Twelve-day search in Westborough ends happily for Honey the cat
Emily Sperber was reunited with her missing cat, Honey, who was gone for 12 days. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan) WESTBOROUGH – Honey didn’t have much to say of her 12-day odyssey through the neighborhood....
View ArticleWestborough tax increase decreases from January estimate
A car passes in front of Westborough Town Hall back in December. (Photo/Laura Hayes) WESTBOROUGH – With the closing of the Town Meeting warrant comes some good news for the town’s annual budget. Town...
View ArticleLocal legislative delegation receives committee assignments
The Massachusetts State House overlooks Boston. (Photo/used under Creative Commons license) REGION – The legislative delegation representing the area has received its committee assignments. House Rep....
View ArticleCrash shuts down Milk St. near Westborough, Northborough border
Westborough first responders respond to Milk Street. (Photo/Laura Hayes) WESTBOROUGH – Police and firefighters are currently responding to a crash on Milk Street near North Drive. As of about 3:40...
View ArticleWestborough targets funds for Otis Street improvements
Westborough is eyeing improvements along Otis Street in town, including its intersection with Route 9. (Photo/Laura Hayes) WESTBOROUGH – Through the state’s Complete Streets Funding Program, the town...
View ArticleInside Westborough’s English language learner program
WESTBOROUGH – English language learners (ELL) represent about 11% of Westborough’s school population from kindergarten to 12th grade. More than 400 students receive English as a second language...
View ArticleWestborough Candidate Statement – School Committee – Paula Mathieu
First, say a little bit about yourself. Along with love for the written word, children have always had a special place in my heart, so I combined the two and became an educator, but not before raising...
View ArticleWestborough Candidate Statement – School Committee – Jakub Moskal
Jakub Moskal First, say a little bit about yourself. I was born in Poland when it was still a communist country and I quickly learned the value and importance of free speech and education. As a...
View ArticleWestborough Candidate Statement – School Committee – Sarah J. Shamsuddin
Sarah J. Shamsuddin First, say a little bit about yourself. My name is Sarah J. Shamsuddin and I have been a Westborough resident for many years. I attended elementary, middle and high school in...
View ArticleAbsentee ballots available for Town Election
A sample ballot for the Westborough Town Election. WESTBOROUGH — There is no In-Person Early Voting at Town Hall for the March 14 Town Election. There is Absentee Voting available at the Town Clerk’s...
View ArticleWestborough Boy Scout Troop 100 celebrates centennial
Troop 100 members David Dame, Benjamin Honan and Elijah Kocou serve breakfast to Westborough Police Chief Jeffrey Lourie, right, during the annual pancake breakfast on March 5, at the Knights of...
View ArticleAdvisory and Finance to vote on TM articles
MARCH 7 – The clock above Westborough’s Town Hall shone in blue and yellow as a “gesture of support” for the Ukrainian community. (Photo/Dakota Antelman) WESTBOROUGH — The Advisory and Finance...
View ArticleWestborough Library states its case for Town Meeting request
Drone photography shows the Westborough library. (Photo/Tami White) WESTBOROUGH – Nearly three months after plans for an expansion and renovation were turned down at the Special Town Meeting,...
View ArticleWestborough celebrates International Women’s Day, local arts
Kathy Cavaliere of the Westborough Historical Society, left, shows an iron to a guest during the International Women’s Day celebration at the Forbes Municipal Building on Wednesday, March 8....
View ArticleWestborough’s Daniel Kwan wins at the Oscars
Daniel Kwan’s 2006 Westborough High School yearbook photo. (Courtesy/Westborough Public Library) WESTBOROUGH – “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” co-written and co-directed by Westborough native...
View ArticleWinter Storm Update: Classes canceled
A late winter storm will send rain, snow and wind to most of southern New England. A late-season nor’easter is bringing snow, rain and wind to much of southern New England from overnight Monday into...
View ArticleMoskal, Shamsuddin top Westborough School Committee race
Despite a nor’easter hitting the region, residents came out to vote during the annual Town Election on Tuesday, March 14. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan) WESTBOROUGH – Jakub Moskal and Sarah Shamsuddin were...
View ArticleNext plastics collection set for March 18
WESTBOROUGH — The next Trex Film Plastics collection drive will take place on Saturday, March 18, at Kohl’s Northborough, 7102 Shops Way (back entrance), from 8 to 9 a.m. Those wishing to volunteer...
View ArticleStormwater enterprise fund tops list of DPW Town Meeting requests
A stormwater enterprise fund is on the Westborough Town Meeting warrant. This photos shows a culvert with the bottom of the pipe missing and its metal rotted away. Eventually the water can undermine...
View ArticleMobile canteen for veterans coming to Westborough senior center
The Westborough Senior Center is located at 4 Rogers Road. (Photo/Laura Hayes) WESTBOROUGH – Join Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9013 for a mobile canteen and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, March...
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