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Vol. 48 | No. 42 | October 21, 2022
Westborough’s Bock, Henderson receive Good Scout award
Boundary Street, Senior Center among potential dog park locations
By Maureen Sullivan Senior Reporter
Dog park | 6
Good Scout | 5
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NORTHBOROUGH - Local dogs are one step closer to getting a park in Northborough. Town officials presented four options for a potential dog park during a meeting on Oct. 11, though residents voiced their support for locations on Boundary Street and Bearfoot Road near the Senior Center. “I’m a dog owner. I’ve been to dog
WESTBOROUGH - The Mayflower Council of the Boy Scouts of America will present its annual Westborough Good Scout Award to Westborough Public Schools Superintendent Amber Bock and General Manager of Westborough TV Karen Henderson. This is only the second time two individuals have been chosen to receive this award. “I am deeply honored, and humbled to be recognized with Karen Henderson, for the Good Scout Award,” said Bock. “Westborough has been my family’s home for over 28 years. My husband and I are both Midwesterners, and the people of this community have become our extended family. I absolutely love this town, and I was raised in a family that believed in service to your community, so it is full circle to live and serve here as much as I am able to
The Senior Center is one of four potential dog park locations.
By Laura Hayes Managing Editor
Library renovation rejected at Town Meeting By Maureen Sullivan Senior Writer WESTBOROUGH – It’s back to the drawing board for the Westborough Public Library. During Town Meeting on Oct. 17, Article 15 – which would have funded the library renovation – failed to get the 2/3
vote needed to pass. The vote was 327 to approve the article, 171 against. According to Town Moderator John Arnold, the article failed by 15 votes. Had it been approved, the town would have appropriated $36,698,556 to fund the renovation and expansion of the Town Meeting | 19
Amber Bock and Karen Henderson are this year’s recipients of the Westborough Good Scout Award.
Grafton edges Shrewsbury 13-12
sports | 31