ATHOL - ATHaul.
AUBURN - Auhbin.
AYER - Air.
BOSTON - BOSStun. (Locals don't say "Beantown," but I do like the Boston Baked Bean candy...)
BILLERICA - Bill Ricka.
BOLTON - Bolton. (This one's pretty easy... It's NOT "Notlob...")
DORCHESTER - (Part of Boston) The Dot. DOAHchestah.
FRAMINGHAM - FRAMEingum. ("Framingfish," but that's just me...)
FOXBOROUGH - FOXbro. (Home of the Patriots...)
FITCHBURG - The Dirty Burg... (Seriously, it's "FITCHburg...")
GARDNER - GAHDnah. (Gardner-hey. G-Vegas (must have come from "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas..."))
GREENWICH - GREENwich. (Now under the Quabbin Reservoir.)
HARVARD - HAHvahd.
LEICESTER - Lesster.
LEOMINSTER - Lemonstir.
METHUEN - Methuin. ("Can't spell 'METHUEN' without 'METH...'")
NORTHBOROUGH - NORTHbro.
PEABODY - Peabuddy. (NOT "PeaBODY...")
PETERSHAM - Peter's ham.
PRESCOTT - PressCot. (Much of the former town is now under protection of the Quabbin Reservation.)
READING - REDDing. (NOT "REEDing...")
SALEM - Sail 'Em. (The Witch City. For your safety, don't try to visit in October.)
SOUTHBOROUGH - SOUTHbro. (Which is nowhere near the other compass-direction boroughs...)
SHREWSBURY - Shoesbury. ShrewsBury.
TYNGSBOROUGH - Ting's Bro.
WARE - Wear. Where?
WEBSTER - WEBtah. (Home of Lake Chaubunagungamaug... (Webster Lake))
WESTBOROUGH - WESTbro.
WORCESTER - Wusster (Or, in local parlance - "Wusstah..." It's NOT "War Chester..." No "H")