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Vol. 50 | No. 22 | May 31, 2024
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Residents weigh in on proposed improvements to Route 20
Northborough Memorial Day parade honors veterans and fallen soldiers
Streaming services dam up revenue for local cable access
Westborough | 7
By Evan Walsh Reporter SHREWSBURY – Changes may be coming to Route 20. On May 23, representatives from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) held a virtual public hearing regarding the Route 20 Corridor Improvement Project, focusing on a one-mile stretch of road between Green Street and Valente Drive. The meeting, which drew 20-plus town residents, marked MassDOT’s first public hearing on the project since 2022. The project is in the 25% design stage, meaning public feedback is still being accepted. The plan is estimated to cost roughly $30 million, with 80% of the funds coming from federal aid Route 20 | 5
Select Board doesn’t support grant to extend sewer By Laura Hayes Managing Editor NORTHBOROUGH – The Select Board did not voice its support to apply for a grant that would extend a sewer main down Lawrence Street to Route 9. How this came about During the May 20 Select Board meeting, Planning Director Laurie Connors went before the board seeking letters of support for three grants, including a MassWorks grant in the amount of about $2 million to construct the sewer extension.
Purchaseand-sales agreement for former fire station approved
Northborough | 11 First responders honored for reviving Shrewsbury resident
The honor guard from Post 234 parade down Route 20. (Photo/Evan Walsh)
By Evan Walsh Reporter NORTHBOROUGH – The Northborough community gathered to remember those lost. On Monday, Northborough’s annual Memorial Day parade zig-zagged through the center of town, honoring veterans and fallen soldiers from different eras along the way. The event, which began at noon with a ceremony at the town’s Civil War Memorial on Monroe Street, proceeded to the adjacent Gulf War Memorial. From there, the parade moved down Main Street and to the Tri-War Memorial on Hudson Street. The procession then moved
Sewer | 5
Memorial Day | 12
shrewsbury | 13 Longtime badminton player picks up the tennis racket for WHS
westborough | 22
Local representatives — including Rep. Kate Donaghue, D-Westborough, Rep. Meghan Kilcoyne, D-Clinton, and Sen. Robyn Kennedy, D-Worcester — speak at the Memorial Day event. (Photo/Evan Walsh)
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