Westborough - This Memorial Day weekend discover history in your own backyard. Learn about pirates, kidnappings and battles, and view toys, weapons, ball gowns and other artifacts up to 300 years old - all at the Westborough Historical Society Open House Sunday May 24 from 2-4 p.m. Free admission and refreshments. More...

Northborough/Southborough - Students at Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) will present "Journey to the Absurd," a collection of five plays that voyage into absurdity. The event will be held Thursday May 28 at 7 p.m.; Friday May 29 and Saturday May 30 at 8 p.m.; and Sunday May 31 at 3 p.m. All performances will be stage in Theater Two at ARHS in Northborough. More...

Shrewsbury - Maya McCollum runs with her father, Dan, in the second annual Shrewsbury Road Scholars 5K and 1M Fun Run May 3. The community event raised funds to support the Shrewsbury Public Schools. More...

Southborough - Longtime Southborough resident Richard Cincotta was dealt a blow a little more than a year ago: he went into the emergency room late at night with some kidney pain and left at 5:30 the next morning believing he may have lymphoma. More...

Marlborough - Wayside Racquet and Swim Club in Marlborough has become the official training center for the inaugural Marlborough Triathlon, which will be held Sunday July 26 at Fort Meadow Reservoir and Marlborough High School. This partnership will off er race participants training options and programs to help them prepare for the event. More...

Hudson - The town of Hudson's Community Preservation Committee is now accepting applications for funding under the Community Preservation Act and the guidelines stated in the Community Preservation Plan. All applications should be submitted no later than Thursday July 23 at 4 p.m. to the Planning Department. More...

Region - Cornell University has announced that the following students from the area will be presented for graduation with the Class of 2009 during Commencement ceremonies May 24: More...

Dear Editor: I am sending you this letter because I would like for people to know that animals are becoming endangered and even extinct every day. Humans are the main cause of endangered species. Without animals there is no balance in nature. Some causes are global warming, pollution, construction of houses, roads and buildings, zoos and circuses. More...

Shrewsbury - In an eff ort to cut costs and increase revenue, the Shrewsbury Public Schools Food Service Department is looking into alternative methods of providing school lunches. More...

Shrewsbury - Followers of the Shrewsbury High School boys and girls cross country and track and field programs worried that the athletic landscape as they know it was about to change because of the impending retirement of the Colonials' longtime coach Nick DiPilato can breathe easy. More...

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Marlborough - A state-of-theart auto body shop, Ultra Shine Collision and Detailing Center has taken steps to embrace the latest technologies and has moved to an eco-friendly water based refinishing system. More...

Oh what a difference just a few short weeks makes in the real estate market. Suddenly, the slow stagnation seems to be over, and buyers have returned in full force once again, lured by the 2001 era pricing, the most attractive interest rates in decades, and a host of federal tax credits designed to make a home purchase more attractive than ever. More...

Northborough - Rita M. (Robillard) Kilgore, 86, died Tuesday May 12, 2009, at Saint Vincent's Hospital in Worcester following a long illness. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles F. Kilgore Sr., who died in 2006. She is survived by three sons, Charles F. Kilgore Jr. and his wife, Catherine; Kevin K. Kilgore; and Daniel J. Kilgore and his wife, Lynda. More...