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Northborough kicks off the holidays with tree lighting
Chorus members perform carols at the tree lighting. (Photo/Laura Hayes) NORTHBOROUGH – With a flip of a switch, Northborough welcomed the holiday season with the annual Tree Lighting on Dec. 2. “We...
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Northborough Police Department participating in gun buyback program
The Northborough Police Department is participating in the Guns 2 Gardens gun buyback program.(Photo/Laura Hayes) NORTHBOROUGH – The Northborough Police Department is participating in the 22nd Guns 2...
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Plans to reconstruct multi-family destroyed by fire denied by ZBA
Firefighters responded to a fire at 129 Maple Street in this photo from 2021. (Photo/Laura Hayes) NORTHBOROUGH – An application to reconstruct a building destroyed by a fatal fire in 2021 was denied by...
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Contract approved for Northborough town administrator
Northborough Town Hall is located at 63 Main Street. A contract has been approved for the next town administrator Tim McInerney. (Photo/Laura Hayes) NORTHBOROUGH – Northborough officially has a new...
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Northborough resident to be in ‘The Nutcracker’
Greater Milford Ballet Company’s production of “The Nutcracker” will take place Dec. 16 and 17. (Photo/Courtesy) MILFORD – A Northborough resident will be taking the stage and making his debut in the...
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Local students share global stories with documentary
The Baywatana team. (Photo/Courtesy) REGION – On March 25, 2020, ISIS raided a Sikh place of worship in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 25 people. ISIS’s attack was just one of the many attacks on...
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Floral arrangement workshop at Northborough Historical Society
The workshop will be held at the Northborough Historical Society at 52 Main Street. NORTHBOROUGH – The Northborough Art Guild and Garden Club will be holding a workshop where people can learn to make...
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Northborough to seek grant for more firefighters
The Northborough Fire Department plans to apply for a SAFER grant that could result in hiring more firefighters. (Photo/Tami White) NORTHBOROUGH – The Select Board gave its blessing for the...
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Northborough gathers to light menorah, celebrate Hanukkah
Select Board Chair Mitch Cohen lights the menorah. (photo/Evan Walsh) NORTHBOROUGH — On Dec. 13 — the seventh night of Hanukkah — Northborough community members gathered on Blake Street to light the...
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Northborough Lt. Brian Griffin to officially become police chief
Brian Griffin has been appointed the next Northborough police chief. (Photo/Laura Hayes) NORTHBOROUGH – Twenty-three years ago, Brian Griffin was driving down Rt. 20 when Northborough Police Chief...
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Championship-winning football team reunites at Algonquin after 50 years
The championship-winning 1973 football team gathered on Dec. 1, 50 years after defeating East Longmeadow to win the Super Bowl and finish undefeated. (Photo/Evan Walsh) NORTHBOROUGH – They’re known as...
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Northborough’s Frank Brown receives Quilt of Valor
Frank Brown received his quilt at Vincent F. Picard American Legion Post 234. (Photo/Laura Hayes) NORTHBOROUGH – When Frank Brown was young, he lived in Vermont. His mother had him and his brother...
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Wet, windy weather sets off power outages in region
Downed trees and wires shut down part of Flanders Road early on Monday, Dec. 18.Photo Courtesy of the Westborough Fire Department REGION – High winds and heavy rain are causing power outages through...
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Rain, wind knocks out power for hundreds in region
Part of Route 9 in Shrewsbury had be closed early Monday afternoon, Dec. 18, due to flooding. Photo Courtesy of the Shrewsbury Police Department REGION – Hundreds of residents spent at least part of...
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Planning Board green lights Northborough dog park
A rendering of the proposed Northborough dog park. (Photo/Courtesy Town of Northborough) NORTHBOROUGH – Plans to build a dog park in Northborough were approved by the Planning Board on Dec. 5. The...
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Maple St. multi-family developer appeals ZBA’s decision
A firefighter walks across the lawn at 129 Maple Street in this photo from 2021. A developer has appealed a decision by the Northborough ZBA regarding a project for the property. (Photo/Laura Hayes)...
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How communities have spent COVID-19 dollars
Sligo Water Tank is located on Arnold Street. ARPA funds allowed the city complete the Sligo Water Tank project.(Photo/Laura Hayes) REGION – As the region’s communities allocated nearly $50 million in...
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Northborough health director resigns
Northborough Health Agent Kristin BlackPhoto/submitted NORTHBOROUGH – Northborough Health Director Kristin Black has handed in her notice of resignation. “On paper, you were above and beyond all of the...
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Algonquin cross country wins championship
(Photo/Nancy Ruiz) GARDNER – The Algonquin Titans boys cross country team ran away with the state championship – literally. The Titans on Nov. 11 traveled to Gardner Municipal Golf Course, winning the...
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Algonquin, Westborough girls basketball teams vie for success in Hopkinton
Two Westborough defenders extend their arms as an Algonquin player saves the ball from going out of bounds. (Photo/Evan Walsh) HOPKINTON – The basketball regular season is roughly 25 percent complete....
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