WESTBOROUGH LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS, MA

Westborough -? The Westborough Police Department released this statement this morning: Westborough Police responded to numerous calls Sunday for breaks into motor vehicles during the...

Westborough – Each month the Metro West Building Officials Association holds its monthly meeting in the Forbes Municipal Building. To show their thanks, the...

  Westborough – The Westborough Athletic and Social Association (WASA) has announced it will sponsor "A Night in Remembrance of Lizzi Marriott" Saturday, Jan. 26,...

Westborough - The spirit of the season is alive and well and residing at the Mill Pond School.?Recently, several Mill Pond School sixth-graders, under...

Westborough – If all goes according to plan, Westborough will soon have another dining option - Owen O"Leary's Restaurant and Brew Pub. The proposed new establishment will be located at the site of now-shuttered Piccadilly Pub restaurant at 17 Connector Road. The Board of Selectmen approved at its Dec. 11 meeting a request to transfer the All Alcohol License from Piccadilly Pub to Oscarita West LLC d/ba/ Owen O"Leary's.

Westborough – Citing its "willingness to be an excellent community partner" town officials presented the grocery store Roche Bros. with Westborough's first-ever Great Corporate Citizenship Award during the Board of Selectmen's Dec. 11 meeting.

Westborough - Officials from St. Mary's Credit Union, the town of Westborough and the Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce gathered for a ceremonial ground breaking at the site of the soon-to-be St. Mary's Westborough branch Dec. 11. The new branch will be located at the site of the former Friendly's Restaurant, 96 Turnpike Rd, near the intersection of Routes 9 and 30.

Region – While voters across the commonwealth approved patient access to medical marijuana in November, many municipalities such as Westborough and Marlborough are now...

Westborough - (l to r) Rabbi Michoel Green and Selectman Denny Drewry light the torch to illuminate the nine-foot menorah at the annual Hanukkah...

Westborough – A new contract with the TransCanada Corporation will save the town of Westborough just over $792,000 in services related to electricity starting in fiscal year (FY) 2014. Town Manager Jim Malloy told the Board of Selectmen at its Nov. 27 meeting that the town will be ending its current five year contract at the end of FY13. That contract charges $0.124 per KwH.

Westborough – As a student going through the Westborough Public Schools, Dr. Jeffrey Lucash Cohn was always eager to participate in opportunities that allowed him to help others. Now, even though it has been nearly a decade since he graduated from Westborough High School, Jeff is still helping others, especially children, through his work as an optometrist.

Westborough – Westborough Town Clerk Nancy Yendriga has announced the calendar for the Westborough Town Election 2013 season. . Monday, Dec. 3, 2012?????????????????????? ??????????? Nomination...

Westborough - On Friday, December 14 ?from 10 a.m. to noon, state Rep. Matthew Beaton (R-Shrewsbury ) will host a Holiday Coffee Hour at...

Westborough - Eric Dittelman, 27, now of Grafton, is a professional performer who combines a unique blend of mind-reading, comedy, and magic to mystify his audience. Eric's interest in magic began when he was in fifth grade. "Ever since I was little, as far back as I can remember, I remember watching David Copperfield specials on TV and just trying to figure out how he did that," Eric said.

Westborough – For nearly two years, the fate of the state-owned Westborough State Hospital, which abruptly closed in 2010, has been on the minds of local officials and residents alike. But if developer Anton Nel can navigate through the complex myriad of state and local regulations as well as finalize a financing plan, Westborough may one day be known as a film-making mecca.

Westborough – A Friendly's restaurant that has been closed for the past year was demolished today to make room for the new St. Mary's...

Westborough – Westborough will continue to keep a single tax rate, a move officials feel will help the town be competitive as it tries to attract more businesses. In a presentation to the Board of Selectmen at its Nov. 27 meeting, Chief Assessor Linda Swadel reviewed the draft tax recap. The tax rate for fiscal year (FY) 2013 is $18.97; a decrease of 24 cents from the FY12 rate of $19.21.

Westborough – A Westborough family has gotten an early holiday gift thanks to volunteers from two local churches and a local foundation – a ramp that will allow them easier access in and out of their Steven Road home. In June 2011 Jim Gingras Jr. was in a devastating motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down. Over the course of two weekends in November, volunteers from the Congregational Church of Westborough and St. Luke's Parish met at the Gingras home to construct a handicap-accessible ramp.

Westborough - As Carol Burtt Borglund watched her family's Milk Street barn go up in flames in the early morning hours of Nov. 15, there was one thought dominating her mind. "I kept screaming "Save the sword! Please save the sword!"" she recalled.

Westborough - The Congregational Church of Westborough will be holding a Christmas Fair on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shop for...