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Vol. 47 | No. 15 | April 9, 2021
Westborough rallies against anti-Asian hate
Westborough Selectmen support plans for Mass General Brigham medical facility
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The Westborough Office Park winds off Route 9 in Westborough. Mass General Brigham is now seeking to build an outpatient care clinic within the office park.
By Susan Gonsalves Contributing Writer WESTBOROUGH – Selectmen in Westborough see only positives in a plan to locate a new outpatient medical facility just off Route 9. Regional medical giant Mass General Brigham (MGB) wants to put a new 62,000 square foot building in space at 1400 West Park Drive, which sits in an office park behind the prominent BJs corporate building many motorists see as they enter Westborough. MGB | 12
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A line of protesters hold homemade signs during a March 27 protest on the Westborough Rotary.
By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor WESTBOROUGH – Over a hundred protesters gathered around the Westborough Rotary March 27 to protest anti-Asian hate following recent acts of violence across the country. The event came together at the organization of the Westborough Chinese American Association, gathering a number of attendees from Westborough and the
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surrounding area. “There’s so much hate on the news, there’s so much hate in the world, you need a place to speak out,” protester Kaitlyn Olivera told the Community Advocate during the event. Olivera stood March 27 in support of her friends Jo Truong and Yan Ping. Truong and Ping are Asian-American, themselves. All three, meanwhile, work Protest | 13
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