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Marlborough - St. Matthias Parish, located at 409 Hemenway St., will host its fifth annual indoor yard sale Saturday, Oct. 1, from...

Region - Massachusetts Audubon has announced the upcoming release of the first-ever State of the Birds report for Massachusetts. This document will include the...

Hopkinton - "Autism: Effective new approaches for treating children" will be presented by Hopkinton Drug Thursday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m., at Hopkinton Senior...

Shrewsbury/Worcester - The Worcester Division of Public Health announced this afternoon that the Public Health Advisory for Lake Quinsigamond has been lifted. Results from...

Region - On Thursday, Sept. 1, St. John's High School in Shrewsbury sent 300 young men, their entire incoming freshman class, to the...

Grafton - Touchstone Community School, a non-profit, independent elementary and middle school serving students ages 3.5 to 14, will hold an Open House Sunday,...

Northborough - The Friends of the Northborough Library are having an Applefest Sidewalk Book Sale, with an excellent selection of fiction and non-fiction adult...

Region - The Massachusetts Elks Association recently announced its 2011-2012 academic year "Most Valuable Student" (MVS) Scholarship program, sponsored by the Elks National Foundation....

Southborough - "Memories of Growing Up in Southborough" will be presented by Donna McDaniel at the Southborough Senior Center. Over three dozen longtime Southborough...

Southborough – Monday, Sept. 19, the 20th annual Falconi Family Memorial Golf Tournament will be held at Juniper Hill Golf Course in Northborough. In...

Grafton - The Grafton Historical Society will host its second annual Grafton History Cemetery Tour at Riverside Cemetery Sunday afternoon, Oct. 2, from...

Northborough - A talent show and dog exhibition are among the new features of this year's Applefest celebration, which will commence Friday, Sept. 16, in Northborough's downtown area.

Northborough – Northborough Free Library has announced it will be offering two programs for adults in October. The Development of Wisdom in the Aging Brain,...

Shrewsbury - An Irish poet, Michael Patwell, will be coming to the Shrewsbury Public Library Monday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m., to read some...

Worcester/Shrewsbury - As a result of Thursday morning's heavy rains, a bypass of two sewer pump stations has resulted in bacteria levels exceeding acceptable...

Grecian Festival features cultural traditions Marlborough - Members of the dance troupe "Greek Pride of Rhode Island" perform for guests Sept. 3, the first...

Worcester – The Third Annual Gala to benefit Dress for Success Worcester has been scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15, at 6 p.m., at Beechwood...

Hudson – The Arts Alliance has announced that its Juried Art Exhibit Fall 2011 will be on view at Citizens Bank Sept. 28 through...

Region - OARS, the watershed organization for the Assabet, Sudbury and Concord rivers, will hold its 25th Annual River Cleanup Saturday, Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to noon. OARS volunteers will continue the effort to restore the Assabet, Sudbury and Concord rivers and local streams by removing trash from the shores and waters. They will haul out trash, tires, bottles, car parts, bicycles – whatever should not be there – for appropriate disposal. Local departments of Public Works assist in the removal of the refuse pulled from the rivers and shoreline.

Merchant/Ferrante family welcomes new baby girl Region - Kristen Merchant and Dennis Ferrante became the proud parents of Gianna Rose Ferrante,...