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Vol. 48 | No. 44 | November 4, 2022
Select Board approves licenses for Subaru dealership PHOTO/CAROLINE GORDON
The dealership is currently located at 247 Boston Turnpike.
By Caroline Gordon Reporter SHREWSBURY - A Subaru dealership is one step closer to opening in Shrewsbury. There is currently a Patrick Subaru located at 247 Boston Turnpike. The new site, which spans approximately 14 acres, is near the intersection of Route 9 and South Street, which is about two miles away from its current dealership. Subaru | 15
A sweet time Trick
or Treating
By Maureen Sullivan Senior Reporter WESTBOROUGH - Families got a head start to Halloween with the annual Trick or Treat, which is sponsored by the Recreation Department. Ghosts, goblins and Wonder Women by the score, along with superheroes and Disney characters, prowled Main Street and vicinity in search of sweets on Oct. 25. “It’s very good; it’s very busy,” said Melissa Hickman, one of the co-directors at Miss Tanya’s Nursery School at the Unitarian Universalist Church. “We’re seeing a lot of great costumes.” Trick-or-treaters got to visit Town Hall and the Forbes Municipal Building, along with the library, police and fire department and local businesses. Inside Orlando Builders on South Street, two members of the Orlando family experienced their first Trick or Treat — dad Brian and daughter Trick or Treat | 15
Connor Durfee, 3, selects some candy in front of the Community Advocate office during the Trick or Treat on Oct. 25.
Bike lanes among Complete Streets projects By Laura Hayes Managing Editor NORTHBOROUGH - From adding bike racks to constructing new sidewalks, the Board of Selectmen got a first glance at proposed Complete Streets projects during their Oct. 17 meeting.
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Megan McDevitt, who is a project manager with Woodard and Curran, said a “complete street” is when a road has been designed and operates to encompass all alternative modes of transportation for all ages and abilities. “These are streets that are designed to
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