Locally owned and operated since 1974
Your community. Your news. Your paper. Shrewsbury · Westborough · Northborough · Southborough · Marlborough · Hudson · Grafton
Vol. 50 | No. 27 | July 5, 2024
Sidewalks, crosswalks among supported ARPA requests By Laura Hayes Managing Editor
Westborough kicks off the 4th with block party
24
FREE Watson Park pollination garden wins award
northborough | 6
NORTHBOROUGH – With a deadline of the end of the year to commit American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds looming, the Select Board recently discussed requests for the money. “I suspect that I would be correct in assuming that everyone in this room and those not in this room don’t want to send a dime back to the federal government,” said Select Board Chair Mitch Cohen June 3. “They’ve sent this to us to spend; we should spend it.” Cohen put together a memo for the June 3 meeting containing over 130 requests from public input meetings, discussions and emails to the board.
Shrewsbury holds firstever Pride, Juneteenth events
shrewsbury | 13 Car drives into Flint Pond, woman rescued
ARPA | 4
Families living at Days Inn to move to Worcester City Motel
1974 - 20
shrewsbury | 16 Meet the region’s three American Legion baseball teams
Todd Minardi begins his second year as police chief the same way he began his first – with a turn at the dunk tank during the annual block party at Bay State Commons on June 28. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan
By Evan Walsh Reporter
By Maureen Sullivan, Assistant Editor
SHREWSBURY – Families currently housed at the shelter at the former Days Inn on Route 9 will soon move to 235 Boston Turnpike, the former site of the Worcester City Motel. Town Manager Kevin Mizikar made the announcement at the June 25 Select Board meeting. The movement of families will happen “over the summer,” said Mizikar. While Mizikar did not go into specifics regarding how long the families will be staying at the motel, he said the state was shifting resources around and the shelter would likely be a “longer-term stay environment.”
WESTBOROUGH – It was a perfect evening for a block party. On June 28, the Recreation Department sponsored the annual townwide 4th of July celebration. The event came complete with clear skies, mild temperatures and plenty of fun for young and old. “I’m so happy, especially with all the rain we’ve had,” said Recreation Director Jennifer Kirkland. The event began with the presentation of colors by the Assabet Valley Marine Corps Junior ROTC Color Guard and the singing of the national anthem. Recreation Department staff and volunteers stayed busy before and during the event, from directing vendors to their spots, to selling activity tickets. At the booths, the lines formed early and remained steady through the evening. Among the most popular activities — face painting, sand art and the making of kindness rocks. And of course, the dunk booth sponsored by the Westborough Lions. Town officials took their turns in getting wet, including Fire Chief Patrick Purcell, Police Chief Todd Minardi and Select Board member Shelby Marshall.
REGION | 22
Stay up to date with all the news!
Block party | 12
Families | 4
Massage That’s Your $
99 Massage for first time guests SHREWSBURY | 508.925.5100 | 100 Boston Turnpike | elementsmassage.com/shrewsbury ©2024 Elements Therapeutic Massage, LLC (‘ETM”). Each Elements Massage® studio is independently owned and operated. Massage session includes time for consultation and dressing. Elements Massage® and Elements Massage + design are registered trademarks owned by ETM.