Police, loved ones mourn the loss of Sgt. Jim Carlin shrewsbury | 7
Westborough Connects plans Kindness Week westborough | 13
Fatal hit-andrun suspect held on $50,000 bail shrewsbury |14
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Vol. 48 | No. 44 | November 11, 2022
Former Regal Cinemas to become entertainment center
Parade salutes local veterans By Maureen Sullivan Senior Reporter
WESTBOROUGH - LAX Media MA LLC, which is the parent company of Apple Cinemas, has won the bid to redevelop the former Regal Cinemas at 213 Turnpike Road. The Select Board awarded the bid during its Nov. 2 meeting. The award is contingent on completing a purchase-andsales agreement and other conditions. “We are very excited and thrilled with the bid award and looking forward to working with the town again on the next steps,” said Jegan Gomangalam, a co-founder of LAX Media. “We will be in touch as we progress, but the immediate next step will be to close the purchase process.” The bid was for $2.5 million.
NORTHBOROUGH - The town saluted its “Hometown Heroes” with a rolling rally parade down Main Street on Nov. 6. About two dozen vehicles, including an Army Jeep and truck, headed from Algonquin Regional High School to the Vincent F. Picard American Legion Post 234 on West Main Street. Participants included Donald Tibbets, who is a veteran of World War II. He rode in a red Ford Mustang. Along Main Street, 150 Hometown Hero banners were on display. The heroes ranged from veterans who served in the Civil War those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some of the banners showed which veterans earned the Purple Heart. The parade was sponsored by Boros Cares 4 Troops, which is a local organization that creates care packages for deployed troops.
Regal | 7
Veterans | 12
By Maureen Sullivan Senior Reporter
Beal developer adds more parking to the project By Caroline Gordon Reporter SHREWSBURY - The developers of the proposed Beal Commons at the former Beal school have increased the amount of parking for the project. Developers Civico Greenly have increased the number of parking spaces
from 133 to 146. Located at the site of the former Beal school, Civico Greenly has proposed redeveloping the site into a 75,839-squarefoot mixed-use project. The developers have proposed 55 units — seven of which would be affordable — and approximately 7,700 square feet of commercial space. Beal | 8
Participants in the Hometown Heroes rolling rally on Nov. 6 were encouraged to wave American Flags.
Grafton Gators remain undefeated
sports | 23
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