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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
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
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
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
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
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.
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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
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
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.
Westborough trounced by Holy Name
Westborough - Westborough High School's (WHS) Tra Kiraly (#11, left) tries to evade the tackle of Holy Name Central Catholic Junior/Senior High School's Jeff Holland (right, #10) during action at WHS Sept. 17.
Egg-citing experiments
Marlborough - Murphy Doona, 6, watches a cold hard-boiled egg get drawn into a hot bottle as he learns the law of inertia while attending Mad Science, offered Sept. 15 at the Marlborough Public Library Children's Room.
Youth Center treated to a cookout
Marlborough - Tyler Hardy, 5, and his sister, Kaila, 8, are served at the buffet line of a cookout held Aug. 26 to commemorate the conclusion of a successful summer camp at the Youth Center of Countryside Village, a subsidized apartment complex.
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Portuguese Club hosts 72nd feast
Hudson - Marlayna Medeiros and Ariana Tavares, each 4, carry the banner for the children's folk dance group "Grupo Folclorico...
St. Luke's in Westborough receives community certificate
Westborough - Westborough Girl Scouts Recognitions Chair Marilynn Lyle presents Monsignor Michael G. Foley, pastor of St. Luke's, with a Girl Scouts of Central...
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Southborough Public Library celebrates centennial
Southborough - Recognized with prizes at a Centennial Open House, held Sept. 17 at the Southborough Public Library,...
‘The Situation’ dazzles Westborough
Westborough – Julio's Liquors in Westborough on a normal Friday evening is always busy. But on Friday evening, Sept. 21 it was extremely busy, thanks to the arrival of one young celebrity, Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino and an estimated 900 of his fans
CROP Walk to aid food pantry
Westborough - The annual Westborough Crop Walk will take place Sunday, Oct. 16, at 1 p.m., beginning and ending at the...
Fund-raiser planned to help Westborough's Gingras family
Westborough - Often, when senseless tragedies occur in life, people are left to ask why bad things happen to good people.