Inflation drives Westborough school budget increases
Cars pass through downtown Westborough. (Photo/Dakota Antelman) WESTBOROUGH – For the next few weeks, Westborough Public Schools will be working on the budget for fiscal 2024. Because of inflation,...
View ArticleWestborough receives $4 million for Otis Street improvement project
Otis Street will benefit from a total of $4 million from Massworks and MassDOT. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan) WESTBOROUGH – The Otis Street Transit-Oriented Development Regional Improvement Project will...
View ArticleWestborough Fire Department offers tips for safe holiday cooking
A pie on display during the 2019 Community Thanksgiving Dinner. The Westborough Fire Department is offering tips to stay safe while preparing meals this holiday season. (File photo/Cela Dorr)...
View ArticleRegal Cinemas bidder alleges Westborough Select Board failed to apply RFP...
The former Regal Cinemas is located at 231 Turnpike Road. (Photo/Tami White) WESTBOROUGH – Westborough is heading to court. One of the bidders of the former Regal Cinemas – Ferris Development Group –...
View ArticleAssabet senior bowls over the competition
Assabet Valley senior Sofia Ramirez-Granick displays the bronze and silver medals she won in the national under-18 bowling tournament in Colombia earlier this year. (Courtesy Photos/ Sofia...
View ArticleWestborough Winter Stroll marches on, despite the rain
Faris Castern of Faris Farm Flowers greets visitors during the Holiday Stroll on Nov. 27. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan) WESTBOROUGH – The Winter Stroll may have been more like “Singing in the Rain” than...
View ArticleSelect Board votes to support Westborough library project
This drone photo shows the Westborough Public Library. (Photo/Tami White) WESTBOROUGH – “Vote on the project, not the process.” This was said several times during the Select Board meeting on Nov. 22,...
View ArticleWestborough firefighters caution delays on Mass. Pike following crash
The Westborough Fire Department is responding to a crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike. (Photo/Westborough Fire Department) WESTBOROUGH – Drivers on the Massachusetts Turnpike may be facing delays. At...
View ArticleOak Street housing project in Westborough may ‘move’ to Gleason Street
A sign stands at the entrance of Village Commons. (Photo/Laura Hayes) WESTBOROUGH – Village Commons at 1 Gleason Street is close to completion. The Planning Board wants to make sure the developer,...
View ArticleWork begins on Mass. Pike, Route 495 interchange
Drone photography shows the Route 495 and Massachusetts Turnpike interchange. (Photo/Tami White) WESTBOROUGH – The first stages to reconstruct the Massachusetts Turnpike and Route 495 interchange are...
View ArticleWestborough student wins Lions Club speech contest
Ananya Vel, a sophomore at Westborough High School, has won this year’s Westborough Lions Club Youth Speech Contest. WESTBOROUGH – Ananya Vel, a sophomore at Westborough High School, has won this...
View ArticleWestborough man donates $4 million to foundation
Vaughn Kaprelian WESTBOROUGH – Kelly A. Stimson, who is the vice president of Donor Services and Relations at Greater Worcester Community Foundation (GWCF), gets many calls about donations. But this...
View ArticleFormer Superfund site may house regional dispatch center
A building that once served to help treat contaminated soil and groundwater at Hocomonco Pond could become a regional dispatch center. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan) WESTBOROUGH – A one time Superfund site...
View ArticleAdvisory Finance Committee votes against Westborough library project for a...
Drone photography shows the Westborough library. (Photo/Tami White) WESTBOROUGH – For the second time in three months, the Advisory Finance Committee has voted against recommending the Westborough...
View ArticleFales Elementary School plans grand opening in new year
Students’ first day in the new Annie E. Fales Elementary School was in November 2021. (Photo/Laura Hayes) WESTBOROUGH – The Annie E. Fales Elementary School on Eli Whitney Street will hold a Grand...
View ArticleWestborough man charged in Worcester shooting
WORCESTER – A Westborough resident has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of an unidentified male on Dec. 7 in Worcester. At about 8:32 a.m., a Worcester Police officer was in the area of...
View ArticleNomination papers for annual Westborough Town Election available
A vote sign in the Westborough High School. (Photo/Dakota Antelman) WESTBOROUGH – With Westborough’s annual election several months away, interested candidates can now seek nomination papers....
View ArticleWestborough man ordered held without bail in Worcester shooting
Worcester District Court. (Photo/Laura Hayes) WORCESTER – A verbal altercation and a broken window was what allegedly led to the shooting death of an unidentified man in Worcester on Dec. 7, according...
View ArticleWestborough EDC starts holiday passport program
The Coop stands on West Main Street. The restaurant is one of the businesses participating in “Shop Westborough” Holiday Passport. (Photo/Laura Hayes) WESTBOROUGH – The Westborough Economic Development...
View ArticleSpecial Town Meeting votes down library project
This drone photo shows the Westborough Public Library. (Photo/Tami White) WESTBOROUGH — Plans to renovate and expand the Westborough Public Library have been dealt a big blow. On Saturday, Dec. 10,...
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