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BASEBALL: Lorusso has commanding performance for St. John's

Shrewsbury - St. John's High School first baseman Andrew Lorusso (#11, center) is congratulated by his coach and teammates after his first ...

Playing dodgeball in Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury - (l to r) Third-graders Jacob Rogers and Jared Ross and secondgrader Prathylsa Miyala get a fun workout during the March...

Checkerboards Restaurant and Bar in Hudson celebrates 20 years

Twenty years ago, Chris Tsiros's first child was an infant, and he had just opened the Checkerboards restaurant.

Kids give Easter Bunny an assist in Westborough

Westborough – Young volunteers who attend Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Westborough fill Easter baskets that will be given to the children...

Westborough brothers play in Junior National Championship

Westborough – Mark (left) and Nick Ferretti of Westborough play on the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs. The team participated in the Junior...

New theater camp comes to Shrewsbury

What began as conversation last summer has evolved into an opportunity for teens in Shrewsbury and surrounding towns to be part of a creative and engaging summer camp that will provide an entertaining musical for audiences, as well as the personal growth and enjoyment of camp participants.

Community helps stroke survivor return home

Many retired New Englanders winter in Florida and, for most, their annual trips there and back are routine. For Marlborough residents Roy and Brenda Hansen, though, their trip to Venice, Fla., this past winter was anything but.

Egg Hunt keeps kids hopping in Southborough

Southborough - Blake Sechko, 15 months, tosses one of the many eggs he and his family collected at the annual Easter Egg...

VOLLEYBALL: Marlborough takes season openerVOLL

Marlborough - Marlborough High School's (MHS) Ardy Cordoso (#10, right) and his teammate Kyle Scanlon (#12, left center) rise to defend against...

Spring Fair in Northborough offers fun and games

Northborough - Each hoping to win a prize, (l to r) kindergartner Matthew Vzar, his brother, second-grader Nicholas, and fifth-grader Kaitlyn Yoo...

Marlborough canine partners with owner to bring comfort

Tally Ho, a cairn terrier, barks incessantly at any passing truck when she's riding in the car.

“Watch me” – Three Hudson generations help fight breast cancer

Hudson - In December 2008, Hudson resident Paula MacMillan found out that she had breast cancer, a disease that affects 100 out of every 100,000 women in North America according to www.ww5.komen.org, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure website.

Shrewsbury Library presents a crowd pleaser

Shrewsbury - Young readers are entertained by comic mime Robert Rivest in "Literacy Alive," presented March 12 at the Shrewsbury Public Library....

Maloney, Sherr raise money for charity

Westborough - (l to r) Ryan Maloney, the owner of Julio's Liquor Store in Westborough, and Westborough resident Ed Sherr celebrate a...

Celebrating a seasonal tradition in Northborough

Northborough - (l to r) Third-graders Lauren Theve, Olivia Lamy and Daniella Martens prepare to climb up the amply snow-covered Mount Proctor...

Scott Jackson of Northborough tells his ‘Great Story’

Scott Jackson of Northborough was one of five people recently honored at the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress (MDSC) Annual Conference at the DCU Center in Worcester.

Local swimmers among top performers at championship meets

Shrewsbury - Jordan Ross, 13, of Shrewsbury was among 60 members of the Bluefish Swim Club to qualify for and compete at...

Fales School in Westborough celebrates “Read Across America” Day

In a day and age of multiple cable stations and instant online access for almost anything one might need or want to know, the pleasures of reading can sometimes take a backseat.

Learning puppetry in Marlborough

Marlborough - Dilan Seemungal, 4, prepares to glue a fuzzy beard onto the figure he created at the Puppet-Making Workshop conducted March...

Karyn Polito Golf Committee meets for last time

Shrewsbury - Members of the Karyn Polito Golf Committee, (front, l to r) Michael Gregory, Karyn Polito, Wendy Mickel; (back) Monique Rose,...