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After years of heartbreak, Wachusett wins first playoff game since 2021
HOLDEN — When Thomas Anderson, Mike McGurn and Jack Smith were eighth graders in 2022, the three were invited by Wachusett football coach Mike Dubzinski to stand on the sidelines and watch the Mountaineers play in a Division 1 playoff game in Westwood. “I wanted that to be me one day,” said McGurn, who is now a senior captain for Wachusett. “We ended up losing,” said Anderson, also a senior captain in reference to the Mountaineers’ playoff loss to Xaverian that year. “I would say that really sparked our passion to come here, reset the losing mantra and get us back on track to a winning program.” Four years later, the trio did just that by helping fourth-seeded Wachusett beat No. 13 Shrewsbury , 49-14, in a Division 1 Round of 16 game Friday night. Anderson tossed three touchdown passes while Smith secured two rushing scores as the Mountaineers mustered their first playoff win since 2021. “To finally get a win and move onto the next round, there’s no better feeling than that,” Smith said. Said McGurn: “It means everything.” “To be able to make it through a playoff game and get the win,” Anderson added, “it’s everything.” FINAL: Wachusett
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Once a Student, Now a Teacher: Percuoco Returns to Hudson High
HUDSON — A 2006 Hudson High graduate, Sarah Percuoco is a familiar face back in Hudson’s hallways as the school’s new geometry teacher. Percuoco first discovered her love for math when she took geometry in high school. She enjoyed the subject so much that she started tutoring other students.
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Acton Housing Authority receives statewide award for McManus Manor
The Acton Housing Authority (AHA) received the Outstanding Small Agency Award at the Massachusetts National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (MassNAHRO) 2026 Awards Gala on Thursday, October 29, at the Four Points by Sheraton in Norwood. The award recognized AHA’s work in developing McManus Manor, a new 41-unit affordable...
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Dairy, Poultry, Piggery, and Orcharding: Westford’s Historic Barns
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The Gardner News
Holiday Craft Fair brings food, gifts and more to Fitchburg
Sizer School's fourth annual Holiday Craft Fair will bring more than 50 vendors, food, gifts and a fundraising effort for student activities to Fitchburg on Nov. 14. The free event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sizer School, 500 Rindge Road, according to a community announcement. Vendors will be spread across two floors, with offerings including homemade chocolates, gluten-free bakery items, earrings, candles and comics. The fair is organized by Sizer School's Student Ambassadors and raises money for their student activities fund. “We have roughly 300 to 350 families attending Sizer each year,” said Lindsay Alweiss, Student Ambassador Advisor. “Our student leaders host events and activities all year long at NO COST to students. All students. Price tags and fees should not be barriers keeping students from joining in on all of the fun - and we have a lot of it.” Alweiss said fundraising makes those activities possible and called the Craft Fair the group's biggest event of the year. Admission is free, though students will collect donations at the door. Parking and Vendor Bingo at the Sizer School Craft Fair Parking will be available on site or across the rotary at Seven Hills. The Sizer
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Mass. farmers are aging. One family farm looks to the next generation
For the last 45 years, the Mong family has run Applefield Farm in Stow, about 30 miles west of Boston. The charming farm grows everything from corn and kale to scallions and pumpkins. Husband and wife Steven and Kirsten Mong first opened the farm in the 1980s, starting with just...