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Shrewsbury - Sarah Weagle, a Shrewsbury High School (SHS) senior is pictured with her work, ?"Drifters 1" at the Dec.14 opening of the SHS...

Marlborough - Dozens of local Tiger Scouts and Cub Scouts brought homemade handheld race cars to the Solomon Pond Mall April 8 for a series of Pinewood Derby races.

Marlborough - The LaFollette family and Dollars for Scholars - CSF of Marlborough are pleased to announce that on Saturday, May 21, a benefit will be held to raise funds for The Bernadette LaFollette Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Northborough - The Wesson lion fountain, which sits at 4 W. Main St. in front of the old Town Hall building, was, according to the Northborough Historical Society, a gift to the town of Northborough from Daniel Wesson and his family in 1882. Wesson was a firearms designer and one of the founders of Smith & Wesson.

Shrewsbury - A decaying sign at the Edgemere Drive-In keeps watch over a large parcel of land on Route 20. The property, which has long...

Shrewsbury – In New England, the bitter cold winds of winter persuaded folks to “bundle up” in cozy coats, hats, gloves and scarves. But for too many adults and children, warm winter accessories aren’t affordable. That’s why, in February, students and two teachers at Al-Hamra Academy made it their mission to help children in need by making 78 scarves for them.

Northborough - The Algonquin Regional High School Tomahawks football team defeated the Worcester North Polar Bears 22-16 in a game played Oct. 24. With the victory, the Tomahawks will advance to the playoffs for the first time since 1987.

Shrewsbury ?For the last three years, Jonathan Green, a senior at St. John's High School, has made an impressive showing as a year-round runner....

Southborough - With Memorial Day just weeks away, people's thoughts are filled with barbecues, pool parties and the start of summer. But for many local families, Memorial Day has a much deeper meaning as it is a time to remember the brave men and women who have served, or are currently serving, in the military. One local mother has made remembering the troops a top priority.

Marlborough – After a few years" hiatus, the Marlborough Youth Commission revived its Youth Service Award, which was presented to six recipients at the start of the City Council's May 19 meeting at City Hall.

Southborough – "You have what most of the world wants," said Prof. Maureen Dunne as she finished her presentation to the Southborough Board of Selectmen July 15. "But the race is on." Dunne, of the MetroWest Economic Research Center (MERC) at Framingham State University, was before the board to present the results of a recent study completed for Southborough that looked at the town's business, non-profit and employment activity.

Region – The Community Advocate is now partnering with Charter TV3 in Worcester to produce a new cable feature – “Your Community Advocate – Focusing...

Northborough – Army veteran Gerard W. Bourque seems to have been born to serve his fellow military peers. He was born May 30, back when Memorial Day was always observed on that date.

Westborough - The Westborough High School Rangers and the Algonquin Regional High School Tomahawks boys’ ice hockey teams skated to a 2-2 tie in a game Jan. 19 at North Star Ice Sports.

Marlborough – When the Marlborough Public Library presented a garden tour July 20, guests visited several spots including Jaworek Elementary School. That's where Girl Scout Troop 72843 members Ashley LeConti and Sara Peltier created a vegetable patch as their Silver Award project. The garden's harvest will be donated to the Marlborough Community Cupboard.

Region – Today is Monday, Oct. 15, the 289th day of 2012. On this day in 1991, after a bitter confirmation hearing that left much of the nation divided, the U.S. Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court. The hearing had turned contentious when a former aide to Thomas, Anita Hill, testified that he had sexually harassed her.

Southborough – Fortunately, flying weather conditions were good Dec. 5 for families attending the 38th annual Santa Day to see the special guest land by helicopter on St. Mark's School field in Southborough. Handling crowd control were members of Boy Scout Troop 92.

Shrewsbury - Town Clerk Sandra Wright addressed the Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen June 23 regarding the suitability of current precinct voting locations. Two of them are in private buildings, which has led to a concern that during a future election, they may not be open and available to the public for voting. Precinct 2 votes at the Gesang Verein Frohsinn Club, 25 N. Quinsigamond Ave., and Precinct 4 at the Scandinavian Athletic Club, 438 Lake St. Wright agreed with selectmen that the situation may have resulted in low voter turnout in these precincts in past elections.

Shrewsbury - The Shrewsbury Board of Health has issued a public health advisory due to the observation of high levels of cyanobacteria algae (blue-green)...

Marlborough - City Councilors welcomed the newest police "officer" in the Marlborough Department – K9 "Kaiser" – who was escorted into council chambers Jan. 13 by Patrolman Ken McKenzie, administrator of the new K9 Unit. The surprise visit by the two drew a standing ovation and congratulations on completing several weeks training.