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Shrewsbury - Members of Trinity Episcopal Church assembled and packed 10,000 meal packages March 3 to donate to "STOP HUNGER NOW" (SHN), a Raleigh,...

Marlborough - Janice McCracken and her son, Mark, enjoy corned beef and cabbage with all the fixings while attending the second annual St. Paddy's...

Marlborough - Friends of Roland's House, men and women committed to preventing homeless people from living on the street, gathered at the restaurant Chez Siam recently to hear about the success of the 23rd Evening of Giving. The fundraiser has become a beloved annual tradition for the communities of Marlborough and Hudson.

Northborough - The Marion E. Zeh School has been raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) for nine years. To date, students have collected over $17,000 for the "Pennies for Patients" campaign, which aims to involve kids by teaching them about community and helping others by joining in the fight against blood cancers. The service learning, character education and philanthropy program asks students to collect spare change over a three-week period. Campaign dates for Zeh were Jan. 28 to Feb. 22.

Northborough/Southborough - Under the direction of math teacher Eileen Palmer and guidance counselor Jason Lessard, Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) Community Action Program (CAP) students have spent the last month holding technology seminars for seniors at both the Southborough Senior Center and the Northborough Senior Center. The tech-savvy teens have made great strides in closing any technology generation gaps, showing seniors easy ways to mute their phones, text, change ring tones, take pictures or download a book on a Kindle.

Hudson - The Internet is a portal for television and movies to reach other cultures, and it is not just Hollywood media that is crossing boundaries. Anime, or Japanese cartoons, are watched by Americans on television, DVD and websites such as Crunchyroll.com. Hudson resident Chris Beveridge has been a fan of the genre for years and has even created a writing career around his fandom. Now founder of FandomPost.com, he enters his 15th year of this line of work this month.

Northborough- "This is like dessert; after you have done all of the work, I can sit here and I can soak it all in," Northborough resident Phil Knudsen said about his recent career change.

Marlborough – Four Marlborough High School (MHS) student athletes joined Mayor Arthur Vigeant and other city and civil leaders at City Hall March 7...

Region - The St. John's High School Pioneers faced the Milford High School Hawks for the Central Mass. Division 1 boys" basketball championship at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Harrington Auditorium in Worcester March 10. The Pioneers were looking for an unprecedented sixth straight district title while the Hawks were hoping to bring home their first title since 1998. The fifth-seed Pioneers had defeated the top-seed, Algonquin Regional High School to earn their spot while the third-seed Hawks had upset second -seed Wachusett Regional High School to move to the title game.

Westborough - For Westborough High School (class of 2002) alum Tyler Sullivan, the passion to play and excel at golf began one afternoon in the spring of 1995. It was then, as a fifth-grade student, Sullivan sank his first hole-in-one. And he was hooked.

Marlborough - Bicyclists participate in the ninth annual Pedal to End Cancer (formerly known as Spin for Hope), a three-hour indoor cycling event to...

Westborough – The Westborough High School Spring Musical, "Curtains" will be performed at the school this Saturday, March 9 and Sunday, March 10. The show...

Region - The third-seed Shrewsbury High School Colonials faced the second-seed Wachusett Regional High School Mountaineers for the Central Mass Division 3 boys" hockey semi-final game at the Wallace Civic Center in Fitchburg March 6.

Region - The second-seed Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) Tomahawks met the third-seed Wachusett Regional High School Mountaineers for the Central Mass. Division 1 semi-final girls" basketball game on March 5 in the Kneller Athletic Center at Clark University in Worcester. Both teams got off to a sluggish start, punctuated by numerous turnovers. The first period ended with a very low score of 4-3 in the Tomahawks' favor. The scoring picked up a little in the second period and the first half ended with Algonquin still in the lead, 12-10.

Northborough/Southborough - At the suggestion of teacher Patricia Riley, Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) seniors Nic Zanghi, Giles Ober and Sam Huddart created a "lip dub" video for their senior marketing research project. Titled "The Algonquin Lip Dub," the Youtube sensation, which garnered more than 7,000 hits in 12 hours, was created to promote school spirit and showcase the camaraderie of the student body at "The Gonk."

Shrewsbury – Nearly 650 people braved a wintry day Feb.24 to attend a belated Chinese New Year celebration in Shrewsbury to celebrate the "Year of the Snake." The event, held at the Oak Middle School, was a collaborative effort between the Massachusetts Beijing Chinese Language School, St. John's High School, and the Sherwood and Oak Middle Schools. Throughout the afternoon, dozens of students ranging in age from kindergarten through high school performed a variety of traditional and festive Chinese songs and dances.

Northborough - The second-seed Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) Tomahawks girls' basketball team hosted seventh-seed Worcester North High School (WNHS) Polar Bears on Mar....

Shrewsbury - Kindergartner Nate Quinn-Nardella climbs the rock wall while attending the Get Fit Family Adventure, held March 1 at Coolidge Elementary School. After...

Westborough- The Congregational Church of Westborough hosted its fifth annual Celebration of African-American Music in honor of Black History Month Feb. 24. The two-hour concert featured choirs from Worcester, Westborough, and Northborough.

Shrewsbury - While attending St. John's High School, Sam Burr (class of 2007) was the quarterback of the football team, member of the Student Activities Council and a mentor through the Big Brother Big Sister program. Now, he's a "gangster rapper."