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Pay as You Throw (PAYT) will soon become part of Westborough residents’ trash and recycling disposal routine.

Shrewsbury seeks to invest roughly $10 million into work at the Department of Public Works (DPW) facility at 207 and 211 South St.

There will be races for Select Board and the Regional School Committee when the town holds its town election on Tuesday, May 14.

The appeal of the Beal Commons project will be heading to trial. Beal Commons is a proposed 53-unit, 7,000-square-foot development.

The town is proposing to use funds from the Community Preservation Act (CPA) to purchase land at 432 Whitney St.

According to Department of Public Works Director Chris Payant, there is no official “sewer moratorium” in place in Westborough.

A commercial development is coming to the former Grafton State Hospital on Westboro Road. It was sold to GFI Partners.

Two articles on the Northborough Town Meeting warrant would establish a combined health and human services department.

During the Lake Quinsigamond Commission’s Feb. 29 meeting, officials opted to table the banning of jet skis.

The final set of plans and bid documents for Northborough’s future dog park have been sent to the Stanton Foundation. 

Residents let their feelings known about the citizens' petitions presented at Annual Town Meeting on Saturday, March 23.

Article 20, sponsored by the Open Space Committee and the Conservation Department, sought $615,000 for the Ellis Walker property.

The request for a new roof at Hastings passed by a two-thirds majority at Annual Town Meeting on Saturday, March 23.

Capital requests from the School Department, Recreation, Police and Fire were among those passed by Annual Town Meeting on Saturday, March 23.

WESTBOROUGH -- After more than three hours of deliberation, Annual Town Meeting has passed the operating budget for fiscal 2025. Residents discussed several items within...

Emerald Run, which includes six four-story buildings and 300 total homeownership units, would be constructed at 33-69 Green St.

Here is what to know when attending the annual Town Meeting on Saturday, March 23.

A draft version of Northborough’s fiscal year 2025 budget would result in an increase of $626 to the average single-family tax bill.

The increase for fiscal 2025 – pegged at nearly $1,000 for the average single-family home – has since been pared to $835.02.

Westborough's current free cash is about $14.9 million, of which $5.5 million has been set aside for items during the last two Town Meetings.