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Hudson motorcycle ride benefits kids with cancer
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer
HUDSON – After a year hiatus due to pandemic restrictions, the 11th Riding for Why Me & Sherry’s House...
Fife and drum corps to hold celebration at Wayside Inn
REGION - Community members will have the opportunity to see dozens of fife and drum corps from across the Northeast gather Saturday, Sept. 25,...
Marlborough Food Truck and Arts Festival packs Main Street
By Jesse Kucewicz, Contributing Writer
MARLBOROUGH - Some 4,000 community members from Marlborough and its surrounding communities gathered to enjoy food trucks, art vendors, and...
Marlborough Democratic City Committee plans food drive for Community Cupboard
MARLBOROUGH – The Marlborough Democratic City Committee (MDCC) is conducting its third collection drive for the benefit of the Marlborough Community Cupboard on Saturday,...
Marlborough Historical Society wedding exhibit back by popular demand
By Mary Wenzel, Marlborough Columnist
MARLBOROUGH - An ecru satin gown with its long train and matching fan, is the wedding gown worn by Marlborough...
Marlborough flag display seeks to prompt conversations about 9/11
By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor
MARLBOROUGH - The Walker Building in Marlborough shone in red, white and blue last week in recognition of the 20th anniversary...
Lions Club postpones Father-Daughter Dance
MARLBOROUGH - The Marlborough Lions Club is postponing the Father-Daughter Dance scheduled for Friday, Sept. 24. This is “due to the Delta variant and...
Region’s residents enjoy the 69th Marlborough Labor Day Parade
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer
MARLBOROUGH – After last year’s hiatus due to pandemic restrictions, the 69th Marlborough Labor Day Parade took place Sept. 6....
Chaves Heating and Air donates heating/AC unit to Marlborough Community Cupboard
MARLBOROUGH - The Marlborough Community Cupboard had a heat problem. One local business recently helped address it.
Chaves Heating & Air Conditioning provided free equipment...
Team Sharing’s founder advocates for ‘Overdose Awareness’ license plate
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer
MARLBOROUGH – Cheryl Juaire of Marlborough has advocated for overdose awareness since 2015 when she founded Team Sharing, Inc....
Overdose Awareness Vigil adds Narcan training, activist/artist to lineup
MARLBOROUGH - The 2021 Opioid Overdose Awareness Vigil scheduled to take place outside Marlborough’s Walker Building on Aug. 31 has added free Narcan training...
Laborious Labor Day Road Race to take place Sept. 6
MARLBOROUGH – The Laborious Labor Day Road Race is back and set to take place Sept. 6 at Ghiloni Park in Marlborough.
The event is...
UPDATE: Tornado touched down in Marlborough, NWS confirms
Funnel clouds spotted throughout region as two other tornados touch down
By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor
UPDATE: After fielding reports of funnel clouds across the region,...
Wenzel: Historical Society preps for exhibit, Senior Center plans pickling event
By Mary Wenzel, Marlborough Columnist
“When one door closes, another door opens” is a phrase I’ve heard many times.
Although I have been hesitant to believe,...
Interfaith group works to fight homelessness, hunger in Marlborough area
By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor
MARLBOROUGH - Longtime educator Mark Vital remembers a former student approaching him late last year with difficult news -- she...
Loyal supporters welcome the return of the SJL Memorial Ride
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer
MARLBOROUGH – Motorcyclists, passengers and other supporters welcomed the return of the Shawna Jean Larassa (SJL) Memorial Scholarship Fund’s...
Advocate gears up for Overdose Awareness Day vigil in Marlborough
By Dakota Antelman, Justin Roshak
MARLBOROUGH – Area advocates and public health officials will soon recognize and memorialize the lives of those lost to substance...
Boys & Girls Club receives $4,000 grant from Attorney General
By Stuart Foster, Contributing Writer
MARLBOROUGH - The Boys & Girls Club of MetroWest has received a $4,000 grant from Attorney General Maura Healey’s Office...
Visitors enjoy Marlborough’s splash pads
By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter
MARLBOROUGH — After days of rain, families gathered at the splash pads in Ghiloni and Stevens parks for a...
Restaurant thanks ‘community heroes’
MARLBOROUGH - Members of the Marlborough Police Department recently received a free lunch from D’Angelo Grilled Sandwiches.
Representatives of the sandwich chain stopped by the...