People and Places

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

WESTBOROUGH - State legislators joined town officials and the Corridor 9/495 Chamber of Commerce in welcoming a new business to Westborough earlier this month.  Simply...

Longtime Shrewsbury resident Gala Karoway celebrated her 100th birthday earlier this month on Feb. 12. She's lived in town for 65 years.

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Northborough – On Nov. 18, at the Board of Selectmen meeting Selectman Juliane Hirsh reported as liaison to the...

By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH - The Apex Entertainment Center is a 100,000 square foot space of pure fun.  Indoor attractions include an arcade, go-kart...

Jeffrey Konich’s Family Martial Arts Center at 59 Apsley Street in Hudson is a place where education and discipline reigns supreme.

By Bonnie Adams, Managing Editor Westborough – After an intensive interview process, Kristi Williams was hired in June 2019 as Westborough’s Town Manager. Williams was...

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – When five middle school students learned last summer, at their Shrewsbury Robotics Summer Program, that there wouldn’t...

Click here for a special discount available for readers of the Community Advocate. Hudson - The Gulf War, that lasted from August 1990 to February...

By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer Northborough - Northborough Town Hall welcomed Becca Meekins as the new Assistant Town Administrator in early October. Overall, her transition...

NORTHBOROUGH - La Miette La Mai Thai Bistro (formerly Yoong Tong Thai Restaurant) provides guests a modern Thai fusion dining experience inspired by traditional...

By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer Northborough - Northborough resident Dan Rowe moved often as a child because his father was in the Navy, limiting his...

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – John Iandoli was 17 when his mother signed papers allowing him to enlist in the U.S. Marine...

By Bonnie Adams, Managing Editor Marlborough - Donald Manzoli, 69, describes himself as “obsessed” with math, not as a way to make money or design...

North Grafton - Sunlight pours through the windows of Nicholas Gage’s writing studio in North Grafton. A bookshelf with ionic columns runs along one wall. Behind his cluttered desk, photos are displayed on another. In one, from 1963, President John F. Kennedy stands next to a youthful Gage, who had won the Hearst Award for the best published article by a college student.

By Bonnie Adams, Managing Editor Northborough – When you are in pain, whether it is temporary or chronic, all you want is to feel better...

Westborough - As a personal trainer, Cyndy Bohn, group exercise director at the Westboro Swim and Tennis Club, uses the dedication and determination that has made her an award-winning bodybuilder to transform the bodies and lives of her clients. One such client is Leslie Kritz of Grafton.

Northborough - Friends of Families in Transition (FIT), a nonprofit organization that helps displaced families in Northborough, Westborough and Marlborough, will hold a fundraising event Saturday, May 17, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the lawn of the Church of the Nativity, 45 Howard St. Local Christian rock and praise bands will be performing a "God Rocks" concert with all proceeds going to help families. A $5 contribution is requested for adults and children age 12 and older.

WESTBOROUGH - The 53rd Annual Westborough Ski Swap will be held on Saturday, Dec. 11 at the Hastings Elementary School on East Main Street...

 By Dakota Antelman, Contributing Writer Hudson-Now retiring Hudson police chief Michael Burks’ first big break was a job washing dishes.  Specifically, he was working undercover through...