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Man arrested by Westborough police on drug, firearms charges
Marcos Menezes faces several drug-related charges after Westborough police saw him allegedly brandishing a weapon at the Extended Stay Hotel.(Photo/Courtesy of the Westborough Police Department)...
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Petty Larceny takes the stage this week
Left to right: Kent Anderson (keys), Phil Maltais (guitar/vocals), Kendra Bruce (vocals), Matt Bruce (guitar/vocals), Scott Edman (lead singer, guitar, harmonica), Brian Lizotte (drums), Frank Christy...
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Westborough family services conducting school supplies drive
Westborough’s Town Hall is located at 34 West Main Street. (Photo/Laura Hayes) WESTBOROUGH – Westborough Youth & Family Services is conducting its fifth annual back to school drive for local...
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Westborough provides update on homeless families
The Fire Station will be accepting donations on Thursday, Aug. 17. Photo by Maureen Sullivan WESTBOROUGH – On the weekend of Aug. 4 and 5, town officials and the local legislative delegation were...
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Find recycling options with Beyond the Bin
A car passes in front of Westborough Town Hall in December. (Photo/Laura Hayes) WESTBOROUGH – The Westborough Board of Health is encouraging residents to consider alternative recycling/donation options...
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Ribbon cutting marks official opening for Cold Harbor
William and Jen Oliveira cut the ribbon that marked the official opening of Cold Harbor Brewing Co. at 66 Otis St. on Saturday, Aug. 12. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan) WESTBOROUGH – Cold Harbor Brewing Co....
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Local Girls on the Run sites get ready for fall season
Girls on the Run Worcester County is getting ready for the fall season. (Photo/Courtesy) REGION – Girls on the Run Worcester County is ready for its fall season and is anticipating more than 25 sites...
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Daytime sewer work planned around the Rotary
There will be daytime sewer work in the area of the Rotary and East Main Street from Aug. 21-29. WESTBOROUGH — National Water Main Cleaning Co. will continue sewer work on East Main Street between the...
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Westborough welcomes homeless families
State Sen. Jamie Eldridge, left, with some of the families currently being housed in a hotel in Southborough. To help fill their immediate needs, the families were brought to BJ’s and Target....
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State reps., senator honor Westborough Farmers Market
On Thursday, Aug. 10, the Westborough Farmers Market received citations from the State House in celebration of National Farmers Market Week. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan) WESTBOROUGH – During the second...
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Assabet Valley Mastersingers to present Summer Sing
A file photo shows the Assabet Valley Mastersingers performing. (Photo/submitted) WESTBOROUGH – The Assabet Valley Mastersingers have announced their Summer Sing event, taking place on Monday, Aug. 21,...
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Flash floods dump rain into the region
The street was flooded at West Main and South Street. (Photo/Frances Scanlon) REGION – A quick but intense thunderstorm dumped two-plus inches of rain in Marlborough as well as the rest of the region,...
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Westborough residents volunteer for the Peace Corps
John O’Connell is heading to Colombia as a volunteer for the Peace Corps. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan) WESTBOROUGH – John O’Connell wants to be a doctor someday. But not now. For the next 27 months, he and...
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Elite Hockey League celebrates end of roller hockey season
Kerry Shea, the referee, league founder, and league commissioner, supports the younger players. (Photo/Evan Walsh) WESTBOROUGH – Hockey can be just as nice without the ice. On Aug. 4, dozens of...
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State honors Wendy Mickel as Commonwealth Heroine
Wendy Mickel shows the two citations presented to her as a Commonwealth Heroine. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan) WESTBOROUGH – Wendy Mickel is enjoying retirement. In the months after she left the town...
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Community Snapshot: Red-tailed hawk spotted in Westborough
(Photo/Andrew Koenigsberg) WESTBOROUGH – Andrew Koenigsberg captured this incredible photo of a red-tailed hawk in Westborough. Do you want to see your photo in the Community Advocate? Email it to...
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Westborough Golf Club committee discusses option of demolition
Signs for the Civic restaurant have been removed from the Westborough Golf Club on West Main Street. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan) WESTBOROUGH – Renovation or demolition? When it comes to the Westborough...
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Nature Notes: Corpse flower & local relatives
Common anthurium houseplant in bloom. Anthuriums and peace lilies have relatives, including skunk cabbage, jack-in-the-pulpit and corpse flower. (Photo/Benjamin Robbins) By Annie Reid and Scott Shumway...
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Petty Larceny performs at Bay State Commons
From left: Phil Maltais, Scott Edman and Matt Marshall Bruce of the Petty Larceny band perform at Baystate Commons on Aug. 17. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan) WESTBOROUGH – Petty Larceny helped warm up an...
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Gov. Healey signs state budget: here are the local earmarks
(Photo/ Creative Commons License) BOSTON – Gov. Maura Healey signed the $56.2 billion state budget for fiscal year 2024 on Aug. 9. The budget, which calls for increased local aid and free universal...
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