WASA sponsors annual ‘Ice Out’ Challenge
When will it melt? For $5, you can guess the day and time. The winning guess is worth $500; proceeds will benefit Westborough students. (Photo/Courtesy) WESTBOROUGH – The Westborough Athletic and...
View ArticleThe lure of the Westboro Speedway
In the 1970s driver Fats Caruso and his modified stock car captivated the crowd at the Westboro Speedway. (Photo/Phil Kittredge) WESTBOROUGH – The roar of the engines, squeal of wheels, and clouds of...
View ArticleMassDOT announces projects for Fruit Street, Flanders Road bridges
Drone photography shows the Route 495 and Massachusetts Turnpike interchange. (Photo/Tami White) WESTBOROUGH – A new bridge for Fruit Street and a “rehabilitated” bridge for Flanders Road will be among...
View ArticleFire damages Feedback Earth’s roof stacks
Grafton Fire managed to contain a fire at Feedback Earth on Creeper Hill Road to the roof stacks. Courtesy of Grafton Fire Department GRAFTON – A fire at Feedback Earth, 109 Creeper Hill Road, caused...
View ArticleState Rep. Donaghue plans office hours
Kate Donaghue speaks in Bay State Common. (Photo/Laura Hayes) WESTBOROUGH — State Rep. Kate Donaghue is kicking off 2023 with office hours; these short meetings are open to any constituent in her...
View ArticleWestborough officials, chamber welcome Planet Fitness to town
Nigel Browne, general manager for the Planet Fitness at the Westmeadow Plaza, cuts the ribbon officially welcoming the club to the community. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan) WESTBOROUGH – Three months after...
View ArticleMini-golf returns to the Westborough library
Scarlett McGovern, 2, waits for her turn as her brother, Jackson, 4, checks if he got a hole-in-one while playing miniature golf Feb. 2 at the Westborough Public Library. (Photo/Ed Karvoski Jr.)...
View ArticleTrex Film Plastics collections postponed
WESTBOROUGH – Due to this weekend’s forecast, the Trex Film Plastics collection drive scheduled for Saturday, Feb, 4, has been canceled. “We are concerned about the health and safety of our volunteers...
View ArticleChurch to host mini-concert with piano and organ
The Congregational Church in Westborough’s a study in white on white following the season’s first snow on Dec. 11. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan) WESTBOROUGH – Jim and Linda Duncan will present the...
View ArticleMarlborough boys varsity hockey team outlasts Westborough
Hayden Kearney tries to stop a Westborough player. (Photo/Evan Walsh) MARLBOROUGH — In a battle between two well-matched teams at Navin Arena on Feb. 1, the Marlborough boys hockey team defeated the...
View ArticleArtic blast leads to power outages in area
On Feb. 3, Grafton Fire responded to 11 Sartell Road on a report that a tree fell onto a house. There were no injuries. The Artic blasts that sent the region into below-zero conditions late Friday into...
View ArticleBORO Program whips up a successful year
The BORO Program and Sugar Shack on East Main Street. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan) WESTBOROUGH – It’s been a sweet year for the BORO Program’s Sugar Shack, and the prospects are even sweeter. During the...
View ArticleCourt rejects injunction for Regal Cinemas project
The old Regal Cinema property currently sits boarded up in its location off Route 9. (Photo/Dakota Antelman) WESTBOROUGH – Ferris Development Group’s attempt to prevent the town from entering a...
View ArticleNew owner for Bay State Commons
Grossman Development Group has acquired Bay State Commons. Courtesy Photo FRAMINGHAM – Grossman Development Group has acquired Bay State Commons, a mixed-use, 261,672-square-foot development in the...
View Article‘Putt Fore the Library’ mini-golf event scores big
From left, Cole Bouchard, Levi Miranda, Anthony Higgins, Nate Cox and Elijah Kramer check out another player’s shot during the “Putt Fore the Library” event on Feb. 3. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan)...
View ArticleNature Notes: WCLT’s annual Nature Notes quiz
Red-bellied woodpecker (Photo/Courtesy Garry Kessler) The first two weeks of the new year were like a January thaw, with rain and some temperatures around 50 F, thanks probably to a changing climate. A...
View ArticleHudson girls basketball coasts past Westborough
Westborough’s Emily Coffey gets set to launch a 3-pointer. (Photo/Bill Gilman) HUDSON – Hudson High School girls basketball team built a 21-point halftime lead, then soared to a 58-46 win over...
View Article‘Garden Tourist’ author to visit Westborough
The Westborough Garden Club preps items for its annual plant sale. Photo/courtesy of the Westborough Garden Club Facebook page WESTBOROUGH — The Westborough Garden Club will present Jana Milbocker of...
View ArticleStorey receives town’s ‘Employee of the Year’ award
Earl Storey has been awarded the town’s “Employee of the Year” for 2022. (Screenshot/Westborough TV) WESTBOROUGH – Earl Storey loves his town, and he wants to keep it beautiful. The longtime employee...
View ArticleTowns may go regional with emergency dispatch calls
A building that once served to help treat contaminated soil and groundwater at Hocomonco Pond could become a regional dispatch center. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan) REGION – Four communities — Grafton,...
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