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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...
Grant funds to support Northborough’s traffic safety efforts
By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer
NORTHBOROUGH - Northborough was awarded grant funding in the amount of $10,000 to further investigate and compile data on the...
Hudson’s Tommy Williams lived brilliant hockey life, weathered tragedy
Nick Abramo, Sports Columnist
HUDSON - Some stars stay alight. Others, like the late Tommy Williams, need occasional re-illumination.
A Minnesota transplant to Hudson, Williams’ grand...
Shari Fox – a chronicler of life using art
By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer
SHREWSBURY - Family, faith and art is the personal trinity of support for Shari Fox. A Shrewsbury resident for sixteen...
Algonquin and Westborough provide normalcy for athletes with Thanksgiving game
By Chris Wilson, Contributing Writer
NORTHBOROUGH – The Algonquin and Westborough football teams got to play a rivalry matchup they weren’t sure would happen this...
Man injured by falling tree in Marlborough
By Ron Ayotte, Contributing Writer.
A man was transported to UMass Medical Center via Life Flight helicopter on Saturday, April 24 at approximately 12:00pm.
The person...
Hudson man reconnects with birth mom decades after adoption
By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor
HUDSON - Phil Knutel has three adopted children. Halfway across the country, Maggie Byrnes briefly helped families like Phil’s navigate...
Edgemere enters new era
SHREWSBURY - Drone photography shows construction continuing at the old site of Shrewsbury’s Edgemere Drive-In Theater. The sprawling lot overlooking Lake Quinsigamond had delighted...
UPDATE: BJs considers moving headquarters to Marlborough
BJs Wholesale Club headquarters, currently located in Westborough, is looking to move its 800-1,000 employees to Campus Drive in Marlborough.
Northborough leads regional vaccination site in Westborough
By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer
NORTHBOROUGH - Northborough Health Agent Kristin Black announced the long-awaited opening of a regional COVID-19 vaccination site during a Board...
Hudson moves forward with Riverwalk improvement project
By Laura Hayes, Contributing Writer
HUDSON - Crews were busy pouring concrete for the new paths to the South Street Riverwalk at Cellucci Park off...
Westborough Volleyball hosts the ‘Dig Pink’ cancer awareness event
By Kelly Burneson, Contributing Writer
WESTBOROUGH - The Westborough Rangers Volleyball team raised money for breast cancer awareness on its way to a 3-0...
Algonquin mascot study group recommends retiring the Tomahawk
By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer
NORTHBOROUGH/SOUTHBOROUGH - Algonquin Regional High School's (ARHS) sixteen member Mascot Study Group recommended the retirement of the “Tomahawk” mascot at a...
Area fire departments receive safety grants
By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor
REGION - Six area fire departments will soon get new equipment thanks to over $90,000 in state grant funding doled...
Cub Scouts celebrate milestone amid COVID-19
By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor
WESTBOROUGH - Four Westborough Cub Scouts celebrated a milestone in their Scouting journeys April 10 at the Harvey Building in...
UPDATED: Storm brings winter weather back to region
By Community Advocate Staff
UPDATED: This post has been updated with additional reader photos.
REGION - A nor-easter brought a blast of snow to the region...
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...
Regional COVID-19 vaccination site to open in Westborough
By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor
WESTBOROUGH - The DoubleTree Hotel in Westborough will soon serve as a mass COVID-19 vaccination site.
Announcing the news with a...
Rep. Kane responds to Route 20 traffic concerns after school bus crash
Police reports shed light on incidents
By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor
Shrewsbury – State Rep. Hannah Kane (R - Shrewsbury) reiterated her commitment to addressing traffic...
Art Educator Tracy Wesinger shares her passion with others
By Mary Catherine Karcich, Contributing Writer
Hudson - For Hudson native Tracy Wesinger, art is more than just a subject in school. It’s her...