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Northborough - Community volunteers and members of the Northboro Junior Woman's Club planted an unusual garden March 30 at Town Hall. A thousand pinwheels were plunked into the soil, each one representing a donation to Massachusetts Citizens for Children. As a whole, the garden of spinning, flashing blue "Pinwheels For Prevention" will bring awareness to National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April. According to Lori Hagen, treasurer or the Northborough Junior Woman's Club, which spearheaded the fundraiser, almost $1,000 was raised for Citizens for Children, exceeding last's year's amount by about $250.

Northborough/Southborough - While the right to a free and compulsory primary education without discrimination is recognized as a fundamental human right here in the United States, millions of girls around the world do not have access to education. Last year, believing that the basic human right to an education is worth fighting for, a group of dedicated students at Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) started a local chapter of Girls Learn International (GLI).

Region – Preparation to enroll eligible residents of central Massachusetts as participants in the Cancer Prevention Study?3 (CPS-3) was discussed at a March 26 press conference at Worcester City Hall. Among the five sites hosting enrollment is the Boroughs Family Branch YMCA in Westborough, which serves nine communities including Hudson, Marlborough, Northborough, Shrewsbury, Southborough and Westborough. Non-members are welcomed to enroll in CPS-3. Enrollment will also be available at three locations in Worcester and one in Fitchburg.

Northborough ?The Rotary Club of Northborough, Inc. will be hosting its annual Scholarship Breakfast on Sunday, April 7, at the Lincoln Street School. This year's breakfast will be the 42nd time the club hosts the popular event. Rotarians will serve up a hearty breakfast of pancakes, sausages and drinks from 8 a.m. to noon that day. Another feature of the breakfast will be musical performances from Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) students.

Shrewsbury – First-grade students from St. Mary's Parish gave back to the community by creating Easter-themed bookmarks with senior citizens at Shrewsbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (SNRC) March 16. Shrewsbury High School students and sisters Erin, 14, and Meghan Kean, 17, also helped make crafts as part of the "Adopt a Grandparent" club.

Westborough - Members of HYPE9, the young professionals group of the Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce, held a "can" collection at their March...

Region – Marlborough resident Debbie Beausoleil was honored by the United Way of Tri-County at an event held March 28 at the Sheraton Framingham...

Shrewsbury – Shrewsbury Public Library hosted its second annual Spring Multicultural Festival March 23 with Bollywood and Indian folk dances. The dances were performed by students from the Shaila School of Dance as well as students of teacher Kalaimangai Anbalagan. The event celebrated "Holi, the Festival of Colors," which signifies the start of spring in India.

Marlborough - Anthony, 5, gets a photo taken with the Caring Bunny, offered March 17 at the Solomon Pond Mall. For the third year,...

Shrewsbury - The Webster Five Foundation, as part of the "Web of Caring to Make a Difference" program, has announced that it is donating...

Northborough/Southborough - For Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) seniors Nic Zanghi, Giles Ober and Sam Huddart, the Algonquin "Lip Dub" YouTube sensation, which they created to promote school spirit and showcase the camaraderie of the student body at "The Gonk," has taken on a life of its own. The video, which featured 900-plus students lip syncing and performing the song "Good Time" by Carly Rae Jepson and Owl City, generated more than 23,000 hits before it was removed from YouTube due to a copyright infringement just 72 hours after it debuted.

Shrewsbury – Five Shrewsbury residents collectively known as Tension have been volunteering to perform classic rock hits at fundraisers and family events for 10 years. The idea to form a band started when John O"Brien realized he shared more in common than an interest in golf with his buddies Joe Arcabascio and Joe Cantin, better known as "Sammy" because he's a huge fan of rocker Sammy Hagar.

Region - The Avidia Bank Charitable Foundation recently donated $100,000 to YMCA of Central Massachusetts, as part of its capital campaign. Presenting the check...

Region- For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) was founded in 1989 to inspire young people to pursue higher education and careers in science, technology and engineering through hands-on mentorship from people in those fields. Algonquin's FIRST Team 1100 was founded in 2003. The current Team 1100 is led by parent, mentor and engineer Dan Strickland and advised by Applied Arts and Technology teacher George Clarke. While Algonquin's Team 1100 is based out of Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS), the team roster includes students from many surrounding towns.

Shrewsbury – Many high school students take advantage of February vacation to escape to somewhere warm, perhaps Florida or the Caribbean. During this year's break, eight St. John's High School students did journey south to a warmer climate. But it was not a tropical vacation to paradise they were on – rather it was to the island of Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the world. The students traveled there to work with the organization, "Be Like Brit."

Shrewsbury – Laurie Bender, the owner of Home Instead Senior Care of Greater Worcester County and MetroWest presented a $500 check to Jean McMurray, the director of the Worcester County Food Bank (WCFB), March 14 at the food bank's headquarters. The monies were raised from a Facebook campaign the company held during the month of February.

Shrewsbury – After winning a Division 1 state title and a third-place finish at the New England Interscholastic Spirit Championship, the Shrewsbury High School (SHS) cheerleaders are now celebrating what they are calling their "historic season." The team won its first-ever state title March 10 with a strong showing at the competition held at Tantasqua Regional High School in Fiskdale. SHS competed against 12 other teams in Division 1 and won with a score of 182.75 out of 200 points. Winning the title allowed the girls to go on to the New England regional meet, which was held in Lawrence March 16.

Marlborough – The Marlborough High School (MHS) chapter of American Field Service (AFS) conducts several fundraisers and community service projects throughout the school year. But their longest running event that draws the most attention – and the most laughs – is a parody of beauty pageants with male contestants. The 24th annual Mr. MHS 2013 Pageant was presented March 15 at the Whitcomb Middle School Auditorium with a Las Vegas theme.

Northborough - Thomas Welch, 4,?aims for?the Slam Dunk, one of several inflatable amusements at the annual Spring Fair held March 16 at Proctor Elementary...

Westborough - Candidate for U.S. Senate Mike Sullivan greeted voters attending the Annual Town Meeting at the Westborough High School March 16. Campaign Chair...