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Dean Park flagpole
SHREWSBURY - A prominent flagpole stands in Shrewsbury’s Dean Park alongside a bench dedicated to longtime Parks Department employee Paula Rourke. A new GoFundMe...
Community Advocate September 24, 2021
In this week's issue read: Applefest returned to Northborough this past weekend with a full slate of in person events in multiple locations across town.
Boylston Planning Board approves warehouse project near Shrewsbury border
By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter
BOYLSTON/SHREWSBURY - A warehouse will be built on the border of Boylston and Shrewsbury after the Boylston Planning Board...
STERIS Corp. appeals Northborough Planning Board’s permit denial
By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter
NORTHBOROUGH - STERIS Corp. has filed an appeal after the Northborough Planning Board denied its site plan and groundwater...
New field hockey coach takes the reins at Algonquin
By Kevin J. Stone, Contributing Writer
NORTHBOROUGH/SOUTHBOROUGH - Algonquin Field Hockey coach Jennifer Brown has been coaching and running her own field hockey camp for...
Shrewsbury approves agreement with marijuana delivery operator
By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter
SHREWSBURY – A marijuana delivery operator is now one step closer to opening in Shrewsbury following a Board of...
Families wrestle with impacts of fatal Northborough fire
By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter
NORTHBOROUGH - Mike Pizzarella was starting to drift to a deep sleep when he heard banging on his windows.
It...
Shrewsbury boys soccer falls to St. Johns in competitive cross-town matchup
By Jesse Kucewicz, Contributing Writer
SHREWSBURY - The Shrewsbury Boys varsity soccer team fell to Saint John’s High School in a matchup, Sept. 18, making...
Applefest 5K run/walk returns to Northborough roads
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer
NORTHBOROUGH – Nearly 300 runners and walkers registered to support the annual Applefest 5K Road Race on Sept. 18....
Evening BBQ, concert, fireworks return to Northborough’s Applefest
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer
NORTHBOROUGH – After a two-year hiatus, an evening celebration featuring a barbecue, concert, fireworks and other activities returned Sept....