Westborough - To help the family of Mill Pond Intermediate School teacher Kathy Swanson, friends are holding a Family Bowling Day fundraiser from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday April 4 at Town and Country Bowling, 405 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury. More...

Northborough - An Electronic Equipment and Home Appliance Recycling and Collection Day is being sponsored by St. Rose of Lima Church, in Northborough. The event will be held in the church parking lot at 244 West Main St. (Route 20) Saturday March 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. More...

Shrewsbury - Hundreds of Special Olympians from across the state gathered to ski, bowl, play basketball and floor hockey as part of the 2009 Winter Olympic Games in Worcester County. Created in 1968, the Special Olympics offers athletes a feeling of dignity and acceptance and a chance to reach one's potential. More...

Southborough - Buzz on over to the second annual Southborough Education Foundation (SEF) Spelling Bee Friday March 27 at 7 p.m. at Trottier Middle School. More...

Marlborough - The Marlborough Public Library, in conjunction with the Marlborough Historical Society, is inviting the community to celebrate literature with four local authors. According to Library Director Salvatore Genovese, the event, to be held Monday March 23 at 7 p.m. More...

Hudson - For 34 years, the Hudson Public Library has been a place of both employment and inspiration for Peggy DeMarco, the assistant children's librarian. This past January, however, she retired. More...

Dear Editor, Studies have shown that in difficul t economi c times, people turn to public libraries for the array of free resources off ered, from books, DVDs and CDs, to access to computers, job search assistance, and recreational activities. More...

Westborough - The School Committee, at its March 11 meeting, began the sobering process of calculating just how many layoffs may be needed and where they could come from. The School Committee is working with a proposed fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget of $38,259,898, which is 1.34 percent higher than the current budget. More...

Region - Three years ago the Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) boys hockey team didn't win a game. Last year, it won seven. This year it won 10 games, qualified for the Central Mass. Tournament for the first time in nine years and finished the season 10-10-1. More...

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Marlborough - With almost 150 years in business, Marlborough Savings Bank's (MSB) commitment to responsible lending practices and a reliable partnership with the community have set it apart in today's banking industry. As a result of MSB's loyalty to local customers and its sound business decisions, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Human Resources Ellen W. More...

A show of hands, please: How many of you feel that you would have been better off selling your home seven years ago when the economy was hot, hot, hot? Well, if your home is in Shrewsbury, 2008 would have been the time to sell! Apparently Shrewsbury hasn't heard of the housing crisis. Or if it has, it's not listening, at least as far as single family homes go. More...

Northborough - John O. Seppa, 89, passed away Thursday March 5, 2009, at UMass Memorial Healthcare, University Campus in Worcester after a brief illness and long battle with polio. He was the loving husband of Carmela (DeSimone) Seppa for 45 years. More...