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Moms and Tots Sell Cookie Trays As a Fundraiser

Let the moms do your holiday baking for you! Northborough Moms and Tots, a local moms group/playgroup, is currently accepting orders for pre-ordered, Easter cookie /treat trays through March 25, 2010.

Celebrating the life of Marilyn Dorey

Sandy Foster, Rita Hoskins, Maria Mihalek, Meg Sullivan, Janet Schwalm, Theresa Bertz, and Candace Ellis, all of Northborough, worked on mosaics to honor Marilyn Dorey. Four mosaic panels are now permanently displayed at the Northborough Free Library.

Picture and Post Courtesy of Kendra Garvey Owen

For over 40 years, Marilyn Dorey, the former owner and [...]

Cultural Council seeks New Members for next Year's Council

Looking for a volunteer opportunity? Consider serving on the Cultural Council, the committee evaluates proposals for community-oriented arts, humanities, and science projects.

Meet: Mrs. Jean Fedak

This week I had the opportunity to meet with Mrs. Jean Fedak of Algonquin Regional High School to get to know her a bit.

Tell me about your role at ARHS?
This is my 34th year teaching in Northborough, starting as a one-year substitute physical education teacher in 1976. I have worked [...]

Cold in Kazakhstan...

Frank Tetreault sends a warm hello to Northborough from Kazakhstan. He was a 1964 graduate of Algonquin Regional High School, president of his class, co-captain of football/basketball teams, first student to go overseas with the American Field Service program in 1963, Clark University graduate, …and is now enjoying chilly weather in Kazakhstan, working for [...]

Resident has been Selected to run the Marathon

Northborough Resident Rich Toronto has been selected to run in the 2010 Boston Marathon on the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress (MDSC) team. Although it will be a challenge, he will be especially motivated by the excitement of knowing that it will benefit such a worthy cause.

This is a personal cause for Rich. Rich’s daughter [...]

Garden Club Seeks Scholarship Applicants

The Northborough Garden Club announces the 2010 scholarship application is now available from our website at http://gardencentral.org/clubs/scholarship/. Applicant must be a high school senior and resident of Northborough for at least two years, and accepted at a school of higher education in one of the following fields: Horticulture, Environmental Studies, Agriculture, Botany, Biology, Floral Design, [...]

Northborough Rotary Fundraiser

The Rotary Club of Northborough is joining with other Rotary clubs in the area to collect funds to aid the relief efforts in Haiti following the devastating earthquake. Since Rotary International has ongoing projects and people in Haiti, close to 100% of the funds will go directly to the relief effort with very little administrative [...]

Northborough Travelers March Trip

On Thursday, March 18, 2010, The Northborough Travelers will be attending a performace of “Wall’s Cafe,” a funny, wonderful and wacky comedy, at the Newport Playhouse. Besides the performance, this trip includes one of the best buffets in Rhode Island and a fun-filled cabaret.

Alice's Tree

Photo Courtesy of Linda Brenckle

Boy Scouts of Troop 1 Northborough, the Trailblazers, participated in the Knox Trail Council Festival of Lights and Trees, a benefit to support the youth of Knox Trail Council. The tree they created was called “Alice’s Tree” for Alice Stapelfeld of Northborough, who donated funds to start the project, the [...]