Northborough begins planning process to remove ‘hazardous’ dam
Photo by/Dakota AntelmanWater flows over the existing dam at the Northborough Reservoir. By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor NORTHBOROUGH – A historic but potentially hazardous dam straddling Boylston...
View ArticleSt. Bernadette School 8th Grader wins essay contest
Photo/submitted(left to right) Worcester County Bar Association President Terry McLaughlin, St. Bernadette School 8th Grade Teacher Mary McLaughlin and Congressman James P. McGovern stand with Law Day...
View ArticleJoann T. Anthony, 78, of Northborough
Northborough/Naples, Fla. – Joann T. (Frazetti) Anthony, 78, passed away at her home in Northborough on June 24, 2021 after a period of declining health. Joann was born and raised in Needham, the...
View ArticleAlgonquin girls lacrosse beats Shrewsbury in MIAA playoffs
Photo by/Jeff SlovinAlgonquin’s Abby Pearson and Shrewsbury’s Alexis Kent battle for control of a loose ball By Jeff Slovin, Contributing Writer NORTHBOROUGH – The top-seeded Algonquin Regional High...
View ArticleNorthborough woman and son to run 125th Boston Marathon for Flutie Foundation
By Debra Roberts, Contributing Writer Connie Cao and son Enchee Xu cross the finish line of the 2020 Boston Marathon, which was a virtual race due to the pandemic. NORTHBOROUGH – Connie Cao of...
View ArticleWalter F. Reddington III, of Northborough
Northborough – Walter F. Reddington III passed away on June 19, 2021 after a short battle with cancer. Walter was born in Weymouth, a son to the late Walter and Anna Reddington Jr. He spent his...
View ArticleNorthborough police log, July 2 edition
Northborough Friday, June 18 2:35 a.m. Mayflower Rd. Ambulance. 10:38 a.m. Southwest Cut. Ambulance. 1:45 p.m. Arrested, Godwin Vincent Effiong, 31, of 475 Boston Tpke., Apt. 5, Shrewsbury, on warrant....
View ArticleA furry friend in Northborough
Photo/Courtesy Lynn Desposito NORTHBOROUGH – A photographer in Northborough recently snapped a photo of a lone fox peering around the base of a tree on a neighbor’s property. Lynn Desposito wrote...
View ArticleKenneth G. Hutchins Jr., 80, former Northborough Police Chief
Northborough – After a twenty-year battle with various cancers, Kenneth Gordon Hutchins Jr. passed away at his home in Northborough, Massachusetts on July 2, 2021. Born April 5, 1941, in Norwood,...
View ArticleNorthborough police log, July 9 edition
Northborough Wednesday, June 23 7:32 a.m. Ridge Rd. Accident: P.I. 8:31 a.m. Davis St./Old Colonial Dr. Dog complaint. 11:14 a.m. Main St. Illegal dumping. 2:58 p.m. Deacon St. Scams. 7:43 a.m. Main...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD: AMSA, Algonquin claim state titles
By Chris Wilson, Contributing Writer The Algonquin rugby team poses for a team photo after winning their state championship, last week. REGION – The spring season concluded last week with area schools...
View ArticleNorthborough opts not to buy land on Ball Street
By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor Northborough elected officials recently agreed to waive the town’s right of first refusal on a piece of land on Ball Street where a single family home is now set to...
View ArticleNorthborough takes new step after buying Howard Street conservation land
By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor Signage greets visitors to the Mount Pisgah conservation area in Berlin. The sprawling collection of open space in this area got 19 acres bigger last year when...
View ArticleNorthborough, Southborough, Westborough lead region in vaccination metrics
By Stuart Foster, Contributing Writer A public health worker helps prepare vaccines at the collaborative vaccination clinic that ran in Westborough with support from six other communities this...
View ArticleMarilyn Perez, 52, of Northborough
Northborough – Marilyn Perez Fuentes, 52 of Northborough, passed away at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Worcester, on June 29, 2021, after an unexpected illness. She was born in Corozal, Puerto Rico on Jan....
View ArticleSunrise in Northborough
Photo/Tami White NORTHBOROUGH – Drone photography captured a broad scene as the sun rose over Northborough’s Trinity Church (foreground) and Downtown Northborough as a whole last month. The sun brought...
View ArticleDonald H. Rich, 98, of Northborough
Northborough – Donald Harper Rich, 98, of Northborough, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2021 at UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester. Born in Shrewsbury and raised in Shrewsbury, Boylston, and...
View ArticleMark A. Stone, 59, of Northborough
Northborough – Jerry Garcia once said, “There is a road, no simple highway, between the dawn and the dark of night, and if you go, no one may follow, that path is for your steps alone” For 59 years,...
View ArticleNorthborough police officer promoted to sergeant
By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor Sean Montville was recently promoted within the Northborough Police Department. NORTHBOROUGH – The Northborough Police Department has a new sergeant. Sean Montville...
View ArticleCarlene M. Eneguess, 73, formerly of Northborough
Nashua, NH – Carlene M. Eneguess, 73, of Nashua, NH, passed away on July 13, 2021, at the St. Joseph Medical Center in Nashua. She was the devoted wife of 40 years to Thomas “Jack” J. Eneguess, until...
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