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Boys & Girls Club needs teams for annual basketball tournament
Region - The Boys & Girls Club of Metrowest will hold its 36th annual Lil' Lads and Lassies Basketball Youth Tournament beginning the week...
AFM promises a fun, family destination every Saturday through October
Ashland - The Ashland Farmers" Market is running each Saturday, June through October, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 125 Front St., on...
Massachusetts Lions low vision network offers support for visually impaired
Region - Many Massachusetts residents are visually impaired due to inherited eye diseases or acquired conditions such as Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma or complications resulting...
‘Joy of Card Making Class’ to be held in Northborough and Westborough
Northborough/Westborough – Elderwood Home Care will present two classes on “The Joy of Card Making,” in which participants will craft their own handmade cards...
Marlborough Public Library hosts talk on DNA and genealogy
Marlborough - “Using DNA and Its Application to Genealogy,” a free talk with Jeff Carpenter at the Marlborough Public Library, will be held Thursday,...
February is Heart Health Month
Worcester – Dr. Cynthia Ennis, a cardiologist and electrophysiologist at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, is the founder and director of the Women’s Heart Health Program. Ennis grew up in Shrewsbury and currently lives with her husband and three children in Westborough.
She is passionate about spreading the message that women need more information and resources in regard to heart problems.
Monday’s storm will bring snow throughout day
The approaching storm is going to be the real deal for much of southern New England. Here is a link to the National Weather Service Office in Taunton where you can get their take of what is on the way: http://www.weather.gov/box/ Plymouth County, the Cape and Islands are now under a Blizzard Warning; much of central and eastern Massachusetts not in the blizzard zone is under a Winter Storm Warning and most of the rest of the state is under a Winter Storm Advisory.
Home Instead celebrates Mother’s Day with flower pots for residents
Region - Home Instead Senior Care supplied Mother’s Day flowers and plants to the female residents of The Health Center at The Willows of Worcester and Mary Ann Morse Health Center in Natick. Every year, Home Instead honors a community they work with in both the Worcester County and the Metrowest areas by supplying beautifully wrapped flowering plants as a way of giving back to the communities they serve.
Avidia Bank donates to Community Legal Aid
Region - The Avidia Charitable Foundation recently donated $2,000 to Community Legal Aid, Inc. for a language access project. Avidia Bank is a $1.2...
Mr. Handyman of Central and MetroWest Mass
By Dave Pasquantonio, Contributing Writer
Region - Every homeowner has a big to-do list—projects large and small that we don’t have the time, expertise, or...
Free meal in Marlborough for 500 people June 3
Marlborough - Members of Marlborough’s Reformation 500 Committee are offering free meals to 500 people Saturday, June 3, from noon to 1:30 p.m., at...
Avidia donates to Old Sturbridge Village
Region - The Avidia Charitable Foundation recently donated $2,500 to Old Sturbridge Village. This donation will help for an education outreach project.
Butler named director of operations for Junior Railers
Worcester - Former Olympian Bobby Butler of Marlborough, a 10-year professional who played for four NHL teams, will officially become the first director of...
ARHS presents “Pippin” Dec. 8 – 10
Northborough – Algonquin Regional High School will be presenting "Pippin" Thursday, Dec. 8, Friday, Dec. 9 and Saturday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. each...
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys honors State Senator Jamie Eldridge
Region – At its annual meeting Dec. 11, the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (MassNAELA) honored several individuals for...
AMSA wins Togo Palazzi tournament
Marlborough - Not every high school athlete is afforded the opportunity to compete in an inaugural basketball tournament named after a local sports legend. The only thing better than simply participating would be to win it all, be presented post-game awards by the legend himself and know that history was made by your school and that you were indeed a part of it all.
Towns prepare for Hurricane Irene
By Bonnie Adams, Government Editor
Region – It's not certain exactly where Irene will be concentrating her energies the most yet this weekend but by...
MASS Senior Softball League registration now open
Region - Eastern Massachusetts Senior Softball (EMASS) is now launching its annual recruitment campaign for players age 50 and over. The 400-plus member league...
Free car washes in Marlborough offered to military personnel
Marlborough - Clean and Green Car Wash, along with over 1,300 other car wash locations across many nations will provide free car washes to...
‘Skating for Hope’ donations to help cancer patients and families
Region – Dave McGrath, who with his family and friends, organizes an annual fundraising event each fall, “Skating for Hope,” recently made three significant...