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Mini-golf returns to the Westborough library
Mini-golf is coming to the Westborough Public Library for the first time in six years as “Putt Fore the Library” returns this weekend.
Government
Shrewsbury begins tax title foreclosure of Empire Dry Cleaning site
Shrewsbury is moving forward with foreclosure of the former Empire Dry Cleaning property at 15 Maple Avenue.
Education
Scholarship applications open for Northborough seniors
The Northborough Scholarship Committee is accepting online scholarship applications, which are open to Northborough seniors.
Business
Westborough officials, chamber welcome Planet Fitness to town
Three months after it opened its doors at the Westmeadow Plaza, Planet Fitness was officially welcomed with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Crossroads Continuum to open new training facility for adults with autism
Crossroads Continuum will expand its offerings as it opens its adult center in the spring of 2023 when it opens the Commons Program.
Clinton Savings Bank names new VP, Branch Manager of Shrewsbury branch
Kathleen L. Kennedy will be the VP, Branch Manager of the new Clinton Savings Bank branch in Shrewsbury at Edgemere Crossings.
Custom Color Interiors celebrates seventh anniversary
Custom Color Interiors, which is based in Shrewsbury, is celebrating its seventh anniversary. Read more about the business.
Sports
Saint John’s alum returns as head football coach
John Vassar, who graduated from Saint John's High School in 2011, was recently named the head coach of its football team.
Semeter, Carpenter lead Westborough basketball to win over Marlborough
In a girls varsity basketball matchup on Jan. 24, the Westborough Rangers defeated the Marlborough Panthers by a score of 51-40.
Marlborough gymnastics team beats the Algonquin Titans
The Marlborough High School varsity gymnastics team emerged victorious over the Algonquin Regional High School team.
Algonquin, Shrewsbury battle on the court until the last buzzer
The Shrewsbury High School boys basketball team faced off against Algonquin Regional High School on Jan. 17 on the Titans’ home turf.
Obituaries
Betty-Jane Burkhardt, 88, formerly of Shrewsbury
South Yarmouth - Betty-Jane Burkhardt, 88, of South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, passed away at Cape Cod Hospital on January 23, 2023 after a brief illness. It will come as no surprise to those who knew Betty-Jane that she drafted her own obituary, which follows.
