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May 9, 2008
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Northborough - Mike and Lisa Hodge and their children Taylor, 3, and Brady, 5, helped clean up at Melican Middle School during Town Clean-Up Day April 26. An estimated 150 residents helped clean up around town. Afterward, a cook-out lunch was held at Ellsworth-McAfee Pavilion for all the workers. More...

Westborough - In an age of chains and superstores, with independent bookstores closing all around them, the brain trust at Tatnuck Bookseller, located in the Westborough Shopping Center at the intersection of Route 9 and Lyman Street, came up with an idea that can only be described - in booksto... More...

Hudson - (l to r) Jessica Bettencourt, Ali Calgagni and director Amanda Venturi (on the ladder) rehearse May 1 for the presentation of the Hudson High School (HHS) sophomore class play, "Cut." On Sunday May 18, the Hudson High Drama Club will be holding a competition for students from grade eight ... More...


Shrewsbury - For the fourth time in five years, Shrewsbury voters have defeated a Proposition 2-1/2 override request, 5,212-3,545, leaving town officials with a $1 million budget gap to close and leaving all school fees in place at their current levels. Forty-two percent of registered voters turn... More...


Westborough - Rod Jané, who seemingly knocked on every door in town and had an impressive showing at Candidates Night, was elected to the Board of Selectmen in the annual Town Election, held May 6. More...


Northborough - Kevin Giblin, developer of the Loop shopping center slated to be built at the intersection of routes 9 and 20 on land formerly owned by Anthony "Spag" Borgatti, said he has decided to delay opening the 575,000-square-foot outdoor mall for 18 months in order to land a high-profile ... More...


Westborough - Scores of teachers, unhappy with the stalled negotiations between their union and the Westborough School Committee, picketed outside the Forbes Building prior to the April 30 meeting held there. Those picketing teachers - and others - then crowded into the meeting. More...
Northborough - The town's Recreation Department is openly seeking help from area residents and businesses so that all children wanting to participate in summer programs will be able to do so. More...
Shrewsbury - After months of continuances, proponents for the Value Place Extended Stay Hotel have met with the Shrewsbury Planning Board to further discuss their proposal to place a hotel on the corner of Route 9 and Lake Street. More...
Southborough - Four years ago, Lisa Baccio sat in her living room with her husband, Matthew, looking at the website www.anysoldier. com and feeling helpless. "We were just sitting there reading the requests of the soldiers, the stuff they needed or would like to have while they were in Iraq and... More...
Marlborough - The Marlborough Public School (MPS) Foundation is inviting the community to their Inaugural Marlborough Alumni and Community Recognition Awards event, which will be held Saturday May 17 from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel. More...
Hudson - On May 2, the Hudson High School "Battle of the Bands" interest group brought in five bands as a fundraiser for "Music For All," an organization that provides funding for schools needing music programs and instruments. More...
Region - Symphony Pro Musica will close its 25th anniversary season with a celebratory concert weekend, with performances in Hudson and Westborough. The Gala Concerts will take place Saturday May 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Hudson High School and Sunday May 11 at 3:30 p.m. at Westborough High School. More...
To the Editor: Imagine yourself on Main Street in an average small to middle sized American community in Georgia or Kansas or Idaho - or almost anywhere outside New England. Imagine yourself telling people you met there that they could participate, directly and personally, in their municipal gove... More...
Westborough - When Edgar Krasa was not much older than the seniors at Westborough High School (WHS), he went to Terezin, a Jewish ghetto created in a walled city in Czechoslovakia in 1941. Eventually a concentration camp, Terezin required alterations before it could house the thousands of Jews e... 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 4/22 to 5/4/08. Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty. More...
Algonquin Regional baseball team off to another fast start
Region - With two of the top five hitters in the league and a pair of the top three pitchers, the Algonquin Regional High School baseball team - the 2006 Division 1 State Champions and 2007 Division 1 State Finalist - is off to a 10-2 start. More...
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Marlborough - That pendant handed down from your great-grandmother needs to be repaired, and although it's not valuable in monetary terms, to you it is priceless. How can you leave it for weeks with a jeweler who will ship it off to be repaired? What if it gets lost or stolen? More...
Which is it? The Chinese word for crisis is made up of two characters, one represents danger and the other represents opportunity. A recession is a period of time when we have to go without things our grandparents never heard of. More...
Northborough - Carolyn Dearington Cutter, 93, died Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Beaumont Skilled Nursing Center in Northborough. Her husband of 61 years, Robert, died in 2004. She leaves her children, Candy (Carolyn) Cares, Jeffrey Cutter, Bradley Cutter, Christopher Cutter and Daryl Cutter, as w... More...