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Vol. 49 | No. 17 | April 28, 2023
The next steps begin for former Civic Kitchen space
Planning Board approves Gutierrez warehouse plans
By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor
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By Laura Hayes Managing Editor NORTHBOROUGH – After originally denying the plans and a Land Court judge remanding the decision, the Planning Board approved plans for a distribution center on Bartlett Street. The plans returned before the Planning Board on Feb. 7. The site at 0 and 301 Bartlett Street is about 66 acres. The developer, the Gutierrez Company, was proposing to build a 150,900-squarefoot distribution center and industrial warehouse on the site. Access to the property will be off Bartlett Street. The public hearing for the project was closed and the decision was made on April 18. Gutierrez | 16
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The Planning Board has approved plans for this Bartlett Street property.
WESTBOROUGH – The pictures were still on the walls — photos of town landmarks such as the Westboro Speedway and Eli Whitney’s marker. There was also a menu from 2019, along with some leather chairs. These are a few of the reminders of the space that was once the Civic Kitchen & Drink restaurant. It closed in late January when the Select Board decided not to pursue a Request for Proposals to renew the lease. That decision came after an assessment from the Department of Public Works revealed that the building needed significant repairs. With the Civic gone, the new Golf Club Building Reuse Committee convened for the first time on Monday, April 24, at the club. Its purpose — to determine how best to utilize
Months after it closed, the Civic sign can still be seen at the Westborough Golf Club. A new committee is looking into how best to use the building that formerly housed the restaurant.
Shrewsbury proposes cemetery expansion into Prospect Park By Evan Walsh Reporter SHREWSBURY – With Mountain View Cemetery running out of space, Shrewsbury unveiled plans during an April 5 meeting to expand the cemetery across the street into areas of Pros-
pect Park. The plan, meant to serve Shrewsbury for the next 50 to 100 years, would use the southernmost 19 acres of Prospect Park closest to Merriam Avenue. The other 76.9 acres of Prospect Park would be preserved and remain Cemetery | 15
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