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Vol. 48 | No. 33 | August 19, 2022
Residents voice concerns about proposed Hyundai in Westborough By Laura Hayes Managing Editor WESTBOROUGH - Residents of the Villages of Walker Meadow and other abutters voiced concerns about a proposed Hyundai dealership at 180 and 182 Turnpike Road. The plans were presented during an Aug. 9 Planning Board meeting. Walker Meadow, which is a 55+ community, contains 50 duplex homes on 49 acres of the Walker Dairy Farm. A letter written by Board of Trustees Chairperson Wayne Webster was signed by 44 residents and expressed concerns about a number of topics. “We realize the developer has the right to develop the property. But, having a business of this size as a direct abutter, leaves the homeowners with concerns we believe
Jane O’Toole reflects on becoming Applefest grand marshal By Laura Hayes Managing Editor NORTHBOROUGH - Jane O’Toole was stunned when she learned that she would be the grand marshal of Applefest. “[Michelle Gillespie] called, and I thought, ‘This cannot be real,’” she said. With Applefest scheduled to take place from Sept. 15 to 18, O’Toole said it will be an interesting experience. “I think I’m going to come in contact with people in the town that I did not know at all,” she said. Meet Jane O’Toole was born in northern New York and later moved to Massachusetts to teach. When she moved to Northborough, O’Toole said she didn’t imagine that she would be so involved in the community. “But I’m also not somebody who Jane O’Toole stands in front of Trinity Church.
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Park Central 40B project revised By Stuart Foster Reporter SOUTHBOROUGH - A proposed 40B project could see 200 units of housing built on 17.38 acres off Flagg Road, Park Central Drive and Blackthorn Drive in Southborough. The proposed development, called the
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Residences at Park Central, would qualify as 40B because 50 of the 200 units would be affordable. Under the state affordable housing law 40B, zoning boards of appeals can approve projects as affordable housing developments if 20 to 25% of their units are affordable.
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