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St. Mary School in Shrewsbury names award recipients

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Shrewsbury - The St. Mary School Alumni Office announced the recipients of the school's first Fr. Edward W. Lynch, Founder's Award and the Saint...

“Ben Franklin” visits Lincoln Street School in Northborough

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Northborough - Benjamin Franklin visits the Lincoln Street School Oct. 7 as part of a "Historical Perspectives for Children" program. The entertaining and informative...

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Algonquin's on the run Northborough/Southborough - Algonquin Regional High School's (ARHS) junior running back Stephen Roy (#24, right) evades the tackle of Hudson High School's...

Southborough hosts heritage celebration

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Southborough - Daisies Troop 85003 steps out for the annual Southborough Heritage Day Parade, held downtown Oct. 10, the second day of the two-day...

Westborough boys cross country shoots for third straight title

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Westborough - After winning two straight Mid-Wach B League titles, the Westborough Boys cross country team has high expectations for the 2011 season. Led by coach Rick Hebert, the league's top runner and captain Brendan Robertson, and co-captains Jon Egan and Andrew Lampi, the Rangers showcase a deep, talented team of runners this year.

Marlborough serves heritage with a side of chowder

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Marlborough - Ron Lipka of Northborough and Joe Grimaldo of Marlborough near the finish line of the Main Street Mile, the first of several...

Westborough gymnasts help break handstand record

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  Westborough - On Sept. 17, 54 gymnasts, ages 5 to 48, who train at the Massachusetts Gymnastics Center (MGC) in Westborough, helped break a...

Local author urges girls to “Dream, Sweat Achieve”

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Westborough – Throughout her career as a personal trainer, motivational speaker and author, Michele Craemer has seen how the power of movement and getting fit has helped to change the lives of many women.

The C.A. picture of the day

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Westborough - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and, to support the cause, a pink ribbon comprised of chrysanthemums is on display on the corner of the Westborough Police Department's front lawn.

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Brushing up on art Marlborough - Cynthia Stroschein and Bella Zak work on paintings during an Acrylic Painting Workshop, held Sept. 20 in the...

Marlborough students inspired by story of Rachel Scott

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Marlborough – "Treat others with compassion, kindness and respect." That's the message presented to Assabet Valley Technical High School (AVRTHS) students by Jimmy (JB) Braden, a motivational speaker with Rachel's Challenge.

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MHS, St. John's tie in soccer battle Marlborough - Marlborough High School's (MHS) Paco Ceja (left) battles St. John's High School's (SJ) Colin Hughes...

BJ's CEO is Corridor Nine Chamber guest

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Westborough – Laura Sen, the head of BJ's Wholesale Club Inc., is one of only a few women who are Chief Executive Officers (CEO) of Fortune 500 companies. She was also noted by Forbes magazine in 2010 as the 82nd most powerful woman in business.

Spirit of Shrewsbury shines in spite of rain

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By Bonnie Adams, Government Editor Shrewsbury - A gloomy day with periodic bouts of rain did not stop hundreds of people from Shrewsbury and other...

Westborough High School students hope to hear seniors” stories

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Westborough – Teenagers sometimes, unfairly or not, get the reputation of not really taking an interest in what their elders have to say. But a group of Westborough High School (WHS) students feel exactly the opposite. Not only do they want to meet with local senior citizens, they also want to sit down with them and document their life stories so those tales will be captured for future generations.

Nikki Brown encourages women to golf for fun, networking opportunities

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Region - In 2003, Nicole "Nikki" Brown was taken by a friend to a private club to play golf for the first time. That led to her first set of golf clubs, her golf bag and a pair of golf shoes that she found at a garage sale. She was hooked.

The C.A. picture of the day

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Come for the food, stay for the fun Northborough - Gary Martin, 6, samples fried dough while attending the 19th annual St. Bernadette Festival,...

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Marlborough has Hudson on the run Hudson/Marlborough - Hudson High School's (HHS) Nicole Fowler (right) battles Marlborough High School's (MHS) Justine Butler (#12, left)...

Golfers tee off for charity in memory of Bill Sullivan

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Hudson - Bill "Sully" Sullivan, a Hudson resident, worked as a civilian electrical engineer for the Air Force. He also ran his own small software company that provided account programs for pest control businesses. He was a Youth Soccer League volunteer too. But most significantly, Sullivan donated his time and money to causes like the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Passionist Religious Order, which hosts retreats for people in recovery, and the Addiction Referral Center in Marlborough, an organization that helps those with drug and alcohol problems. He passed away in 2003 at the age of 64 of esophageal cancer. But his spirit of giving lives on in the Bill S. Memorial Golf Tournament that his friends, including Ernie Kapopoulos and Keith Carter, have co-chaired and organized since 2004.

Shrewsbury students coin drive raises $600 for World War I memorial

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Shrewsbury - An effort to replace a decaying World War I memorial in Shrewsbury received a boost Sept. 26 when students and faculty at the Beal Elementary School presented a $600 donation check to the Shrewsbury Veterans Council.