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Electric vehicle event on Oct. 15
WESTBOROUGH - Want to know more about electric vehicles?
Come to the “Get Charged Up” regional EV Expo on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2-5 p.m. at Amazon Robotics, 50 Otis Street.
“The purpose of the event is to provide a gathering place for visitors to have oneon-one conversations with neighbors who own electric vehicles, ask about their experiences and share their knowledge,” said Sharad Mehta, chair of the Westborough Rotary Club’s Committee of the Environment.
Organizers expect to have all of the models of Teslas, a Chevy Bolt, a Nissan Leaf, a Toyota RAV4 Prime, a VW ID4, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Polestar, Hyundai, Kia and other makes and models.
There will also be an array of e-bikes, as well as vehicles from the Westborough and Hopkinton police departments.
Those who own electric vehicles are invited. They are asked to visit sustaina-
An electric vehicle sits on display outside the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Westborough during last year’s event. blewestborough.org/ev-fair and send along information about the make and model of their electric vehicles. In addition, visitors may take a ride in an EV and gather information from vendors. Sponsors include Sustainable Westborough, Sustainable Northborough, the Rotary Club of Westborough and the Hopkinton Sustainable Green Committee. Rain date is Saturday, Oct. 22. For information, visit sustainablewestborough.org/ev-fair.
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Board of Health proposes changes to plastic reduction bylaw
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During the Select Board meeting on Sept. 27, Board of Health Chair Alan Ehrlich, presented updates to the bylaw.
There were several changes made after the board used an information session to reach out to local businesses this summer.
Specifically, under the section “Purpose and Intent,” “thin film plastic bags” was changed to “single use plastics.” Under the use regulations, grocery stores and retail stores will be required to use biodegradable materials for their dine-out services — such as the utensils, sauce containers and takeout containers — when such an alternative exists.
The bylaw is meant to reduce the use of single-use plastics, which “have significant impacts on the environment, including, but not limited to, contributing to the potential death of aquatic and land animals through ingestion and entanglement; contributing to pollution of the natural environment; creating a burden to solid waste collection and recycling facilities; clogging storm drainage systems; and requiring the use of millions of barrels of crude oil nationally for their manufacture.”
Should the bylaw pass at Town Meeting, there will be a six-month period before the bylaw takes effect.
Ehrlich said that businesses are not opposed to the bylaw, but they are concerned about supply chain, costs, policing and reliability of biodegradable materials.
He added that should the bylaw pass, the Board of Health will reach out to local businesses to provide education about the new regulations.
“Westborough tries to be a green community,” said Ehrlich.
Westborough recently approved other changes to the bylaw during spring Town Meeting that requires all bags given out at stores to be reusable or made of recyclable paper. The state attorney general’s office struck down a portion of the bylaw that would have charged a mandatory fee for all bags.
Town Meeting will convene on Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. at Westborough High School. If needed, there will be a second night on Oct. 18.
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Lions Club hosting Peace Poster, Youth Speech contests
WESTBOROUGH -The Westborough Lions Club is once again hosting its annual Peace Poster Contest for middle school-aged students, and its Youth Speech Contest for high school students.
Westborough has produced state-level winners in both contests in recent years.
The Peace Poster contest is designed for students between the ages of 11 and 13 to express their visions of peace and inspire the world through their art and creativity. This year’s poster theme is “Lead with Compassion.” Each poster will be judged on three criteria: artistic merit, originality and expression of the theme.
There are four levels of competition — local, district, state and international. Monetary awards will be given at each level.
The deadline to enter the Westborough contest is Friday, Oct. 14. The winner will be selected by Saturday, Nov. 5. All entries will be displayed at the Westborough Public Library the week of Nov. 1. More information on the contest and details on how to register can be found on the Peace Poster page on the club’s website, westboroughlionsclub.org.
The Youth Speech Contest will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 29. It is designed for high school-aged students residing in Westborough to provide a platform for them to hone their public speaking skills.
Each student will deliver a 5-8-minute speech on this year’s topic: “Environmental Crisis: Fact or Fiction?” There are five levels of competition – local, zone, region, district and state, with monetary prizes at each level, culminating in a $1,000 district-level prize and a $1,500 award to the student chosen as the “Best in State.” Three judges will evaluate each speech on delivery, effectiveness and text.
The deadline to enter this contest is Friday, Nov. 4. More information on the contest and details on how to enter can be found at http://westboroughlionsclub.org/, as well as on the State Youth Speech website, http://lionsyouthspeech.org/.
Main Street Bank hires lender senior vice president Eternal Health sponsors
MARLBOROUGH - Main Street Bank has announced that Carl Flumerfelt has accepted the position of senior vice president commercial lender, effective Aug. 15.
Flumerfelt will be supporting Main Street Bank’s Commercial Loan Department by connecting with new and existing business customers. Using his years of experience in commercial banking, Flumerfelt will work closely with clients to understand their business and how the appropriate business loan option will work to support their day-to-day functions and growth.
While his office is based in the bank’s Ayer location, Flumerfelt will be the first of the bank’s commercial lending team to be available via its video banking service to meet with and serve business clients from virtually anywhere.
Flumerfelt comes to Main Street Bank after 35 years of service at Winchester Savings Bank. Flumerfelt earned associate’s and bachelor’s degrees from Bentley University and his master’s from Babson College. He also has experience as a CRA officer, a regulation officer, and a bank corporator and executive committee member.
Flumerfelt can be contacted directly at 351-213-0391 or at cflumerfelt@bankmainstreet. com. To learn more, visit BankMainStreet.com.
NATICK - Come take a walk with a Red Sox legend.
Eternal Health will present “The Big Papi International Walk” on Monday, Oct. 10, at Natick Mall on Route 9. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m., and the event will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The event will feature a mall stroll with David Ortiz and Eternal Health COO Pooja Ika, health and nutrition tips, refreshments and more.
Ortiz is the spokesman for Eternal Health, which offers Medicare Advantage plans for Suffolk, Middlesex and Worcester counties.
To RSVP, email info@eternalhealth.com or call 800-464-7198.
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St. Mark’s triangle, tree protection bylaw on Southborough warrant
By Laura Hayes Managing Editor SOUTHBOROUGH - With Southborough’s Town Meeting set to convene next week, here’s a look at what’s on the warrant.
The warrant features a total of 13 articles, including two citizen petitions regarding flags and St. Mark’s triangle.
One of the articles was petitioned by Debbie DeMuria and Rebecca Deans-Rowe seeks to limit the placement of flags to be consistent with preservation guidelines for municipally-owned burial grounds and cemeteries, according to the warrant.
Specifically, it asks for Town Meeting to request that the Select Board restrict the placement of flags in the Old Burial Ground to the American flag flown on a single, existing and permanent pole. It would remove all additional flags on raised flagpoles, but it would not apply to individual grave markers.
The second citizens petition, which was proposed by DeMuria and Kevin Farrington, would authorize the Select Board to accept a gift of land from St. Mark’s School that is commonly known as the St. Mark’s triangle.
One of the articles proposed by the Planning Board would add a tree protection bylaw to the section of the chapter regarding trees.
“The intent of the bylaw is to put in place a process for the maintenance of Public Shade Trees, including but not limited to, trimming, cutting, planting and the removal of dangerous or damaged trees within the public right of way, and to protect the town from unnecessary tree removal and to maintain the New England character and charm of the Town of Southborough,” the warrant reads.
Other articles on the warrant will provide funding to rent voting clickers for electronic voting for the 2023 Annual Town Meeting and require advanced notice for any new bylaw proposed through a citizen’s petition.
The warrant can be found at https://www.southboroughtown.com/sites/g/files/ vyhlif7351/f/pages/2022.10.13_ stm_warrant_0.pdf.
Town Meeting will take place on Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. at Trottier Middle School.
A look at Grafton’s Fall Town Meeting warrant
By Maureen Sullivan Senior Reporter GRAFTON - Changes to onstreet parking street parking, marijuana regulations and a chance to obtain more open space, will be part of the 18-article fall Town Meeting Warrant.
Town Meeting will take place Monday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. at the high school auditorium.
One of the articles will ask residents to authorize the Select Board to negotiate with property owners for temporary or permanent easements necessary to replace the bridge at Fitzpatrick Road over Cronin Brook.
Another pertains to offstreet parking, particularly in the Grafton Common Historic District.
One of the articles requests for amendments to the zoning bylaw on marijuana establishments, including definitions of marijuana courier and marijuana delivery operator.
Five articles are being sponsored by the Community Preservation Committee.
One requests up to $300,000 in Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds for the purchase lots at 173 and 183 Upton St. which would be preserved for open space and passive recreation. A second asks for $2,500 from CPA funds to create a baseline report for the conservation restriction for 173 and 183 Upton Street that will be held by the Grafton Land Trust.
A third request for $95,000 would help pay for the installation of outdoor bathrooms, including a septic system, for the Grafton Lions Club Dauphanais Park.
The fourth would use $685,770 in CPA funds to help create a passive recreation park at 95 North Street, which is part of another article requesting to enter into any agreements to make the park a reality.
The fifth would expend $15,000 from the committee’s historical reserves account to restore Windsor style chairs, a credenza, a library book cart and a step stool currently at the Grafton Public Library.
View the entire warrant at https://www.grafton-ma.gov/ sites/g/files/vyhlif4461/f/uploads/signed_warrant.pdf.
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