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Westborough to hold Special Town Meeting Oct. 21
School projects, Spurr House, and climate change resolution on warrant
 By Bonnie Adams, Managing Editor
 Westborough – Voters will decide the outcome of 21 warrant articles at...
Dining guide ads, November 1 edition
Here are the dining guide ads for the November 1 issue:
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Restoration brings joy to owners of sleigh
WESTBOROUGH – Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh.
For decades, Norman and Mary MacDonald welcomed the holidays with such a sleigh. While...
Shrewsbury will not receive state library grant – yet
Shrewsbury will have to wait a bit longer for state grant monies for a projected library expansion. The town had hoped to receive monies...
Sunday at the park in Northborough
Northborough - On a beautiful, spring-like February afternoon Feb. 23, kids and their parents enjoyed an afternoon at Northborough's Ellsworth McAfee Park.
Photos/Cheryl Arsenault
Pizzi named as chair of Mass. League of Environmental Voters
Region - The Massachusetts League of Environmental Voters (MLEV) recently named four new directors to its governing board and voted an existing board member...
Shrewsbury resident provides helping hand to foster children through backpack drive
By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter
Shrewsbury – Shrewsbury resident Andrea Castinetti will soon be opening a real estate business in Shrewsbury and is planning to...
Dining guide ads, February 6 edition
Here are the dining guide ads for the February 6 edition:
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Hudson soldier receives overdue military honors
Hudson – A Hudson resident who served in the army during World War II recently received military honors more than three decades after his death.
Applefest traffic advisory issued
Northborough – The town of Northborough has issued this traffic advisory for tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 21.
5K road race: Start time is 10 a.m. from...
Northborough Board postpones Town Meeting and Annual Town Election
By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter
Northborough – Northborough is the latest town to postpone its annual town election and annual town meeting (ATM), due to...
Bucks for books
Shrewsbury – Many Shrewsbury residents believe the town's public library is well past its prime and in need of a major facelift.
Recently, officials were...
Letter to the Editor: Thanks to Marlborough Department of Public Works for outstanding work
To Commissioner John Ghiloni, Marlborough Department of Public Works,
As winter is coming (hopefully) to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to...
Jimmy Fund thanks organizers of Jay Dion Golf Tournament
To the Editor:
Jimmy Fund Golf extends its sincerest thanks to the organizers and sponsors of the Friends of Jay Dion Memorial Golf Classic held...
Storm debris disposal instructions for Marlborough residents
Marlborough – Private property owners are allowed to drop-off tree debris associated with the Hurricane Irene storm event as specified below:
The City of Marlborough,...
A mother’s plea for free, full-day kindergarten in Northborough
To the Editor:
I would like everyone to be aware that in Northborough you have to pay to send your children to full-day kindergarten. I...
Seniors chat with Northborough Police Chief
By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter
Northborough – Phone scams, cell phone safety, traffic issue and wildlife were topics of discussion on Sept. 26 when Northborough...
Northborough college student spends spring break building homes in Appalachia
Northborough – For most college students, the annual rite of spring is a trip to somewhere warm and sunny, soaking up the sun on the beach during the day and partying at night. Not so for Emily Polanowicz, a junior at Boston College. Along with about 400 other students, Polanowicz chose to donate her break time to the Appalachia Volunteers Program, where she was assigned to do carpentry work at a Habitat for Humanity project in Raleigh, N.C.
Rutan wins bid for re-election to Northborough BOS
Northborough – Incumbent Leslie Rutan (747 votes) won her bid for re-election for the Northborough Board of Selectmen in the May 14 annual town...
Southborough police log, Feb. 24 – 26
Southborough
Friday, Feb. 24
1:50 a.m. Arrested, Jaclyn Johnson of Avalon Drive, Northborough, for operating a MV while under the influence of an intoxicating liquor, speeding,...