People and Places

Friends and family of Marlborough Police Administrative Assistant Sue Blaisdell are rallying around her after learning she was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. They have started a site to raise money to help her and her family with the financial burden of medical and other expenses: www.gofundme.com/k8gniw.

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – Students at Shrewsbury High School are working to become “changemakers” - to work actively to affect positive...

Region - SpencerBANK recently donated over 14 acres (five parcels) of land in Sturbridge to Habitat for Humanity-MetroWest/Greater Worcester. SpencerBANK’s donation will aid the...

Marlborough - The gift-giving season is approaching, and the staff at Joy-Den Jewelers in downtown Marlborough has spent the year searching out one-of-a-kind pieces to delight all on your gift list.

Northborough - Over February vacation week, two families from the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Westborough traveled to Honduras on a missionary trip. Nancy Ahrabi-Nejad, along with her daughter Corrine, from Northborough, and the Wolf family from Hopkinton, traveled to the area of Chachalaqua (pronounced "chachawala") in Honduras to help rebuild an Episcopal church that had been damaged in an earthquake a few years ago. Members of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church have been going to Chachalaqua, in February for the past four years, and to another area for the past 10 years.

Westborough – The Westborough Police Department has alerted residents of a scam/fraud tactic involving National Grid. According to the department, the scam involved a...

Northborough – Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) Best Buddies invites the local community to attend its third annual “Best Buddies Inclusion Coffeehouse” on Thursday,...

By John Swinconeck, Contributing Writer Marlborough ??" Dancers took to the stage as Bollywood music thundered through the auditorium at Marlborough Middle School Nov. 17,...

Shrewsbury – There are a number of events leading up to the Spirit of Shrewsbury Fall Festival’s main weekend, Saturday, Sept 24 and Sunday, Sept. 25. Three of those events – A Romantic Splendor Concert, the Paw Spa Pet Festival and Kids’ Fun Run/Walk, will take place on the prior weekend.

Region - The Home for Little Wanderers, the nation’s oldest and one of New England’s largest child and family service agencies, has named Christopher...

Shrewsbury - Three Shrewsbury High School senior gymnasts were chosen to represent Massachusetts at the 2016 National High School Gymnastics Association (NHSGA) Senior Showcase recently held in Fort Meyers, Fla. Karina Hopping, Ally McNeil and Maddie Konz were among 22 senior gymnasts selected from the top competitors in the north and south state sections to be on this elite team.

Submitted by Jenny Silverberg, AIC Co-Chair Westborough – This year, the Westborough Cultural Council will be celebrating its 10th annual Arts In Common (AIC) festival...

Northborough - From its auspicious beginnings in St. Louis in 1922 under founder Edward D. Jones to its current 11,000 offices, Edward Jones continues...

Westborough - The Westborough Public Library, 55 W. Main St., will host “Writing from Within,” a six-week memoir writing workshop series for adults. The...

Westborough - Andrew J. Labelle has enrolled in the Army ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) program at Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va. Labelle, a 2010...

Shrewsbury- Dreams of dancing on Broadway and Radio City Music Hall may some day be a reality for two young and talented dancers from Elite Academy of Dance.

Westborough – As a student going through the Westborough Public Schools, Dr. Jeffrey Lucash Cohn was always eager to participate in opportunities that allowed him to help others. Now, even though it has been nearly a decade since he graduated from Westborough High School, Jeff is still helping others, especially children, through his work as an optometrist.

Shrewsbury - Friends and family of those diagnosed with a serious illness, especially those that live far away, often feel helpless to be able to offer assistance and support. But when she learned that her cousin was diagnosed with a tumor for the second time in four years, Shrewsbury teenager Alannah "A.J." Laurence, 13, did not let distance deter her. At just 5 years old, in 2008, Alannah's cousin Darcy Cassidy, 9, of Meridian, Texas, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She was treated at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., and was cancer free until March, when two tumors were discovered on her spine.

Region - The Avidia Bank Charitable Foundation recently donated $1,000 to the Assabet Valley Mastersingers for performance expenses. Avidia Bank is a $1.1 billion...

Westborough - Join TrUe Salon and Color Café, 290 Turnpike Rd., Westborough, on Cyber Monday, Nov. 27, from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., for...