Neighbors helping neighbors

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury - Sean McNamara, Shrewsbury resident and creator of the Haunted Hillando Halloween Maze on Hillando Drive, recently announced...

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer Hudson/Marlborough – Organizers of the 17th annual Snowflake Festival Charity Kickball Tournament are currently seeking base sponsors, raffle prizes,...

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer Hudson/Marlborough – On March 2, a light snowfall steadily – and fittingly – occurred during the 18th annual Snowflake Charity...

By MaryCatherine Karcich, Contributing Writer Marlborough – What began as a homegrown charity has blossomed into a nonprofit aimed to give children comfort in an...

Region - The Stop & Shop “Turkey Express” truck pulled up to the Worcester County Food Bank (WCFB) in Shrewsbury Nov. 4. to deliver 1,000 turkeys.

Shrewsbury – The Shrewsbury High School (SHS) boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams will be hosting the annual ALS Awareness Game Thursday, March 16,...

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Northborough – Members of the Northborough Town Common Committee gathered recently to celebrate with a mock ground breaking to...

Northborough - The concept of paying it forward may not be part of the official Massachusetts elementary school curriculum standards, but the third-grade students at the Fannie E. Proctor Elementary School in Northborough have already begun to master the idea. Following the overwhelming destruction of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, the teachers spoke to the students about the importance of reaching out to help others in their times of need. They then discussed the devastation with the students, and, to help them visualize the situation that other third-grade students were facing, they showed them a short news clip of the damage.

NORTHBOROUGH – The Melican Middle School music department defied the frigid temperatures on Thursday to keep up a holiday tradition of performing a musical...

Northborough - Behind the historic facades of 33-35 and 37-39 Main St. in Northborough, four families will each begin a new chapter of their lives. Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester chapter (HFH MWGW) will convert these properties, located next to the Trinity Church, into four affordable, owner-occupied condos: a five-bedroom, three-bedroom, and two two-bedroom units.

By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer Northborough - Most students celebrate when school ends on Friday afternoon, but some who receive free lunch on a school...

Westborough - A make-your-own-sundae fundraiser for Home Away Boston will be held Sunday, Dec. 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Uno Pizzeria &...

Southborough - Twin sisters Sia and Simi Gandhi are on a mission to help solve the problem of hunger with a program that they recently implemented in the Margaret A. Neary School called “Give Back with a Snack.” Both 11-year-olds are sensitive to those in their community and beyond that don’t have enough to eat. Their hope is to have the fourth-graders continue the program at the school once they enter the middle school. They would love to introduce it there as well.

Shrewsbury - The Siebels family, who live on School Street in Shrewsbury, moved to town about two years ago. Like many who are new to town, they wanted to connect with their neighbors and their new community and they found a really interesting way to achieve this while sharing their love of reading. They built their own Little Library that sits in their front lawn near the road.

Southborough - According to the Epilepsy Foundation, absence seizures are caused by abnormal activity in a person’s brain and are characterized by a short period of “blanking out” or staring into space. This type of seizure is most common in children ages 4 to 14. When Andrew and Melanie Harmon noticed their 6-year-old daughter Emily “spacing out” for a few seconds several times a day, they assumed that she was just thinking about something because she would return to the conversation or activity as if nothing happened. In August 2013, an EEG confirmed that Emily was experiencing absence seizures.

Northborough – Boston’s Teamsters Local 25 awarded a $10,000 grant to Northborough’s famous “Fist Bump Kid” Liam Fitzgerald during its Autism Awards Reception held April 28 at the Strega Waterfront in Boston. The grant will be donated to Liam’s charity of choice-- the Mark Fidrych Foundation.

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer Marlborough/Sudbury – Armand Courchaine of Marlborough discovered a love for fishing and the art of fly tying as a...

Nine-year-old is daughter of fallen Firefighter Christopher Roy By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – After Worcester Firefighter Christopher Roy, a resident of Shrewsbury, died from...

Nonprofit to open Jan. 3 at 16 Brent Drive, Hudson after losing lease at prior location  By Nance Ebert Contributing Writer Hudson- When the Fresh Start...

By Kate Tobiasson, Contributing Writer Marlborough/Hudson - Some teenagers might be happy to spend their summers on the couch, but five charismatic girls from Marlborough...