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Avidia Bank president and CEO Mark O’Connell to retire in 2023 

Avidia Bank has announced that President and CEO Mark O’Connell will retire in May of next year, capping a 35-year career with the bank.  

Fire ended 20-year run of Westborough’s Red Barn Theatre

On April 29, 1958, a fire caused by a faulty refrigeration unit leveled the playhouse. All the stage props and costumes were destroyed.

Trial date set for former Westborough man accused of killing his mother

Daniel Uhlman, 53, will be tried in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn on Aug. 19. A “trial readiness” hearing is scheduled for July 12.

Shrewsbury DECA team finds success in inaugural year

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Five state finalists from the Shrewsbury DECA have qualified for the International Career Development Conference.

STERIS Corp. appeals Northborough Planning Board’s permit denial

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter NORTHBOROUGH - STERIS Corp. has filed an appeal after the Northborough Planning Board denied its site plan and groundwater...

Walker Building has presided over downtown Marlborough for more than a century

Originally constructed as the high school in 1897, the enormous building was not the first school sited upon this acre-plus lot.

Towns may go regional with emergency dispatch calls

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Four communities — Grafton, Hopkinton, Southborough and Westborough — are considering the formation of a regional emergency dispatch center.

Westborough, Grafton and Southborough approve regional dispatch

Three out of the four communities – Westborough, Grafton and Southborough – have decided to go ahead with forming a regional dispatch center. Hopkinton declined to join.

A Day at the “Lake”

By Michael Perna Jr., Shrewsbury History Columnist  SHREWSBURY - Around the turn of the 20th century, what we now know as “motorboats” had just come...

Santa returns to Southborough via helicopter

SOUTHBOROUGH – Families flocked to St. Mark’s School field on Dec. 4 for the return of a spectacular sight at Southborough’s 44th annual Santa...

MassDOT announces projects for Fruit Street, Flanders Road bridges

A new bridge for Fruit Street and a “rehabilitated” bridge for Flanders Road will be among the first projects to be undertaken by MassDOT.

One injured following report of explosion in Hudson

Hudson first responders were called to the report of an explosion at a commercial business at 106 Forest Ave. at 11:35 a.m. March 11. 

1973 Hudson Catholic team opened new chapter in local football history

By Nick Abramo, Sports Columnist HUDSON/MARLBOROUGH - When the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) decided in 1972 to use the term Super Bowl for its...

Hudson police charge Stow man with kidnapping

Hudson police charged Michael Gadomski, 61, of Stow, with kidnapping of a child, assault and disorderly conduct.

TGI Friday closes Marlborough location

The TGI Fridays restaurant at the Solomon Pond Mall was among four locations in eastern Massachusetts that were closed on Tuesday, Jan. 2.

Abel Howe shoe factory is an example of creative reuse in Marlborough

Abel Howe attracted shoe workers to the Spring Hill neighborhood by providing needed housing for his employees.

Marlborough nurse one of lucky few to get free Super Bowl tickets for health...

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By Dakota Antelman, Contributing Writer Marlborough - While New England expat Tom Brady celebrated his Super Bowl win Feb. 7,  Patrice Spicer, a nurse at UMass...

Westborough prepares for winter with stroll, parade, tree lighting

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WESTBOROUGH – Holiday shopping in Westborough officially began Nov. 28 when the Winter Stroll returned with over 45 businesses participating throughout the town.  Businesses offered...

Car crashes into Grafton house

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According to the Grafton Police Department, a car was driving south on Providence Road when it veered off the road and struck a house.

Freshness, quality paramount at Westborough’s Honey Dew Donuts

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The work isn’t easy – Hoxhaj described being tempted by the smell of buttery croissants – but it’s worth it in the end.