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Community Advocate April 28, 2023

The next steps begin for former Civic Kitchen space. Planning Board approves Gutierrez warehouse plans. Shrewsbury proposes cemetery expansion into Prospect Park.

McCarthy’s Landscaping is passionate about customer service – and your backyard

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“It’s our name on everything that’s being done. We want our name to be synonymous with quality of work, pride and loyalty."

Spotted Lanternfly remnants found in Shrewsbury

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SHREWSBURY – Remnants of a Spotted Lanternfly have been found in Shrewsbury. Town Manager Kevin Mizikar told the Board of Selectmen on Jan. 11 that...

This week’s issue – Oct. 9, 2020

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“Doughboy” statue has stood tall in Marlborough for nearly a century

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Commonly known as “The Doughboy,” this sculpture entitled “Lest We Forget, World War I Memorial" was created by John Gabriel Hardy, Sr.

Former state hospital site to be developed

A commercial development is coming to the former Grafton State Hospital on Westboro Road. It was sold to GFI Partners.

E.W. Gemme & Sons Co. boasts four generations of home improvement experience

Now known as E.W. Gemme & Sons Co Inc, they provide painting as well as various contracting services for exterior and interior spaces.

High school scoreboard: Tournament play continues as winter postseason heats up

REGION - The winter sports season rumbled onward last week, with several high stakes tournament matchups across the region. From tournament victories, including a Mid-Wach...

High school scoreboard: Marlborough boys hockey continues strong season, Shrewsbury/Westborough girls hockey dominates

REGION - Area teams continued their schedules this past week with a number of big wins and close games. In Hudson, the Hawks girls basketball...
Algonquin’s Todd Brogna wears a mask during a game in last year’s winter sports season. Student athletes across the region will be back in masks this winter in accordance with state guidance.

Area teams take stock of COVID-19 guidelines as winter season starts

REGION - Players, coaches and fans will be masked. But other familiar elements of the high school winter sports experience will return to normal...

MassDOT announces ramp closures for routes 495, 290

MARLBOROUGH – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is announcing overnight ramp closures for the ramps from I-495 southbound to I-290 westbound, and I-290 westbound...

Marlborough student wins major scholarship for Women in STEM

By Cindy Zomar, Contributing Writer Marlborough - Rising to the top of a dozen high-caliber candidates, Marlborough resident Kaya Dorogi was recently announced as the...

Thomas Blair’s photography legacy in Northborough

Blair is buried in the Howard Street Cemetery in Northborough. You can see his inventions at the Northborough Historical Society Museum
Westborough’s Bunny Perron recently celebrated her 100th birthday.

Lifelong resident celebrates 100th birthday in Westborough

By Susan Olsen Orpilla, Contributing Writer WESTBOROUGH – Over 100 family and friends, some from as far as California, gathered on Sept. 12 for Patricia “Bunny”...

Women of Note choir will hold guest night in Northborough

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NORTHBOROUGH - A longtime Hudson-based a cappella choir has relocated to Northborough. Now, Women of Note is planning a guest night to take place...

Northborough once had a thriving comb industry

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In fact, in 1850, out of fifteen industrial establishments in Northborough, six of them were comb factories.

Westborough’s Daniel Kwan wins at the Oscars

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Westborough High School Class of 2006 graduate Daniel Kwan has already taken home the Academy Award for original screenplay.

Gala celebrates and raises funds for area kids

Region – Each fall, the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest (BGCMW) hosts a highly anticipated fundraising event, raising thousands of dollars for its...

High school scoreboard: Shrewsbury boys hockey wins back and forth game, Hudson basketball snags...

REGION - Area teams moved through lighter schedules last week due to a mix of pre-planned days off due to the holidays and unanticipated...

Region wakes to snowy scenes after light snowfall

REGION - The region woke Thursday, to some of this winter’s first accumulated snowfall.  Though not a major storm, flurries drifted in on Wednesday and...