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Marlborough - Is there an Earth-like planet in an Earth-like orbit? We are very close to answering that question, was the message Dr. Dawn M. Gelino conveyed to Marlborough Rotarians and guests at a recent meeting. NASA's Kepler mission team, which tries to locate and identify Earth-like planets, has discovered two Earth-size planets, the smallest ever discovered orbiting a star

Worcester - The Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) now offers NuRide to the public with incentives for making the commitment to take green...

Northborough - The Rotary Club of Northborough celebrated its 40th year with a dinner at the Royal Plaza in Marlborough. The dinner was attended...

Shrewsbury - The Friends of the Shrewsbury Public Library have announced that the Third Annual Foreign Film Festival will be held Sunday afternoons in...

Region - Mothers fill many different roles within their families and society. Two local mothers have taken on one more position as leaders within the grassroots volunteer-driven group Mothers & More.

Northborough - The queen-size quilt being raffled by the Friends of the Northborough Senior Center offered a touch of mystery, as noted when ticket...

Region - The calendar may say January, but 5,500 cyclists from across the country have August on their minds. They are gearing up to...

Marlborough - The Red Sox are hitting the road to get ready for a new season, and the 2012 Red Sox Road Trip will...

Westborough - A blanket of fresh snow fell last night, proof that winter is indeed here. This Denny Street horse, who is not fazed...

Hudson – Jan. 20 to 22, the Hudson High School Drama Department will present a live comedy show by Argyle Shoes, the student improvisational...

Westborough – Fourteen local authors, representing all types of literary genres, will be participating in the Worcester Writers Collaborative (WCC) "Authors Explosion!" at Tatnuck Bookseller Sunday, Jan. 29 from 1 to 5 p.m. The public is invited to come and meet the authors.

Hudson - The River's Edge Community Band is welcoming new members playing percussion, wind and brass instruments. Area musicians, including experienced high school students,...

Background: 2010 selected as a Mid-Wach A League All Star and member. Third year on varsity and member of 2009 League, District and State Championship team. Posted a score of 79, which counted toward the winning team total in the state tournament. Featured as one of the top 12 junior golfers in Massachusetts in Mass Golfer Magazine. Tournaments: AJGA Deutsche Bank Partners for charity shootout (first place). AJGA Rochester Junior Open (eighth), US Public Links Qualifier (fourth).

Northborough - A Northborough man has been arraigned in connection with multiple environmental violations and animal cruelty for the alleged operation of an illegal...

Region - It's not every day that high school hockey players get the chance to play on the same ice as future NHL talent, but the Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) and Shrewsbury High School (SHS) hockey teams had that chance recently at the third annual High School Hockey Showdown at DCU Arena in Worcester.

Region – Project 351 is a Massachusetts youth congress that celebrates service and civic leadership. The congress is comprised of one eighth-grade student representative from each of the commonwealth's 351 towns and cities. Ambassadors are selected by local educators for their exemplary ethic of service and their values of humility, compassion, commitment, kindness and generosity of spirit.

Westborough – When Chris Gorak was growing up in Westborough, he used to love going to movies such as "Star Wars" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark." But he never dreamed that he would end up in Hollywood. But since graduating from Westborough High School (WHS) in 1987, a mix of good luck, along with "twenty years of hard work," have led him on the path from movie fan to successful movie director.

Westborough - The Westborough Community Land Trust (WCLT) has announced that the "People's Choice" photo, determined by the votes of visitors to its photo...

Shrewsbury - For 12 years, the Destination ImagiNation (DI) program has been taking kids places. They have learned skills from problem-solving and teamwork to innovative challenges taught there.

Shrewsbury - In first grade, group reading time usually involves a teacher sitting in the front of the class, reading a story and showing students the pictures to accompany the text. But recently, the first-graders in Sally Lividini's art class at Spring Street School in Shrewsbury were not allowed to look.