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Select Board releases ARPA funds for White Cliffs study
The Select Board recently released ARPA funds for an environmental mitigation study for White Cliffs. (Photo/Laura Hayes) NORTHBOROUGH – American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds have been released to go...
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Ken Bennett leads hikes through Northborough
NORTHBOROUGH – Ken Bennett and his group of 10 to 20 walkers take to the trails every Thursday for weekly hikes through Northborough. Bennett has been hosting these hikes since 2020. There are two...
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AARP awards grant for Northborough Senior Center trail
One of the trails at the Northborough Senior Center weaves through woods. The AARP recently awarded the town a grant for benches at the future ADA-accessible trail. (Photo/Laura Hayes) NORTHBOROUGH –...
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Northborough electric aggregation moves along
Northborough Town Hall stands on Main Street. Town leaders recently provided an update on efforts to adopt an electric aggregation program. (Photo/Laura Hayes) NORTHBOROUGH – Efforts to establish a...
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Friedland withdraws from Northborough town administrator search
Courtney Friedland speaks during her interview with the Select Board for Northborough town administrator on July 6. (Photo/Laura Hayes) NORTHBOROUGH – After offering a conditional employment for a new...
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New arrivals from South America, Caribbean placed in Northborough emergency...
A tent was being erected in front of a Northborough motel earlier today. (Photo/Laura Hayes) NORTHBOROUGH – Asylum seekers have been placed in an emergency shelter in a Northborough motel. According to...
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Algonquin freshman math team soars to new heights
The Freshmen math team poses for a photo. Back row: Jasmine Palit, Hannah Dunleavy, Gabriella Moore, Kate Doolan, Jackson Stiles and Aaron Wu. Front row: Claire Tang, Sophie He and Kaaviya...
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Zach Newbould headlines Northborough’s Summer Concert Series
Zach Newbould performed in front of hundreds at Ellsworth McAfee Park on July 23. (Photo/Evan Walsh) NORTHBOROUGH – Hundreds of people gathered at Northborough’s Ellsworth McAfee Park on July 23 to see...
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Junior Woman’s Club donates flyers to police
Jeri Baily hands materials to Northborough Chief Bill Lyver, seen here with Detective/Sgt. William Griffin and Lt. Brian Griffin. (Photo/Laura Hayes) NORTHBOROUGH – The Northborough Junior Woman’s Club...
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National Weather Service issues tornado warning for area
(Photo/Courtesy National Weather Service) REGION – The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Warning for the area until 9:30 a.m. At 8:30 a.m., the NWS reported an area of severe thunderstorms...
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Learn about beekeeping at Northborough library
Northborough Free Library. (Photo/Laura Hayes) NORTHBOROUGH – Curious about what it takes to become a beekeeper? The Northborough Free Library will be hosting Beekeeping 101 with John Hedley on Aug....
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PHOTO: Bee visits a flower in Northborough
(Photo/Clem Lanza) NORTHBOROUGH – A bee visits a flower in this photo shot by Clem Lanza. Do you have a photo you would like to see published in the Community Advocate? Email it to...
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FedEx property expansion approved by Northborough ZBA
FedEx Freight is located at 300 Bartlett Street. (Photo/Evan Walsh) NORTHBOROUGH – Efforts to expand a site currently occupied by FedEx Freight are moving forward. During the July 25 Zoning Board of...
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Ernie Sawyer named Applefest grand marshal
Ernie Sawyer was named the Applefest grand marshal. (Photo/Laura Hayes) NORTHBOROUGH – The Applefest Committee has tapped the next grand marshal for the upcoming festival – Sawyer’s Bowladrome owner...
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Local Girls on the Run sites get ready for fall season
Girls on the Run Worcester County is getting ready for the fall season. (Photo/Courtesy) REGION – Girls on the Run Worcester County is ready for its fall season and is anticipating more than 25 sites...
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GoFundMe created for Northborough resident who passed away from cancer
Rebecca Maynard poses in photos with her three daughters Elliana, Brooke and Abigail. (Photo/Courtesy) NORTHBOROUGH – After passing away from a long battle with cancer, the loved ones of Rebecca...
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Northborough Planning Board weighs sign, façade program
Drone photography shows a look down Main Street in Northborough. (Photo/Tami White) NORTHBOROUGH – A sign and façade program may be on the horizon. The program was recently discussed during the...
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Flash floods dump rain into the region
The street was flooded at West Main and South Street. (Photo/Frances Scanlon) REGION – A quick but intense thunderstorm dumped two-plus inches of rain in Marlborough as well as the rest of the region,...
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Northborough once had a thriving comb industry
A selection of combs produced by the Proctor comb factory in Northborough. (Photo/Northborough Historical Society) NORTHBOROUGH – What do tortoiseshell, horn, and celluloid have in common? They were...
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Select Board eyes new timeline for town admin. search
Northborough Town Hall stands on Main Street. (Photo/Laura Hayes) NORTHBOROUGH – The search for the next town administrator may begin around Labor Day. In late July, the Select Board announced that...
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