Contributed content  Marlborough resident Aidan Steadman recently received the prestigious William T. Hornaday Award Silver Medal, the highest award in Scouting for distinguished service to natural resource conservation.   An Eagle Scout and member of Venturing Crew 51 in Marlborough, Steadman received the award in a ceremony held last week. Earning the Hornaday award requires scouts to earn all conservation-related merit badges and then plan and execute at least four signficant conservation projects-equal in scope to Eagle Projects.  The Boy Scouts of America have awarded only 1,200 Hornaday…

On Monday, July 16th, more than 175 golfers and volunteers joined together to remember the late Bob “R.F.” Wood and raise much needed funds for the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest at the 20th Annual R.F. Wood Kids Classic Golf Tournament at Marlborough Country Club presented by DCU for Kids.  “I’d like to thank our Presenting Sponsor, DCU for Kids, our Dinner Sponsor, Framingham Co-operative Bank., our Registration Sponsor, Akibia, Inc., our Kids Classic Sponsors, Fitts Insurance Agency and NMTW Community Credit Union, all of our other donors, golfers and the Wood family for their outstanding…

Contributed content  Mata Amritanandamayi is known throughout the world as Mothe (Amma), for her selfless love and compassion toward all beings. Her entire life has been dedicated to alleviating the pain of the poor, and those suffering physically and emotionally. Throughout her life, Amma has embraced and comforted more than 33 million people. When asked where she gets the energy to help so many people, Amma answered: "Where there is true love, everything is effortless."www.Amma.org  Programs include spiritual talks, devotional singing and the opportunity to receive Amma’s darshan —a …

Reference Librarians at the Marlborough Public Library will offer free technology workshops as part of their Thursday Night Lights! series starting on Thursday, June 7.  The workshops will consist of drop in sessions for individual help and a group program on downloading the library’s free e-books. No registration is required.  Drop in Sessions are scheduled on Thursday, June 7, 14 and 28 from 7:00 – 8:00 pm.  You can either bring your own laptop or use one of the Library’s.  Staff can help you create an e-mail account, get to Websites of interest, learn Microsoft Word basics and many other …

The Marlborough Savings Charitable Foundation recently awarded Greater Marlboro Programs, Inc. (GMPI) a grant of $5,000 to help meet the needs of disabled young adults and adults throughout the Metrowest area through social and recreational programs. GMPI is dedicated to promoting the personal growth, dignity, and acceptance of people with developmental disabilities.“We’re so pleased to be able help enrich their recreational programs. As a Board member of GMPI, I see first-hand how these programs impact their clients in such a positive way,”  Deborah Campbell, Vice President of Marlborough …

How many high school students can boast of actually building their own classroom from the foundation up? Quite a few, if you take a poll of Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School students.   This week the seniors in several building trades made a final visit to the classroom they’ve been using throughout the school year at 61 Emmett St. in Marlborough.  Through the auspices of the Community Development Authority in Marlborough, a condemned home was razed and the school took over from the new foundation. Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrical Wiring, Painting and Design, and Metal Fabrication …

Two Marlborough musicians are among the six finalists who will perform in the third concert of the Yacyshyn Concert Series on Wednesday, May 23. The concert, presented by the Friends of the Marlborough Public Library, will showcase six finalists from auditions held in March.  The concert will be presented in the Bigelow Auditorium of the Marlborough Public Library, 35 West Main St., and is free and open to the public. Performing will be Chris Syers, trombone, Marlborough;  Elizabeth & Ben Anderson, violin & cello, Westboro; Kayleigh Fay, clarinet, Marlborough; Karen Bouchard, piano, Ayer and …