NORTHBOROUGH LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS, MA

Northborough – Muriel D. (Eaton) Gillespie, 79, died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston due to heart complications. She leaves...

Northborough - Edmond F. Melican, of Northborough, died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. He was born Sept. 22, 1928 in Worcester, the son of Edmond F....

Northborough – The town's annual Applefest celebration concluded Sunday, Sept. 22, with a menu of offerings to satisfy various appetites. From 7 to 11...

Northborough - They were both cancelled in 2012 but the Applefest parade and fireworks both made triumphant returns to this year's festivities. Here are...

Northborough ?Thousands of residents and visitors congregated at the Algonquin Regional High School to attend the town's annual Applefest Street Fair earlier today. Over...

Northborough – Over 380 runners of all ages participated in today's Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce 20th annual Applefest 5K Race held at...

Northborough - The Northborough Moms and Tots and Northborough Helping Hands Association, Inc.'s sixth annual Backpack and School Supplies Drive was another huge success...

Northborough – National Assisted Living Week was celebrated at Whitney Place Assisted Living Residences at Northborough beginning Sunday, Sept. 8, with a Grandparents Day Brunch, one of several activities held through Saturday, Sept. 14. Over 100 guests joined the residents for this year's brunch, which was deemed particularly successful by Trish Pope, the marketing director.

Northborough – One of the best-loved traditions of Applefest, the fireworks celebration, will be held Saturday evening, Sept. 21 at Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS). The show will start at approximately 8:30 p.m. and is provided by New Hampshire-based company, Atlas Fireworks. Prior to the fireworks, a BBQ and Concert will be held on the school grounds. A variety of foods will be available for purchase by the Knights of Columbus and Northboro Babe Ruth League. Other attractions that will be available for families to enjoy include moonwalks, obstacle course, soccer for kids, shoot ?a puck hockey, face painting, pony rides, and the ARHS Robotics show. (Some events will charge a nominal fee.)

Northborough - Nearly 100 vendors are expected to participate in the annual Applefest Street Fair Saturday, Sept. 21. The fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) parking lot. The event is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Northborough. Last year approximately 5,000 people came to enjoy the event, Skip Doyle, the committee chair, said. "We are expecting another great turnout this year," he said. "In addition to many of the vendors we have had in the past, we have several new craft vendors this year. There will be a whole mix of types."

Northborough – After a hiatus of several years, the popular event, A Taste of Northborough, is returning to the town's Applefest celebration. The event, sponsored by the Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) Boosters Club will be held in the school's cafeteria Sunday, Sept. 22, from 2-4 p.m. Local restaurants, stores and farm stands will be offering guests the opportunity to try out some of their fare.

Northborough – At the start of the 2010-2011 school year, Northborough parents of children in kindergarten through eighth grade received a letter from the district's administrators. It included information about An Act Relative to Bullying in Schools, which was passed by the state legislature that spring. Around that time, they also received an announcement introducing the first Northborough Stands Together Against Bullying (NSTAB) 5K Run/Walk, organized in conjunction with Northborough Recreation.

Northborough - Danielle E. Currier of Northborough was awarded the Tufts University 2013 Presidential Award for Citizenship and Public Service for her work locally...

Northborough – The Northborough Police Department released this statement Sept. 6: On 8/26/13, Northborough Police responded to the Peaslee Elementary School for the report of a larceny. It was reported by the staff that fourteen brand new laptops had been stolen from the school's computer lab. The laptops had recently been delivered to the school and were still in the original boxes.

Northborough - Dr. Richard Martino, or "Dr. Dick" as his patients affectionately address him, will retire from his optometric practice Sept. 15 after 38 years. Martino, who is the chaplain for the Northborough Fire Department and assistant campus minister at Assumption College, has decided to pursue an opportunity for full-time ministry in the church.

Northborough – Before graduating from Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) this spring, Samantha Panzera won the grand prize of the Massachusetts Art Education Association's art competition to celebrate Youth Art Month at the Worcester Art Museum in March. During the summer, she received her prize: an all-expense paid trip to New York City along with her mother, Cynthia, and her art teacher, Michelle Sheppard.

Northborough - Summer is time for picnics, outdoor sports, and trips to the beach. In New York City, those types of activities are harder to come by, especially for those in less affluent, more crowded neighborhoods.

Northborough - The Massachusetts Senior Games Pickleball Tournament was held Aug. 24 and 25 at the Longfellow Club in Wayland.?Nine players from the Northboro...

Northborough – Last year two of the beloved traditions of Northborough's Applefest celebration – the parade and the Saturday night fireworks - were cancelled. The parade was cancelled outright due to the downtown road renovations. The fireworks fell victim to a scourge of West Nile Virus carrying mosquitoes that plagued the region. But this year, organizers are happy to announce, both traditions are once again scheduled to return.

Northborough – Earl L. Dufresne, 80, died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013 in UMass/Memorial Health Care (University Campus) after a period of declining health. He leaves...