WESTBOROUGH LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS, MA

It is one thing to read an account of the genocide that occurred in the central African nation of Rwanda in 1994. It is quite another, Westborough High School (WHS) students would surely attest, to hear a personal account.

Voters will be asked at the May 14 Annual Town Meeting to approve a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Agreement between the town and eClinicalWorks, a Westborough-based business that develops software for the medical industry.

Northborough - During a scramble for the loose ball, Algonquin Regional High School's junior guard Carly O"Connell has firm possession although Westborough...

Westborough - While her stellar Westborough High School swimming sports career is over – she contributed to eight school records - senior Diana Zeng is just getting started. She has two academic scholarship offers from Northeastern and Babson, while MIT, UPenn, NYU and several schools in California are also in the mix.

Westborough – When a high profile citizen, such as Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, suffers a brain injury, it becomes front-page news. But each year, 1.4 million other Americans sustain a head injury of some type as well. When this happens, it can leave the patient and their family feeling frightened and alone.

Westborough - During the month of March, Westborough Junior Girl Scout Troop 30554 is holding a donation drive for Greyhound Friends, Inc....

Westborough – After nine years of serving town residents first as as a member of the School Committee and then on the...

Westborough – The Board of Selectmen discussed the possible ramifications of a $4 million Proposition 2-1/2 "underride" at its March 1 meeting at the request of one local resident. But that discussion was curtailed for a few minutes when the proponent of that proposal, Len Mead, got into a heated argument with the board and was escorted out of the room by Police Chief Alan Gordon.

Westborough - For the last 125 years, the nearly 108 acres off of Lyman Street was known as the site of "Westborough Insane Hospital" before it was changed to the kinder "Westborough State Hospital" in 1907. Over the ensuing years, the facility was home to hundreds of patients.

Westborough - Every morning Westborough High School ( WHS) teachers Casey Cullen, Craig McCoskery and Becky (Goede) Tramontozzi go to work at a very familiar place. During the walk to their classrooms, the three teachers pass through some of the same halls they did 10 years ago – when they were students.

Westborough - Harold E. Engberg, 88, died Saturday Feb. 19, 2011, at the Lutheran Healthcare Center in Worcester, with his wife of...

Westborough - Westborough High School's David Lloyd (#2, left) unleashes a shot on goal as North Middlesex Regional High School's Will Faulkner...

Westborough - When most college students come home for their winter break, there are usually two things on their mind – sleep and catching up with friends. Melissa Ewing had something more ambitious planned for her vacation when she came home to Westborough in late December 2010. Melissa spent the month of January creating three beautiful murals that now grace the Fales Elementary School, Gibbons Middle School and the Westborough Library.

Rod Jané, the current Board of Selectman Chair, will not be running for re-election to the board this spring. Jane announced his decision at the start of the selectmen's March 1 meeting.

Westborough – The Board of Selectmen discussed the possible ramifications of a $4 million Proposition 2 ½ "underride" at their Mar. 1 meeting at the request of one local resident. But that discussion was curtailed for a few minutes when the proponent of that proposal, Len Mead, got into a heated argument with the board, and was escorted out of the room by Police Chief Alan Gordon.

Westborough - Lloyd E. Hebb Jr., 72, died Saturday Feb. 12, 2011, at the UMass Memorial Healthcare - University Hospital in Worcester....

Region – Algonquin Regional High School's senior forward and captain Brett Sexton drives for the hoop past Westborough High School's Dan Orlando...

By Bonnie Adams Government Editor Westborough – The Westborough School Committee has not yet met with school administrators to finalize its preliminary Fiscal...

Kerry Larkin, a 7th grade student at the Gibbons Middle School, recently won first place in a contest sponsored by the Massachusetts...

Westborough - Bernard A. "Bernie" DuPont, 79, retired Worcester Telegram & Gazette bureau chief, formerly of Putnam, Conn., died Saturday Feb. 19, 2011 at...