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Shrewsbury – Members of Shrewsbury High School’s senior class recently organized a fundraising effort at the school for those affected by the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. Students and administrators raised an amazing $5,000 that will be sent to the Houston Independent School District.

Why does winter seem to pass soooo sloooowwwwwly, while summer goesbysofast? From June through September is four months. So is December through March. But that...

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – John Iandoli was 17 when his mother signed papers allowing him to enlist in the U.S. Marine...

Shrewsbury - Harry Gaston grew up playing pond hockey in Shrewsbury. Since then, however, Gaston said kids have abandoned many of their small shoveled-off rinks, instead learning to play hockey on rigidly structured teams that play indoors.

To the Editor: Being a volunteer at the Shrewsbury Public Library since 1999 I am familiar with the daily comings and goings of our busy...

Region - All public schools in the CA readership area are closed today, Thursday, Jan. 2. (Assabet Valley, Hudson, Marlborough, Northborough, Southborough, Shrewsbury and Westborough).

Shrewsbury – Hundreds of children and their parents gathered at the Shrewsbury Public Library June 27, for the fourth annual carnival to kick off summer reading. The event featured games, face painting, live music, prizes, films and snacks. Special guests "Finz," the mascot for the Worcester Sharks, and "Flippo," the balloon performer, mingled throughout the crowd. More than a dozen local authors spoke with the children and autographed books.

Northborough – “I still love getting up every morning and coming to work,” Kathy Joubert, the town planner for Northborough, told a crowd at a recent Rotary dinner. “I still love my job.”

Northborough - A talent show and dog exhibition are among the new features of this year's Applefest celebration, which will commence Friday, Sept. 16, in Northborough's downtown area.

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Northborough – Northborough’s legislative delegation appeared before the Board of Selectmen at their March 11 meeting to discuss priorities....

Northborough- The weather was picture perfect as the students, faculty and volunteers held their annual Field Day at the Lincoln Street School June 6.

Marlborough – Someday, if Arthur Bergeron, the chair of the Marlborough Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has his way, the "Boros" will be known throughout the world as a great place to live and do business.

By Ron Ayotte, Contributing writer Marlborough - On Feb. 26, Captain Paul M. Zompetti worked his last shift as a firefighter for the city of...

Region - Today is Wednesday, June 6, the 158th day of 2012. Today is National Day in Sweden. On this day in 1933, the nation's very first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, NJ. Although there are not many left now, there is one still open in nearby Mendon, MA. It was on this day in 1998 that one of the most popular cable shows ever made its premiere on HBO – Sex and the City.

Westborough—Avidia Bank prides itself on being a community bank—at the cutting edge of customer service and communication. Despite its size, nine branches in the Metrowest area, Avidia was, for example, the first bank on the East Coast to offer Cardless Cash, permitting customers to access its ATMs with their smartphones.

Athlete's Spotlight: Marlborough High senior Marisa Giglio Team: Marlborough High School softball Coach: Kyle Wescott Notable Stats: Batted .393 with 16 RBI's this season as the captain and leader of the Panthers.

Hudson – They don’t lift weights, kick oblong objects through goal posts or use sticks as scoring implements. They don’t crash into boards, throw circular objects through hoops or even draw the greatest number of spectators. Theirs is not a conventional sport, but don’t try to tell the Hudson High School (HHS) dance team that their chosen competition is any less challenging or any less worthy of being designated a high school sport.

Westborough - For Westborough High School (class of 2002) alum Tyler Sullivan, the passion to play and excel at golf began one afternoon in the spring of 1995. It was then, as a fifth-grade student, Sullivan sank his first hole-in-one. And he was hooked.

Westborough – Westborough Town Manager Jim Malloy presented alternative forms of government for the Board of Selectmen to consider at their July 11 meeting. This presentation meets one of Malloy’s goals from last year which was to “provide a report about alternative forms of government in Massachusetts.”

Marlborough –  Police Chief Mark Leonard released this statement this afternoon: On January 1, 2017 at approximately 7:30pm the Marlborough Police Department responded to a...