The Westborough Youth Basketball Association has set travel basketball tryouts for August 19, 2026, open to boys and girls in grades 4 through 8 ahead of the 2026-27 season, per the WYBA website. ===HEADLINES=== 1. WYBA Sets Travel Basketball Tryout Date For 2026-27 Season 2. Westborou…
This week's Westborough obituary column lists two residents: Manning, Bernard A. (94), and Hight, Howard Andrew (79). Manning's arrangements were handled by Pickering & Son Funeral Homes of Westborough; Hight's arrangements were handled by Neptune Cremation Service in Boston. Both obitu…
A Westborough angler is drawing national fishing-press attention for landing roughly 2,000 bass a season using an old-school approach. The unnamed angler's decades-honed, low-tech routine has helped him catch that many bass a year across Massachusetts lakes and ponds, according to Outdo…
Westborough officials released a draft warrant for the 2026 Special Town Meeting this week, kicking off the fall town meeting process. The News Flash posting, dated Aug. 14 and labeled Draft Version 1, does not yet include a meeting date or finalized article list. Elsewhere, "ICE Boston…
Westborough Affordable Housing Trust voted $20,250 to hire a housing workshop facilitator. Chair Edinberg and the members voted unanimously June 12 to select JM Goldson of Roslindale for the HB Cottages workshop. The Trust also unanimously approved a 50/50 split of future stabilization fund
Westborough's Select Board unanimously appointed Captain Daniel Hehir as the town's new Fire Chief following a rigorous search process. Member Patrick Welch moved the appointment, seconded by Member Ian Johnson, with the board voting 5-0. The appointment is contingent on successful drug screening,
Westborough's Planning Board approved two sign permits and continued a subdivision hearing as a notice error clouded a downtown rezoning.
Westborough Library Board postpones director evaluation to November. The 8-1 vote, with Chair Mary Johnston dissenting, defers the annual evaluation of Director Kate Coraccio citing the extraordinary burden of the library's ongoing repair project and pending relocation. Trustees reported that staff
Westborough bids farewell to longtime Fire Chief Patrick Purcell as the town's Fire Chief Search Committee prepares to meet Thursday, August 6, at 8:30 a.m. to begin finding his successor. Meanwhile, officials plan to inspect local businesses for drinking water risks, and drivers face o…
Westborough students are spending the summer as interns for state Rep. Hannah Kane at the Massachusetts State House, gaining hands-on exposure to state government, per a report from Westborough Patch. The internship program, which also includes students from Shrewsbury, highlights local…