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April 2021
Pre-order for Colonial Garden Club 26th annual Plant Sale
Marlborough - Spring has sprung in spite of the April snow and Covid19 which means the Colonial Garden Club is spreading their customary spring joy with the 2021 Plant Sale once again in a special social distancing format. Understanding that our entire community is continuing social distancing to keep Marlborough healthy, the 2021 Colonial Garden Club Annual Plant Sale will embrace social distancing too by combining technology, great plants and a lot of teamwork. Customers will view beautiful photographs of…
Find out more »May 2021
Lake Quinsigamond Virtual Learn to Fish event
Shrewsbury – A Lake Quinsigamond Virtual Learn to Fish event will be held virtually on Wednesday, May 19, at 6:30 p.m. This event is part of the Woo Angler Event Series sponsored by City of Worcester DPW Lakes & Ponds Program, Shrewsbury Parks & Recreation and Lake Quinsigamond Watershed Association. Please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/137434212429. For more information, visit www.wooanglerseries.com.
Find out more »What It’s Really Like to Write About Videogames for a Living virtual presentation
Shrewsbury - What It's Really Like to Write About Videogames for a Living will be presented by the Shrewsbury Public Library via Zoom on Wednesday, May 19, at 8 p.m. For ages 12-plus. Have you ever thought you might want to write about videogames for a living? Curious what that might be like? Just interested in knowing about the state of the videogame industry these days? Then join the library for this fun, informal panel featuring four renowned videogame journalists…
Find out more »Ashland Business Association hosts Business Funding program
Ashland - The Ashland Business Association (ABA) will host an online program with the Metrowest Chamber of Commerce (MWCC) on Thursday, May 20, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The event is open to the public and free to ABA and MWCC members. Participants my register online, ashlandbusinessassociation.com/events. Kevin Kuros will answer questions on funding options for businesses. Kuros is a former legislator and the Central Mass. Regional Director for the Massachusetts Office of Business Development (MOBD). His segment will be…
Find out more »Be Kind to Your Mind – Gratitude Meditation virtual event
Shrewsbury – On Thursday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m., The Shrewsbury Public Library will host a Zoom event on Be Kind to Your Mind - Gratitude Meditation. For ages 12-plus. Be kind to your mind with gratitude meditation! Join Amy Rutledge, a certified meditation instructor, for the third event in a three-part series, where you will be guided to focus on all the things we have to be grateful for and shift a mindset of scarcity, anxiety, and lack to…
Find out more »Household Hazardous Waste Day for Marlborough/Hudson residents
Hudson - Please join the Hudson Health Department at our annual Household Hazardous Waste Day on Saturday, May 22, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at 860 Boston Post Road East in Marlborough. This event is for Marlborough and Hudson residents only - please be prepared to show proof of residency. For more information, visit: https://www.townofhudson.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif3281/f/news/household_hazardous_waste_day_-_may_22nd_2021.pdf.
Find out more »Medication Take Back event in Marlborough
Marlborough - The Marlborough Police Department is proud to continue to promote their medication take back program at this year’s household hazardous waste day event. During the event, which is taking place at the Easterly Wastewater Treatment Facility (860 Boston Post Road East) on Saturday, May 22, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., the Marlborough and Hudson Police Departments will be on site to collect unwanted or expired medication from residents of both communities. Residents are encouraged to bring prescription…
Find out more »Electronic and Appliance Recycle Day, all towns welcome
Southborough – An Electronic and Appliance Recycle Day will be held Saturday, May 22, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the parking lot of 20 Boston Rd., Southborough. These items will be accepted for a small fee: Small electronics items: computer towers, scanners, VCR, printers, copiers, DVD, stereo equipment, computer tower, lighting, vacuum, answering machine, fax, speakers, CD, circuit boards, radios, record players, modems, word processor, fans, video equipment, game console, Xbox, etc., tape players, typewriters (anything with a…
Find out more »Free Friendship Dinner ‘to-go’ at Hudson FUMC
Hudson - The First United Methodist Church of Hudson will be offering its free monthly Friendship Dinner on Saturday, May 22, from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. This month, they are offering the always popular spaghetti dinner. Covid guidelines will be followed and your dinner will be served in to-go containers. You can pick up your meal by pulling into the main parking lot. Please remain in your car and someone will bring the meal to you. Friendship Dinners are served…
Find out more »Westborough Historical Society/Westborough Public Library hosts Virtual Presentation by Rare Book Specialist Ken Gloss
Region - Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of the internationally known Brattle Book Shop in Boston’s Downtown Crossing section, will present "The Adventure of Book Collecting" via Zoom on Monday, May 24, at 7 p.m., for the Westborough Historical Society and Westborough Public Library. Ken will discuss the value of old and rare books. Ken, a rare book specialist and appraiser who is frequently seen on national TV, will talk in part about the history of his historic bookshop (www.brattlebookshop.com/about), which goes…
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