Passenger describes hot air balloon landing
      To the Editor: Having been a passenger in the hot air balloon that landed at the Mill Pond School recently, I read with great interest your article entitled "Incidents of hot air balloon landings worry police chief." [The article appeared in the Nov. 7 issue of the Community Advocate.
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Shrewsbury reads together
      To the editor: On a wildly windy and rainy night at the end of October over 500 people gathered on the front lawn of the Shrewsbury Public Library. They came together to join in a group reading of "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.
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Opening wallets to open a playground
      Northborough - In late October, Recreation Director Allie Lane told Northborough residents that the town had qualified for a matching grant for a new children's playground at Ellsworth-McAfee Park. The catch? Under the terms of the grant, the playground equipment had to be purchased by Nov. 30 and required $25,000 in matching funds.
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