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Northborough – The Mark Fidrych Foundation held its third annual Make Your Mark softball tournament Saturday, Aug 24. The foundation supports nonprofit organizations that give children with physical, mental and emotional challenges the chance to play sports, and is named for one of Northborough's best known and most loved residents. In 1976, he was named Rookie of the Year while playing with the Detroit Tigers.

Southborough - Local golfers are preparing to hit the green Monday, Sept. 16 for the 22nd annual Falconi Family Memorial Golf Tournament and awards banquet. The tournament, which will take place at Juniper Hill Riverside Golf Course (on the Lakeside Course) in Northborough, is the Southborough Senior Center's largest fundraiser of the year. The tournament will be a Florida-style scramble with golfers participating in a variety of games including longest-drive and closest to the pin competitions. Additionally, there will be hole-in-one prizes. A banquet with raffles and a silent auction will follow. Registration is $125 per golfer.

Worcester/Shrewsbury – A year has passed since construction began on the new Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge connecting Worcester and Shrewsbury via Route 9, and, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), the project is still expected to be completed in summer 2015.

Shrewsbury – Over 1,000 senior citizens came out on a beautiful summer day Aug. 17 to celebrate the Sheriff's Annual Senior Picnic. The event, hosted by Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis, was held at the Scandinavian Athletic Club (SAC PARK).

Southborough – The 10th anniversary of Southborough Summer Nights was celebrated Aug. 24 on the grounds of Neary Elementary School. In addition to the...

Marlborough – A dedication to jazz music didn's stop during summer break for 49 students entering grades six through 10. They attended the city's first Jazz Camp, conducted three hours daily from Aug. 5 to 9 at Marlborough High School (MHS). The camp was organized locally by Simon Harding, an instrumental music teacher at Whitcomb Middle School, who has been involved with a similar program in Mendon.

Westborough - Westborough High School (WHS) student-athletes showed their appreciation for their hometown by volunteering at various Westborough locations Aug. 20. as part of the first Rangers Community Service Day. Mia Natale and Addie Egan, both rising seniors and student-athletes, were the visionaries behind the day. Natale first came up with the idea of student-athletes trading a day of practice for a day of service after she and Egan attended a Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) conference last summer. Natale then presented the idea to the MIAA where she also serves on the Student Advisory Committee. The girls then started forming a plan last summer of a Rangers Community Service Day.

Shrewsbury - The Shrewsbury Nationals Little League All Star Team (11-year-olds) won the Thomas Dunford Memorial District 5 Championship July 27 in Millbury. The...

Shrewsbury/Westborough – The second annual Beaton Charity Golf Classic, held Aug. 19 at the Mount Pleasant Country Club in Boylston, concluded with a 19th...

Shrewsbury – Fans of all sorts of vehicles enjoyed the opportunity to see them up close and personal at the Leicester/ Spencer Fraternal Order of the Eagles #4541's Classic Car Show at the Hebert Candy Mansion Aug. 18. 72 vehicles were entered into the show, which was entitled, "Meeting of the Minds," with prizes given out in a number of categories. The event was organized by Eagles" members Dan and Shelly Travers, in honor of Shelly's father, Donald P. Doherty, who passed away in 2002 from a brain aneurysm. Both Shelley and her brother Donald, have also had brain aneurysms.

Hudson - Chris Bissonnette and Susan Roberts are served beer at the first Spirit of Hudson Food & Brewfest, held Aug. 17 at the...

Marlborough – With the start of school just around the corner, so is the stress that many families feel as they face the challenge of buying school supplies for their children. That's where the United Way of Tri-County's 2013 Toolz for School Backpack Program helps out. According to local United Way officials, last year the organization, thanks to the support of 19 companies and 21 agencies, gave out over 800 backpacks filled with age-appropriate school supplies to children in need.

Westborough – Local officials and members of Westborough's business community gathered at the South Street Diner Aug. 14 to celebrate the town being named Google's 2013 eCity of Massachusetts. The award, acknowledging the town as the "digital capital" of the state, was presented to Town Manager Jim Malloy by Matt Dunne, Google's head of community affairs.

Westborough – This summer, 27 youth and seven adults, including parishioners from the Congregational Church of Westborough's Senior High Youth Group, traveled to Pennsylvania where they worked on a variety of programs to assist residents in need. According to one of the adult leaders, Art Sharkey, this was the eighth consecutive year the Westborough group has participated in a mission of this type. Over the course of the week-long program, the group split up to work at sites in Harbor Creek and Erie.

Marlborough??"Almost 300 bikers revved their motorcycles and then rode out of the Marlboro Moose Family Center 1129 parking lot Aug. 10 for the 2013 SJL Memorial Scholarship Fund Motorcycle Ride. The fundraiser is an annual event to honor the life of Shawna Jean Larassa, who was tragically killed in a car accident in 2009 at age 19. The ride has been hosted annually by her father, George Larassa, as a way to raise money so that students, both adults and children, can afford an education.

Southborough - Eimer Daily (center) with her nieces (l to r) Ciara O'Sullivan, 3, and her sister, Niamh, 5, laugh at the antics of...

Hudson - Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian recognized Hudson graduates of the 2013 Middlesex Sheriff's Office Youth Public Safety Academy at a ceremony Friday,...

Hudson - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network, about 1 in 88 children is currently identified with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Hudson - Hudson Junior Girl Scout Troop 72739 recently earned their Bronze Award, the highest award achievable by Junior Girl Scouts. To earn the award, the girls each completed at least 20 hours of service to refurbish the gardens and park structures at Tripps Pond, located on Green Street. The girls weeded the garden beds, planted additional perennials, trimmed trees, raked lawns and picked up trash. They also sanded and stained all the picnic tables, as well as several wooden park benches.

Westborough – Like many students, the teens in the Life Skills class at Westborough High School look forward to summer vacation. But for the five students- Ethan Turner, Shousei Honji, Ali Leva, Shard Sharma and Jimmy Rogers – summer also means ongoing classes. But that is OK with the students because as part of their curriculum, they also go offsite to places for hands-on experience to help complement their lessons.