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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.

Hudson - The Assabet Valley Chamber, in conjunction with Hudson’s Planning and Community Development Dept., will present a Hudson Rotary Redesign Forum Thursday, Aug....

Marlborough--The wives of the Massachusetts State Police Officers are campaigning to cover the entire state of Massachusetts in blue ribbons to support law enforcement...

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. Based at the New England Sports Center, the Marlboro Curling Club aims to further the sport of curling in a part of Massachusetts that currently lacks a local club. Torris hopes to build a community of curlers that will ultimately help expand the sport and bring high level competition to the area.

Hudson – After five police officers in Dallas, Texas were killed by sniper in what had been a peaceful demonstration, Hudson Police Chief Michael Burks issued a statement that, in part, emphasized his department’s commitment to community policing. Two weeks later, the Hudson Police Department hosted the second session of one of their hallmark community programs -- the Youth Police Academy.

Hudson - Facing a $45,000 budget deficit, leaders of The River's Edge Arts Alliance said that the group could be needing reorganization in order to cut costs and avoid future shortfalls. As they try to reorganize, the Board of Directors has asked Arts Alliance members for help.

Marlborough - While rehearsing in a hot church hall in Marlborough, the directors, producers and actors of the Ghost Light Players are using their own experiences to bring to life their upcoming production of “Pippin.”

Hudson - Recently graduated Hudson High School senior Meghan Cadden and her teacher June Murray first discussed the idea of providing scholarships to Peruvian children while sailing down the Amazon River on a school trip this spring. By June, that conversation had grown into a charity called Contra La Corriente.

Hudson – Students of the Hudson High School (HHS) Journalism Program recently received awards for their work on the school newspaper, The Big Red....