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Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge

SHREWSBURY - Drone photography recently captured cars traveling between Worcester and Shrewsbury on the Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge. Shrewsbury joined its larger neighbor...

Area runners lace up for Boston Marathon

REGION - The Boston Marathon returned this week for the first time since the spring of 2019. Several dozen area residents were registered to make...
Shinya Honji is a senior at Westborough High School who was recently selected to participate in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games. Photo/Cindy Zomar

WHS senior wins spot in Special Olympics USA Games

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School honored for Unified Sports programs By Cindy Zomar, Education Coordinator WESTBOROUGH – Westborough High School senior Shinya Honji was recently selected to represent Massachusetts in...
Southborough Kindergroup participants of all ages march and stroll in the Southborough Heritage Day parade. (Photo/Ed Karvoski Jr.)

Southborough’s Heritage Day celebration returns for 47th year

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer SOUTHBOROUGH – Columbus Day is a particularly special occasion in Southborough. That’s when fans of parades and pumpkins gather...
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...
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Westborough Select Board reevaluates Columbus Day name change discussion, citing concerns

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By Stuart Foster, Contributing Writer WESTBOROUGH – The Westborough Select Board recently opted not to entertain a motion to schedule and hold a public listening...
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”...

Families enjoy scarecrow-building event in Northborough

NORTHBOROUGH - Area families gathered at the Ellsworth McAfee Park Pavillion in Northborough on Oct. 2 for a special “Build-A-Scarecrow Day” event.  The event was...
The Grafton and Upton Railroad Company is located on Westborough Road in North Grafton. (Photo/Laura Hayes)

Grafton & Upton Railroad Company faces civil penalty following EPA settlement

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter GRAFTON – Grafton & Upton Railroad Company will pay a $52,000 civil penalty after it allegedly violated federal chemical...

Westborough Civic Club reels in 2021 Fishing Challenge

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter WESTBOROUGH - Anglers of all ages headed to Minute Man Park in Westborough for the 13th Annual Fishing Challenge,...
Riders line up to begin the final Spc. Brian K. Arsenault Memorial Ride. (Photo/Jesse Kucewicz)

Spc. Brian K. Arsenault Memorial Ride marks final year

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By Jesse Kucewicz, Contributing Writer NORTHBOROUGH - Hundreds of motorcycles thundered through Northborough and its surrounding communities Sept. 26 for this year’s Spc. Brian K....

Spirit of Shrewsbury back and in-person

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY - Despite a forecast of rain, it was all sunny skies for Spirit of Shrewsbury’s Town Expo and...
: Archived radar imagery from the National Weather Service visualises data gathered from the storm that spawned three tornadoes in and around Marlborough last month. Photo/via National Weather Service

‘It was a tough situation,’ experts say of Aug. 23 tornadoes

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Weak spin-ups highlighted forecasting advances, lingering challenges By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor MARLBOROUGH - The weak tornado that hit Marlborough Aug. 23 was barely noticeable through...

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...

School Committee Vice Chair says residents don’t feel heard in ARHS mascot selection process

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter NORTHBOROUGH/SOUTHBOROUGH - Northborough Southborough Regional School Committee Vice Chair Daniel Kolenda noted at a Sept. 14 meeting that some residents...
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Northborough discusses fight against human trafficking at webinar

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter NORTHBOROUGH - Northborough Chief of Police William Lyver got a wakeup call to the problem of human trafficking several...

Hudson Schools note declining enrollment and pandemic trends

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By Justin Roshak, Contributing Writer HUDSON - This year’s start-of-year report from Hudson Schools Superintendent Marco Rodrigues sparked a discussion about what, if anything, the...

State police ID man killed in fatal crash in Shrewsbury

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY - A Stow man was killed in a fatal accident at about 8:23 p.m. in Shrewsbury on Sept....

Adaptive water-ski event makes waves on Lake Quinsigamond

By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY — About 25 kids and adults with disabilities spent Aug. 17 water-skiing on Lake Quinsigamond.  “It’s just a feel-good situation...

Man dies after being pulled from Shrewsbury pool

SHREWSBURY - A man died, Wednesday, after being pulled from a pool on Spring Street in Shrewsbury, police say. An initial 911 call came in...