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Westborough Public Schools announce superintendent finalists
Everyone will be asked to give feedback on the candidates via a short survey that will be sent out through ParentSquare on Monday.
The boom and bust of straw-hat manufacturing in Westborough
The former National Straw Works factory building, as well as the National House were lost in the fire of October 12, 1917.
Rachel Carpenter eats, sleeps and breathes basketball
Carpenter models her game after AP Player of the Year Caitlin Clark, who has wowed the basketball world with her three-point prowess.
Water main break snarls traffic on Westborough’s Main Street
A water main break at 100 East Main St., near Avidia Bank, is causing traffic delays on both sides.
Westborough braces for potential jump in tax bills
The average Westborough single-family household’s property tax bill could jump by nearly $1,000 in fiscal 2025.
Hastings teacher turned author is the leader of this ‘band’
Tom Salvemini sat at Tatnuck Booksellers on Jan. 27, selling his first children’s book, “Band of Gorillas.”
Westborough Farmers Market to move to new home
The Westborough Farmers Market will have a new home this summer. It will move from Temple B’nai Shalom to Bay State Commons.
Westborough library hosting mini-golf
The Westborough Public Library will turn into an 18-hole golf course on Feb. 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. and Feb. 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Changes coming to Westborough’s Finance Department
The Westborough Select Board voted to appoint Chief Assessor Jon Steinberg as interim finance director during its Jan. 9 meeting.
Most schools delay opening due to snow
The latest round of snow overnight Sunday, Jan. 28, into Monday, Jan. 29, left anywhere from 2 to 6 inches in the region.
Town offers small business recovery grants
The town’s Economic Development Committee is offering grants to small businesses financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘We fully expected this’: Westborough basketball outmuscles G-D to qualify for state tournament
The win clinched the team’s first state tournament appearance since the MIAA restructured the playoff format in 2021.
Trial date set for former Westborough man accused of killing his mother
Daniel Uhlman, 53, will be tried in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn on Aug. 19. A “trial readiness” hearing is scheduled for July 12.
After water damage, Westborough seeks to replace Hastings roof
The roof at Hastings Elementary School “has basically failed,” Superintendent Amber Bock told the School Committee.
Big Y to open in Westborough
According to several Connecticut-based media outlets, the supermarket chain Big Y is planning to open at 290 Turnpike Road.
Nature Notes: WCLT’s Nature Notes Quiz on 2023
As you wait, recall plants, animals, and fungi from last year’s Nature Notes by taking WCLT’s 2023 Nature Notes Quiz.
Races shaping up for Westborough election
Several races are shaping up for this year’s Westborough election, including for School Committee and Board of Library Trustees.
Congregational Church of Westborough kicks off 300th anniversary
Hannah Breck Parkman marveled as she wandered about the sanctuary at the Congregational Church on Jan. 21.
Historical Commission to discuss Westborough Golf Club demo
The proposal to demolish the Westborough Golf Club building will be on the Historical Commission’s agenda on Wednesday
WASA’s Ice Out Challenge underway
Over the weekend of Jan. 20, the Westborough Athletic and Social Association installed the “WASA” ice sculpture