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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.

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Northborough municipal election candidate statements

NORTHBOROUGH – Northborough voters will head to the polls next month with a series of choices to make. There will be contested races for seats...

Former Northborough resident to compete on ‘Tough as Nails’

Renee Kolar, who used to live in Northborough, will be competing on season four of Tough as Nails, which debuts on Jan. 4.
Mike Pizzarella stands in front of the hotel where his family is staying following a major fire in the building where they had been living.

Families wrestle with impacts of fatal Northborough fire

By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter NORTHBOROUGH - Mike Pizzarella was starting to drift to a deep sleep when he heard banging on his windows.  It...

Committee discusses reuse of Northborough’s White Cliffs

By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer Northborough - The White Cliffs Committee met on Oct. 14 to continue discussion on the next steps regarding the draft...

Former Northborough resident found guilty in Worcester murder

Steven Foley, 62, was found guilty of second-degree murder and malicious damage to a motor vehicle by a Worcester Superior Court jury.

Contractors, state agency face violation after flooding on Westborough State Hospital site

NORTHBOROUGH – Beaver dams and contractors’ efforts to dislodge those dams left as much as three feet of standing water pooled across seven acres...
USPS mail carrier Bob Wendorf in his mail truck

Northborough neighborhood delivers their farewells to retiring mail carrier

By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer Northborough - The familiar face of Northborough United States Postal Service mail carrier Bob Wendorf will be greatly missed along...

New arrivals from South America, Caribbean placed in Northborough emergency shelter

Asylum seekers from South America and the Caribbean have been placed in an emergency shelter in a Northborough motel.

Buyer backs out of deal to buy Whitney St. properties

By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter NORTHBOROUGH – The sale of a pair of properties on Whitney Street in Northborough has fallen through, according to...

UPDATE: State police, FBI ‘monitoring the situation’ after cluster of school threats, superintendent says

UPDATE: This story has been updated to note that the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has been in touch with the State Police,...

Developer pitches housing project under new MBTA community guidelines

The project would be located at 333 Southwest Cutoff and would be developed under new provisions for MBTA communities.

Yoong Tong Thai celebrates rebranding as La Miette La Mai Thai Bistro 

NORTHBOROUGH - The staff of La Miette La Mai Thai Bistro held a ribbon cutting on Dec. 29 to mark their renovation and rebranding...

Applefest update: parade, car show canceled

Due to inclement weather forecast for Sunday, Sept. 10, the Applefest parade has been canceled.

Northborough police log, Dec. 24 edition

Northborough Thursday, Dec. 9 12:45 a.m. Thayer St. Ambulance. 9:01 a.m. Saint James Dr. Fraud. 11:01 a.m. South St. Ambulance. 3:35 p.m. Village Dr. Ambulance. 7:23 p.m. Increase Ward Dr....

Ian A. Dalgliesh, 34, of Northborough

Northborough - Ian Alexander Dalgliesh, 34, a lifelong resident of Northborough and a talented artist, died on March 7, 2021 due to injuries sustained...

Investigation ongoing following fatal Northborough I-290 crash

A 20-year old man was killed on Sunday in Northborough when his car crashed off an I-290 ramp near the Solomon Pond Mall.

Northborough Selectmen pass Lyman Street Jake brake ban 

Truck drivers will no longer be able to use their compression brakes on a portion of Lyman Street in Northborough. 

Community support offered for Northborough family

Funds being raised for five children left behind after family tragedy   Northborough – The community at large is responding in a very generous way to...

Jolly Rogers Diner coming to West Main in Northborough

Jolly Rogers Diner will be located at the former Two Doors Away Cafe at 249 West Main Street and will be a breakfast and lunch restaurant.

White Cliffs proposal will not move forward

The Select Board declined to move forward on a developer’s proposal for the White Cliffs mansion property.