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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.

Area police departments plan to participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

A number of area police departments are planning means of disposing of such medication as part of Drug Take Back Day on April 30.

‘Everyone is safe, including the moose’: Moose safely relocated after visiting Marlborough

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MARLBOROUGH - A moose spotted in the backyards of Marlborough residents has been successfully tranquilized and transported out of the city, officials say. The moose,...

Car hits boy crossing the street near Westborough rotary

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Westborough police are seeking the public’s help after a car struck a 12-year-old boy while he was crossing the street near the rotary.

Westborough’s BORO program seeks community support

By Lauren Schiffman, Contributing Writer Westborough - Open since November 2018, the Sugar Shack in Westborough has been the vocational learning lab for the BORO...

Virtual Visits for kids at Grafton’s North Street Elementary School

By Peg Lopata, Contributing writer GRAFTON - Even in the best of times, teaching is hard work. During this pandemic it’s been even harder. This...

The engines roar again at Westboro Speedway reunion

The day was a celebration of Westboro Speedway, which operated from 1947 to 1985 off Route 9, and featured nearly two dozen modifieds.

Demolition of Mass. Pike bridge begins early May

The demolition of the Fruit Street bridge in Hopkinton as part of the I-495 and Mass. Pike Interchange Improvements Project.

Northboro Media Service: Converting your memories so they play again

A couple of hundred years from now, families will be able to look back and see their relatives in color and sound..

Honoring Marlborough’s fallen heroes

By Jane Keller Gordon, Contributing Writer  Marlborough - The graves of over a thousand veterans sit in silence in Marlborough’s cemeteries. Matthew Sargent, 34 —...

Taste of Northborough set for Oct. 28

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The community is invited to attend the Taste of Northborough and silent auction on Oct. 28 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Melican Middle School.

Westborough Police Sergeant Kalagher receives Medal of Valor

By Bonnie Adams, Managing Editor Westborough – On Nov. 10, as nearly the entire Westborough Police Department looked on, Sgt. Jonathan Kalagher was presented with...

McAllister joins Shrewsbury’s planning department as Assistant Town Planner

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY – When Rowen McAllister, a 22-year-old graduate student at Clark University in Worcester, interned with the Shrewsbury Planning...

Sciarappa Strong team walks to honor beloved Westborough teen

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By Catherine Twing, Contributing Writer Westborough - When Corinne Sciarappa was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma at age 14, her family wanted to fight for a...

Stakeholders offer expanded cases for, against, MGB care clinic in Westborough

By Susan Gonsalves, Contributing Writer Westborough – An April 6 hearing moderated by the Department of Public Health offered the most extensive public discussion yet...

Farming legacy still visible within Northborough’s Bearfoot Road industrial area

Before Interstate 290 existed and the businesses along Bearfoot Road were built, there was a 120-acre farm owned by the Sparrow family.

Northborough’s Community Meals facing difficult financial situation

Community Meals organizers estimate that they will run out of funds for their long running program in June without additional support.
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Citing health concerns, Westborough officials hesitant to approve religious gathering at state hospital property

By Jennifer L. Grybowski, Contributing Writer Westborough  - The Board of Selectmen met jointly with the Board of Health July 14 to consider a request from...
Reenactors gather prior to this year’s Battle for the Airfield reenactment in Hudson.

World War II reenactment returns to Hudson after hiatus

By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor HUDSON - The echoes of the American Heritage Museum’s Battle for the Airfield reenactment rumbled and cracked through the woods...

Shrewsbury firefighters battle boat fire on Lake Quinsigamond

By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor SHREWSBURY - An 18 foot fiberglass boat went up in flames on Lake Quinsigamond on May 13. No one was injured,...