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Region –Today is Thursday, April 19, the 110th day of 2012. This is a particularly bloody day in the history of America. On this day...

Region –Today is Wednesday, April 18, the 109th day of 2012. On this day in 1906, the "Big One" struck – the Great San...

Region –Today is Tuesday, April 17, the 108th day of 2012. On this day in 1961, a group of CIA-financed and -trained group...

Region - Today is April 16, the 107th day of the year. Thousands of runners will descend upon Hopkinton this morning to run...

Region – The Community Advocate will post obituaries online (and in print, as space allows) at no charge as a courtesy to our readers....

Region –How are you feeling today? Because today is Friday, April 13, the 104th day of 2012. If you have fear of the number 13, you have a condition known as "triskaidekaphobia.". And if you have fear of Friday the 13th, then you have "friggatriskaidekaphobia."

Region - Today is Thursday, April 12, the 103rd day of 2012. There are two significant anniversaries regarding traveling into space today. In 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human being to travel into space as well as becoming the first to orbit the planet. Two decades later, the space shuttle Columbia became the first reusable manned spacecraft to travel into space. After taking off from Cape Canaveral, it traveled 54 hours before touching down at California's Edwards Air Force Base on April 14.

Region- Today is Wednesday, April 11, the 102nd day of 2012. On this day in 1970, Apollo 13, the third lunar landing mission, was launched from Cape Canaveral, FL. The mission quickly changed course abruptly two days later when an oxygen tank on board the spacecraft exploded. For several days mission control in Houston worked frantically to find a way to get the three astronauts on board home safely. That mission was accomplished when the three were able parachute to safety on April 17.

Today is Tuesday April 10, the 101th day of 2012. On this day in 1970, millions of Beatles fans around the globe got confirmation of what they had feared for several years – the band was officially breaking up. Although there had been discord and fighting within the group, and talk of "time off" from each other, it was bizarre interview by Paul McCartney in which he interviewed himself that truly confirmed the news.

Today is Monday, April 9, the 100th day of 2012. On this day in 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops to General Ulysses S. Grant, thus ending one of the darkest and bloodiest wars ever fought on American soil. By its end, there was an estimated 350,000 casualties of the Civil War.

Marlborough - The Friends of the Marlborough Public Library and the Paternoster Memorial Opera Trust will present "Opera Prima Vera" with Italian Serenades Wednesday evening, April 11, in the Bigelow Auditorium. The 7 p.m. concert will star internationally acclaimed soprano Maria Ferrante, tenor Ray Bauwens, and pianist Narine Badadjanian. The concert is open to the public and there is no admission charge.

Today is Friday, April 6. It is the 97th day of 2012. Christians around the world will be commemorating Good Friday today. And the eight day Jewish celebration of Passover starts this evening at sunset as well.

Region -Today is Thursday, April 5. It is the 96th day of 2012. It was on this day in 1968 that legendary singer James Brown appeared at the Boston Garden. The concert almost did not happen because Boston, like many other U.S. cities, was amidst riots and turmoil after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. just two days prior. But due to some savvy negotiating between Mayor Kevin White, Brown's team and a local television station, a decision was made to not only hold the concert, but also televise it. That decision was credited with helping to curb the violence in the city that night.

Southborough Friday, March 30 6:58 a.m. Latisquama Rd. Medical. 1:51 p.m. Gen. Henry Knox Rd. Report of speeding MVs. 1:53 p.m. Fisher Rd. Report of speeding MVs. 5:37 p.m....

Today is Wednesday, April 4. On this day in 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, TN by a lone gunman, career criminal James Earl Ray. King, who many acknowledged as the country's most prominent civil-rights leader, was only 39 years old. On this day in 1933, a dirigible, the "Akron," crashed in New Jersey, plunging 73 people to their deaths. The accident was one of history's first air disasters.

Dear Editor: The Friends of the Northborough Senior Center would like to thank the Northborough community for making us one of the largest collector of...

Region – Today is Tuesday, April 3. With the United States Post Office and its woes so much in the news, let's take a moment today to celebrate the Pony Express. On this day in 1860, the first horse and rider teams simultaneously left St. Joseph, MO and Sacramento, CA, to travel across the nation to the other team's home base. Ten days later the westbound team reached Sacramento beating the east coast team by two days.

Hudson Friday, March 30 8:11 a.m. Ontario Dr. Disturbance/domestic. 10:18 a.m. Forest Ave. Suspicious activity. 2:19 p.m. Washington St. Suspicious activity. 5:19 p.m. Lake St. Medical. 5:29 p.m. Washington St....

By Evan Provisor, M.D., F.A.C.S., and Susan Proulx, B.S.N., R.N. The human body has a wonderful ability to heal itself normally from bumps, bruises, injuries...

Region - Today is Monday, April 2. On this day in 1513 the Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon discovered Florida. Although he never found that fabled "fountain of youth," he was able to claim the new territory for the Spanish crown. He discovered it during the Easter week (Pascua Florida ); hence the name Florida.