The Westborough Select Board directed Town Counsel to draft the toughest legally viable ban on commercial drone deliveries ahead of the October 19 special Town Meeting, blending provisions from resident group Mass Blue Skies into a draft authored by Select Board member Shelby Marshall.
Daniel Hehir takes over as Westborough's fire chief following Patrick Purcell's retirement.
Four Westborough obituary notices appeared this week: Coyne, Patricia M., 93; Ellslager, Michael A., 76; Salvucci, Scott L., 70; and Smith, Jacqueline I., 79. Smith, whose services are being handled by Pickering & Son Funeral Homes of Westborough, is remembered as the wife of David R. S…
Westborough's finance committee presses town over $4.2 million in misposted fiscal 2025 accounts ahead of state tax-rate deadline. From our own coverage: Finance panel presses town on audit fallout; EDC holds off on tax rate letter. Also in today's brief (15 items): Police department wi…
Westborough's Finance Committee voted to order more town meeting booklets and punt a vote on a drone bylaw.
Westborough's School Committee voted 4-0 to authorize an April 2028 student trip to Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
Westborough's Planning Board sent a rewritten downtown zoning bylaw back to town meeting after an earlier notice error, and approved a contested three-home subdivision on Ruggles Street.
The Westborough Economic Development Committee tabled its annual letter backing a single tax rate, seeking more data before the Select Board's November vote. Sandy Coker was elected to another term as chair and Mike Carroll as vice chair, 7-0 with one abstention.
Select Board votes 5-0 to oppose Amazon's proposed drone delivery site on Otis Street. From our own coverage: Safety panel debates faded crosswalk, Lyman St speed limit; Building committee reorganizes, reviews senior center design. Also in today's brief (18 items): Kate Donaghue For Sta…
Westborough's Advisory Finance Committee grilled Finance Director John over $4.2 million in misposted fiscal 2025 accounts, though he said the audit wasn't "qualified" and no taxpayer money was lost.
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