28+ min ago  (89+ words) Community Advocate NORTHBOROUGH" It's almost Election Day in Northborough! On May 12, polls will be open from 7 a. m. to 8 p. m. Voting will take place at the Senior Center, a change from Robert E. Melican Middle School, where ballots were cast last year. Two three-year…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (268+ words) MARLBOROUGH " Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School hosted Gov. Maura Healey and other high-ranking state education leaders as the governor announced $70 million in funding to support Career Technical Education (CTE) at 28 schools including Assabet. Assabet Valley will receive $3. 75 million of…...

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1+ day, 46+ min ago  (269+ words) WESTBOROUGH " For Mill Pond School sixth-grader Mara Esteverena, learning in the classroom is one thing. But it's a whole other experience to be doing so hands-on, immersed in the natural world. That's why on May 1, she was thrilled to be…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (608+ words) SHREWSBURY " Whether it was volunteering at after-school camps as a teen, officiating soccer matches, or teaching second-graders for nearly two decades, Andrew Hacket has always been surrounded by children. Naturally, he found himself around a lot of picture books. Helping…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (841+ words) The proposed redesign of the rotary. WESTBOROUGH " Following a public information session regarding the proposed peanut-shaped redesign of the Westborough rotary, several residents voiced concerns about the project during a Select Board April 28 open forum. Select Board Chair Sean Keogh…...

2+ day, 45+ min ago  (428+ words) HUDSON " Carol Hobbs will be the first to admit that she's no baseball expert. The 20-year Hudson High School literature teacher grew up in Springdale, Newfoundland " a town of about 3, 000 on the Canadian island's northern coast. Hockey, not baseball, is…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (495+ words) Town Manager Kevin Mizikar SHREWSBURY " The Select Board on April 28 performed its annual evaluation of Town Manager Kevin Mizikar, who has led the town since 2017. Over the course of about an hour, Select Board Vice-Chair Beth Casavant outlined the results…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (535+ words) SOUTHBOROUGH " Growing up in Marshfield, Kathleen Valenti, principal of Margaret A. Neary Elementary School, thought nothing could compare to the community she'd established there. But after her husband's construction company needed to move to Central Mass. , she found herself lucky to…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (347+ words) HUDSON " For the second time, a developer has withdrawn a proposal to develop an 11. 3-acre wooded area between Field Stream Lane, Kattail Road, and the Assabet River. The development would have used the town's Open Space Residential Subdivision ordinance. Quality…...