Editorially Speaking

Marlborough – The city has made much progress over the last two years attracting major businesses such as the TJX Companies, Boston Scientific and...

Southborough - Residents in the upscale Barn Hollow development may have felt they were enhancing their neighborhood by trimming back perimeter vegetation, planting shrubs...

By Janice Lindsay I think our house tests us. After ten years, it's still trying to decide if we'se clever enough, hardy enough, or over-all...

Westborough – Town officials gathered to break ground Sept. 10 at the Milk Street location where the town's new fire station will soon be built. Robert Brown, the chair of the Municipal Building Committee (MBC), noted in his opening remarks that it was fitting that the ground breaking was taking place on the "eve of 9/11." "As people were running away from the buildings firefighters, police and EMTs were running in," he said. "When 911 calls come in [to Westborough], I want the firefighters to know the town is behind them, they have good equipment and they are respected and loved."

Northborough – A decision by the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) to approve a special permit for a mixed-use development at 61 and 65...

When President Barack Obama touched down at the Marlboro Airport in April 2010 to view local flood damage, excitement quickly turned to dismay for...

Region – Last summer, an untold number of events were cancelled due to unwelcome guests – mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus (WNV). With...

Region – Last summer, an untold number of events were cancelled due to unwelcome guests – mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus (WNV). With...

Marlborough – With the deadline looming for candidates to turn in their papers, it appears that Mayor Arthur Vigeant may well run unopposed this...

Westborough – By most accounts, the Westborough Farmers" Market, open each Thursday throughout the summer, has been a hit. Under the directorship of the...

Westborough - After several years of sometimes contentious debate, Westborough's voters approved $7.3 million at the March Annual Town Meeting to renovate the Town...

By Janice Lindsay He starts singing around 4:30 a.m., his voice high and sweet. He chirps atop a tree at the edge of the woods,...

Northborough - Northborough residents and business owners are breathing a sigh of relief now that the downtown improvement project is in its final stages....

By Rick Buckley Jr., M.D., and Mitchell Gitkind, M.D. Ten years after then-U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona addressed Congress in July of 2003 on...

Southborough – When it comes to new construction requirements, not everyone agrees on the definition of "open space." ?Recently in Southborough, the Planning Board...

Region - In recent years, drought advisories have been the norm as officials worry that days of unabated heat will deplete municipal water sources.?...

Marlborough – It's not often that a school district can cover a significant budget shortfall without cutting positions but Marlborough officials have found a...

Shrewsbury – For several years now, the Shrewsbury Library Board of Trustees has been trying to get approval for monies for a new, expanded...

Northborough – In Northborough, residents don's just "talk the talk" when it comes to healthy living, they "walk the walk" - literally. They also...

Marlborough – As society changes, surveillance cameras are becoming more of a norm.? In Marlborough, the School Committee is considering a proposal to increase...