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December 19, 2008  RSS feed
'All I want for Christmas'
Shrewsbury - Avery Mulligan, 2, has a chat with Santa Claus at the Hebert Candy Mansion Dec. 6. Santa was welcomed in song by the Shrewsbury High School A Cappella Choir after he arrived by way of a Shrewsbury fire truck to begin his annual visits with children at the candy mansion. For a schedule of Santa's visits, go to www.hebertcandies.com. More...
'The weather outside was frightful'

Region - A late night ice storm left trees down across the state, causing damage to homes and cars (like these in Shrewsbury), closing public schools and leading to a state of emergency Dec. 12. See more storm damage photos on page 8. More...

Cousins' first Christmas

Hudson - Cousins A.J. Leandres, 11 months, and Kendall Jordan, 9 months, celebrate their first Christmas season at the "Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus" sponsored by the Hudson Emblem Club, held Dec. 13 at the Hudson Elks Lodge. Guests enjoyed gifts from Santa, Christmas stories, donuts and hot chocolate. More...

 Westborough
• article has image Dancers perform at annual holiday event
Westborough - Charlotte Klein and her dancers gather together at the annual holiday party for the Big Brothers and Big Sisters organization Dec. 6 at Westborough High School. About 45 dancers from Klein's two studios, in Westborough and Worcester, provided the entertainment during the event. The dance performance has been a tradition for 30 years. More...
• article has image Church members hope to sell Revere bell locally
• article has image Westborough's most renowned millionaire moving south
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 Northborough
• Pre-school program to hold screening
Northborough/Southborough - The Northborough/ Southborough Public School's Integrated Pre-School Program is inviting neighborhood children who will be 3 years old by June 15, 2009, for a screening for possible enrollment for the 2009-2010 school year. More...
• First Parish Church to host Sid Solomon exhibit
• article has image Students send packages to troops
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 Shrewsbury
• article has image Students organize 'Adopt a Soldier' project
Shrewsbury - Some of the members of the Leaders of Tomorrow group at Oak Middle School, (l to r) Ben Lagman, Sam Levine, Jesse Levine, Katie Gordon, Kiery Fisher and Chris Traynor, pose with over 300 pounds of hand-decorated holiday stockings destined for shipment to local soldiers stationed in Iraq. More...
• Trees, trash, recycling update
• Visiting Chinese students, educators need host families
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 Southborough
• Seventh-, eighthgraders invited to two events over winter break
Southborough - The Southborough Recreation Department has organized two social activities for seventhand eighth-graders during winter break. On Wednesday, Dec. 31 from 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., there will be a New Year's Eve Party in the Woodward School gym and cafeteria. More...
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 Marlborough
• Speaker to address community about hunger
Marlborough - Temple Emanuel of Marlborough is proud to host a local representative from Mazon, a national organization that is a Jewish response to hunger. The speaker will address the community Sunday Dec. 21 from 10 a.m. to noon. More...
• article has image Something from Santa
• article has image Volunteers struggle to find gifts for local children
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 Hudson
• article has image Art exhibition opens at Hudson Town Hall
Hudson - As New England heads into winter, visitors to the Hudson Town Hall will experience a splash of sunshine. For the next three months, 25 works by the artist Roberta Anslow will grace the walls of the ground floor of the building. The photographs, printed on canvas, have the theme of summer and feature the warm colors of the seashore in the summer light. More...
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 Region
• A cappella chorus off ers vocal lessons
Region - The Colonial Spirit Chorus will be holding free vocal lessons Thursdays Jan. 8, 15 and 22 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. before regular rehearsals. There will be a $10 fee for materials. Colonial Spirit Chorus is an a cappella four-part harmony show chorus, affiliated with Sweet Adelines International and partially funded by Quantech. More...
• article has image Café Mayan
• Trustees to gather for winter solstice sunrise
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 Viewpoint
• article has image The Record: 1994-2008
Region - It's no secret that the newspaper industry is going through change. Last week, the local media landscape changed yet again as the Worcester Telegram and Gazette ceased publication of the Record. More...
• Addition to 'thank-you' list
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 Schools
• article has image I.C. School presents 'Christmas Program'
Marlborough - The kindergarten class opens the Immaculate Conception School "Christmas Program" Dec. 10 by singing "The Virgin Had a Baby Boy." The program included holiday songs by students in kindergarten through fifth grade, as well as the school chorus under the direction of music teacher Carla Al-Aghawani with accompanist Mike Shields. Principal Martha M. More...
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 Sports
• Assabet Valley Regional to create Athletic Hall of Fame
Region - Riding the wave of the positive momentum created by its 24-16 football victory over Easthampton in a Division 3 Central/Western Super Bowl Dec. 7, Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School (AVRTHS) has announced the creation of its Athletic Hall of Fame. More...
• article has image Glove save and a beauty!
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 Business
• article has image Avidia Bank grants $15,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest
Marlborough - The Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest recently received a $15,000 grant from the Avidia Bank Charitable Foundation in support of after-school programs and transportation for the Boys & Girls Club's Hudson and Marlborough Clubhouses. More...
• Post Road Art Center announces Mixed Media 2009
• Steakloft Christmas Eve dinner
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 Homes
• article has image Washington Report: Rate reduction proposals
All the details haven't been nailed down, but Washington has been buzzing in the past week that the Treasury Department has actually listened to the housing and real estate industries' calls for wide-scale rate reductions for home purchases. More...
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 Obituaries
• F. Warren Gibson, 73
Shrewsbury - F. Warren Gibson, 73, formerly of Milton, passed away Sunday Dec. 7, 2008, surrounded by family, at the University of Massachusetts Hospital after being stricken ill at home. His wife of 41 years, M. Patricia (McWhirter) Gibson, passed away March 18. More...
• Louise A. Shaw, 88
• Ann M. Lynch, 82
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