Athlete Spotlight: Tori Flahive
By Ryan Massad, Contributing Writer Tori Flahive School: Westborough High School Grade: Senior Sport: Basketball Coach: Scott Kittredge Notable Achievement: Ranks in the top 5 for points per game in...
View ArticleWestborough Girl Scout to offer free science classes for kids
By Bonnie Adams, Managing Editor Christina BuffoPhoto/submitted Westborough – Christina Buffo, a 16-year-old junior at Westborough High School (WHS), has always been “extremely interested in science.”...
View ArticleAthlete Spotlight: Sarah Anderson
By Ryan Massad, Contributing Writer Sarah Anderson (Photo/submitted) School: Westborough High School Class: 2014 Sport: Track You specialize in shot put for the Westborough High Indoor Track Team. When...
View ArticleJoubert first female to score 1,000 points for Assabet Valley
Katrina Joubert with Coach Frank Ferreer after scoring her 1,000th point at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School. (Photo/submitted) Westborough – When Katrina Joubert tore her ACL at the...
View ArticleWestborough student honored by Corridor Nine Chamber of Commerce
By Sue Wambolt, Contributing Writer Westborough High School senior Frank Chang (Photo/submitted) Westborough – Westborough High School (WHS) senior Frank Chang was among the 22 local students recently...
View ArticleFormer Fales School students are currently teachers there
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer Third-grade teachers at Annie E. Fales Elementary School: (l to r) Colleen Morin, Cara Lynch and Kerry Ciccone. (Photo/Ed Karvoski Jr.) Westborough – Kerry...
View ArticleWestborough TV purchases historic building from Avidia Bank
(Back row, l to r) Joe MacDonough, Avidia Bank director; Jim Tashijan, Avidia Bank director; Mark O’Connell, president & CEO, Avidia Bank; George Barrette, Chair, Westborough Board of Selectman;...
View ArticleRotary to host 12th annual Westborough Spring Festival
By Bonnie Adams, Managing Editor The 12th annual Westborough Spring Festival will include lots of fun and games for the kids, hosted by the Westborough High School Student Council. Westborough – After...
View ArticleWestborough police log, May 2 edition
Westborough Friday, April 18 1:41 a.m. Lyman St. Assault. 3:33 a.m. Milk St. Suspicious auto. 9:28 a.m. Flanders Rd. Accident – property damage. 10:52 a.m. Colonial Dr. Ambulance. 12:46 p.m. Lyman St....
View ArticleWestborough High showcases students’ music and art at spring gala
By Bill Shaner, Contributing Writer Westborough Fine Arts Education Association will host its annual Spring Fine Arts Gala Concert and Exhibition Thursday, May 1.Photo/courtesy Derek Speed Westborough...
View ArticleSusan Knight Johnson, 68, of Westborough
Westborough - Susan “Sue” Knight Johnson (née Humphrey), 68, of Westborough, passed away Monday, April 28, 2014 following a two-year battle with lung cancer. She was born Jan. 3, 1946, in Worcester, to...
View ArticleWestborough Public Schools to honor retiring superintendent O’Connor
Marianne O’ConnorFile photo/Ed Karvoski Jr. Westborough – A retirement celebration will be held for Marianne O’Connor, superintendent of Westborough Public Schools, Wednesday, May 21, from 4-6 p.m. at...
View ArticleThe 1880 Club controversy on the turnpike in Westborough
By Glenn Parker, Special Contributor Westborough – In July of 1947 Westborough selectmen met with Shrewsbury resident Joseph Pezzella, manager of the 1880 Club, a dinner club on the Turnpike,...
View ArticleA Westborough historian’s story
By Glenn Parker, Special Contributor Glenn ParkerPhoto/submitted Westborough – Glenn Parker is a former member of the Westborough Historical Commission and the author of “A Cornfield Meet - A history...
View ArticleCalling all future Westborough Cub Scouts
By Sue Wambolt, Contributing Writer Cub Scout Gabe Zingher salutes the American flag at last year’s Memorial Day Parade.Photo/submitted Westborough – Since its origin, the Scouting program has been an...
View ArticleWestborough Youth and Family Services congratulates graduates of babysitter...
(Back row, l to r) Instructor Betheda Shuman, Alkhozama Zaini, Iona Cotton, Erin Cotton, Maan Zaini and Matt Cerny; (front row, l to r) Rachel Lehman, Carolyn Chiarelli, Leah Mintz, Lucy Ledoux, Hailey...
View ArticleWestborough Spring Festival concludes on doggone windy day
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer Four-year-old twins Blake and Brookelyn Sullivan get behind the wheel of a 1951 Korean War quarter-ton jeep. Westborough – Although windy conditions grounded the...
View ArticleHealthy kids have a ball in Westborough
Westborough – Alex Laflem, 3, of Southborough plays T-ball while attending Healthy Kids Day, held May 3 at the Boroughs Family Branch YMCA. Free of charge and open to the community, the two hours of...
View ArticleRuth P. Storey, 78, of Westborough
Westborough – Ruth P. Storey, 78, of Westborough, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, May 4, 2014 at home. Born in Westborough, she was the daughter of the late Everett and Nannie (Carlson) Brown. She was...
View ArticleFlamingos returning for Westborough Girl Scout fundraiser
Westborough residents may soon start seeing flocks of flamingos in their neighborhood. (Photo/submitted) Westborough – The pink flamingos are returning to Westborough with the help of Senior Girl Scout...
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