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March 21st, 2008
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Science curriculum encourages creativity
Shrewsbury - Spring Street School third-graders display their instruments at the Third Grade Sound Expo March 6. (l to r) Eric Gendron has his "Hockey Banjo," Renee Savoie holds her "Blowlafow" and Mary-Kate Pereira shows off her "Spoon Chime." Each student invented and made the instrument as part... More...
Teens see homelessness up close

Westborough - The stereotype of a homeless person wrapped in layers of clothing and pushing a shopping cart doesn't fly with a group of teenagers from St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. They've seen firsthand that homelessness is a complex problem aff ecting a wide variety of people, thanks to a pr... More...

Meeting the Easter Bunny

Hudson - Grace Breton, 3, and her sister Nicole, 5, get to meet the Easter Bunny after a family Easter Brunch at the Portuguese Club March 16. More...


Danis announces plan to retire

Westborough - While it remains unclear whether the town will decide to stick with its current format of having a town coordinator help with the municipal operations or opt to change to a town manager, one thing is certain: on July 1, 2009, no matter what the title, there will be a new person in t... More...


Selectmen vote in favor of override

Shrewsbury - The Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen has voted in favor of placing a $1.5 million Proposition 2-1/2 override on the ballot this May. More...


Northborough officers honored by MADD

Northborough - Four members of the town's Police Department, officers Jeremy Trefry, Justin Faucher, Nathan Fiske and Kostantinos Agiomavritis, were honored recently by the Massachusetts chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for their vigilance in enforcing More...


Shrewsbury looking for new fire chief

Shrewsbury - Town Manager Daniel Morgado has begun the search for a new fire chief to replace outgoing Chief Gerald LaFlamme, who will retire at the end of May. Letters of interest are currently being accepted from applicants both within the Fire Department as well as from outside. More...


 Westborough
•'Open for Business' Expo scheduled for April 2
Westborough - The 17th Annual Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce's "Open for Business" Expo will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday April 2 at the Doubletree Hotel. More...
•'Ikebana Spring' comes to Senior Center
•Marlborough Savings Bank opens Westborough branch
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 Northborough
•Website created for those opposed to Stop & Shop
Northborough - Town residents operating under the impression that they are going to drive down Main Street any day now and see a Super Stop & Shop under construction might be surprised to learn that such a sight is a long way off and - despite court decisions that seem to suggest otherwise - may ... More...
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 Shrewsbury
•'Love Letters' at Senior Center
Shrewsbury - Dot Thompson of Shrewsbury compliments Richard Clark and Lynn McKenney Lydick after their performance of "Love Letters" at the Shrewsbury Senior Center Feb. 29. The play, written by A.R. Gurney, takes the audience through the many years of life, friendship and love shared by "Andy and... More...
•DePalo to run for re-election
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 Southborough
•Selectmen, School Department disagree on budget
Southborough - Because school officials and the Board of Selectmen remain at odds on which pocket the money to pay for the leasing of technology equipment should be taken from, the town's fiscal year (FY) 2009 K-8 school budget is either right on target or $130,000 over what the selectmen have sa... More...
•Camp registration now open
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 Marlborough
•Capacity crowd attends Jazz Night
Marlborough - Raymond Johnson (back, right), president of the Friends of the Marlborough Public Library, and Vice President Teresa Stefanski (handing out programs) greet new arrivals Paula and Ken Garrigus to the Jazz Concert at the Bigelow Auditorium March 12. More...
•Organizers gear up for Marlborough's 23rd All-Nighter
•Dance Club presents 'Footloose'
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 Hudson
•Hudson High School faculty to perform at recital
Hudson - Hudson High School music teachers will perform for their students Wednesday April 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hudson High School Mini Theater, 69 Brigham St., Hudson. The public is welcome to attend. Admission is free. The concert will showcase teachers' instrumental and vocal repertoires. More...
•Two singing groups to present combined concert
•Seniors prepare for the 'Oscars'
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 Region
•Wastewater project cost increases
Region - Unforeseen improvements that will need to be made during the approved upgrades to the Westborough Wastewater Treatment Facility will increase the cost of the project by $9.5 million. Westborough Town Meeting will be asked to approve the additional funds, which will bring the final cost ... More...
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 Viewpoint
•The end is near
Northborough/Southborough - More than three years after the renovation of Algonquin Regional High School was slated for completion, items lingering on the "to do" list include landscaping, construction of a traffic island on Route 20, signage, installation of some miscellaneous hardware and work o... More...
•Letters
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 Schools
•Local teacher turned down NBA career
Shrewsbury - Dr. Dennis Klug, a teacher at Shrewsbury High School, once turned down the career of a lifetime. Just out of his senior year at Kent State, Klug was off ered a free agent contract by the New York Knicks. He turned down the contract to pursue his true passions: teaching and family. More...
•Committee approves reduced school budget
•Youth education specialist stresses how to save
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 Police Log
•police log
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 3/4 to 3/16/08. Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty. More...
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 Sports
•Local sports roundup
Westborough - The Westborough High girls basketball team's goal of a state championship may have been thwarted by Northampton High in a Division 1 state semifinal March 12 at UMass's Mullins Center, but the Rangers still enjoyed a season worth remembering. More...
•St. John's comes up short in bid for state championship
•Marlborough to host World Ice Sledge Hockey games
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 Business
•Décor Custom Interiors & Gifts
Décor Custom Interiors & Gifts is a full-service home decorating store that offers customers a brand-new destination shop in the heart of downtown Westborough. The store's anticipated grand opening will be this spring, but the store is already open for business with new merchandise arriving daily.... More...
•Business Briefs
•Women's Business Council
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 Homes
•The Value of Successful Home Staging
Have you ever walked into a beautifully decorated model home and been captivated by it? Did you find yourself dreaming of bathing in that spa-like bathroom, cooking meals in the gourmet kitchen or curling up with a book in that luxurious reading nook? If so, then you have been the successful targe... More...
•Scopetski receives International Presidential Elite Award
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 Obituaries
•John A. Wozny, 85
Chittenango, N.Y. - John A. Wozny, 85, of West Genesee Street, died peacefully Friday, Feb. 15, 2008 at his home. He was predeceased by his wife, Helen, in 1997 and by his son, Jack, in 2004. More...
•Lea T. Nye, 90
•William Peters, 86
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