Eagle Scout project uncovers piece of history WESTBOROUGH | 7
Goat yoga comes to the Westborough library WESTBOROUGH | 13
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Vol. 49 | No. 31 | August 4, 2023
New arrivals from South America, Caribbean placed in Northborough emergency shelter
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A tent was set up in front of the motel in July 27.
By Laura Hayes Managing Editor NORTHBOROUGH – Asylum seekers have been placed in an emergency shelter in a Northborough motel. According to a press release from the town, there are 100 new arrivals from South America and the Caribbean, including 30 families with 40 children. Twenty-three of the children are under the age of 5. “I can tell you from what we’re seeing, [there are] very young children. I believe we have approximately seven pregnant mothers here,” Health Director Kristin Black told the Community Advocate. Select Board Chair Mitch Cohen said he was honored that the town was chosen to host the new arrivals. “The families I have met are delightful, espeShelter | 5
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A starry night in Grafton By Evan Walsh Reporter GRAFTON – Over 150 people gathered at the Willard House and Clock Museum in Grafton to gaze into the night sky with numerous high-powered telescopes. The telescopes were spread out on the Willard House’s large lawn, which — because of the limited light pollution in the area — allowed for picturesque views of the night sky. The July 26 event, which was sponsored by Webster First Federal Credit Union, was the result of collaboration between the Willard House and Clock Museum, the Grafton Public Library and the Aldrich Astronomical Society. Celestron Telescopes provided the telescopes for the stargazing, and donated three instruments to Grafton’s library. There were far more visitors than organizers had expected. Attendees traveled from as far away as Boston. “If you look at the audience here, it’s Stargaze | 12
Julia Phelan, 9, looks into the sky with the telescope
Residents, officials frustrated by behavior on Lake Quinsigamond By Evan Walsh Reporter SHREWSBURY – At the Lake Quinsigamond Commission’s July 26 meeting, members of the community voiced their frustration about the behavior on the lake. The residents said that jet skis traveling on the lake have been especially dangerous,
loud and inconsiderate as of late. “The jet ski noises with the way they ride around in circles. They just ride around like crazy people. Just constantly going in circles, spinning, and diving,” Steven Rousseau, whose property abuts the lake, said at the meeting. “The other day, I was out there and I had three jet skis following me… all they did was zigzag.” Lake Quinsigamond | 14
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