SOUTHBOROUGH LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS, MA

Southborough - St. Anne Church will be hosting an American Red Cross blood drive Friday, Jan. 13. The blood drive is open to the...

Southborough - Members of the Algonquin Regional High School Spanish Club will be holding a "Fiesta" at the Southborough Senior Center. The students have...

Northborough/Southborough - For Algonquin Regional High School junior and Southborough resident Korey Dropkin, curling has been a family sport as far back as he can remember. His father, Keith, started curling in college. He introduced the sport to his then-girlfriend, Shelley, whom he later married, and they have been curling ever since. For the Dropkins, Broomstones in Wayland is their home club and their home-away-from-home.

Southborough – The town's "Swap Shop" will remain open, at least for the near future. The shop had been due to close on Jan. 7 but was issued a reprieve by the Board of Selectmen at its Jan. 3 meeting. Over 700 residents had signed a petition protesting the closing and another 300 had signed a second petition that had been started by students at the Neary School.

Region - History runs deep in New Englanders who proudly recall the significant role that Massachusetts played in history - from the Boston Tea Party protest against taxation in 1773 to the Minutemen who started the American Revolution by battling British troops at Lexington and Concord in 1775.

Northborough/Southborough - Northborough/Southborough Special Education Parent Advisory Council (NSPAC) will be holding a morning coffee hour Thursday, Jan. 19, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.,...

Region - Looking to get healthier in 2012? If you want to drop 5 lbs. or 50 lbs.…if you want to learn what a...

Seniors celebrate a 'Swingin' Holiday" Southborough - An appreciative audience applauds the entertainment at the Swingin' Holiday Celebration, held Dec. 14 at the Southborough...

By Sue Wambolt, Contributing Writer Southborough - Keeping kids busy during school vacation when there is no snow on the ground for sledding and building...

Southborough - The American Red Cross will be holding a blood drive Friday, Jan. 6 at the Reservoir Corporate Center, 144 Turnpike Rd. (Route...

Westborough - MetroWest Medical Center will be hosting a January community blood drive at Porter and Chester Institute. Donations can help as many as...

Southborough - There is always a need for blood donations but during the holidays, the situation becomes even more critical. To help meet that need, several groups will be holding blood drives over the next two weeks.

Region - The following local students participated in the Marist College "Up 'til Dawn" fund-raiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn....

Southborough - Navy Midshipman William P. Hegarty, son of Sarah C. and James F. Hegarty, of Southborough, and more than 900 other freshmen recently...

Northborough - Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) senior Zach Meath credits football for changing his life. "I gained so many things playing football that I could not have gained from any other activity," said the Northborough resident and Tomahawks captain.

Better to give Southborough - Fourth-grader Jenna Kuchnir paints a jewelry box during the Dec. 5 session of Holiday Fun, an after-school program offered...

Southborough – An elected three-member Board of Selectmen, with the help of a town administrator, has been responsible for running Southborough's government. But in...

Algonquin competes in season opener Northborough/Southborough - Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) sophomore Jenna Veillette competes in the 55-meter hurdles during the season-opening indoor...

By Sue Wambolt, Contributing Writer   Southborough – LEGO lovers gathered in the Southborough Library Children's Room on Dec. 13 to build their own creations. With...

Southborough – The town of Southborough has announced its winter parking ban is in effect now through March 15, 2012. Under the ban, there will...