Rewarding educational excellence
      Northborough - Zeh School's fifth-grade teacher Chris Sardella was surprised at an all-school assembly Oct. 28 when he received a 2008 National Educator Award from the Milken Family Foundation. Part of the surprise included the presentation of a large check - for $25,000 - that goes with the honor.
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Correction
      In "Good Scout Award winner has left his mark throughout town" in the Oct. 31 issue of the Community Advocate, we incorrectly listed the year of the "Boys' Life" magazine mentioned. Good Scout Nelson Ball will bring along his 1933 copy of "Boys' Life" magazine to the award ceremony in his honor Thursday Nov. 13 at Indian Meadows Country Club.
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Resident thanks mittenknitters
      To the Editor: "Reaching for the gold" is realizing your goal and achieving it. I read the Advocate's story of the "Pennies for Pencils" by the Church of the Nativity. Congratulations! Gold indeed! A few weeks ago I went to Leominster with a large bag of hand-crocheted mittens to Ginny's Thrift Shop. Ginny White is known throughout the town as the "Angel of the Needy.
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Murphy family offers thanks
      To the community: On behalf of Scott, Kathy, Ryan, Ashley, and Jordyn Murphy, as well as the families of Scott and Kathy Murphy, we would like extend our sincere gratitude to the following individuals, organizations,
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