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Hudson - Hoping to experience Portuguese culture on a global scale, 14 Hudson High School (HHS) students will travel to the little known African island nation of São Tomé e Príncipe later this year. They will spend 11 days abroad in a study of culture and language that will touch on a number of aspects of life in the country.

Marlborough - Almost a dozen senior citizens and well over 20 local Girl Scouts congregated in the auditorium of the Marlborough Housing Authority building Dec. 6 for the group’s first arts and crafts night.

Hudson - Each week, close to two dozen students at Quinn Middle School in Hudson flock to the afterschool Scratch Club where school librarian Rolf Wasserman helps them learn the basics of computer programming. Wasserman discovered Scratch and started the club in the fall of 2014. Developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab, Scratch is a programming language designed for children. It features blocks or commands that a user can snap together to create games, animations, music and more. For Wasserman, the simplicity of the program as well as the opportunity for innovation makes it ideal for his students.

Marlborough – Meeting Santa Claus can be an exciting but scary thing for a child. And for a child with special needs, that experience, combined with the noise and bustle of a busy mall, can be truly overwhelming.

Westborough - Advocating inclusion and encouraging friendship, student council members from upwards of 20 Massachusetts high schools recently gathered with student Special Olympians in the Westborough High School (WHS) gym Sunday for the fifth annual Massachusetts Association of Student Councils (MASC) and Special Olympics Massachusetts (SOMA) bocce tournament.

Hudson - Last fall, the Hudson girls’ varsity soccer team won just one game. In 2016 they put that difficult 2015 campaign behind them, nearly tripling their scoring output and earning a playoff spot for the first time since 2011.

Hudson - Three years after social studies teacher Ken High created it as way for students to participate in community service projects outside of school, the students that make up the UNICEF One World Club at Hudson High School are making plans to provide direct support to local refugees and understand the crisis that chased them from their homes.

Hudson - Eighteen days before the presidential election, dozens of local citizens from opposite ends of the political spectrum turned Hudson’s Main Street into the site of a tense political protest. For two hours on the morning of Oct. 22, groups of marchers supporting and opposing Republican candidate Donald Trump paced up and down the downtown sidewalks. They held signs and sometimes broke into chants.

Hudson – After several years’ absence, decorated gourds returned on a cold and windy Oct. 22 when Hudson Recreation presented the 19th annual Pumpkin Fest at Morgan Bowl. New pumpkin-themed attractions were added alongside long-established activities.

Hudson - The Hudson Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition capped off a summer of rapid growth Oct. 1 by hosting its inaugural Substance Abuse Awareness 5k at the Morgan Bowl.

Hudson - Every fall for the past 21 years, Hudson native Kevin Blanchard has walked from Hopkinton to Boston to raise money for cancer research. Blanchard said that, as long as there is a need for funding, he will keep walking.

Westborough - A YouTube video posted in 2014 shows Westborough High School senior Andrew Liu hiding his high value pieces behind a wall of low value ones for most of a chess match. Then, in a flurry of moves, he swings all his pieces out from behind his defense and seizes control of the match. Liu’s opponent, then 15-year-old Christopher Gu, saw his own defense collapse and soon conceded defeat, a loser at the hands of a unique and unorthodox playing style that Liu, used to secure six national chess championships in six years.

Hudson - A member of the Hudson Pack 4 Cub Scouts gets a bag of extra popcorn to eat at this year's annual popcorn...

Hudson - Months after fireworks kicked off year-long celebrations of Hudson’s 150th anniversary, the town hosted its main event, bringing nearly 1,000 marchers through the heart of town for a parade honoring Hudson’s history and future. Organized over a 12-month period starting last fall, the parade featured 14 floats spread out over seven sections. In addition to the floats, the parade drew local politicians including state Representative Kate Hogan (D-Stow), Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, and Marlborough Mayor Arthur Vigeant.

Hudson - Hudson High School junior Owen Anketell, an athlete and adaptive sports advocate, is less than a year away from the start of a 2,900-mile bike ride to raise awareness of athletes with disabilities and the opportunities that adaptive sports provide.

Hudson - Days before the start of a new school year, the Grace Baptist Church in Hudson wrapped up its annual school supply drive by donating more than 70 backpacks to local families in need.

Shrewsbury - Seeking exposure to the issues facing the rest of the world, Shrewsbury High School graduate Peyton Heller recently spent five weeks in Cape Town, South Africa, volunteering in a local township, taking classes and exploring the country.

Hudson - Long after their show at this year’s Hudson Balloons and Blues festival ended, bassist Howie Swett and sound designer John May of the Mychael David Project watched the festival’s headliner, Bruce Marshall wrap up his performance. While Marshall performed, hot air balloons rose and eventually fell in the field before him. In those moments, festival attendees were able to see the combination that organizers have been trying to polish for the past two years -- hot air balloons and live music.

Hudson – What can a nonprofit organization give a town that already has year-round plans for 150th birthday celebrations? The Hudson-Concord Elks Lodge 959 presented residents and visitors a weekend of sights and sounds Aug. 15 and 16 with its ninth Balloons and Blues Festival.

Marlborough - Ken Torris first saw curling in 1998 while watching the winter Olympics that year. Nearly 20 years later, he and a group of Metrowest-area curlers have partnered to create the Marlboro Curling Club.