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I am the freelance editor covering Grafton, Hopkinton-Holliston, Northborough, Shrewsbury, and Westborough. I have worked as a journalist for the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Westfield News, and Country Journal in Western Mass.; the Butler Eagle in Pittsburgh; and The Reporter and Intelligencer in Philadelphia.
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School Superintendent Joe Sawyer said, "The new state-level mandate aligns with our district’s approach."
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Mission Accomplished: Make Dean's List during a pandemic
Mission Accomplished: Make the Dean's List during a pandemic
Challenge Accepted: Make the Dean's List during a pandemic
Christopher MacLean of Holliston received the Allan Glazer Memorial Award Five local students received awards during Worcester Academy'
Anna Leclerc of Northborough received the Sarah Duemmel '94 Memorial Award
Ava DeAngelis of Shrewsbury spoke as salutatorian
Isabella Nascimento of Grafton received the Donald "Dee" Rowe '47 Award
Residents reported transformer fires and trees down during the storm on Sunday
A tree was downed along with some wires.
No one injured after tree lands on a house in Hopkinton
The Grafton Highway Department was busy Monday clearing trees and limbs from the roadways
Masks are required in municipal buildings and are strongly recommended for everyone when indoors
Paving on I-290 Eastbound will continue next week between 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Aug. 23 through Aug. 26
The school committee implemented a temporary mask mandate in effect for the first three weeks of school to be reevaluated monthly
Despite the turmoil Covid-19 has imposed on schools, dozens of Worcester Academy Students shine bright
Despite the turmoil Covid-19 has imposed on schools, five local Worcester Academy Students shine bright