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Vol. 48 | No. 43 | October 28, 2022
Westborough Library ponders next move in effort to fund expansion
‘Still knocking on wood’ Shrewsbury police officer and cancer survivor participates in the Pink Patch Project By Caroline Gordon Reporter
WESTBOROUGH – The future of the Westborough Public Library expansion and renovation may hinge on a citizen’s petition. During its Oct. 20 meeting, the Library Building Committee voted to recommend that the Library Trustees not request
SHREWSBURY - Over the past month, first responders across the country have donned pink patches in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “You can talk to any one of our guys in our department, and you’ll see that everybody knows somebody and has a story,” Shrewsbury Detective Lawrence Napolitano said. Napolitano helps organize Pink Patch events. Started in California, the Pink Patch Project is a cam-
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Westborough Public Library sits on Main Street.
By Maureen Sullivan Senior Reporter
Officer Timothy Charland in front of a Pink Patch police car at an ice rink.
STERIS, Planning Board case dismissed By Laura Hayes Managing Editor NORTHBOROUGH - STERIS Corp.’s appeal of the Northborough Planning Board’s permit denial has been dismissed. The appeal has been before the state Land Court. On Oct. 5, STERIS filed a notice to voluntarily dismiss the case
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“without prejudice, each party to bear its own attorney’s fees and costs.” Planning Board Chair Kerri Martinek announced on Oct. 18 the STERIS dismissal along with the dismissal of a 2019 appeal from Abu Construction and KA Realty before Worcester Superior Court.
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