Events

Northborough - The Northborough Education Foundation (NEF) will hold the third annual Applefest Gala, “Cocktails and Dancing Under the Stars,” at Juniper Hills Golf Course Pavilion Friday, Sept. 15, from 7:30 pm – 11:30 p.m. The gala is part of Northborough’s annual Applefest weekend which is scheduled for Sept. 14-17.

Region - The weather held out on Oct. 15 for over 300 runners participating in the 2nd Mary Beth Benison (MBB) Foundation 5K Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run. The foundation uses the MBBF 5k as a way to honor the late Mary Beth Benison, a Northborough resident who passed away from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2015 and another individual from Central Massachusetts who is living with ALS or who has passed away from ALS. This year’s race was in memory of Maryellen Standring who lived in Holden and passed away from ALS in 2014.

Northborough - Lala Java will be hosting a Cars and Coffee event benefiting the Worcester Veterans Inc. Food Bank on October 7  from 8am-10am at...

Marlborough –The Marlborough Historical Society will present “Henry Knox, Revolutionary War Hero” on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. This illuminating presentation will be...

Marlborough – Deb Giroux of Marlborough will continue her Thanksgiving Day morning tradition of walking a 5K. For the second year, her efforts will benefit the Citizens Scholarship Foundation of Marlborough (CSFM) “Dollars for Scholars” for which she serves as the board vice president.

Westborough – Westborough will be holding a Special Town Meeting (STM) Monday, Oct. 16 for all registered voters. In preparation, Town Moderator John Arnold will be holding office hours in Memorial Hall in Town Hall, 34 West Main St., Tuesday, Oct. 3 from 7 – 9 p.m.

Westborough - The Westborough Community Land Trust will hold two nature walks Sunday, Oct. 15, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. The Thoreau Nature Writing Walk, co-sponsored by the Westborough Public Library, explores the life and writing techniques of Henry David Thoreau, born 200 years ago this year.

Northborough – The 47th annual Northborough Rotary Club Scholarship Pancakes and Jazz Breakfast will be held at the Marguerite E. Peaslee School, 31 Maple...

Shrewsbury – Friends of the Shrewsbury Public Library met for their Annual Meeting and program Nov. 1. After electing officers and receiving committee reports, attendees were transported by historical interpreter and History at Play Theater Company’s founder, Judith Kalaora, who took them on a journey through the life of Christa McAuliffe. Kalaora’s 90-minute poignant portrayal was very well received.

Hudson – First United Methodist Church, 34 Felton St., Hudson, will hold a shredding event Saturday, Aug. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a free event organized in partnership with AARP.

Northborough - Boy Scout Troop 101 of Northborough will hold its annual Christmas Tree Pickup Saturday, Jan. 6, beginning at 9 a.m. Before Jan....

Marlborough - First Church Marlborough (Congregational) will hold its annual Labor Day BBQ Picnic at the Union Common, Bolton and Main streets, Monday, Sept....

Westborough – The Westborough High School Chamber Singers, an a capella choir, will perform for the Westborough Women’s Club Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 12...

By Cindy Zomar, Contributing Writer Marlborough - Teams of fourth- to eighth-grade students, with robots and project boards in hand, converged on the Assabet Valley...

Southborough - The Southborough Cultural Arts Council (SCAC) held a reception Feb. 8 at Expressions Art Bar in Southborough for its 2018 grant recipients....

HUDSON – Young innovators and entrepreneurs are invited to pitch their ideas for businesses or homemade products at a “Young Entrepreneurs Market and Shark...

Westborough – Judi Ciance, author of “A Black Rose,” will be at Tatnuck Bookseller Sunday, Sept. 24 from 1-3 p.m.

Region – State Senator Michael Moore (D-Millbury) and the Humane Society of the U.S. State Director Stephanie Harris will speak about how you can turn your compassion for animals into effective action. “Paws and Policy: Turning Compassion into Action” will be held Monday, Nov. 27, from 7-8:30 p.m. at Mass Audubon’s Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Road, Worcester.

Westborough - The 37th annual CROP Walk will take place Sunday, Oct. 20, at 1 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Westborough, 57 W....

Westborough – The Westborough Public Library, 55 W. Main St., will hold the first meeting of its new Cookbook Book Club Tuesday, Feb. 27,...