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Town Meeting recap: Library repair project gets go-ahead
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VFW Post 9013 to sell building on Milk Street
By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor
Vol. 51 | No. 13 | March 28, 2025
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WESTBOROUGH – Now that it has received approval from Annual Town Meeting, the Westborough Public Library can proceed with its repair project. According to Edward Baldwin, chair of the Library Building Committee, the group will meet this week to “execute the construction and other contracts to get the project going.” At Town Meeting on March 22, residents approved an authorization to borrow $12.3 million to renovate the library by a vote of 551-63. The cost will include moving the library to a temporary space in the Community Center.
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shrewsbury | 8 Post Commander Michael Van Nest, Deputy Commander Anthony Pittman, and Quartermaster John Gallinagh outside of VFW Post 9013. (Photo/Evan Walsh)
By Evan Walsh Managing Editor WESTBOROUGH – After a long battle to re-open, Westborough VFW Post 9013 has decided to sell its building on Milk Street. The move was disclosed to the Community Advocate by Westborough VFW leadership, including Post Commander Michael Van Nest, Deputy Commander Anthony Pittman, and Quartermaster John Gallinagh. All three VFW members remained steadfast: Though the building will be sold, Post 9013 will remain part of the community. “We had to make a decision between being able to take care of other veterans in the community or having a building. We’d rather care for the veterans and
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people in the community, and, yes, we’d love to have a building, but we can do it without that,” said Pittman. “We want the community to understand what’s happening and understand our rationale.” A former home to the Department of Public Works, the building was given to the VFW in 1947. After renovations in anticipation of increased post-pandemic programming, in May 2021 the building fell victim to a small fire, which charred the roof and left a hole in the building. The VFW remained committed to opening, but an accident by an outside contractor in the renovation process caused extreme delays. It had been a struggle to get the building back to code.
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