Community Advocate

Marlborough - (l to r) Matt Roca, his daughter, Emily, 4, Alison Mackey, and her son, Tyler, 4, enjoy refreshments and each...

Southborough - Isabella Hewardt, 7, and Recreation Director Doreen Ferguson play a game of Double Shoot-Out during the Feb. 21 session of...

Northborough - The Pinewood Derby's top three Tiger winners pose with their entries. Justin Wang came in first, Michael Perry took second...

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

Region - Comfortably dressed in pajamas, Abigail Clemons, 3, enjoys a snack while listening to a reading of "I Love You So...

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

Shrewsbury - Patty McCaffrey never imagined a time would come when she would train to run a marathon.

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.

Shrewsbury - Budgets for fiscal year (FY) 2012 were the subject of a joint meeting of Shrewsbury's Board of Selectmen, School Committee and Finance Committee March 2.

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.

With this year's "Wild West" theme, 14 contestants representing MHS classes, clubs and sports displayed good humor and sportsmanship as they vied in categories including talent, formal wear and interview.

Northborough - On March 7, snow melting from a wild winter and early spring rain combined to cause a Shrewsbury sewer line to break on Thayer Street in Northborough. However, due to the quick work of both the Northborough and Shrewsbury Department of Public Works (DPWs), the pipes and roadway were fixed by March 9.

Southborough - 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 that all other town boards must share the same philosophy.

Marlborough - Quincy A. Spear, 73, died at home Tuesday March 1, 2011 after being stricken ill. He was the husband of...

Shrewsbury - Grace D. (D'Elia) Ventresca, 91, passed away peacefully Wednesday March 9, 2011 at Shrewsbury Nursing Home and Rehabilitation following a short illness. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph, who was her cherished partner for 66 years.

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

Shrewsbury - Hours of dance practice and years of classroom study came together for Saint John's High School students at a festival celebrating the Chinese New Year Feb. 13.

Northborough/Southborough – Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) gymnastics coach Amelia Davis said it took a total team effort to keep its collective composure under intense pressure and win the state championship Feb. 26, capping an undefeated season.

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