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COVID-19 restrictions to end, region celebrates

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By Sara Brown, Contributing Writer REGION - Area communities rejoiced last week as Gov. Charlie Baker announced an end to remaining COVID-19 restrictions, more than...

Free outdoor concerts slated to return throughout the region

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By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer REGION – Free outdoor concerts are synonymous with summer – except for in 2020 due to pandemic restrictions. Now...

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCOREBOARD: Spring teams pass midpoint of season

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Chris Wilson, Contributing Writer REGION - Sports teams across the region celebrated loosened mask mandates as they passed the midpoint of their season last week.  After...

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD: First full week of Spring sports

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By Chris Wilson, Contributing Writer REGION – Regional schools competed in 100+ games in the first full week of spring action.  EDITOR’S NOTE: Games between two...
Twelve-year old Lauren Staunton gets a COVID-19 vaccine at the DoubleTree Hotel regional vaccination site in Westborough, May 13. Photo/Amy Staunton

UPDATE: Newly vaccine-eligible teens/pre-teens flock to local COVID vaccine sites

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UPDATE: the Baker-Polito Administration announced May 17 that the Commonwealth is on track to meet the goal of vaccinating 4.1 million residents by the...

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD: Spring season gets underway

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By Chris Wilson, Contributing Writer REGION – The spring season officially started this past week. Baseball, softball, volleyball, golf, and boys and girls lacrosse, track,...

Fletcher Tilton estate planner earns major recognition

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REGION - Fletcher Tilton PC’s Director of Trust and Estate Services in Worcester, Toni Brogna, has been certified as an Accredited Estate Planner (AEP)...

Resinate partners with Mass Pirates football team

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By Laura Hayes, Contributing Writer REGION – Worcester-based recreational and medical marijuana dispensary Resinate has officially partnered with the Massachusetts Pirates professional indoor football team.  “We...

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD: Westborough reigns supreme in battle of unbeaten volleyball teams

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By Chris Wilson, Contributing Writer REGION – This past week saw the conclusion of the Fall II season.  The biggest game on the schedule took place...

Northborough leads regional vaccination site in Westborough

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By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer NORTHBOROUGH - Northborough Health Agent Kristin Black announced the long-awaited opening of a regional COVID-19 vaccination site during a Board...

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD: Westborough and Algonquin volleyball extend undefeated seasons

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By Chris Wilson, Contributing Writer REGION – The Westborough and Algonquin Girls Volleyball teams continued similarly standout seasons last week with twin wins against Wachusett...

Area fire departments receive safety grants

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By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor REGION - Six area fire departments will soon get new equipment thanks to over $90,000 in state grant funding doled...

Stakeholders offer expanded cases for, against, MGB care clinic in Westborough

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By Susan Gonsalves, Contributing Writer Westborough – An April 6 hearing moderated by the Department of Public Health offered the most extensive public discussion yet...

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD: Westborough football wins thrilling contest

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By Chris Wilson, Contributing Writer REGION - Week four of the Fall II season saw interleague action between a handful of area schools. Unlike the...

Earth Day Calendar: Region rallies for conservation, beautification

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REGION - Earth Day in 2021 will look different due to COVID-19. But local organizations are still eyeing Thursday, April 22 and the weekend...

Shrewsbury man leaves behind the keyboard for the kiln, cutter and glass

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By Peg Lopata, Contributing writer Region - After a successful forty-year career in computer programming, John Hegarty has exchanged his keyboard for a glass cutter,...
Algonquin girls volleyball celebrates senior night, High School Scoreboard

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD: Algonquin girls volleyball celebrates senior night

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By Chris Wilson, Contributing Writer Region – Week three of the Fall II high school sports season brought difficult reminders of the still looming COVID-19 pandemic....
Hockey hubs in area host coordinated food drive

Area hockey hubs host coordinated food drive

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By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor Region – The local youth hockey community banded together, last month, to fight a familiar but pressing problem worsened by...

Highland Wine and Spirits in Berlin offers curated selection, concierge level of service

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Barbara Allen, Contributing Writer Berlin - Highland Wine and Spirits is a BIG store. But make no mistake--what you will find here is not the...
Algonquin Regional High School

Area schools prep for return to full-time in-person learning

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By Susan Gonsalves, Liz Nolan, Melanie Petrucci Region – Local schools finalized plans to reopen for full-time in-person learning, this month, after a year of...