Neighbors helping neighbors

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By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Northborough – Chilly and damp weather didn’t prevent over 250 people, including school groups, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, church...

Northborough - Many area schools celebrate the 100th day of the school year by featuring the number 100 in student activities. For example, students may create a picture using 100 items, or find 100 similar objects to bring into school for show and tell. Third-grade teacher at Peaslee School Melissa Farrell wanted to do something different: she suggested the students participate in a food drive to collect much-needed items for the local food pantry.

Shrewsbury – Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the nation's premiere donor and volunteer-supported youth mentoring organization, celebrates National Mentoring Month during the month of January. In collaboration with that initiative, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass/Metrowest, Inc. is delighted to share this story of a very special match.

Shrewsbury – Soon after starting as executive director of Shrewsbury Youth & Family Services (SYFS) last June, Terry Cassidy met with community leaders and heard the same comment repeatedly. "I kept hearing how surprised they were that so many people don's know what SYFS does," she said. She learned that residents are familiar with their modest building and its "SYFS" sign at 240 Maple Avenue, but unaware it's the hub of activity beyond that address.

By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer Marlborough - Shawls bring warmth and comfort to those enveloped in their fabric. For cancer patients at Saint Vincent Hospital...

Marlborough – Perhaps global warming is altering a longtime fundraiser in Marlborough. Sixteen teams, each consisting of at least 10 players, could dress for springtime Feb. 25 while competing in the 16th annual Snowflake Kickball Festival.

Marlborough/Hudson - Metrowest Animal Awareness Society (MAAS) was founded in 2002 as a 501(3)c feline rescue organization operated entirely by volunteers. In order to control the feral and homeless cat population in Marlborough, Hudson and surrounding towns, MAAS began a trap-neuter-return (TNR) program with feeding stations where the cats are fed daily. The organization maintains a foster care adoption program, with Meow Mixers (meet-and-greet events) twice a month at the Pet Source locations in Stow and Marlborough.

Westborough - The GO (Girls Outdoors) Girl Scout group of the Westborough Girl Scouts recently hiked the Appalachian Trail in Massachusetts. In honor of...

Region – The nonprofit organization founded in 1973 as Greater Marlborough Programs Inc. (GMPI) changed its name in March to Thrive Support & Advocacy. While Thrive is headquartered in Marlborough, it currently helps families with developmentally disabled children and adults in over 30 communities including Grafton, Hudson, Marlborough, Northborough, Shrewsbury, Southborough and Westborough.

Marlborough – Nearly 300 motorcyclists and passengers endured sudden downpours Aug. 6 as they started the seventh annual Shawna Jean Larassa (SJL) Memorial Motorcycle Ride. The 50-plus mile ride through 10 communities began and ended at the Marlborough Moose Family Center 1129. There, others joined them for a day of family fun with new attractions.

Marlborough - The third International Overdose Awareness Day Vigil at the Walker Building in Marlborough ended on Aug. 31 with hundreds of attendees raising memorial candles into the sky as the voice of Godsmack’s Sully Erna echoed down Main Street. This year’s was the biggest event yet for organizer and advocate Kathy Leonard of Marlborough. Several hundred attendees came from across Central Massachusetts to hear more than an hour of speeches and a musical performance by Erna. Leonard organized the event to remember those lost to the opioid epidemic and destigmatize addiction.

By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer Marlborough - Coffee is a universal beverage that is consumed by many throughout the day. According to special education teacher...

Northborough – It’s hard to believe, but one in four women experience miscarriage or infant loss, according to the TEARS Foundation, which provides assistance and support for bereaved families. The group is sponsoring its first fundraiser, Rock and Walk for Babies, Sunday, June 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Algonquin Regional High School, 79 Bartlett St., in Northborough.

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – Jessica Minton and Riley Manchester, Shrewsbury Girl Scout Cadets from Troop 11087, have teamed up to work...

Region - The Avidia Charitable Foundation recently donated $1,000 to the Rise Above Foundation. This donation is to help with assistance in providing foster...

By Christine Galeone, Contributing Writer Northborough – Throughout the year, Trinity Church of Northborough members volunteer at the church’s Count Your Blessings Thrift Shop. They...

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Northborough – Members of the Northborough Challenger program had a fantastic day Oct. 13 for their fifth annual Corn...

Northborough/Southborough - While many of her peers are participating in extracurricular sports and activities at school, Algonquin Regional High School senior Margot Lee can be found at the Marlborough Fish and Game Club, 1 Muddy Lane, sighting in her Anschutz 2013 (2018 stock), 13-pound .22 caliber smallbore rifle. Ever since Lee was very young, her parents encouraged her to try new things. She learned how to ski and swim when she was 2, she learned to dance and twirl a baton when she was 8, and she learned to shoot a gun when she was 13.

Westborough - Adam Dapolite and Andrew O’Keefe from Troop 100 Westborough were awarded the rank of Eagle Scout May 19 at The Congregational Church...