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Hudson - The Hudson Board of Selectmen unanimously voted July 10 to endorse the renaming of the Washington St. Bridge in memory of Kenneth Thibault, a Hudson resident who died while fighting for the United States in the Vietnam War almost 50 years ago.

Region – Over 180 golfers joined the Boys and Girls Clubs of MetroWest on July 10 for the 25th annual RF Wood Kids Classic Golf Tournament, held this year at the Stow Acres Country Club.

Hudson - The MassDOT closed the Washington St. Bridge to all traffic on July 7 to allow for construction on the bridge.

Shrewsbury - High in its rafters, the Bonnie Dell Farm barn bears signatures of visitors dating back decades. 135 years after it was built, the barn, signatures and all, is being relocated to Boylston’s Spring Ridge farm where its new owners say they’re excited to save a piece of local history. “It’s very well preserved,” said Tricia May, a co-owner of the Spring Ridge Farm. “It’s just a beautiful barn.”

Marlborough - Surrounded by two decades of their own improvements, past and present members of Marlborough Girls Softball celebrated the 25th anniversary of their program earlier this year at Baldelli Field in Marlborough.

Westborough - The Westborough Farmers’ Market has returned to downtown Westborough for its seventh consecutive year. The weekly market serves, in part, as an opportunity for members of the Dismas House social service group to sell farm products to the community.

Westborough -- Before leaving Westborough for college, recent Westborough High School graduate Hannah Snell made a special trip to her favorite restaurant in town – South Street Diner. However, rather than coming for food, Snell came to collect a check. Snell won this year’s South Street Diner scholarship after outgoing owners Phyllis Keene and Mark Sullivan selected her essay as the best they received. The annual contest asks applicants to write an essay describing what the diner means to them.

Roughly 1,300 children and their families clambered through cars and trucks at the Solomon Pond Mall’s “Touch a Truck” event June 3. The annual charity event raised money for Special Olympics Massachusetts and the Simon Youth Foundation.

Northborough - His lifelong love for sports still fresh, Northborough native Allen Carmody is preparing to spend his summer helping plan and run baseball games in one of the best-known collegiate baseball leagues in the country - The Cape Cod Baseball League.

By Dakota Antelman, Contributing Writer Marlborough - Residents of the Bolton Street housing community in Marlborough remembered their friend Patti Foti and celebrated their small...

Hudson - This Father’s Day, June 18, the Rail Trail Flatbread Company will host a special buffet style brunch to raise money for the Hudson Boys and Girls Club. The event, entitled Flapjacks and Flatbreads, is the first such fundraiser from the company’s Community Outreach team, which formed late last year.

Hudson - The Hudson High School (HHS) varsity baseball team hosted their first “Youth Baseball Night” in partnership with Hudson Youth Baseball at the high school May 6. Later, as young baseball players watched, the Hawks secured a 6-5 win over Clinton High School in extra innings.

Westborough - Drinking gingersnap juice in a trailer for their upcoming web series “Detox,” Westborough natives and lifelong friends Betsy Lippitt and Annie Howard describe the trend of using small fixes like juice cleanses to solve larger life issues.

Marlborough - Nearly 1,000 first responders from the U.S. and Canada raised money for charity during the recent Heroes Cup hockey tournament held at the New England Sports Center (NESC) in Marlborough from April 21-23. The brainchild of Sudbury firefighter Mike Matros, the tournament and its organizers partnered with the Last Call Foundation to donate 25 percent of its fundraising to the charity. In addition to the Last Call Foundation, teams then selected individual charities to represent. Organizers donated sections of the remaining money to those charities at the end of the tournament.

Marlborough - More than a dozen Marlborough first responders gathered at Al Brodeur's Auto Body Shop April 8 for training in the use of mechanical tools to extricate trapped patients from cars after accidents. Organized by Brodeur’s, the event offered first responders one hour of classroom instruction and two hours of hands on practice using state-of-the-art tools to break windows, cut car frames and pry apart doors.

Marlborough - Dozens of local Tiger Scouts and Cub Scouts brought homemade handheld race cars to the Solomon Pond Mall April 8 for a series of Pinewood Derby races.

Marlborough - Several families of children with special needs gathered at the Solomon Pond Mall in Marlborough to take pictures with its ‘Caring Bunny’ on March 26.

Westborough - Westborough native Kaz Grala delighted local NASCAR fans late last month when he emerged unscathed from a massive multi-car crash to become the youngest driver to ever win a NASCAR national race in Daytona, Fla.

Hudson - Hudson High School senior and girls’ varsity soccer captain Sophia DiPlacido did not expect the success both she and her team had last fall.

Marlborough - Longtime Marlborough resident and beloved Metrowest basketball referee Bill Miller earned posthumous recognition Feb. 18 at the latest running of an event he helped found - the Officials vs. Cancer Three-point Shootout.