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Library Lands $20,000 Federal Grant For Food Literacy Program

Ashburnham's Stevens Memorial Library has been provisionally awarded a $20,000 federal grant to fund a new food literacy initiative. Library Director Jess Mynes's team will use the Library Services and Technology Act funding, awarded through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commission…

Lunenburg Select Board Votes to Call Sept. 3 Special Town Meeting

Lunenburg Select Board calls a Sept. 3 special town meeting on a tight legal deadline. The board voted unanimously to schedule the citizen-petitioned meeting for 7 p.m.

Grafton Planning Board Votes to Advance Data Center Moratorium to Fall Town Meeting

Grafton Planning Board advances data center moratorium toward fall town meeting warrant.

Dudley Select Board Places $717,630 Override on September 29 Special Election Ballot

Dudley voters will decide on a $717,630 Proposition 2½ override on September 29 after the Select Board voted unanimously Monday to place the scaled-back question on a special election ballot.

Shrewsbury ZBA Grants Two Residential Variances, Sends Ford Property Back for Revisions

Shrewsbury's Zoning Board of Appeals approved residential variances for two properties and continued three others at its July 27 meeting.

Obituary notices, week of July 20, 2026 through July 26, 2026

One Westborough obituary was published this week: Coughlin, Lisa B., whose death was noted July 20, 2026, with arrangements under the care of McCarthy, McKinney & Lawler Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Framingham. No further biographical details were available from the source lis…

Obituary notices, week of July 20 through July 26, 2026

This week's Worcester obituary column lists 10 residents whose deaths were reported between July 20 and July 26, 2026: Mioglionico, George V. Jr.; Penny, David R.; Guri, Feride; Messier, Evelyn P.; Zinck, Joan R.; Mercado, Santa; Ostlund, Alice; Truong, Minh Tinh; Messier, Leo J; and Pa…

Obituary notices, week of July 20, 2026 through July 26, 2026

This week's obituary column for West Brookfield includes one notice: Davis, Karen Wetnicka, 66, who died July 20, 2026. The obituary, filed with Nowak Funeral & Cremation Services and listed on Echovita, did not include additional biographical or service details at time of publication.

Obituary notices, week of 2026-07-20 through 2026-07-26

This week's obituary column lists one Webster, Massachusetts resident: Oleksiak, Agnes (Dias), who died July 24, 2026. Arrangements were handled by Scanlon Funeral Home, as noted on Echovita's listing.

Obituary notices, week of 2026-07-20 through 2026-07-26

One Warren, Massachusetts obituary was published this week: Blackwell, Elliott H., 91, whose death followed an extensive community search reported by Warren Patch and concluded after 11 days. Full details are limited; his obituary is posted through Pillsbury Funeral Home via Echovita, w…

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