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Northborough - The Algonquin Regional High School gymnastics team hosted a meet Jan. 6 that included both the Marlborough High School and Hudson High School teams. Algonquin came out on top with a score of 133, followed by Marlborough with 130.6 and Hudson with 122.1.

Westborough - Several of the families impacted by the Nov. 24 fire at the Columbia Hotel in Leominster were recently provided the opportunity to...

Northborough – Songs, poetry and patriotism were elements of a special event hosted by students from St. Bernadette School in Northborough who invited local veterans, parishioners, parents and friends to join them in honoring veterans at their annual Veterans Day Program Nov. 9. The program was delivered with a lesson as well, a lesson in the importance of honoring those who have served “to protect and preserve our God-given freedoms.”

Region – Personal reasons compel Dolores Edgren of Southborough to support the Adult Congenital Heart Association and Children’s Heart Foundation, which are the benefiting charities of the Congenial Heart Walk – Boston. Her daughter, Kim Edgren now of North Grafton, is a congenital heart defect (CHD) survivor and chair of the walk since its inception in 2012.

Marlborough-Overall safety, traffic, early morning and evening noise, signage, landscaping and water supply protection were among the many concerns voiced by residents of the Glen and Ames streets area of the city during a public hearing held during the Marlborough City Council’s March 7 meeting.

Shrewsbury – Shrewsbury Girl Scout Troop 11087 is preparing foster care comfort bags as their Bronze Project. The bags will be filled with hygiene...

Hudson - State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan, Hudson Fire Chief John Blood and Hudson Police Chief Michael...

Marlborough – On any given day, Kennedy’s Restaurant in Marlborough is a bustling, busy place at lunch time. But on April 13 there was an extra charge of excitement in the air as nearly 70 of the city’s senior citizens converged upon the restaurant to celebrate the Boston Red Sox’s home season opener. For the past few years, Kerry, the restaurant’s bar manager, has held a big kick-off party to celebrate the start of the baseball season. The staff all wear baseball t-shirts and there are traditional snacks, such as peanuts and popcorn, on all the tables.

Westborough - Two Westborough veterans, John Jacob Leonard Matson and the late Stephen Eric Sullivan, have been named the town's 2012 Memorial Day parade Grand Marshals according to Kenneth G. Ferrera, the town's assistant veterans agent. This year's parade, to be held Monday, May 28, will honor the end of the war in Iraq. Special emphasis will be placed on those veterans of Westborough who have participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. This year's parade, to be held Monday, May 28, will honor the end of the war in Iraq. Special emphasis will be placed on those veterans of Westborough who have participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Northborough - Executive Director of Decoding Dyslexia - Massachusetts Nancy Duggan will present a workshop, “A Clear and Structured Process for Effective Reading Goals”...

By Andrew Strecker, Senior Community Reporter Westborough - The town of Westborough will experience a significant tax benefit from the proposed 700-unit, 55-plus residential redevelopment...

By Dakota Antelman, Contributing Writer Hudson - Selectmen voted unanimously Feb. 5 to join local business leaders in requesting the state government pay $500,000 for...

Marlborough—For 25 years, Wayside Ford has been putting Metrowest drivers behind the wheel of a new car. Claude Levesque started Wayside Ford in 1991 and has owned the business ever since.

Shrewsbury - Representatives of the Shrewsbury Master Plan Steering Committee met with the Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen Feb. 23.

Region - All the pieces for the storm of Sunday night into Tuesday are coming together and promise to bring yet another heavy snowfall to central Massachusetts. The outlook for Saturday and Sunday remains pretty much the same as it did yesterday. Light snow will overspread our area by late Saturday morning or around noon and will continue off and on for the rest of the day and into the evening hours.

Shrewsbury - Shrewsbury resident Bill Riordan practices Tai Chi every day for at least 20 minutes. He has studied Tai Chi – a Chinese martial art that involves gentle physical exercise and stretching - for 23 years. “I get a lot out of Tai Chi, and not just the physical benefits,” said Riordan. “A lot of my best friends are people I met through Tai Chi. It also keeps the mind going. Tai Chi is not all that physically demanding. The difficulty comes in remembering what to do.”

Marlborough- Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School concluded its Military Awareness Week Nov. 8 by honoring veterans with a fully attended assembly in the gym.

Region - The storm is going more to the north and accordingly most of its snow will occur to our north as well. It now appears that rain will begin during the late morning hours tomorrow in most areas and even in those areas where precipitation does begin as snow it will quickly change to rain. Rain will become heavy during the late afternoon and continue through Wednesday night, with urban and street flooding likely in the usual areas. Rain will change to a wintry mix in the very early morning hours Thursday. Precipitation should become all snow for a while Thursday morning with only small accumulations in the 1 to 3 inch range likely throughout our entire area. Very cold air will flood in and there is a chance of a very rapid freeze of snow/slush and rain water on paved surfaces around dawn Thursday. Winds will become southeasterly and increase to 15 to 25 mph in inland areas but will be 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph along the coast, shifting to the northwest in all areas Thursday and remaining quite strong. Thursday night will remain breezy and temperatures will sink to the single numbers, possibly approaching record low levels once again. Some moderation is likely Friday and into the weekend.

What an awesome parade! With all the political unrest in this country, uncertainty in world affairs, and devastating storms ripping through our neighbors’ yards to the far south, the Westborough parade was an exciting diversion for us.

Northborough - Trinity Church officially welcomed their new pastor Rev. Valeria Schmidt at an installation service May 31.