Shrewsbury - Warmer than average temperatures early in the month helped give members of the Shrewsbury Fire Department a realistic setting for their ice rescue training on Lake Quinsigamond. Unlike past years when a saw was used to cut an opening in the ice to allow for training to take place, C... More...
Marlborough - Judges (l to r) Lauren Favulli, John Silk, Anna Conrad and Rob McCann are amused Jan. 10 at the third Mr. Assabet Valley contest. McCann was also drafted to help add up audience-supplied random numbers in a magic skit during the talent portion of the show. More...
By Mary Pritchard Contributing Writer Region - Lily spends most of her days at home keeping up with two young children, and also manages to hold down a parttime job, seeing up to 10 or more patients a day at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital in Westborough. More...
Westborough - The Female Leadership Interest Council Inc. (FLIC) has announced that the intuitive expert Char Margolis will be the keynote speaker at FLIC's 2008 Trailblazing Luncheon to be held at noon Thursday Jan. 24 at Mechanic's Hall in Worcester. More...
Northborough - It's hard to escape the political race this year, from TV ads to endless newspaper and magazine articles and online blogs about the candidates. Voters today have their work cut out for them to dig through the rhetoric to find the candidate they can trust with their vote. More...
Shrewsbury - After 12 years on the Shrewsbury School Committee, Chair Deborah Peeples has announced that she will not seek re-election in May. Peeples made her announcement at the beginning of the Jan. 9 committee meeting, saying that although the decision was a hard one, the time has come for h... More...
Southborough/Northborough - Last month Southborough Fire Chief John Mauro spoke to students and parents at Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) about how they can be safer on the road. Mauro gave a presentation Dec. 3 about car accidents and explained that most are preventable. More...
Marlborough - Tucked inside of the Victoria Building, Dino's Trattoria is a cozy, casual restaurant that off ers hungry patrons a large selection of appetizers, soups and salads; chicken, beef, seafood and pasta entrees; sandwiches; and more. Even the children's menu has more than half a dozen it... More...
Hudson - Over the past month, town officials have been dealing with a proposed fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget that had an initial $2.6 million deficit. After the School Committee voted Jan. 8 to cut its proposed 2009 budget by $1.1 million, the deficit was down to $1.4 million. More...
Region - On Sunday March 2, the American Cancer Society will host Spin for Hope, a three-hour indoor cycling event that will take place simultaneously at more than 20 participating health clubs in Massachusetts. Locally, the event will be held from 9 a.m. More...
Northborough - Residents of Hudson Street and Boundary Street came before the Planning Board last month to complain about the amount of cut-through traffic using their roads to reach expanding retail and commercial businesses along Route 290. More...
Northborough - School Superintendent Charles Gobron and the Northborough School Committee continue to shape its fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget. Gobron presented to the committee at its most recent meeting a preliminary budget of $17.9 million for the operation of K-8 schools in the district. That ... More...
The information in the police log is obtained directly from the official records maintained at each police station in our circulation area. It contains arrests and a sampling of police activity from 12/28/07-1/13/08. Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty. More...
Region - Our congrats go out to Marlborough senior George Jordan on his eclipsing of 1,000 career points in his Panther varsity hoop career. Jordan scored his milestone points in his team's 59-50 victory over Westborough Jan. 8. The 6-foot-4 inch, 200-pound Jordan celebrated the accomplishment a... More...
Westborough - Homan & Sullivan's ability to provide a unique service to its clients has kept the law firm thriving. Recently, a fourth attorney joined the team. "Attorney Paul M. Klisiewicz was a claims adjustor at Commerce, which insures a large percentage of the state," said attorney Nicole Du... More...
There were two real estate stories in the news during the past week, one you heard about and one you didn't. In Washington, the White House, the Treasury Department and HUD announced a "new" effort to save failing homeowners. That's the front-page story. More...
Northborough - Anne A. (Goblaskas) Thebodo, 50, of Crawford Street, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008 at UMass Medical Center in Worcester following a long illness. She leaves her husband of 27 years, Thomas Thebodo; her son, Brian Thebodo; her daughter, Danielle Thebodo; her mother, Antonet Goblaskas; ... More...
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