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NORTHBOROUGH LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS, MA

Explore Northborough’s pulse with up-to-the-minute updates on our newspaper. Stay connected to local events and breaking news in Northborough, MA. We cover the latest happenings, ensuring you’re informed about all significant events in the community.

Northborough's Otis Street sewer main project update for Aug. 2

Northborough - Otis Street will continue to be a one-way road going towards Route 9 from the intersection of Thayer/Tomblin Hill Road and Otis...

Snowstorm downgraded, but still lots of closings, postponements

The latest forecast from the National Weather Service is showing a lesser amount than the foot-plus of snow predicted for the region.

PHOTO: Northborough bunny with a taste for parsley

Janet Sandstrom captured this photo of a rabbit with a hankering for parsley at a Northborough residence.

Paving in Northborough center has started

Northborough - The Northborough Board of Selectmen discussed the paving of Route 20 that was scheduled to take place Oct. 16 through 18, among other road construction, at the Board of Selectmen meeting Oct. 15. During the past week, the laying of a shim coat, a coating to fill up the base of the existing pavement, was to be executed on Route 20 only; no side streets were paved. The final coat will not be executed until the spring of 2013.

Sawyer’s Bowladrome continues to offer family fun

Northborough - The idea was hatched 65years ago from what was literally no more than a crawlspace in the basement of Northborough’s 13 Blake St. It was pure humble beginnings for sure to what has been a town fixture and loved by many for over six-plus decades.

Center gives children with Down syndrome a chance to dance

Northborough - At Diane Cournoyer Dance Center in Northborough, students learn more than technique and steps. They develop determination, grace, poise, self-respect and respect for others, commitment, teamwork, discipline, patience and confidence. In the Down with Dance class, designed specifically for students with Down syndrome, students reap the social and physical benefits of dance - and more.

Northborough selectmen tap firm to lead town administrator search

Ultimately, they decided to award the contract to Municipal Resources, Inc., which is based in Plymouth, N.H.

Northborough’s Trinity Church to host six-week virtual book discussion Jan 7

"Waking Up White" six-week book discussion to start Thurs. Jan 7 via Zoom Northborough - Trinity Church is hosting a discussion of racial bias, based...
Pauline Quinlan

Pauline M. Quinlan, 90, of Northborough

Northborough - Pauline M. (Mitchell) Quinlan, a longtime resident of Northborough, passed away peacefully at home Oct. 26, 2018. She was 90 years old. Pauline...

Northborough students and teachers welcomed back with pinwheels

By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer Northborough - The last day Northborough Public School students and teachers were in the classroom before shutting down in the...

Northborough Annual Town Meeting passes ban on plastic bags and polystyrene

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Northborough – Voters passed Articles 36 and 37 eliminating single-use plastic bags in retail and expanded polystyrene containers in food...

Donations wanted for Northborough Garden Club plant sale

Northborough - The Northborough Garden Club is now accepting donations of perennials from community members' gardens through Thursday, May 28. If you have plants...

Kentucky based band to headline church concert

Northborough –Zack Shelton and the Kentucky based band 64 to Grayson will make you want to stomp your boots at their concert sponsored by Northboro Church of Christ. The event will be held on Friday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. at 456 West Main St., Northborough and is open to the public. Shelton and band members Craig Cunningham and Tiffany Baker started the band in their junior year of college and have been touring as 64 to Grayson full time since graduation in May 2013. The band’s name is associated to the route to college - interstate 64 to Grayson, Kentucky.

William F. Graham Jr., 80, of Northborough

Northborough - William F. Graham, Jr, a longtime Northborough resident, passed away suddenly in the Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, on Wednesday, January 27, 2021....

Director says new baseball complex will be a win for region

Westborough – Every spring, thousands of young players take to the local baseball diamonds to play the game they love. Now, thanks to a new program based in Northborough, the New England Ruffnecks, those players who desire to pursue their passion to another level will have the chance to do so. At the Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce meeting Sept. 18 Steven August, the director of the Ruffnecks and the facility where the program is based, the New England Baseball Complex (NEBC), shared his story of how a dream that was in process for 12 years finally became a reality.

Corinne Cashman, 81

Northborough – Corrine (Zellmer) Cashman, 81, died Wednesday,? Jan. 15, 2014. Her husband, John Cashman, died in 1996. She leaves behind two sons, Kevin Cashman...

Northborough charitable 5K run requires red dress code

Northborough – In 2010, Al Del Re took a serious interest in running and has since completed 11 marathons and numerous other races. That same year he added more fun to his runs by founding the Northborough Hash House Harriers (NH3), a local chapter of an international, non-competitive running club. NH3 hosts at least one monthly run year-round.

Corridor Nine, DoubleTree Hotel to hold food drive

Westborough- The Corridor Nine Chamber of Commerce, along with the DoubleTree Hotel, HYPE9, and local schools and businesses, are joining forces once...

Algonquin senior receives Art Guild award

Northborough - The Northborough Art Guild announced that the Al Howard Memorial Award was awarded to Meghan Clarke, a graduating senior at Algonquin Regional...
(l to r) Michaela Davies, Bella Rino, Natalie Rodgers and Jackie Healy Photo/submitted

Local women model for Scrubs with Style

Northborough – When you have a local business, finding models to present your fashions can be tricky and expensive. Jackie Taylor, the owner of...