People and Places

Northborough - (l to r) Cassie Levin, 10, Caitlin Willwerth, 8, and Meredith Rafferty, 8, add ingredients as they prepare to bake chocolate-chip zucchini...

Marlborough - Carolina Burgos, 4, gathers toy fish during the July 6 session of Tiny Tots Swim Lessons, offered by the Marlborough Recreation Department...

Westborough - Join in the fun and enjoyment of the Westborough Community Band for the last two concerts of the season. The band will perform...

Shrewsbury – Shrewsbury resident John Cantor rises before dawn every Saturday. He grabs part of his early jazz CD collection and heads to the WCUW community radio station in Worcester, where he's the volunteer host of a weekly show.

Bishop Robert McManus has led the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester for seven years. During that time, he's experienced a number of highpoints, and endured some disappointments.

Westborough – As a young girl growing up in Worcester, Karen Amlaw loved to sing. But because her voice was, as she described it, "really big," Amlaw, who now resides in Westborough, was forbidden by her family to practice inside.

Westborough – Westborough resident Luis Torres, 75, has more energy and zest for life than people half his age. He still has the crisp demeanor of one who has served in the Army for a long time.

Shrewsbury - With the end of the recent school year came the end of a decades-long career in the Shrewsbury school system. In June, longtime and beloved custodian Robert LeDoux hung up his tools for the final time.

Marlborough - Tori Wood, 7, gets fitted for a free bike helmet at the 13th annual Safe Summer Fun Day, presented June 11 by...

Shrewsbury – Back in the days of Camelot, John F. Kennedy wrote an executive order establishing the Peace Corps as a volunteer program with a three-part mission of providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United State understand American culture, and helping Americans understand other cultures.

Hannah Iaccarino, Shrewsbury resident and Dartmouth College student, is one of a 13-member crew spending summer vacation traveling across the country in the seventh annual Big Green Bus tour.

Pedro Trovo, who has worked for two-and-a-half years for The Wheelchair Recycler, is a man on a mission.

Southborough - Dr. Paul Hart, a Southborough resident for nine years, started a free medical clinic in Worcester 16 years ago.

Marlborough – Immaculate Conception School kindergartners say the "Pledge of Allegiance" during their graduation June 16. The 21 graduates, family members and faculty gathered...

Shrewsbury - Like many kids, 18-year-old Deanna Tomasetta tried her hand at soccer and other sports as a child, but for some reason, nothing really appealed to her.

Shrewsbury - Days after a half-mile-wide tornado left behind a path of destruction in western Massachusetts, Beth Murray, manager of Shrewsbury Senior Center and a longtime Shrewsbury resident, received an e-mail from the town manager's office saying the town of Brimfield needed help.

Marlborough - Gathered at the 35th annual Mayor's Senior Dinner, held June 21 at Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, are (l to r) Senior...

Northborough - Years ago, Jack Shanahan recorded albums in Los Angeles. His band, "Jack & Present Company," toured New England and his songs were winning Billboard awards for composition. Realizing dreams of stardom was not a farfetched idea.

Southborough - (l to r) Sheila Purcell, 5, Maggie Fitzgerald, 4, Erin Desmond, 8, and Brigid Purcell, 5, lead the annual Fourth of July...

The annual Fourth of July Celebration was held Independence Day at Dean Park in Shrewsbury. The celebration started midday with Boy Scouts troops 114...