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Region – Four members of the Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce were honored at a breakfast meeting held at the Cyprian Keyes Golf Club May 17. The 2012 President's Award was awarded to Peter Dennis of PMD Sales Training and Consulting. Barbara Clifford, the chamber's president, noted that Dennis had launched his business in 2008 in the midst of an extremely challenging economy. Soon after he joined the chamber and as such, became involved in the Membership Committee, and presented sales training seminars to chamber members. In 2010 he joined the board of directors. He has also established the VIP program which touts the value of Corridor Nine to prospective members. "Peter Dennis is a first-rate entrepreneur who is innovative and talented, and who understands that success comes to those who give back to others," Clifford said. "Peter is an inspirational and dedicated leader in helping Corridor Nine grow and remain strong.

Southborough - While residents throughout town spend their weekends at ballgames and going on bike rides, Barbara Black can be found training her dogs for disc dog shows and competing in flyball competitions. Black, a garment decorator and promotional products distributor, has three dogs - her "fur kids" - two Border collies, Whit and Trim, and one Jack Russell Terrier, Secret. All of the dogs participate in flyball competitions. Whit and Secret perform in disc dog shows throughout the year at venues such as the Quechee Vermont Hot Air Balloon Festival, the Pet Rock Festival in Worcester, and other country fairs and events in southern New England as part of the New England Disc Dog Shows.

On May 25, 1898, these Marlborough men, part of Company F, 6th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, posed for a picture before they left to fight in the Spanish-American War. (Courtesy of the photo collection at The Marlborough Historical Society, www.HistoricMarlborough.org).

Marlborough ?A vacant, overgrown lot on Main Street has been turned into a new park, thanks to a collaboration between the Marlborough Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and the Marlborough Savings Bank. According to MEDC officials, the 167 Main St. lot has been vacant since the restaurant that was formerly there was destroyed in a fire in 2010. Landscapers cleared away overgrown brush and leveled the area to create an open space. The new park has several picnic tables as well.

Hudson players give their all Hudson – Hudson High School's (HHS) Brian Fahey returns a serve from Groton-Dunstable Regional High School's Ryan Bunis during their...

Region - Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated its members May 17 with a Special Networking & Oscar Awards Breakfast at Cyprian Keyes...

Westborough - The Lustgarten Foundation's Westborough Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk/Run took place April 29. A nonprofit organization created in 1998 to advance the scientific and medical research related to pancreatic cancer, the Lustgarten Foundation is the nation's largest private provider of funds to study the disease.

By Sue Wambolt, Contributing Writer Shrewsbury/Westborough - Graduating Shrewsbury High School seniors Teagan Flint and Stephanie Kalinowski spent the afternoon of May 20 at the...

What a way to go! Marlborough - Marlene Downey is served Roquefort grapes and Thai ginger snaps by Dan Mauro of the Buffet Way at...

Tomahawks narrowly defeat Rangers Northborough/Southborough - Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) senior Nikki Wrin (#13, right) works against Westborough High School (WHS) junior Sarah Connors...

Cub Scouts meet their state representative Shrewsbury - Six Cub Scouts from Shrewsbury's Pack 62 and their leaders traveled to Beacon Hill to tour the...

Ready to play ball Westborough - Members of the team sponsored by the Green Thumb Garden Center listen to the National Anthem being sung at...

Northborough - For midwife Dina Fraize, Mother's Day has a special meaning. In 1998, when Fraize was pregnant with her fifth child, her mother, Juanita Hayward, was diagnosed with colon cancer. Hayward, then 50, underwent surgery at UMass Memorial, performed by a Dana Farber doctor. "When my mother was diagnosed, my world came crashing down," Fraize said. "My insides felt like they dropped out of me. Mom was so young and had small grandchildren who were a huge part of her life. I just can't imagine being without my mom. She is my hero and my best friend. Everyone who knows her instantly loves her. She is so loving and nonjudgmental and kind."

Marlborough - The week of April 30 through May 4 was "School Spirit Week" at Whitcomb Middle School, 25 Union St., in Marlborough. In light of the recent fire that ravaged the Lake Williams Condominiums on West Main Street and displaced five Whitcomb families, the theme for spirit week was "We Care." In addition to donations of clothing, dry goods (canned food, snacks), entertainment (cards, sports equipment), gift cards, household items (sheets, towels), suitcases and duffle bags, and toiletries, students had other opportunities to participate - in monetary contributions throughout the week. On Tuesday, for example, a $2 donation bought an entry to win one of 50 free passes to Roller Kingdom in Hudson, on Wednesday, students were encouraged to donate coins during lunch and on Thursday, a $1 donation bought the ability to wear a hat during the school day (something which is usually not permitted).

Northborough- Northborough and Southborough teens have a new option for outdoor adventure, called Venture Crew 11. This unit is different from other Boy and Girl Scouts in town because it is co-ed, and its core focus is adventure and even high-adventure. Venture Crew 11 activities include sailing, canoeing, zip lining, backpacking, or whatever the crew decides to tackle. Jeffrey Somers, of Northborough, along with McKinley Hackett, of Southborough, came up with the idea at a BSA training event last year. The two got to talking and found that they had similar situations with daughters in high school who were interested in doing a variety of outdoor activities, and were looking for an organization that would provide that. They then formed a group of like-minded adults and teenagers and have reformed Crew 11 Venture as a joint Northborough/Southborough unit.

Say it with spring flowers Shrewsbury - Stephanie Franklin and her daughter, Jessica, 5, arrange flowers while attending a May Basket Workshop held May 1...

Westborough remains undefeated Westborough - Westborough High School (WHS) senior co-captain and first doubles Ali Strand (front) prepares to return a volley during the match...

Northborough – Workers from the Veron Company, a Marlborough-based landscaping business, donate their time and resources to plant 21 new cherry and crabapple trees...

When Laura McCarthy is not busy with her work responsibilities, she can be found playing with her Doberman Pinchers, Paris and Axel. Both are rescue dogs and inspired McCarthy to become a volunteer with Distinguished Dobermans Rescue. McCarthy, president of HealthSquared Consulting, LLC, a recruiting company focused on healthcare organizations, had always purchased Dobermans from breeders as puppies. But, when her last Doberman, Jewel, died unexpectedly of bone cancer, McCarthy and her husband decided to adopt their next dog from a rescue organization. With all of her children grown and living out of the house, there was plenty of room for a dog (or two). She reached out to several Doberman Pinscher rescues over the course of the next month and learned that Distinguished Dobermans Rescue (DDR) had a 10-month-old female available for adoption At the same time, an individual rescuer in Louisiana contacted her about a one-year-old red Doberman that would be euthanized unless someone stepped in to take him. Unfortunately, it turned out that this dog had heartworm, a parasitic roundworm, and was very ill. His chance of recovery was grim, so McCarthy elected to adopt the female in Rochester, N.Y. In April of 2008, Paris joined the McCarthy family.

Local boy catches "rainbow" Westborough – Thomas Armstrong, 10, of Westborough, proudly shows off the rainbow trout he recently caught at Sandra Pond. Despite his...