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February 15th, 2008
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Celebrating the new year
Shrewsbury - Spring Street School fourth-graders Carmen Dancy and Todd Mieske carry the tail of the dragon made by Barbara Luby's class for a Chinese New Year Celebration held at the school Feb. 5. More...
Shrewsbury library observes American Heart Month

Shrewsbury - In honor of February being American Heart Month, the Shrewsbury Public Library is conducting a free raffle that will give patrons a chance to win an at-home cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) learning kit. More...

First Church hosts Mardi Gras Night

Marlborough - Casey Bastien adds his colorful "Mardi Gras Pirates" float to the other creative entries at Mardi Gras Night, held Feb. 5 at First Church in Marlborough. The event was part of the preparations for a trip by 16 church members who will head to New Orleans later this month for a weeklo... More...


Sarcoma walk has already saved a life

Hudson - Usually, when a charitable organization puts on a fund-raiser to aid research into a fatal disease that has taken the life of a loved one, ideally it hopes the money raised will indirectly save lives by funding research into a cure. More...


Selectmen consider trimmed budget

Northborough - At the Feb. 11 Board of Selectmen meeting, Town Administrator Barry Brenner presented the selectmen with a draft fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget containing the removal of more than $500,000 in line items from the FY 2008 budget, but keeping the town within Proposition 2-1/2 requiremen... More...


Entrepreneur meets with selectmen for third time

Shrewsbury - After three meetings with the Board of Selectmen, Shrewsbury resident Matthew Grenier still has no idea if he'll be granted the necessary license to open an Internet-based used car dealership at 787 Hartford Turnpike. More...


 Westborough
•Sign ... sign ... everywhere a sign
Westborough - When it comes to low bridges, there is none more notorious than the Route 30 railroad bridge just off the rotary in downtown Westborough. Despite clear markings on the bridge itself and approaching roadways, an amazing number of truckers still manage to get their vehicles wedged bene... More...
•Cumberland Farms eliminates 60 positions in Westborough
•Author, liberator to speak about Holocaust
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 Northborough
•Restaurant to petition state for additional liquor license
Northborough - The Board of Selectmen has decided to support a local business's right to petition the state to bring an additional alcohol pouring license to town. Attorney Michael Edmonds, representing the owners of Korean BBQ Kitchen, 290 West Main St., appeared before the board at its Jan. More...
•Northborough to hold summer program registration
•Mikaku Japanese Cuisine
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 Shrewsbury
•Avalon at Shrewsbury Hills moves forward
Shrewsbury - The Board of Selectmen voted to ratify AvalonBay Communities' Landowner Incentive Program application for Avalon at Shrewsbury Hills, to be located on CenTech Boulevard. More...
•Fire Chief Gerald LaFlamme to step down
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 Southborough
•Southborough considers construction of water tank
Southborough - Water storage and pressure issues could be alleviated by the building of a water tank in town, but it will be a costly endeavor. That was the news delivered to the town's Advisory Committee recently by Karen Galligan, the town's Public Works superintendent. More...
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 Marlborough
•Correction
In the article "Junior Woman's Club combats heart condition in youth" in the Marlborough edition of our Jan. 25 issue, we incorrectly reported which medical test will be included in the screening. During the screening process, HeartScreen America will run electrocardiograms, not echocardiograms, o... More...
•Seymour kicks off race for Ward 5 seat
•Women's Business Council holds February luncheon
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 Hudson
•Towns supports Senior Center renovation project
Hudson - Local seniors celebrated the Feb. 5 election results, which included the approval, 3,802-1,732, of ballot question one. Question one, which has been the subject of debate since it was placed on the ballot after the Nov. More...
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 Region
•Family shelters looking for volunteers
Region - Horizons for Homeless Children is seeking funloving, dependable people to interact and play with children living in family homeless shelters and domestic violence shelters throughout central Massachusetts. A commitment of two hours a week is required for at least six months. More...
•Resor to not run for re-election
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 Schools
•Committee hears about Special Ed costs, fees
Shrewsbury - The nearly double-digit increase to the school budget and parent fees were among the top concerns brought up at a School Committee public hearing Feb. 6. The School Department has requested a budget of $46.82 million, which represents a 9.7 percent budget increase over fiscal year (... More...
•Nigerian art comes to Hastings Elementary School
•School Committee pares $363,000 from proposed budget
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 Police Log
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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 2/3-2/10/08. Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty. The Community Advocate will publish n... More...
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 Sports
•Panthers, Pioneers and Hawks on track
Region - Local indoor track teams excelled, winning three of the possible four District E Invitational team titles Feb. 9 at Fitchburg High. St. John's and Hudson High swept the respective D1 and D2 boys championships, and Marlborough's girls won the D1 title. More...
•Girls basketball team success spans several seasons
•Getting by
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 Business
•Gibson Kennels
Region - Animals are the Gibson family business. Mel Gibson's idea of running a small kennel while staying home to raise her three sons has grown into a full-time operation with up to 15 employees that has been temporary home to nearly 6,000 pets over the last six years. More...
•Business Briefs
•Joseph competes in Dancing with the Realtors
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 Homes
•Investor report: New opportunities from rate downswing
he current downswing in mortgage rates isn't just good for homeowners who are refinancing. It's also opening up all sorts of new opportunities for small investors to acquire rental property at rates l and prices they haven't seen in years. More...
•Select GMAC Real Estate receives record customer service rating
•Select GMAC partners complete training
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 Obituaries
•Samuel Soter, 82
Northborough - Samuel Soter, 82, a 50-year resident of Northborough, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2008 in UMass Memorial Hospital following a short illness. More...
•Marion E. Ayers, 93
•Nora T. McDonald, 75
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