Community Advocate

Northborough Sunday, Sept. 2 12:54 a.m. Maynard St. Accident: P.I. 7:05 a.m. Dunia Ln. Fire Dept. asst. 5:37 p.m. Garrison Cir. Animal calls. Monday, Sept. 3 9:51 a.m. Green St. Dog complaint. 3:12 p.m. Shops Way. Larceny. 5:03 p.m. Boundary St. Ambulance. 6:49 p.m. Thayer St. Disturbance. Tuesday, Sept. 4 10:16 a.m. Washburn St. Ambulance. 2:21 p.m. Madison Rd. Ambulance. 3:35 p.m. Main St. Fraud. 8:24 p.m. Howard St. Fraud. Wednesday, Sept. 5 5:31 a.m....

Westborough Saturday, Sept. 1 1:57 a.m. Arrested, Dylan H. Peterson, 24, of 356 River St., Winchendon, on default warrant. 1:03 p.m. Turnpike Rd. Suspicious activity. 1:07 p.m. Wessonville Village Way. Annoying/harassing phone calls. 5:29 p.m. Turnpike Rd. Suspicious activity. 5:59 p.m. W Main St. Suspicious person. 9:47 p.m. Lyman St. Suspicious activity. 11:50 p.m. Turnpike Rd. Disturbance (general). Sunday, Sept. 2 1:39 a.m. Chauncy Cir./Oak St. Suspicious auto. 8:22 a.m....

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury - Approximately 80 seniors from Shrewsbury and neighboring communities went to the First Annual Shrewsbury Senior Prom, which was held Sept. 13 at the town’s Senior Center, 98 Maple Ave. Some were dressed to the nines, while others were more casual. Some guests came with dates while others enjoyed just attending with friends....

Hudson Friday, Sept. 7 11:56 a.m. Brigham St. Suspicious activity. 2:00 p.m. Pope St. Traffic complaint. 6:07 p.m. Port St. Suspicious activity. 9:43 p.m. Brigham St. Suspicious activity. 11:25 p.m. Crestview Dr. Noise complaint. Saturday, Sept. 8 2:04 a.m. Manning/Cox Sts. Suspicious activity. 2:30 a.m. High St. Suspicious activity. 9:17 a.m. Washington St. Traffic complaint. 1:02 p.m. Pine St. Suspicious activity. 6:36 p.m. Highland Commons E. Suspicious activity. 10:37 p.m. Washington St....

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – There is a lot happening in the Town Center of Shrewsbury. A parking study was recently completed and the Beal School will most likely be relocating to a new site in the coming years, freeing the current site for re-development. As such, town and local business leaders have recognized the need for...

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – Celebrating community since 1996, the Spirit of Shrewsbury (SOS) Fall Festival has become an institution and has grown beyond the two-day event into a month-long extravaganza. This year’s festival takes place Saturday, Sept. 29, and Sunday, Sept. 30. Much is new this year. First, the SOS has a new chair - Frances Carvalho....

Region – The Southborough Trails Committee, in cooperation with the other local towns, is hosting a talk to introduce people to the proposal for the BWALT trail. The talk will be held Thursday, September 27, at 7 p.m. at the Southborough Library, 25 Main St. BWALT is a multi-use trail proposed to go from Framingham to Worcester, with side trails...

Region - The public is invited to an educational presentation about Question 2 on November’s ballot Thursday, Sept. 27, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Harvard Cultural Collaborative, 7 Fairbank St., Harvard. Question 2 calls for a Citizens Commission to advance a 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution for limits on campaign spending and corporate rights. The slide-show presentation...

Region - Nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 ATHENA Leadership Award, bestowed locally by United Way of Tri-County (UWTC). The award will be presented to a prominent leader in the MetroWest region who has volunteered to assist women and/or girls in achieving their full leadership potential outside of their daily job responsibilities. “It gives us great pleasure to...

Region – On Thursday, Oct. 4, 13 local teens from Upton and surrounding towns, along with several Mendon-Upton Regional School District (MURSD) faculty members, will take the stage to raise money for pediatric cancer research. The event, the sixth annual “Teens Rock Out Cancer,” will take place from 7-9 p.m. at Nipmuc Regional High School, 90 Pleasant St., Upton....