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Westborough – The Westborough Farmers" Market has returned for a third year to downtown Westborough. The market runs each Thursday from 12 to 6...

Northborough – Chances are if you have stopped in or called the Northborough Police Department for any reason, you have spoken with William Toomey. But as of Dec. 17, Toomey’s long career with the department – an astonishing 47 years – came to an end as he retired from his position of supervisor of communications and records and E-911 PSAP director.

Shrewsbury – When Lindsey Cobb left Feb. 10 to fly to New Zealand for spring semester of her junior year, little did she imagine what would happen in the next month.

Shrewsbury – Nonprofit Veterans Inc. hosted its eighth annual Stand Down June 14 and 15, a weekend event at Independence Hall where in-need and homeless veterans and their families receive services to improve their quality of life.

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury - The Shrewsbury Police Patrol Officers - Union NEPBA Local 191 had a beautiful but chilly day on...

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer Marlborough - The seventh annual Taste of Marlborough was presented downtown Aug. 25 by Old Marlborough, Inc. Musicians provided...

Fund-raiser goes to the dogs Shrewsbury - Nearly 180 runners, many with dogs, start the Pups for Paton's Playground 5K Race and One-Mile Fun...

Northborough – By now, the story of former Boston College baseball captain Pete Frates is widely known not only in New England but around the country and beyond. Pete was a 2007 graduate of BC and a star on the Eagles baseball team. He was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) in 2011 and has become an international spokesman for the disease. He was the inspiration for the “Ice Bucket Challenge,” which has raised more than $220 million for ALS research, making it the most successful social media fundraising effort in history.

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – On an overcast and humid afternoon Aug. 17, Worcester County Sheriff Lewis Evangelidis held what his office...

Shrewsbury – The Shrewsbury High School cheerleaders won first place in Division 1 at the 66th Annual David Prouty Cheerleading Tournament in Spencer Feb....

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...

Shrewsbury - When one picture's New England, a big red barn surrounded by stone walls is often one of the images that come to mind. That vision, plus watching "The Good Life" on HGTV, drove Gail and Joe Aslanian to move from Michigan to Shrewsbury back in the late 90's. Joe had owned a cabinet making business outside of Detroit. Gail was an elementary school art teacher. They had lived in Michigan for 27 years, and when they thought about their retirement, they decided that they wanted a place big enough for all their crafts and collections. Since Joe's family came from Worcester, the couple started looking for a property with a barn in this area. They searched with mounting frustration for months, but nothing was what they envisioned. A newspaper ad eventually led to a six-acre property in Shrewsbury on a stream that included a big red barn, an antique house and three income producing apartments.

By Bonnie Adams, Managing Editor Region – As the guest speaker at the Dec. 10 Corridor Nine/495 Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Business Forward Females luncheon...

While the end of a school year brings many opportunities to showcase student work, there is a unique way some talents are exhibited at Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS). All year, a group of students gathers each Wednesday after school to create their award-winning magazine, "Sachem."

Hudson - Students, teachers, parents, policemen, and other concerned residents have joined the Hudson Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition, sponsored by the Hudson Board of Health. These community partners are committed to reverse the current trend of increasing adolescent substance use in Hudson that was revealed in the 2010 MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey. The coalition was formed shortly after the town of Hudson received a three-year, $180,000 grant from the MetroWest Foundation. "Substance abuse, including over-the-counter, prescription, and "street" drugs, is a major public health concern in this country," Pat Emmons, a Hudson High School nurse and chair of the Hudson Board of Health, said. "Hudson is not immune to this problem. I work with a population at high risk on a daily basis and have seen the impact of these behaviors on our most vulnerable citizens. By reaching out to community leaders of all ages, we hope that the coalition can send a clear, united message that Hudson cares."

Marlborough - – The Marlborough High School Panthers defeated the Algonquin Regional High School Tomahawks 13-7 in a football game played at Kelleher Field Sept. 19. The Panthers improved their record to 1-1 while the Tomahawks fell to 0-2 on the season.

Region - Fidelity Bank employees held what they called a “Movember Fund-Razor” to benefit the Westborough-based cancer prevention organization, 15-40 Connection. The bank donated...

Northborough –Zack Shelton and the Kentucky based band 64 to Grayson will make you want to stomp your boots at their concert sponsored by Northboro Church of Christ. The event will be held on Friday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. at 456 West Main St., Northborough and is open to the public. Shelton and band members Craig Cunningham and Tiffany Baker started the band in their junior year of college and have been touring as 64 to Grayson full time since graduation in May 2013. The band’s name is associated to the route to college - interstate 64 to Grayson, Kentucky.

Worcester - The Algonquin Regional High School Tomahawks boys' lacrosse team played host to its central Mass. rival, the St. John's High School Pioneers, at Assumption College in Worcester May 18.

By Chris Wraight, Contributing Writer Northborough - The second-place Algonquin Regional High School Tomahawks hosted the third-place Nashoba Regional High School Chieftains for a non-league...