Weird skies a night...weird skies at night...uh oh. Check out this eery capture of the sky over Wegmans tonight by local traveler Carla Kenney, who, incidentally, is highly active in greyhound rescue. Visit her group by connecting on the Facebook page.

A regular program at the Northborough Free Library (and there are many—just check out the daily postings on our calendar), is a drop-in build with Legos session in the Children's Room. Throughout the day, kids and their parents can stop in and build with hundred of Legos in the kids room. Northborough Patch dropped by on Wednesday to visit with some of the kids.

Have you brought your kids to run through the Splash Pad at Assabet Park yet? With the new table umbrellas, parents can hang out while kids run through the sprinklers and whirling sprayers to cool off. Do you have park pics you'd like to share? Load 'em! We see lots of parents taking pictures of their kids down at the park.

Carlene DiDonato, who lives within view of the Whitney Street Bridge, says the new bridge was supposed to be installed in February. It was completed today. "I like the rusted look with the wood inside," she said. "It suits the rustic setting near the water."

Congratulations to U16 Strike Zone East AAU Baseball Team for winning the Summer Tournament Series championship trophy second year in a row.   The Worcester Strike Zone sponsored the tournament at Wachusett Regional High School this past weekend. Photo and information courtesy of Sue Teplansky

Photographer Sue Teplansky swears that Algonquin Regional High School never lost a baseball game when Kramer, her family's dog, was at the game. Kramer watches through the gate intently as the varsity team plays. That included Sunday, when the Tomahawks beat St. John's 2-1 to become Central Massachusetts District champs.  Thanks to photographer Sue Teplansky, who supplied this shot of the winning team along with her dog, Kramer, to Northborough Patch. Read a recap of the game on Northborough Daily Voice.

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Led by Musical Director Robert Eaton, the Assabet Valley Mastersingers rehearsed on Monday, April 30, to get ready for its 35th anniversary concert. The performance, happening on May 19 at 7:30 p.m., takes place at the Fallon Memorial Auditorium in the Clinton Town Hall and features "Music of the Theater." Look for an upcoming video feature in Northborough Patch to preview the show.

Communities across the country join in Community Reading Day, and Northborough has taken part for more than 20 years. Northborough students in grades K-8 were all given a reading by local readers that included business people, the superintendent, school committee members, municipal workers, journalists, pastors, members of the Northborough Rotary and dozens of others. Northborough Patch joined in the action, too, reading The Keeping Corner by Kashmira Sheth to a sixth grade class at the Melican Middle School. The 8th graders got to hear The Hunger Games, which might have been a little bit …

The famous rabbit known as the Easter Bunny visited the Zeh School on Sunday for the annual Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Northborough Junior Woman's Club. The yard was filled and the eggs were gathered up quickly, and many had their photos taken with the Easter Bunny, according to Maureen Mann, who supplied photos to Northborough Patch. Add your Easter related photos to the mix. Just click and upload. Hop to it.

PTOs and school organizations are taking advantage of the voting on Super Tuesday, as many of the voting locations also have bake sales set up at the entrance. The Proctor and Lincoln Street schools, for instance, both have an assortment of brownies, cookies, cakes, pies and other sugary treats available for a donation. Will that get you out to vote?

On Wednesday and Thursday, Algonquin's wrestling team competed in the annual Holiday Wrestling Tournament at Framingham High School.   After the first day, Zach Marcoulier (138) and James Officer (285) were 2-0 and several other wrestlers were still in the tournament with just one loss. Friday morning wrestling knocked out most of the wrestlers, except Marcoulier, Officer and Chris Steidler (126).   The tournament ended with Zach Marcoulier placing secon, James Officer placing second and Chris Steidler placing eighth.  Algonquin placed 15th out of 22 teams. Information and photos suppled by …

It has long been a tradition at First Parish Church to light candles and sing one song at the Christmas Eve service. Northborough resident Gary Phillips joined the congregation at First Parish for the service, capturing the light, spirit and magical serenity of the holiday with his lens. "I had been thinking about this shot ever since I had the vision a year ago," said Phillips. 

Submitted by Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School The place to be on Saturday morning was the Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School cafeteria, the site of the 2011 Immaculate Conception School “Breakfast with Santa.” Hundreds of people streamed in throughout the morning, and stayed for the fun. Rob Pierce and crew were busy in the kitchen, cooking eggs, pancakes, French toast, bacon, sausage, and ham, while Jenn Murphy kept things running like clockwork in the main cafeteria. From face painting and tattoos to a cake walk and craft tables, the younger children were kept busy …

Laurie Covino's took the pictorial her trek through "The Biggest Snowman Ever" Storywalk in Edmunds Woods recently with her son, Michael. Michael, who is six years old and in first grade at Peaslee, who said he "liked the story about the mice building a huge snowman and especially liked the bridges and streams on the trail."  He's a "nature boy," said Laurie, whose father, George Bender, and his paternal grandmother, Maryellen Covino joined in the walk that day and took turns reading the pages as we went for the walk.   "We even saw another family, which also appeared to also be grandparents …

Misspellings be darned. This sign is still a cute one, and someone's got concerns that the turkeys ("turky"), turtles and ducks need to cross safely on this street. Who knows where this sign is in Northborough?

A week before the event on Dec. 3 at the Town Hall, Northborough Recreation Director Allie Lane had to stop all donations. She simply received so many that the yard sale to benefit the Recreation Department was full. Now that's a nice problem to have. The event was so successful that it brought it $1,400 for the department, with people buying everything from super hero toys to bikes to games to books. 

Laurie Wilken, Grafton resident who works in the cheese department at Wegmans, dished out samples to the hungry crowds this weekend. She's a self-declared "cheesemonger."

The St. Bernadette School Annual Veterans Day program that was held on Thursday, Nov. 10, featured a student performance of patriotic songs and a thank you to dozens of local veterans. The students also showered the veterans with homemade cards and pictures, a tribute to their service.  

October, we were told by the class at the Northborough Senior Center, is quilting month. Makes sense. It's getting cold, and the perfect time to work on quilts for the winter, and for holiday gifts. At the center, the Quilting Club meets every first and third Thursday at 1 p.m., and residents are welcome to join in. Led by teacher Connie Davis, roughly 5-10 members usually attend the class to work on projects.