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Vol. 49 | No. 7 | February 17, 2023
Algonquin coaches talk about proposed athletic complex
Waste Connections plans to close transfer station
By Laura Hayes Managing Editor
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E.L. Harvey/Waste Connections has decided to shut down public access to its transfer station after June 2024.
By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor WESTBOROUGH – The town has started to seek alternatives on ways to dispose of its trash and recycling now that E.L. Harvey has decided to shut down public access to the transfer station in June 2024. Currently, residents with dump stickers have access to E.L. Harvey’s trash and disposal facility on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. According to the Town Manager’s Report for January, Town Manager Kristi Williams and Board of Health Chair Alan Ehrlich met with Ben Harvey of E.L. Harvey/Waste Connections on Jan. 11. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Board of Health’s contract with Waste Connections and also to bring
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Jon Cahill examines a portion of the football field at Algonquin Regional High School.
Shrewsbury team prepares to welcome Sudanese family By Laura Hayes Managing Editor
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NORTHBOROUGH – About 10 years ago, Jon Cahill played football at Algonquin Regional High School. At that point, there were conversations regarding upgrades to the high school’s athletic complex. Now, plans to renovate the athletic complex are again on the horizon. “Now, here I am, fourth year coaching, fourth year working at the school, I’m on the committee, and we’ve made a lot of progress getting to the turf complex, but we still don’t have it,” said Cahill. “I think a new facility with two turf fields, a track, new bleacher setup, I think it would drive excitement in the school community and both towns as a whole,” said football Head Coach Mark Allen. “I think you would see more kids come out for each sport, but I also think the
SHREWSBURY – A Shrewsbury team is preparing to welcome a family of five coming from Sudan. The non-profit human service organization Ascentria Care Alliance partners with communities and organizations to form a Neighborhood Support Team, including the Shrewsbury group
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