 Shrewsbury - (l to r) Sophie Yuxiao Chen, Jessica Peng and Yuxing Song perform a traditional Chinese poem about a mother's love for her children during "An Evening of Global Warming" at Floral Street School March 20. The event was the second annual celebration of the cultural diversity of Floral S... More...
 By Ken Powers Community Reporter
Northborough - In the days following the devastating fire that destroyed O'Brien's Five and Ten, Brown's TV & Appliance, Northborough Desi Supermarket, Garabedian Jewelers and Queen Bead & Gifts, it was with mixed emotions that Emily Lowe accompanied her mother to the family store, Lowe's Variety... More...
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 Marlborough - Erica Krenis-Peck, her son Matthew, 3, and daughter Lily, 6, take their turn at the clay table during the "Art in 3-D Workshop," held March 30 at Marlborough Middle and Intermediate Elementary schools and sponsored by the Marlborough Junior Woman's Club. More...
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 By Sarah Freedman Contributing Writer
Marlborough - Every Sunday night, local viewers see Ty Pennington of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" yell, along with hundreds of volunteers and neighbors, "Move that bus!" On Feb. 29, a teacher and a student from Marlborough's Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School (AVRTHS) were part of ... More...
By Melissa Muntz Community Reporter
Shrewsbury - The public hearing regarding a proposed extendedstay hotel has once again been continued by the Shrewsbury Planning Board at the request of the project developers. Proponents of the planned Value Place hotel made presentations to the Planning Board Sept. 6, 2007, and Oct. 11, 2007. More...
By Ken Powers Community Reporter
Westborough - Three days after receiving a letter from the town that it planned to begin the process of revoking the 15-year cable television license agreed to in July 2007 because of non-compliance, Verizon notified the town via e-mail that the Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) programm... More...
Westborough - Already cantankerous, the relationship between the School Committee and the district office and the Westborough Teachers Association got a little bit more so at the School Committee's April 2 meeting. More... |
Northborough - A collaborative effort between Renewal by Andersen, a window-replacement company located at 104 Otis St., and the town's Recycling Committee has resulted in Northborough hosting an Earth Day event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday April 19 at Renewal by Andersen's Otis Street location... More... |
Shrewsbury - Hannah Hopkins, Lindsey Drohan and Mariah Boisvert watch as Jennifer McNaught, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine candidate at Tufts University, demonstrates performing a physical on Lily the dog during a workshop at the "Women in Science" Conference held at Oak Middle School April 5. More... |
Southborough - Gabrielius "Gabi" Bazikas is the Mary Finn School's poster child for the Leukemia Society - literally. The 5-year-old was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) when he was 3-1/2. More... |
Marlborough - The Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School Student Council will host a community "Spring Fair" family event Saturday May 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the school parking lot at 215 Fitchburg St. The event is an excellent opportunity to sell wares, advertise a business or buy u... More... |
Hudson - For anyone who has said, "I would love to do some volunteer work, but I just don't have time," Grace Baptist Church in Hudson has created an opportunity to put in a couple of hours of volunteer work once a month. Dubbed "Second Saturday," the events are open to community members. More... |
Westborough - Since last summer, Verizon customers in town have not had access to local cable programming covering government meetings, schools and other local events despite a requirement in Verizon's contract to make them available. Verizon's repeated assurances were left unfulfilled month after... More... |
Shrewsbury - There's something on earth that has the power to transport you back to Colonial America, bearing witness to the birth of a new country, or take you racing across the open seas pillaging for gold and taking no prisoners, or show you what it's like to look down on the Earth 240,000 mil... 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 3/26-4/6/08. Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty. The Community Advocate will publish n... More... |
Mid-Wachusett League bestows All-Star honors on 114 area athletes
Region - Area schools were well represented in the recentlyreleased list of the Mid-Wachusett League All-Stars. A look at those honored, by sport: Boys basketball Kareem Kalil, Algonquin Regional; Chad Dyer, Nick DiBlasi, Matt Jacobs, Hudson; Andre Beauchamp, Keith Brown, George Jordan, Marlboro... More... | |
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Westborough - George Tsouderos, 77, died Sunday, March 30, 2008. He leaves his beloved wife, Inder Tsouderos; his children, Trine Tsouderos and Daniell Emig, his sonsin law, John Yates and Jeff rey Emig; his sisters, Mina Kogevina and Mary Iliopoulos; and his grandchildren, Celia and Quinn Yate... More... |
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