marlborough
• article has image Third-grader donates to 'Locks of Love'
Marlborough - Hair stylist Janis White, of Serene-Scape Day Spa and Salon, helps Rachel Sonja Rousseau (sitting) fulfill her wish to help another child. Rachel, 8-1/2, is soon to be a third-grader at St. Bernadette's School in Northborough. More...
• Fort Meadow Reservoir to undergo herbicide treatment
• Lightning causes house fire
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 Hudson
• article has image Local artist featured in national comic strip
Hudson - Suzy Becker of Bolton and Hudson has been drawing attention since the 1990 publication of her first book, "All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat." More recently, however, she was a high-profile guest artist. From June 9 to 14 and on June 22, Becker filled in for Hilary Price, the cartoonist who draws "Rhymes with Orange. More...
• article has image Library launches summer programs
• article has image Students perform Shakespeare in the park
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 Region
• article has image Walk to benefit pregnant girls, women raises $4,000
Region - (l to r) Mary Jo Kriz of Northborough, Brenda McMahon of Manchester, NH, and Kathleen Laplante of Hudson get set for the Fifth Annual St. Gerard Walkathon held at Gates Pond in Berlin June 8. With other participants, they walked five miles for pregnant girls and women in need. The event raised $4,000, which brought the five-year total to $17,000. More...
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 Viewpoint
• Mayor commends transit authority
To the Editor: Recently, the City of Marlborough voted to withdraw from the Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) and move to the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA). More...
• Destination Imagination team thanks supporters
• article has image Food for thought
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 Schools
• article has image Local nursing program receives donation
Marlborough - Students in the Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School (AVRTHS) practical nursing program use an automated external defibrillator (AED). ZOLL Medical Corporation of Chelmsford recently donated an AED trainer, called AED Plus, to the program. More...
• article has image Vocational school conference names 'Man of the Year'
• article has image Italian exchange student, host become lifelong friends
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 Sports
• article has image Local sports roundup
Raiders U-14 Girls Soccer Team advances to semifinal round of Massachusetts Tournament of Champions
Region - The Shrewsbury Raiders, an Under-14 girls soccer team, wrapped up a season worth remembering recently, capturing the Midland Area Youth Soccer (MAYS) League Division 2 Championship and advancing to the semifinal round of the Massachusetts Tournament of Champions (MTOC). More...
• article has image For the Jimmy Fund
• American Legion Post 397 racking up more experience than wins
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 Business
• SimpleHome seminar July 19
The simpleHome Design Center invites the community to a seminar on "Energy Conservation through Home Automation" Saturday, July 19, from 10-11:30 a.m. The seminar will feature Mark Komanecky of simpleHome and Jeremy Frost of Control4, a leading provider of home automation products. More...
• article has image Yesue family welcomes new member
• article has image Amcomm Verizon Wireless opens at Bay State Commons
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 Homes
• article has image The Real Story Behind the Housing Market
Former President Ronald Reagan once described the government's view of the economy: "If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." This philosophy has never been more poignant. Today's unstable market conditions have everyone on edge. But honestly, dear buyers, take a long, hard look at the market. Inventory is decreasing. More...
• article has image Juliano completes Quantum Leap program
• article has image Doyle joins Coldwell Banker regional office
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 Obituaries
• Argiro Litis, 82
Shrewsbury - Argiro "Argie" (Markopoulos) Litis, 82, died Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at the Christopher House of Worcester. More...
• Ruth E. Fay, 86
• Carl E. Walker, 70
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