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September 5, 2008  RSS feed
Make way for the king
Westborough - Matt Daniele flaunts his status as a new senior at Westborough High School during the traditional Senior Parade Aug. 27. The students decorate cars and themselves so they can enter their first day with flair, and a few honking horns. More...
Support offered to area families
By Ed Karvoski Jr. Contributing Writer

Region - Year-round, the Assabet Valley Area Family Network (AVAFN) offers free activities, education and support to families with children up to age 5, living in Westborough, Northborough, Southborough, Marlborough, Hudson, Boylston and Berlin. Funding is provided by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care. More...

You snooze, you lose

Marlborough - - The team sponsored by Marshall and Lemire Insurance Agency, consisting of (l to r) Mike Mosca, Steve McQuaid, Nolan Alan and Derrick Maxwell, comes in for the final stretch and captures first place in the annual Bed Race, held Sept. 1 as part of the city's Labor Day festivities. The winning team finished in one minute and 44 seconds. More...

 Westborough
• Women's chorus seeks new members
Westborough - Hundredth Town Chorus, an all women's chorus in Westborough, is looking for first soprano and alto voices to join the group for its fall season. No auditions are required. More...
• article has image Hiking Bowman Conservation Area
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 Northborough
• Boy Scouts to host Applefest breakfast
Northborough - Northborough Boy Scout Troop 1 will host its Annual Pancake Breakfast fund-raiser at the American Legion Post 234 Sunday Sept. 21 from 7 to 11 a.m. in conjunction with Applefest. The American Legion Post 234 is located at 402 West Main St. More...
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 Shrewsbury
• article has image It's pool time
Shrewsbury - Sisters Carole Raskett and Doris Scarborough shoot pool at the Shrewsbury Senior Center Aug. 25. More...
• article has image Festival introduces 'Taste of the Spirit'
• Festival needs volunteers for Oak Street Expo
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 Southborough
• Library kicks off French film discussion group
Southborough - Foreign film buffs, film students and anyone with a passing interest in French movies or culture may find a home within Southborough Library's upcoming foreign film discussion group. Lauren Taylor Fernandes, a seasoned college professor, interpreter and translator in French and Spanish, will lead the discussions. More...
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 Marlborough
• article has image Time for ice cream
Marlborough - Elliana Pashalian, 2, digs in for a big scoop at the Ice Cream Social held following Marlborough's Labor Day Parade at the Rowe Family Gazebo. Not only was the post-parade event sponsored by former State Rep. Stephen P. LeDuc, he also took the time to personally serve everyone from the Trombetta's Ice Cream truck. More...
• article has image Credit union holds 'Back to School Family Fun Day'
• Jan Cellucci to be featured guest at women's luncheon
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 Hudson
• Electronics Recycling Event scheduled for Sept. 19, 20
Hudson - An Intel Community PC/TV and Small Electronics Recycling Event will be held Friday Sept. 19 from noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday Sept. 20 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The drive will take place at the Stop and Shop plaza at the corner of Route 85 (Washington Street) and Technology Drive in Hudson. More...
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 Region
• Church to hold 'Walden Pond Walk'
Region - The community is invited to walk the paths that author, transcendentalist and philosopher Henry David Thoreau once walked. Thoreau is considered a maverick because of his actions, which included abandoning his possessions to pursue a simple life in a cabin on Walden Pond in Concord. More...
• article has image Corridor Nine Chamber of Commerce hosts 'Summer Sizzle'
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 Viewpoint
• article has image Polito tournament brings in more than $30,000 for local agencies
Region - For sponsors, volunteers and golfers alike, State Rep. Karyn E. Polito's annual golf tournament - which primarily benefits the Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services (SYFS) and the Westborough Food Pantry - has quickly become a favorite. More...
• article has image Are we there yet?
• Letters
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 Schools
• article has image Fifth-grader wins trip to Inauguration
Shrewsbury - When the next U.S. President is inaugurated, Alex Dejeu of Shrewsbury will be there. More...
• article has image Westborough High seniors parade to school
• article has image It's back-to-school time
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 Sports
• article has image Southborough Youths Shine in Cooperstown Tournament
Southborough - For the third time in the past five years, Southborough took a team of 12-year-olds to the Cooperstown Dreams Park Baseball Tournament. This year's squad, the Southborough Storm, played in the tournament during the week of June 21 and finished with a 4-5 record, the strongest showing of any Southborough team to participate in the tournament. More...
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 Business
• Anytime Fitness Open House
Anytime Fitness, 312 Main St., Hudson, will hold an Open House and Health and Wellness Fair Saturday, Sept. 6 in celebration of its new 5,000-square-foot addition. The event includes free classes, fitness assessments, a licensed dietician to answer questions, free spinal screenings and relaxing chair massages, as well as food, prizes and special membership savings. More...
• Diane Cournoyer Dance Center registration
• 'Ask the Doctor' Education Seminar
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 Homes
• article has image Adding Value By Adding Outdoor Light
Good Real Estate agents understand the importance of curb appeal, that is, only during daylight hours. The Professional Real Estate agent understands that curb appeal does not end with sunset. More...
• How to make your house 'green'
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 Obituaries
• Kenneth O. Demers, 55
Marlborough - Kenneth O. "Kenny" Demers, 55, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2008 at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford, Maine. He had been vacationing with his family. He leaves his brother, Robert Demers; his sister, Patricia Risi; and many nephews and nieces. He was the brother of the late Roger Demers, Eleanor Johnson, Rita Borenson and Claire Demers. More...
• Hazel (Brown) Tatum, 83
• Marguerite (Daley) Russell, 84
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