County program saves Westborough taxpayers $1 million on inmate housing

A five-year county program that houses short-term arrestees at the Worcester County Jail instead of local police stations has saved Central Massachusetts communities an estimated $1 million since 2021, with 180 of those arrestees coming from Westborough, according to a report aggregated by Westborough Patch.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"Sheriff: 5-year inmate housing program has saved taxpayers $1 million": the county's "Safekeep Program" moves short-term detention of local arrestees, including 180 from Westborough, out of town police stations and into the Worcester County Jail, a shift officials say has saved participating communities roughly $1 million over five years, The Gardner News reports, as aggregated by Westborough Patch.

"Westborough Police Mobile Command Vehicle Coming This Fall": Westborough Patch's Sunday newsletter narrowed the timeline on the department's new mobile command vehicle, now expected to arrive in October as a central hub for emergencies, school incidents, severe weather and major community events, a story the town's own announcements have also covered this week, per Westborough Patch.

A funeral notice for longtime Westborough resident Donald Barr, son of Ormond Taylor Barr, was posted this weekend by Pickering & Son Westborough Funeral Home (read it at https://www.westboroughfuneralhome.com/obituaries/donald-barr).

COMING UP

Westborough's Planning Board meets Tuesday, September 1, at 6:30 p.m. at the Forbes Municipal Building's Great Hall, followed by a 7 p.m. Cultural Council meeting in the same room. Hastings Elementary School and Armstrong Elementary School both hold Open Door Day for students and families on September 1 at 5 p.m.

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.