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‘Writing Away Your Pain’ workshop to be held at Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Region – Marlborough resident Trish Finlay will be hosting a three-week workshop, “Writing Away Your Pain,” at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, on Thursdays, Oct. 5, 12 and 19, from 10-12:30 p.m. each session. The cost is $75 for Tower Hill members and $90 for non-members.
“No Show Flash Mob” to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs
Region - The Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest announced its annual "No Show" campaign, the 2014 No Show Flash Mob. Participants can go...
Westborough veterans enjoy free lunch at senior center event
By Dakota Antelman, Contributing Writer
Westborough - Veterans and community members enjoyed free food and conversation June 21 at the second quarterly Veterans Lunch at...
Textile recycling event Sept. 15 in Westborough
Westborough - Westborough Girl Scout Troop 30507 will hold a textile recycling event from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at the...
Ninth annual Briarwood Golf Outing to be held Sept. 28
Region - The Briarwood Community is accepting registrations for its ninth annual Golf Outing Thursday, Sept. 28, at Wachusett Country Club in West Boylston. Proceeds from the event will benefit a backup emergency generator for resident safety, comfort and care. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m., with a shotgun start at 11 a.m.
Shrewsbury Historical Society hosts Massachusetts author Jan. 31
Shrewsbury - The Shrewsbury Historical Society will welcome J.L. Bell, author of “The Road to Concord: How Four Stolen Cannon Ignited the Revolutionary War” Wednesday,...
BC4T cornhole tourney kicks off scholarship fund
Northborough – On a drizzly Oct. 29, nine teams of two players competed in the first Cornhole Tournament to benefit a new Boros Cares 4 Troops (BC4T) scholarship fund at the Vincent F. Picard American Legion Post 234 in Northborough. The winners Pinh Pen and Jerry Riel received $100. Second-place players Karen Thornton and Jeff Millar got $50. Each team donated their winnings back to BC4T.
Benefit dinner dance to honor former police chief
Northborough - The Northborough Interfaith Clergy Association (NICA) will hold a dinner dance banquet that will honor former Northborough Chief of Police Ken Hutchins...
Apple Tree Arts to hosts open auditions Oct. 16
Grafton - Apple Tree Arts is seeking adults and teens 14 years and older to participate in open auditions for an interactive, murder mystery production, “Murder’s in the Heir” on Monday, Oct. 16, 6:30 p.m. at One Grafton Common.
Art, music and more during ‘Holidays at WAM’
Region – The Worcester Art Museum is celebrating the “Holidays at WAM” with art, music, shopping and more. The Museum Shop will be open...
Technology Help Group meets at Marlborough Senior Center
By Joan F. Simoneau, Community Reporter
Marlborough - Are you frustrated because you can’t print an email or can’t find a photo of your grandchild...
Overdose awareness vigil grows for its third year
Marlborough - Marlborough resident Kathy Leonard has mixed feelings about the growth of the annual International Overdose Awareness vigil she helps to organize in the city.
Local theater troupe to salute WWII women pilots
Westborough – In observance of Veterans Day, the Westborough Players’ Club (WPC) will present “Decision Height,” an award-winning, two-act play with music about a group of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) who flew aircraft during World War II (WWII).
Southborough Cultural Arts Council holds reception for grant recipients
Southborough - The Southborough Cultural Arts Council (SCAC) held a reception Feb. 8 at Expressions Art Bar in Southborough for its 2018 grant recipients....
Beatles fever hits Shrewsbury
By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter
Shrewsbury – Mother Nature provided a picture perfect backdrop for a fun, family friendly evening of pure Beatles enjoyment...
Springtime walk to be held at Gilmore Pond and Libbey/Wile Forest
Westborough - Join Westborough Community Land Trust’s (WCLT) new Stewardship Chair Keith Martin in a springtime ramble through Libbey/Wile Forest Sunday, May 20, from...
New respite program at Hudson Senior Center
Hudson - The Hudson Senior Center is partnering with Pleasantries Adult Day Services, Aging Well Adult Day Health, Marlborough Hills Healthcare Center and Comfort...
Northborough Garden Club meeting to be held Feb. 6
Northborough - The Northborough Garden Club will meet Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 6:30 p.m. at the Northborough Free Public Library, 34 Main St. The guest...
Cemetery tour in Westborough Oct. 28
Westborough - The Westborough Historical Society will hold a Memorial Cemetery Tour, “Death Heads and Angels,” Saturday, Oct. 28, at 1 p.m. Presenter Leslie M. Leslie will lead the tour of Westborough’s oldest cemetery and speak about the community’s first settlers and the stories told by the early Puritan gravestone symbols.
Interfaith singer to perform benefit concert
Westborough - To raise funds for its family homeless shelter, The Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Worcester is bringing singer/songwriter Carrie Newcomer to the...