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Westborough – The Westborough Board of Selectmen "anticipate" that details on the possibility of the town buying the 108-acre former Westborough State Hospital will...

Southborough – Guests at the June 13 meeting of the Breakfast Club at the Southborough Senior Center learned about the history of the town's prominent Burnett family and their connection to several local landmarks including Deerfoot Farms.

By Joan Goodchild Community Reporter Shrewsbury - Sherwood Middle School is finished with its 2010-2011 school year, but the building is still alive with students this...

Shrewsbury - Kindergarten and first-grade students at the Beal Early Childhood Center in Shrewsbury are greeted warmly each day by Principal Alice Brennan as they get off the bus and head to their classrooms. It's a ritual Brennan never misses.

Northborough - The Northborough Rotary Club raised over $8,000 at their annual pancake breakfast in March. This money provided scholarships for seven Northborough students...

Region- After just one year, Assabet Valley Regional School District Superintendent Patrick Collins will resign his post effective Aug. 1, amid a $62 million ongoing renovation to Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School (AVRTHS).

Westborough - Ryann Smith, 14, a freshman at Westborough High School, is working hard to earn her Girl Scout Silver Award. On Sept. 9, she installed two benches, which she assembled, at the Haskell Street Park playground, off of Lyman Street, in Westborough.

Shrewsbury – Students at God's Little Children Preschool and Kindergarten recently had a very special guest reader, State Sen. Michael Moore (D-Millbury).

Region – Reflecting this year’s theme of “Around the World,” the annual Lake Quinsigamond Boat Parade displayed an international flair with nine entries Sept. 10.

Southborough - Registration opens Sunday, Jan. 15, for FaySummer, Fay School's summer programs for children and teens ages 3-15. FaySummer Day Camp offers nine one-week sessions that include...

Region - Do you struggle with your weight? Have you been on endless diets throughout your life, losing weight only to gain it back?

Southborough – In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR), the word "kolenda" means strong. When Southborough Selectman Daniel Kolenda visited the DCR to train soldiers on the rules of war, "the troops would chant and sing it, sometimes around me, after a training class," he relayed.

Region – Many couples renew their vows several decades after they first took them. For Phil and Susan Sheridan, there was a compelling reason not to wait years later but instead to say “I do” once again just a mere few hours after the first time they officially became husband and wife. On the afternoon of Sept. 14 at St. John’s Church in Worcester the former Susan Slavinskas and Phil Sheridan exchanged vows before an audience of family and friends.

Westborough - When Yvonne Brown joined Girl Scouts, she took her pledge of service to others to heart and remained true to it ever since. Last fall, the Westborough resident was elected board secretary of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Worcester, a branch that was dormant until she helped resurrect it a few years ago.

Northborough - Dr. Jean Casello, the medical director and owner of RenovoMD, is excited to now offer KYBELLA™ to new and existing clients. KYBELLA is the first and only FDA-approved non-surgical treatment that contours and improves the appearance of submental fullness (ie: “turkey neck” and chin fat). KYBELLA destroys fat cells when injected into the fat beneath your chin. Once destroyed, those cells cannot store or accumulate fat.

Hudson/Marlborough – On Saturday, June 1, runners and walkers are expected to arrive en masse to the 27th annual Hudson Community Fest as participants in the Highland City Striders (HCS) first Finnegan's Fantastic Five Road Race. Proceeds will go to the Hudson Elks Scholarship Fund for graduates of Hudson, Marlborough and Assabet Valley Regional Technical high schools.

Northborough – Plans are now being finalized for the town-wide 2014 Applefest Celebration which will be held Friday, Sept. 19 through Sunday, Sept. 21. One of the highlights of the weekend is the Applefest Street Fair, which will be held Saturday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) parking lot. The popular event is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Northborough.

Marlborough-Small and mid-to-large size business owners, solo entrepreneurs and those looking to expand their knowledge of networking skills gathered at the Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce office April 19 to hear Rick Robinson of Capstone Home Inspections share successful techniques.

Northborough – A relatively-new and free holiday event continued as families flocked Oct. 29 to the open-air shopping center Northborough Crossing for a Halloween Spooktacular. Mingling among them were the costumed Minions characters for children to meet.

Shrewsbury – The Worcester County Light Opera Company (WCLOC) continues its Neil Simon season with “Proposals” directed by Sally Holden. Two of the nine cast members are Shrewsbury residents. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m., from Feb. 6 through 22 at the Grandview Playhouse, 21 Grandview Ave. in Worcester.