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Shrewsbury - Bubbling with excitement, Spring Street School students Maddie Moyal (left) and her sister Olivia recently welcomed two new rescue dogs to their...

Shrewsbury – Families, especially their young children, enjoyed visiting the open house held at the Shrewsbury Fire Department’s Church Street headquarters Oct. 8. Kids enjoyed...

Grafton -- Not long ago, the prospect of being honored at the White House by the President, Vice President and First Lady could not have been further from the mindset of Grafton's Chaz Davis.

Northborough - Twins Ariana and Layla, 2, and their brother Kaiden, 4, of Northborough enjoy an afternoon picking out their pumpkins at Davidian Bros. Photos/Jerry...

Worcester – The St. John’s High School Pioneers football team staged a late rally to come from behind and defeat their cross-town rivals, the Shrewsbury High School Colonials, by a score of 38-35 in a game played under the lights at Assumption College Oct. 7.

Shrewsbury Police is investigating a 2 car motor vehicle accident which occurred at 3:16 pm today.

Dudley - The visiting Algonquin Regional Tomahawks football team fell to the Shepherd Hill Regional Rams by a score of 31-0 in a game played Sept. 30. This was the first loss of the season for Algonquin, and the first in their past eight contests, going back to last season. Overshadowing the game itself was the story surrounding Shepherd Hill’s Kevin Mensah, playing in his first home game of the season. Mensah is a strong prospect to play Division 1 college football next year.

Shrewsbury - For the 12th year the Shrewsbury Garden Club is sponsoring its annual Scarecrows on the Common Display. Individuals, groups, businesses and clubs...

By Bonnie Adams, Managing Editor Shrewsbury – On a beautiful and cool early fall weekend, both residents and visitors alike, flocked to Shrewsbury Sept. 24-25...

Westborough - Celebrate the 16th anniversary of the first Charm Bracelet walk with the Westborough Community Land Trust (WCLT) Sunday, Oct. 16, from 1:30...

By Melanie Petruccci, Contributing Writer Shrewsbury – Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito joined other state and local officials, as well as members of the Shrewsbury Public...

Marlborough – In the two years that the Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce women’s networking group, Business Females Forward (BFF), has been in existence, the group has had many inspiring guest speakers addressing the 100-plus attendees on a variety of subjects. But it’s pretty safe to say that there had never one quite like Digit Murphy, who was the guest speaker at the group’s Sept. 10 meeting held at the Courtyard by Marriott in Marlborough. Over the course of her 40-minute talk,

Northborough – Residents and guests attended a number of events Sept. 15-18 as the town celebrated Applefest 2016. This year’s festivities also tied into Northborough’s 250th anniversary celebration.

Hudson - Months after fireworks kicked off year-long celebrations of Hudson’s 150th anniversary, the town hosted its main event, bringing nearly 1,000 marchers through the heart of town for a parade honoring Hudson’s history and future. Organized over a 12-month period starting last fall, the parade featured 14 floats spread out over seven sections. In addition to the floats, the parade drew local politicians including state Representative Kate Hogan (D-Stow), Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, and Marlborough Mayor Arthur Vigeant.

Submitted by Karen Chapman, President, Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce Northborough – The Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 23rd Applefest 5k/Race...

Westborough - The Westborough High School Rangers field hockey team hosted the Marlborough High School Panthers Sept 14. The Panthers came out fast and got on...

Worcester/Shrewsbury --- There would be no hat tricks, double-digit scoring or overtime drama in Shrewsbury High School’s (SHS) varsity field hockey team’s season opener, and that’s just fine with second-year head coach Greta Gray. It took just a single goal, scored by junior midfielder Kylian Kelly midway through the second half on a penalty stroke, to top host St. Peter-Marian High, 1-0, on Sept. 6 and set the Colonials 2016 campaign off to an auspicious start. Early-season victories are what every coach seeks as a springboard to building confidence and take the pressure off right from the outset, according to Gray.

Hudson -- The Hudson High School boys’ varsity soccer program has achieved winning records in each of its past three seasons. From 11-7-2 in 2013 to 9-8-2 in 2014 and 11-7-1 in 2015, the Hawks have done all the right things to make each of those campaigns successful.

Northborough - The Algonquin Regional High School Tomahawks football team opened up the first week of the season by defeating the Nashoba Regional High School Chieftains, the defending the Division 2 state champions, by a score of 13-7 in a game played Sept. 9 in Northborough.

Shrewsbury/Worcester - The Kenneth Burns Bridge is a multi-colored tribute on Sept. 9 in honor of Worcester Pride Week. Photo/Jerry Callaghan