One Westborough-connected obituary appears in this week's notices: Barr, Donald, 85, of New Market, Maryland, who grew up in Westborough, Massachusetts, before making his home in Maryland; he died August 2, 2026, following a battle with leukemia. The notice was posted by Pickering & Son…
A five-year Worcester County jail program has saved local communities an estimated $1 million by housing short-term arrestees, including 180 from Westborough, at the county jail instead of town police stations since 2021, The Gardner News reports via Westborough Patch. Separately, Westb…
Westborough's town hall released its Fall Edition "What's New Westborough?" newsletter Friday as outside coverage continued on infrastructure and school programs. The Westborough Public Library hosted Crafterpalooza Saturday at its Union Street branch, drawing craft-minded residents of …
Westborough police will add a new mobile command vehicle this fall to boost response to emergencies and large events, Patch reports. The town's Fall Edition newsletter also went out Friday with routine department updates, while the water department began a townwide smart-meter rollout a…
Westborough Town Hall invited residents Thursday to apply for a new Civic Leadership Academy built for anyone curious about how local government works. The town's News Flash offered no specifics yet on schedule or capacity, directing applicants to the CivicAlerts page, while the Town Ma…
Westborough library trustees approved a transition plan setting a September 23 closure and November 2 reopening at the renovated 55 West Main Street building.
Westborough voters have until Friday to cast ballots early and in person ahead of the state primary. The town's civic calendar was otherwise light this week, but the Westborough Public Library added two Pattycake Babies story time sessions Thursday for its youngest patrons, plus a Satur…
Westborough's veterans office flagged a new WooSox recognition program for local veterans in a Tuesday town alert. The notice, from the office shared with Grafton, pointed veterans to the Worcester Red Sox's "In Debt to a Vet" initiative without detailing specific benefits. It landed as…
The Westborough School Committee voted 5-0 to correct an error in the 2026-2027 school calendar, pushing the last day of school from Monday, June 21, to Tuesday, June 22, after officials discovered Friday, June 18, must be observed as a federal holiday.
Overnight ramp closures begin this week at the I-495/I-90 interchange ahead of an eastbound traffic shift on I-90 effective August 28. The town's News Flash advisory outlines overnight ramp closures at the interchange from August 24 through 27 as the Massachusetts Department of Transpor…
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