Millbury To Spray for Mosquitoes After West Nile Virus Sample

MILLBURY — The town will conduct emergency mosquito spraying Thursday night near Greenwood Street after a mosquito sample collected in Millbury tested positive for West Nile virus, according to a town announcement.

TOWN HALL

The Central Mass Mosquito Control Project will carry out its response protocol treatment Thursday, August 27, after 8:30 p.m. in the Greenwood Street area, the town's official News Flash said. The treatment follows confirmation of a West Nile virus positive mosquito sample in Millbury, and residents in the affected area should expect spraying after dark.

SCHOOLS

Millbury Public Schools is directing families to a new state portal for MCAS results. A district message said the state has launched the portal so families can access scores directly, since school districts will no longer mail results going forward. Separately, Raymond E. Shaw Elementary School sent families a reminder that the first day of school is less than 10 days away, pointing parents to updated bus routes for 2026-27 and other back-to-school information posted on the school's web page. The School Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday, August 27.

COMMUNITY & ARTS

Millbury's Farmers Market continues at the Asa Waters Mansion, with the next date set for September 17 featuring local vendors and live entertainment, according to the town's News Flash.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"Barbara Whittier Obituary" ran in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, memorializing Barbara Ann (Laban) Whittier of Millbury, who died August 23; calling hours are planned in Millbury on Friday, August 28, per the Telegram & Gazette (read it at https://www.telegram.com/obituaries/pneo1550183).

COMING UP

The Millbury School Committee meets Thursday, August 27.

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