Community Advocate

With the town facing a significant financial deficit, some Southborough residents, as well as several officials, believe the community must start to actively court businesses in order to get them to locate to the town. But for this to happen, the Board of Selectmen believes, all other town boards must share the same philosophy.

By Seth Stutman Community Reporter Northborough - The Northborough Board of Selectmen welcomed three guests to its meeting March 14 – State Senators...

Art Simas Community Reporter Marlborough - Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School was one of four schools in central Massachusetts last month to...

By Matt Taylor Contributing Writer Northborough - It has been nearly 100 years since John and Walter Wegman opened the Rochester Fruit and...

By Joan Goodchild Community Reporter Shrewsbury - The sixth-grade students on Judith Avery's Purple Team at Sherwood Middle School have enjoyed this year's...

Shrewsbury - St. John's High School junior center Matt Palecki (#44, left) drives toward the basket against Fitchburg High School senior center...

Peabody - Mary Constance (Baxter) Pardee, the beloved wife of the late Lt. Col. Harry W. Pardee Jr. (USAF, ret.), died Sunday...

Marlborough - Alfred J. "Pepere" Bouvier Sr., 98, died at home Saturday March 12, 2011, surrounded by his loving family, after a long and...

January 18, 1957 - March 3, 2011 Shrewsbury - Donna M. ( Adua) Johnson, 54, passed away Thursday March 3, 2011, surrounded by...

Marlborough - Arthur A. Croteau, 82, died Sunday Feb. 27, 2011, at Clinton Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Lorraine (Blais)...

January 29, 1943 - March 1, 2011 Shrewsbury - Joseph F. "Joe" Panarelli Sr., 68, passed away Tuesday March 1, 2011, in St Vincent Hospital...

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.

Shrewsbury - Thirdgrader Isabella Sciplini receives instruction from Paula Toti, the assistant coach of the Shrewsbury High School Field Hockey team, during...

Marlborough/Shrewsbury - Marlborough High School senior Carlos De La Cruz (#34, center) attempts to thread his way through the Shrewsbury High School...

By Nancy Brumback Contributing Writer Northborough - While a pending snowstorm may send most to the store for bread and milk, such a forecast puts...

Joan Goodchild Community Reporter Shrewsbury - After this long winter, talk of spring and hope that it arrives soon is on most minds. ...

Northborough - Kindergartners take their bows during the finale of "Hill of Fire," a Mexican folktale play presented March 3 for families...

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.

Northborough - In an effort to save money and provide better health care services, Northborough has teamed up with neighboring local communities to apply for a grant from the Department of Public Health.