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Vol. 47 | No. 26 | June 25, 2021

Westborough says ‘thank you’ to police, firefighters

Community members discuss proposal to change SHS mascot

Event honors fallen Worcester police officer

By Laura Hayes Contributing Writer

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By Laura Hayes Contributing Writer SHREWSBURY - Arguments for both keeping and changing Shrewsbury High School’s mascot were voiced by community members and alumni during a June 16 School Committee meeting.

A majority of attendees advocated for the committee to keep the “Colonial” mascot.

“We’re all Colonials, so please, please don’t change history,” said Diane Crouse, who graduated in 1969. “History is always going to be history. But it seems like we’re just taking up and just wiping history out. Let us not. Let us please keep the Colonials.

I beg you from my heart.”

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WESTBOROUGH - Fire trucks and police cruisers filled the parking lot of First United Methodist Church June 17 as community members turned out to get to know their local first responders and say “thank you.”

The event, which was called “Love for Life Savers,” was organized by the Westborough Police Department and First UMC Pastor John Taylor.

Taylor said he hopes to hold the celebration every year.

“This is something we can do as Westborough and the community come together and celebrate that we made it,” he said. “We need to do more community events where we take the time to listen, have fun and say thank you.”

Besides getting to know law enforcement, kids had the chance to test out sirens and sit on police motorcycles before getting their faces painted and participating in giveaways.

Taylor wanted to hold an event thanking and getting to know local first responders.

“We take for granted the police and firefighters,” he said. “Basically, when you call 911, what happens?

You trust they’ll be coming in minutes and, if need be, risk their lives.”

Above: Officer Laura Rossi poses with a child, Alex.

Left: Shoshana Leacu sits on a Westborough police motorcycle.

2 • COMMUNITY ADVOCATE • Friday, June 25, 2021

COMMUNITY NEWS Save the dates for Northborough’s Applefest: Sept. 17 to 19

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By Ed Karvoski Jr. Contributing Writer NORTHBOROUGH – The state’s COVID-19 reopening prompted plans for the return of nearly all of Northborough’s Applefest traditional events.

Scheduled dates are Friday, Sept. 17, to Sunday, Sept. 19.

2020 marked Applefest’s 30th anniversary, mostly online. According to Applefest Committee Chair Michelle Gillespie, the 2021 in-person roster is filled with long-running favorite highlights along with new activities.

“Applefest is coming back,” she declared.

Fireworks outside Algonquin Gillespie is particularly excited that the reopening will allow fireworks to return outside of Algonquin Regional High

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We plan on having a tremendous number of events for everyone to enjoy.

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School. Applefest’s fireworks were canceled in 2019 and 2020 due to EEE risk and COVID-19 restrictions, respectively.

In addition to fireworks, the evening celebration includes a barbecue, concert, moonwalks, pony rides and the Algonquin Robotics Team.

Introducing new events A new event will take place this year at Juniper Hill Golf Course. The longtime North-

borough business is partnering with the Westborough-based Cold Harbor Brewing Company to sponsor a beer tasting, barbecue and golf tournament.

Tickets are on sale at the Applefest website.

Trackless train rides for festival goers of all ages will be introduced at another longtime Northborough landmark, Chet’s Diner, at 191 Main St. Plans are underway for a virtual cooking demonstration

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Also in the works is a family scavenger hunt downtown throughout Applefest weekend. The committee is asking businesses to donate prizes for winners.

Returning highlights The Rotary Club of Northborough will once again host Applefest’s beloved daytime street fair on Blake Street.

Boros Cares 4 Troops (BC4T) is bringing its 5K race/walk back onto the roads. Proceeds go to BC4T to support military veterans’ causes. Gillespie is a founding BC4T member with Leslie Arsenault, Karen Brewster and Beth Davison.

“Our road race typically has 300 to 400 runners,” Gillespie relayed.

The Classic Car Show will return along with food and music.

Returning to the Northborough Senior Center is the Apple Dessert Bake-Off, with community leaders serving as judges. The good-natured competition is followed by a luncheon.

And more activities Other popular activities are scheduled to return with details to be announced. They include the chicken BBQ at American Legion Post 234, Apple Pie Café, the Friends of Northborough Library’s book sale and Trinity Church Craft Fair. A children’s event will once again be held at the Northborough Free Library.

“Last year, Applefest hosted a virtual farmers market,” Gillespie added. “All the vendors are returning by popular demand this year. It will be located at the town common.”

Also returning are events that were introduced in 2020, including a pumpkin decorating contest with prizes. Pumpkins will be displayed on the grounds of MetroWest Painting and Contracting.

Another returning 2020 activity is the Applefest Restaurant Weekend. Participating eateries will be listed in the festival’s promotional material.

More activities are expected to be added, Gillespie noted.

“We plan on having a tremendous number of events for everyone to enjoy,” she vowed.

Northborough honoree The committee also plans to honor a resident as the 2021 Applefest Grand Marshal. Nominations for the honoree are being accepted through Thursday, July 15. Send email nominations and Applefest information requests to applefestnorthborough@ gmail.com.

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Consider neighborhood impacts of the Beal School project

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Efforts by the Beal School Reuse Committee to find an appropriate adaptive reuse of the iconic Beal School should be lauded. The solicitation for the Request for Proposal (RFP) yielded just one response.

The respondent Civico/ Greenly has submitted a detail plan for the development of this municipally owned parcel.

While the proposal appears to meet the minimum requirements as set out by the RFP, we should be mindful that the intended use of this acreage should include the preservation of valuable and scarce use of open/green space.

Can we agree that an appropriate reuse of this property designed to benefit the taxpayers of Shrewsbury, should include measures to ensure that a significant portion of this tract is main-

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I appeal to the Beal School Reuse Committee and to the Selectboard to give due consideration to neighborhoods need for recreational, open/ green spaces. The accommodation of both interests — open space and development — should be fully vetted.

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4 • COMMUNITY ADVOCATE • Friday, June 25, 2021

COMMUNITY NEWS

Shrewsbury residents worried about truck traffic from proposed warehouse

By Laura Hayes Contributing Writer

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SHREWSBURY - Traffic and traffic concerns were a common theme of a Shrewsbury Planning Board meeting June 17 to discuss a potential development on the Centech Park North property on the corner of Route 20 and South Street.

“In rush hour traffic, it’s going to be a mess,” said resident Ed Giordano.

Resident David Singer, likewise, pointed out that the project’s developer, NorthBridge, is already proposing a separate warehouse in Boylston.

“It seems like that you guys are proposing an awful lot of loading dock logistics space very close to each other,” Singer said.

The developers said a tenant has not yet been identified for their project at Centech.

Responding to that, Singer asked about the viability of the project, adding that it would be a “shame” if the buildings were left vacant.

“If I was a business owner

A file photo shows a plot of land sitting vacant in April.

Developers are pursuing plans to build on this parcel.

looking for logistics distribution space, I’d use the other spot based on the traffic alone here,” Singer said, referencing that Boylston development.

Some residents expressed a hope that there isn’t a development on the Centech site, at all. Singer suggested that NorthBridge use the land, which is also known as the Allen Property, as conservation space. It could also use the parcel’s historic barn for office parties, he said.

“Send those trucks to

Boylston,” Singer added.

NorthBridge wants to construct a campus which would include two warehouses and an office building.

Traffic engineer Rebecca Brown said NorthBridge’s development is estimated to generate less traffic compared to other proposed developments on the site.

There would be two entrances — one for cars off South Street and one for all traffic off Route 20.

NorthBridge is anticipating

774 daily trips, including 93 trips during the peak traffic morning hour and 95 during the peak evening hour.

She said NorthBridge has several ideas — like onsite bicycle racks and sidewalks — to help reduce traffic generated from the site.

A traffic study was conducted, and Brown said it indicated that there would be a maximum of an 11-second delay at the intersections that were studied.

She added that another

study would be conducted once the buildings are occupied.

Planning Board member Purna Rao agreed that NorthBridge’s development would have less of an impact than some alternatives. However, he expressed concern about trucks being able to turn left into the site from Route 20.

Brown said there were other ways the drivers could get to the entrance, such as turning onto South Street from Route 9 and turning right onto Route 20, or using the Route 9 and Route 20 interchange.

Typically warehouses schedule deliveries during off-peak hours, with truck traffic usually happening before 3 p.m., Brown said. She anticipated the drivers would be able to make that turn off Route 20 during these off-peak hours.

Planning Board member Timothy Jarry, however, said he appreciated that there were other ways to get into the site.

“I think, practically, people driving trucks are not going to want to waste the time to do that,” Jarry added.

COMMUNITY ADVOCATE • Friday, June 25, 2021 • 5

COMMUNITY NEWS

As COVID-19 fades, Northborough selectmen discuss post-pandemic challenges

By Dakota Antelman Managing Editor NORTHBOROUGH - Post-pandemic life is slowly taking shape.

In Northborough, officials are celebrating this “new normal” while also moving to address a number of challenges ahead.

“I may print this one out and keep it,” Selectman Leslie Rutan said, referring to her motion to formally rescind Northborough’s local state of emergency declaration, June 14.

“It’s a big moment,” Town Administrator John Coderre noted of the decision.

That move did mark a major step nearly a year and a half after the COVID-19 pandemic first shuttered public life across the region.

It followed Gov. Charlie Baker’s decision, last month, to end the statewide state of emergency effective June 15.

Likewise, it came as local case counts remained low, with just six Northborough residents testing positive for the coronavirus in the two weeks before June 3, according to state data.

This was far from the first step in Northborough’s reopening, though. As entities like the Northborough/Southborough Public Schools and the Northborough Free Library have revived a sense of normalcy, the Town Offices have also welcomed members of the public back for in-person visits.

“It’s really nice to see the building alive again,” Town Administrator John Coderre said at that June 14 Board of Selectmen Meeting. “...A big part of what we do is serve the public. While you can do that online and by phone, there’s nothing like helping somebody face to face.”

As more municipal operations return to their brick and mortar homes after months of remote operation, questions do loom.

Selectman Julianne Hirsh asked the board on June 14 how and when they would take up projects and discussions that had been formally or informally delayed by the pandemic.

Town resident Mitch Cohen also raised questions about remote accessibility for municipal meetings as those bodies look to revert to in-person meeting formats.

In Northborough and beyond, members of the public and elected officials alike have celebrated remote meetings as

a silver lining of the pandemic for the ways they’ve increased transparency in local government.

More meetings have been live streamed and recorded, just as individuals have been able to call in from their homes to offer thoughts and concerns during public comment hearings.

“That’s been a huge win for the town,” Cohen said.

As selectmen met on June 14, however, they stared down an uncertain future in terms of remote participation in meetings.

At the time, open meeting law exemptions that allowed for remote meetings in the first place were set to lapse. It was unclear if and when the state would extend or codify those exemptions as the pandemic fades.

Members did, though, discuss a variety of options and questions with Coderre. He said that the town is working with its cable access and IT departments to research infrastructure needs and potential upgrades that would allow for hybrid, live streamed, in-person meetings with remote participation for members of the public and some

Then, on June 16, that action came as Gov. Baker signed into law an agreement extending remote meeting permissions, among other things, through April of next year.

Still waiting for such news as they convened on June 14, Northborough Selectmen were not able to determine definite plans for their next meeting later this month.

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6 • COMMUNITY ADVOCATE • Friday, June 25, 2021

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Planning board considers possibility of permanent restaurant outdoor seating

By Susan Gonsalves Contributing Writer WESTBOROUGH - Gov. Charlie Baker recently signed into law an agreement extending special permits for restaurants offering outdoor dining due to COVID-19 through April 21 of next year.

The night before that action, in Westborough, Building Commissioner Fred Lonardo told the planning board that there was at least one restaurant, Harry’s, that would like to offer outdoor seating permanently.

During a June 15 Planning Board meeting, Lonardo discussed some of the implications of the then-pending bill and how it could affect the town.

He said that he was unaware how the other 10 or 11 restaurants in town temporarily using outdoor seating feel about continuing that practice going forward.

Lonardo said he feels business owners should know they would be susceptible to the site plan review process and, with it, a minimum $1,000 fee if they extend their outdoor dining.

Harry’s Restaurant in Westborough is hoping to convert its COVID-19 era outdoor dining space into a permanent fixture of its business as pandemic restrictions lift.

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Planning Board Chair Mark Silverberg said that the board didn’t have the authority to make permanent bylaw changes; that would be up to Town Meeting. Additionally, he said recourse could be found through the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Town Planner Jim Robbins said the business owners could apply for waivers on fees for some aspects of a site review but would have to adhere to set rules about parking.

Alteration to parking plans to accommodate outdoor seating, for example, would be

what triggers the possibility of a limited or full site plan review, Planning Board member Tim Koehler said.

Post-pandemic, Koehler added, the most straightforward path would be for the town to return to the rules and regulations it enforced pre-pandemic. If a business owner finds that outdoor seating is profitable and wants to continue, that owner should “make the business decision to put capital at risk to make this permanent” while conforming to the laws, he said.

Silverberg said that he wanted to be sensitive to the difficulties small businesses have faced because of the pandemic.

He said he would be open, on a case-by-case basis, to considering waivers for some of the documents included in a site plan review.

Lonardo touched upon a possible continuation of restaurants selling beer, wine and cocktails to- go. He noted that would be under the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission’s jurisdiction and a police matter if rules are violated.

Planning Board member Hazel Nourse suggested that the restaurant owners be apprised of the legislation and what the

requirements are under town and state laws.

The building commissioner noted that Economic Development Coordinator Zach Boughner had already sent that information out to the affected parties.

On June 16, the extension Baker signed extended cocktails to-go permissions through that same April 2022 date.

Members talked about ensuring that all businesses should be treated fairly, and noted that exceptions should not be made for one and not the other.

Silverberg ended the discussion by saying he hoped the state would be forthcoming with solutions.

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board members as needed.

“The public’s remote participation is what we want to preserve,” Coderre said.

“None of this is insurmountable,” he later added.

The Board of Selectmen hold their next meeting on June 28.

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Westborough says ‘thank you’ to police, firefighters Thank You | from page 1

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The event was held a week after the funeral for Worcester Police Officer Emmanuel Familia, who drowned while he was trying to save a 14-year-old boy in the Green Hill Park pond within the city.

The boy, Troy Love of Virginia, also drowned. He was one of three boys who were struggling in the pond. The other two boys were brought to shore.

Taylor grew emotional when speaking about Familia.

“He wasn’t thinking of himself,” he said. “He was thinking about that young man, and he gave his life.”

Seeking to set this event up while recognizing Familia’s ultimate sacrifice, Taylor connected with Westborough Officer Joseph Cibotti, who

ough Department of Public Works vehicles.

“This is way more than my expectations,” Cibotti said Taylor said it’s been a tough couple of years for police officers nationwide, in addition

to working throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

“And rightly so for those who made terrible, awful lifechanging mistakes,” he noted.

“But primarily, they’re just doing their job.”

People walk through First United Methodist Church parking lot June 17.

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We need to do more community events where we take the time to listen, have fun and say thank you.

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reached out to other first responders in town.

Besides the Westborough Police Department, there were

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A Log Cabin Menu

By Michael Perna Jr. Shrewsbury History Columnist The town of SHREWSBURY Shrewsbury THEN NOW underwent a huge change in the early 1930s – the highways now known as Routes 9 and 20 were constructed, resulting in easier means of travel in addition to increased traffic.

Because of this, many new businesses grew up along the two highways. One of these was the Log Cabin, located at the corner of Walnut Street and Route 20. The place was a big hit, with several famous personalities visiting, including Frank Fontaine.

There were also scenes filmed there for a Hollywood movie, “Ah, Wilderness.”

Overnight cabins were eventually added to the property to accommodate travelers.

Here we have a copy of a menu from the Log Cabin, including a hand-written insert listing the daily specials, one of which was “Fresh opened lobster salad, F. F. [French Fried] potato [and] coffee — $1.50!”

The insert was printed on letterhead from the “Blatz Beer Company.”

Of more recent interest – the Log Cabin building is still there. Even though it still houses a restaurant/ bar business – “Willikers Tex-Mex & BBQ,” the exterior “log cabin” motif has been changed.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Shrewsbury Girl Scouts find long term home for ‘Puzzle Hub’ exchange

By Jesse Kucewicz Contributing Writer

Members of Shrewsbury Girl Scout Troop 11087 load puzzles into the repurposed newspaper box that now serves as their “Puzzle Hub” exchange.

The Shrewsbury Girl Scout Troop 11087 Puzzle Hub is located on Municipal Drive in Shrewsbury, directly in front of Foundation Field.

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SHREWSBURY - After months of planning and work, Shrewsbury Girl Scout Troop 11087 has earned their Bronze Award by completing their “Puzzle Hub,” a public exchange for puzzles and games.

“Basically, it’s a little library, but just for puzzles,” said Patricia Minton, who leads Troop 11087.

After careful consideration, and while keeping in mind the Girl Scout law of using resources wisely and recycling, the troop decided that a used newspaper box was the best option for their project.

With the help of parent Brendan Palumbo, the troop constructed a concrete base for the structure which stands on Municipal Drive in Shrewsbury, directly in front of Foundation Field.

“We were very fortunate that

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the town has let us use this area near Foundation Field,” said Minton. “Brendan showed the girls how to lay the pad. They did work mixing the concrete and laying it so that this can be a semi-permanent structure.”

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Girls on the Run, a group for third to fifth grade girls, and Heart and Soul, for sixth to eighth grade girls, joined together at the Westborough High School track for the 3.1-mile event, along At the beginning of with family and friends who ran and cheered from the season they’re the sidelines.

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“Girls on the Run and Heart and Soul is a program that really empowers young girls to communicate better, to understand and believe in themselves, and to handle conflict in a way that they’re really not taught in other places. And we do that through running,” Liazos said. “The ultimate goal is the 5K, but it’s really kind of sneaky because we’re doing it while we teach them about themselves and their relationships with other people.”

Rebekah Tregger, who coaches Girls on the Run, said that she has seen the confidence of girls in her group soar over the course of the eight-week program.

“At the beginning of the season they’re like ‘there’s no way I’m going to be able to run three miles.’ But we slowly build up to it, we add a little bit each time,” Tregger said. “It’s to build their confidence.”

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Community members discuss proposal to change SHS mascot

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$790,000, but staff have noted that those costs depend on what and when items are replaced.

For Joshua Choi, who graduated in 2020, Shrewsbury’s mascot debate is reminiscent of a similar debate at the College of the Holy Cross, which he attends, to change its mascot, the Crusader.

“At Holy Cross, tradition won

out,” Choi said.

He added that, while the lance was removed from the Crusader image, the concerns still persisted.

“You all have a chance to succeed where my school failed,” Choi said. “…This decision that you eventually will make is decisively going to show whether our community stands with our

students in the present or the facade of the past.”

Resident Robert Sallese said he could see both sides, but he added that a majority of the people surveyed — including students — favored keeping the mascot.

“We just need to find a way to coexist and find some common ground,” Sallese said.

Joshua Choi, a 2020 grad, addresses the School Committee.

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The School Committee may decide whether to change the mascot during its June 23 meeting at 7 p.m.

Native leaders provide feedback Whether Shrewsbury should change its mascot was raised after a student submitted a petition for the change. After the School Committee then received a counter-petition, Superintendent Joseph Sawyer was tasked with forming an ad hoc committee.

That committee offered two options: change the mascot or keep the “Colonials” name, but update its presentation.

The ad hoc committee had attempted to get feedback from Native American groups, and three members participated during the School Committee meeting.

“This is a first for me tonight, to be talking about a settlercolonial mascot,” said Rhonda Anderson, who is the Western Massachusetts Commissioner on Indian Affairs.

Anderson, who is from the Alaskan Native Iñupiaq-Athabascan tribe, is an activist for removing Native mascots and decided not to send her child to a local high school whose mascot is the “Warriors.”

“I don’t want her to have the same issues with a mascot that I grew up with,” Anderson said.

Parents are going to be proud of their children, no matter what their mascot is, she said.

However, the Colonial life in the 17th Century wasn’t romantic, said Nipmuc Tribal Anti-Mascot Representative Brittney Walley.

Sawyer asked if other names — like Minutemen or Patriots — would also be concerning.

Anderson said she generally

didn’t agree with humans as mascots, adding that a name like the “Eagles” would also be patriotic.

“You will not be losing identity,” Anderson said. “You will not be losing memories. Instead, you will gain community spirit, community cooperation and coming together to create a new mascot or name that everyone can truly be proud to stand behind.”

Community reacts Speakers, who raised points both for and against the change, were allotted three minutes to address the School Committee.

“We were Colonials. We were proud to be Colonials. We’re still proud to be Colonials. I believe based on what we heard tonight, maybe there needs to be a review of what’s taught in history class, but I don’t believe that the word ‘colonial’ should be taken as a derogatory word or meaning,” said Donna O’Connor, who graduated from Shrewsbury in 1970.

She said when her mother passed away, family knew she wanted money to go to the SHS booster club.

“I don’t believe that a lot of the boosters that donated would have been so generous had they learned that the name of Colonial was taken from our identity,” O’Connor said.

One resident asked how changing the mascot would be paid for.

The ad hoc committee’s study noted that if any change was phased in over time, these costs would be part of the operating budget, such as the district’s cycle of updating athletic uniforms and resurfacing the basketball court when needed.

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Jeff Lourie Police Chief Lourie said he believes that this is the direction of future policing, anticipating that body cameras may one day become mandatory. It is a situation he said he embraces.

Lourie noted that a proposal for this year’s Special Town Meeting in the fall would seek a lieutenant’s position to help manage the body camera program. One of this person’s duties would be to redact videos taken with the camera. Lourie explained that the list of things that would get redacted includes juveniles or other people filmed who are not part of a

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WESTBOROUGH - Having body cameras in the Westborough Police Department will show transparency when officers are doing something right, but also act as a tool when something goes wrong so that corrective action can be taken.

That was the message conveyed by Police Chief Jeff Lourie at a June 17 meeting of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

The chief reviewed the fact the police department received a $39,530 grant for the program.

In May, Town Meeting approved $25,176 to help with other costs.

The chief said that funds for licensing and storage fees will occur annually. He added that the department is in the midst of an accreditation process and is updating its policy and procedure manual, which will go online when it’s done.

Once accreditation is approved, the town will be more likely to get grant funds to help with re-occurring expenses.

As the chief, I would like to show what happened.

Sometimes these videos will speak volumes of what’s going on.

The Westborough Police station stands near downtown. The department is working to implement a body worn camera program for officers.

recorded incident.

Officers will be assigned cameras at the beginning of each shift. Lourie said that filming can take place in parks and other public places. However, if the officer is inside a person’s home, that individual has the right to ask him/her not to record.

An inquiry and disciplinary action will take place if an officer does not use the camera.

“We expect to utilize them for public safety and their safety to see what the encounter was,” he explained. “Over the last year and a half, there have been times

when some people have not been nice to us…As the chief, I would like to show what happened. Sometimes these videos will speak volumes of what’s going on.”

Board member Sgt. Michael Daniels noted that the camera has a power switch as well as a giant button that you double tap to turn on. To de-activate, the button is held down, he said.

The chief said that the program is an “extensive and intensive, long-term initiative” to which he is committed. He added that he believes the community is also supportive.

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Although COVID-19 slowed things down a bit, Lourie said, “we got our sea legs back and we’re 100 miles per hour” moving forward.

Lourie will return later on in the year after the cameras are used for a while to give an update.

“You have an amazing police department,” Lourie told the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. “We’re all about inclusion and working for a very safe environment…I wish I could tell you there’s no crime in Westborough. Our officers are very busy.”

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Westborough EDC discusses grants for dentist office, Dairy Queen

By Susan Gonsalves Contributing Writer WESTBOROUGH - The Westborough Economic Development Committee recently approved a $5,000 grant for Smileland Pediatric Dentistry to expand its business by adding a nitrous system to help treat patients.

The business is located in 9 West Plaza, where a prior dental establishment was previously housed.

Member Fred Lonardo also explained that the site is on the corner of Lyman Street and Route 9, where a mattress place used to be.

Owner Dmitry Burshteyn said that the dentists at Smileland are specialists who have completed two or three more years of study. He said that some young patients need additional levels of sedation in order to be treated. The same is true for special needs adults who will also be accepted as patients.

Burshteyn said the total

investment is around $40,000.

The nitrous has to be retrofitted into the fully pumped system, which allows it to reach every room. The business will also be adding another sprinkler at the request of the fire department, he said.

Economic Development Coordinator Zach Boughner said that the application falls into the acceptable uses to receive a grant. Lonardo said that, by adding the system, the business is expanding its use and opening up services for more clientele.

The committee also reviewed an application from Dairy Queen, asking to revise how a previous EDC grant is used.

Boughner said that Dairy Queen’s original grant, awarded in December 2019, was to buy a freezer, tables and landscaping services. The owner came back in August 2020 to change the use to a point-of-sale system. They also wanted to use unspent money amounting to $3,788 for picnic

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tables for outdoor dining.

The latest request indicates that those tables were not purchased because the owner said that, in light of the pandemic, they wanted to avoid people congregating and allow for social distancing.

Reading from a statement by the owner, Boughner noted that the request now under

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consideration seeks to divert the money and use it for plantings, trimmings and painting around the Dairy Queen building.

Following discussion, the board advised Boughner to go back and ask the owner to reconsider buying picnic tables because COVID-19 restrictions are lifting.

Members were against using funds for a paint job, which is considered general maintenance and doesn’t fall under the grant criteria.

“How does it generate more business?” Lonardo asked. “It’s not a good transfer of money.”

EDC Chair Bonnie Sullivan encouraged Boughner and other board members to work with the owner and come up with a more suitable plan.

She said, like nearby Hudson, Westborough should encourage the revitalization of downtown to become more of “an attractive destination.”

Member Pete Allen suggested now that pandemic restrictions have been lifted, picnic tables could be “back on the table.”

“The tables would encourage more business because there is very little room to stay once you get your ice cream,” he said. “This would encourage people to stay and have a good time.”

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WESTBOROUGH/MARLBOROUGH - The Westborough Senior Center’s “Party in the Parking Lot” moved indoors due to high humidity May 26.

Inside, the Marlborough-based band Flashback played classic rock-‘n’-roll oldies along with Motown and country hits.

In addition to appearing at community events in and around Marlborough, Flashback has worked a number of Boston gigs. They scored six seasons of shows prior to Red Sox games outside Fenway Park on Jersey Street (formerly known as Yawkey Way).

Bandmates are founder Paul Giardina, guitar/vocals; Jeff Chapman, lead vocals/ bass; Darrell Jackman, drums/ vocals; and Jim Rennie, lead guitar/vocals. A scheduling conflict prevented Rennie from taking part in the Westborough show.

Westborough Senior Center Director Alma Demanche welcomed everyone to the concert.

Noting that Flashback’s last show there was in 2019, she jokingly added, “Even though there’s only three of them here today, I didn’t get a discount.”

State Rep. Danielle Gregoire (D-Marlborough) goodnaturedly countered from the audience, “They could be at Fenway Park, so you’re lucky to have them here.”

Speaking on behalf of Flashback after the two-hour show, Chapman said, “It was great to see people enjoying us and dancing.”

woman photographing the show from behind them.

The woman explained that she wanted to embarrass her children. Chapman obliged by crooning a 1980s tune with her that was originated by the southern rock band Georgia Satellites.

“I got her to sing the song ‘Keep Your Hands to Yourself’ with me,” he recounted with a laugh.

Post-performances, the bandmates could watch the Red Sox games from the State Street Pavilion.

“They won the first seven games that we played there,” Chapman noted.

Giardina added, “We must have brought them good luck.”

Performing at the Westborough Senior Center are Flashback bandmates (l to r) Paul Giardina, Jeff Chapman and Darrell Jackman. A scheduling conflict prevented Jim Rennie from taking part in the show.

Forming Flashback band When Giardina formed Flashback in 2005, he first approached Rennie. They had played together in a band while they were classmates at Marlborough High School, where they graduated in 1968.

Chapman was next to join Flashback. He and Giardina had played together in the 1970s rock-‘n’-roll band Chickweed.

Jackman joined Flashback in 2012 when they needed a drummer. He and Giardina have known each other since the 1970s when they met through the Marlborough Men’s Softball League.

“What makes the band work well together is that we’re all good friends,” Giardina noted.

dinator after he searched the web for New England bands.

He found the Facebook page “Flashback Band Marlboro MA” and considered them a good fit for Red Sox fans.

“The vendors love us because we keep people out there, eating and drinking,” Chapman relayed. “We do a lot of interaction with the audience.”

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“Marlborough is our hometown,” Chapman said. “Our families, including grandkids, and a lot of friends get to come see us. It’s an exciting chance to play for people of all ages.”

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Northborough begins planning process to remove ‘hazardous’ dam

By Dakota Antelman Managing Editor NORTHBOROUGH - A historic but potentially hazardous dam straddling Boylston and Shrewsbury will eventually come down, thanks in part to grant funding recently won by the Town of Northborough.

In a discussion at Northborough’s June 14 Board of Selectmen meeting, Department of Public Works director Scott Charpentier focused on an aging structure just over a thousand feet from the town line in front of the aptly named “Northborough Reservoir.”

The dam once helped control Northborough’s water supply which, according to archived state documents, funneled water into town via a short aqueduct. It’s long since been rendered moot, though, as Northborough switched water supplies in 1954, Charpentier said.

“It serves no useful purpose,” he explained.

As this dam decays, the

state’s Office of Dam Safety has determined it to be in poor condition, threatening houses and other properties immediately downstream with a potential failure.

Northborough, therefore, has been ordered to remove or repair this structure.

The town Water flows over the existing dam at the Northborough Reservoir. already conducted a feasibility study for dam removal in permitting process for this 2019, finding such a removal project, Northborough sought process to be less than half a specific state grant in Februthe cost of repairing the dam. ary that would offer 75 percent “The removal and repair funding with a 25 percent costs for dams are extremely expected local contribution. different,” Charpentier acTown meeting voters apknowledged. proved that local portion of Needing roughly $225,000 the dam removal bill earlier just to start the planning and this year, contingent on the

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“We’re ready to go forward,” Charpentier said.

The road ahead, both Charpentier and Town Administrator John Coderre note, is long.

The design and permitting process will take between 18

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structure that could otherwise flow downstream if not properly contained.

Restoring the landscape and the environment to what it was hundreds of years ago is preferable.

“It’s an exhaustive process,” Charpentier said.

Once all this is done, the removal can then finally begin.

That work, which could cost upwards of $1 million, will

draw on more grant money, officials hope.

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Butler gave the assurance that the sound study would encompass conditions during several times of year, taking into consideration changing traffic and vegetation patterns.

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St. Bernadette School 8th Grader wins essay contest

By Liz Nolan Contributing Writer NORTHBOROUGH - The essay of Ananya Vel, a student at St. Bernadette School in Northborough, was recently chosen as the winner of the annual Worcester County Bar Association’s Law Day essay contest.

Eighth graders across Worcester County were invited to participate in the contest.

This year’s topic focused on civil rights activist and Congressman John Lewis and his statement, “Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and redeem the soul of America.” Vel’s essay was one of 96 submissions, answering the question, “What does ‘good trouble’ mean to you today?”

Essay addresses ethics, law and justice Law Day has been an annual event for the past 25 years. The contest’s focus is to get young people thinking about important issues.

Attorney Geoffrey Spofford chaired the Law Day Committee

(left to right) Worcester County Bar Association President Terry McLaughlin, St. Bernadette School 8th Grade Teacher Mary McLaughlin and Congressman James P. McGovern stand with Law Day essay contest winner Ananya Vel and District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr.

this year and said all the essays received were impressive, but Vel’s stood out and was the clear winner.

“She answered the question,” he said. “There are times you need to stand up for justice. She wrote from her heart, and we all read that and appreciated it.”

In her essay entitled “Common Ground,” Vel wrote, “Good trouble is knowing when to bend rules, and when to break them.”

“When trapped in a moral dilemma, it’s choosing the ethical

choice over the lawful one,” she elaborated. “It’s defining your principles and sticking to them, no matter what.”

Vel referenced history where people such as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. were willing to peacefully stand up for what they believed in.

“It is the compromise between the devil and the angel.”

Vel wrote. “Good trouble is knowing when to jump fences and duck under barriers. But it is also knowing when not to.”

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Student honored at St. Bernadette School Vel received her award, along with a $100 cash prize in a presentation at St. Bernadette School on April 26. The award was presented by Worcester County Bar Association President Terry McLaughlin and Congressman James McGovern.

Also in attendance was Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early, Jr. McGovern told Vel that her essay will be entered in the Congressional Records in Wash-

ington, DC. Vel said she was surprised when she was told that her essay won and felt honored.

“It’s good to see a student move through the grades and watch as she is developing,” said Principal Deborah O’Neil.

“I think she was able, and her parents were able to really acknowledge the honor she has been given.”

Her teacher, Mary McLaughlin, a first-year teacher, recalled “the entire class exploded with applause” when she made the announcement.

“We are so happy and proud of her,” Mary McLaughlin said.

“It’s incredibly rewarding to see student accomplishments. It’s a proud representation for St. Bernadette’s, too.”

Although somewhat limited this year due to the pandemic, Vel has participated in service projects through school, including fundraising efforts and clothing and food drives. She also participates in the school’s debate team and is passionate about the environment.

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Stolen vehicle found in Lake Quinsigamond Police responded to Lake Quinsigamond June 16.

By Laura Hayes, Contributing Writer SHREWSBURY – A stolen vehicle went into Lake Quinsigamond June 16, according to Shrewsbury Police.

The vehicle was unoccupied, police said.

According to a Shrewsbury police press release, the SUV — a 2014 Ford Edge — had been reported stolen that evening from Polar Park in Worcester.

Officers received a report of a vehicle off the road and in the lake near the corner of Main Street and North Quinsigamond at about 9:30 p.m. June 16, according to the press release.

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WESTBOROUGH - The Westborough Public Library and the Recreation Department recently hosted an information session on the sport of pickleball at the Nelson Pickleball Courts in town.

Taking place on June 16, the event educated attendees on the rules of pickleball, as well as the specifics of how to borrow paddles and balls from the library.

The Nelson Pickleball Courts formally opened in August of last year as an expansion of existing facilities across the street from Westborough’s Lake Chauncy Public Beach.

Named in honor of local pickleball leader Nelson Ball, the courts provided new space for players of a sport that is rapidly growing across demographic and generational lines.

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In Northborough, meanwhile, town meeting voters just approved funding to build new pickleball courts at their community’s Ellsworth McAfee Park.

Speaking last year at what was a ceremonial ribbon-cutting event, local players took pride in Westborough’s courts.

“The town of Westborough has done a great job of making

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SHREWSBURY - After a year that has asked so much of the fourth-graders from Shrewsbury’s Walter J. Paton Elementary School, hundreds of family members and friends gathered together on June 16 to commemorate those students at the annual grade four celebration.

Each student was individually recognized by their teachers and given a certificate and yearbook to acknowledge their work at Paton as they prepare to enter middle school next year.

Paton Principal Dr. Jane O. Lizotte was excited that updated restrictions allowed for the entire fourth grade class to come together for the in-person celebration.

“This is a day that the students and families really look forward to as it captures the essence of their elementary school experience,” Lizotte

A fourth grade student at Paton Elementary School receives her certificate recognizing her work throughout elementary school.

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“The other piece that is so gratifying, particularly this year, is that I don’t think, ever before, we have felt such comradery with one another, between home and school, as you witnessed the remote students

Lizotte left her students with advice as they leave Paton and enter middle school.

“The reins are in your hands, and while you may not totally control what your life will be,

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School Committee marks milestones at last meeting of school year

By Susan Gonsalves Contributing Writer WESTBOROUGH - The Westborough School Committee bid farewell to Director of Finance and Administration Irene Oliver and welcomed Andrew Chen as the new student representative on June 9.

At what was the last meeting of the school year, members presented Oliver with a gift and thanked her for her years of service to the district.

Oliver officially retires on August 1, although she said that she would be available, if needed, as the district transitions to David Gordon in that role.

Saying that she has a difficult time with closure, a choked-up Oliver said that her 11-year tenure in Westborough was a reflection of what a pleasure it has been to work in the community.

Typically, people in her position “bounce around” after a few years in that job, she said.

But she’s been compelled to stay and feels “blessed” by the School Committee members and superintendents with which she’s worked.

Her 38-year career also included business manager positions in Malden schools, as well as the Lower Pioneer Val-

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She also served as business manager for campus services at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Superintendent Amber Bock noted that it will be a “big change” for the school district without Oliver.

“It will feel very different not having you as the person crushing numbers,” she said.

Member Radhu Nandan thanked Oliver for her work, “especially last year when you helped pull us through tough times,” he said.

His colleagues also expressed gratitude and wished her well in her retirement.

At the start of the meeting, Bock introduced Chen to the board, noting that she would communicate with him more fully on what the expectations are as a student representative at a later time.

Chen noted that he is vice president of the Class of 2022, president of the National Honor Society at Westborough High and also plays tennis.

He will be reporting to the committee about activities across the schools at future meetings while also providing insight as a student on other topics the committee discusses.

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COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Melican Middle School band performs special concert on request

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NORTHBOROUGH - When schools get notes from the abutting neighbors about their outdoor activities, they generally don’t offer praise or encouragement. Rather, such notes are often about noise.

That’s what Principal Michelle Karb of the Melican Middle School in Northborough was expecting when she saw a recent email come in about her sixth-grade band.

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“One of the nearby neighbors, Angie Marks, sent this beautiful email telling me how much she and the others enjoyed hearing the band practice outdoors from their backyards,” Karb recalled in a recent interview with the Community Advocate.

The note went on to say that, through the pandemic, some elderly neighbors had a lonely year. Hearing students play brightened their day.

“I was peeking through the bushes, trying to take a video to send to my father when I noticed that I wasn’t the only neighbor sitting outside enjoying the music,” explained Marks.

“Singing along with the patriotic tunes, an elderly friend commented that it was like a free concert, and I decided it couldn’t hurt to ask if the band could come play in person,” she added.

The Melican Middle School sixth grade band recently marched to a neighboring yard to perform a special concert on request.

Marks asked if the band would “consider becoming a ‘marching band’” to perform a concert in a nearby backyard so neighbors could actually see the students.

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She added, “This was a great way to end the year, and it showed the students that even though music may just seem like another school class, it can really have an impact on the community.”

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Constructing a brand-new school on the same site as the current Annie E. Fales Elementary School in Westborough has rendered outdoor recess impossible.

So, with a rental agreement already in place for the district to have some use of Teamworks in Northborough, the school took advantage of the opportunity to have its traditional field day celebration in four sessions, split by class year, over two days.

“We combined a field trip with a Field Day, since we’ve been unable to do either with COVID restrictions,” explained Principal Maryann Stannard.

Backed by a throng of teachers and parent volunteers, Physical Education instructor Matt Travis got the students loosened up at one of this year’s Field Days with a group Electric Slide rendition. Then, it was off to play a variety of group activities at different stations, both indoors and outside.

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COMMUNITY OBITUARIES The Community Advocate will post obituaries online (and in print, as space allows) at no charge as a courtesy to our readers. Please send information (and a picture if desired) to tracy@communityadvocate.com. Here is a complete list of individual obituaries posted on the Community Advocate website (www. communityadvocate.com).

DEATHS Alvarez, Romy of Marlborough Cardin, Albert of South Grafton Keith, Gail of Grafton Kesseli, Patricia of Shrewsbury Kurgan III, Anthony formerly of Hudson Kwiatkowski, Diana of Westborough Mabardy, Fredrick of Southborough Mahoney, Michael of Marlborough Medeiros, Maria of Hudson Mereminskaya, Anna of Northborough Naves, Paulette of Marlborough Nunes, Alexandra of Westborough Tetreault, Doris of Shrewsbury Wigsten, Betty of Shrewsbury Yu, Thomas of Northborough

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Alexandra E. Nunes, 37 WESTBOROUGH - Alexandra E. Nunes, 37, of Westborough, passed away unexpectedly on June 12, 2021. A promising life cut way too short. Born in Framingham, she is the daughter of Alexander S. Nunes and his wife, Karen, of Westborough and the late Jacquelyn M. Michael.

In addition to her father and step-mother, she is survived by two sons, Alexander Nunes Martinez and Anderson Michael Lavallee, and one brother, Edward A. Nunes.

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Diana V. Kwiatkowski, 87 WESTBOROUGH - Diana Kwiatkowski passes away at her home of 57 years in Westborough on May 30, 2021, with her daughter and many of her nieces and nephews by her side.

Preceding Diana in death were her husband of 48 years, Ralph; son Dane Bruce Wheeler;

sisters Lillian Grace Howe, Phonsbe Eldred King; and brothers Dana Vincent, Cedric Reud, Chauncey Fenwick, and Chesley Gladstone Randall.

Diana is survived by her loving daughter, Carol, who cared for her for many years with encouragement and humor. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Adam, Jessica, and Seth Cruickshank, and Sarah and Aaron Wheeler; two greatgrandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

The Pickering & Son Westborough Funeral Home assisted with arrangements.

Fredrick A. Mabardy, 66 SOUTHBOROUGH - Fredrick Albert Mabardy, 66, of Southborough, passed peacefully in his home on June 9, 2021 with his wife by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was the beloved husband and partner of Kim (Martin) Mabardy for over 24 years.

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Betty M. Wigsten, 93 SHREWSBURY - Betty M. (Greening) Wigsten, 93, of Shrewsbury, formerly of Pleasant Valley, N.Y., passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on June 10, 2021. She was the beloved wife of 63 years to the late Warren M. Wigsten.

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A memorial service will be held on Aug. 28 in Pleasant Valley. Chiampa Funeral Home of Shrewsbury is assisting with arrangements.

Patricia Kesseli, 83 Shrewsbury - Patricia (Hamilton) Kesseli, a lifetime resident of Shrewsbury, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on June 12, 2021 after an extended struggle with Alzheimer’s. She was 83.

She leaves behind her beloved husband of 66 years, Paul C. Kesseli, and her children, Kathleen and her husband Ronald Etre of Grafton, Paul and his wife Nancy Kesseli of Worcester, and Deborah DiIorio of Worcester. She was predeceased by her son, Peter Kesseli. She also leaves her five grandchildren, Amie Etre Marchese, Ariann DiIorio, Erin Kesseli, Matthew Kesseli, and Keslee DiIorio Mendoza, and four great grandchildren, Massimo and Gianni D’Errico, Luca Marchese, and Connor Jacobs.

The Britton-Shrewsbury Funeral Home assisted with arrangements.

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Sunday, June 6 9:23 a.m. Providence Rd. Scam/attempted scam.

12:14 p.m. Oak Ter. Wires down.

Monday, June 7 9:18 a.m. Main St. Fraud/Identity theft.

11:39 a.m. Providence Rd. Threatening.

12:27 p.m. Worcester St. Vandalism.

1:18 p.m. Providence Rd. Threatening.

Tuesday, June 8 8:13 a.m. Follette St. Vandalism.

4:43 p.m. Snow Rd. Larceny/theft.

6:49 p.m. Providence Rd. Scam/attempted scam.

7:42 p.m. Providence Rd. Erratic operator.

Wednesday, June 9 2:41 p.m. Pleasant St. Vandalism.

Thursday, June 10 9:00 a.m. Providence Rd. Scam/attempted scam.

Friday, June 11 10:33 a.m. Providence Rd. Accident – personal injury.

10:59 a.m. Providence Rd. Erratic operator.

11:10 a.m. Adams Rd. Traffic hazard.

11:18 a.m. Mass Pike E. Accident – personal injury.

5:57 p.m. Providence Rd. Threatening.

6:02 p.m. Providence Rd. Threatening.

8:21 p.m. Murray Ave. Animal complaint.

Saturday, June 12 1:49 p.m. Milford Rd. Erratic operator.

Westborough

Monday, June 7 1:19 a.m. Arrested, Jessica M. Lapriore, 35, of 6 Blodgett Pl., Apt. 3, Worcester, for A&B, disturbing the peace.

Tuesday, June 8 7:57 p.m. Olde Hickory Path. Threats made.

11:22 p.m. Computer Dr. Larceny.

Wednesday, June 9 3:25 a.m. Arrested, Shaun McNamara, 44, of 310 Kenoza Ave., Haverhill, on warrant.

Thursday, June 10 10:18 a.m. Flanders Rd. Threats made.

3:54 p.m. Hopkinton Rd. Road/tree.

Friday, June 11 1:50 a.m. Arrested, KerrieLynn L. Deasley, 39, of 907 Blue Hill Ave., Apt. 28, Dorchester, on warrant.

11:35 p.m. Arrested, Brianna M. Colaianni, 24, of 388 Burncoat St., Apt. 1, Worcester, for OUI-liquor or .08%, op MV with license suspended, op MV with registration suspended, uninsured motor vehicle, resist arrest, possess open container of alcohol in MV, unregistered motor vehicle.

Sunday, June 13 12:30 a.m. Arrested, William Anthony Correa, 33, of 85 Homer Ave., Apt. 2, Ashland, for number plate violation, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle.

5:42 p.m. W Main St. Larceny.

Monday, June 14 4:12 p.m. Underwood Ct. Parking violation complaint.

9:37 a.m. Althea Path. Threats.

3:01 p.m. St. James Rd. Identity theft.

4:27 p.m. Boston Tpke. Dispute.

7:10 p.m. Raymond Ave. Harassment.

Sunday, June 13 1:21 a.m. Pinedale Rd. Dispute.

9:05 a.m. Althea Path. Threats.

1:20 p.m. Bumblebee Cir. Road hazard – trees/wires/debris.

6:03 p.m. Newton St. Road hazard – trees/wires/debris.

6:08 p.m. Boston Tpke. Trespassing.

8:36 p.m. Maple Ave. Dispute.

10:45 p.m. Arrested, Dawn M. Edmonds, 40, of 16 Ashton St., Apt. 3, Worcester, on warrant.

Monday, June 14 7:59 a.m. Hartford Tpke. B&E commercial.

10:27 a.m. Broushane Cir. Harassment.

12:01 p.m. Shrewsbury Green Dr. Vandalism.

5:21 p.m. Hartford Tpke. Dispute.

8:52 p.m. Villa Rd. Harassment.

Tuesday, June 15 10:32 a.m. Glendale Ave. B&E motor vehicle.

1:43 p.m. Oak St. Vandalism.

2:15 p.m. Arrested, Janilet J. Vera, 23, of 27 Sigel St., Worcester, on warrant.

3:51 p.m. Arbor Dr. Dispute.

4:25 p.m. Saxon Ln. Larceny.

9:08 p.m. Kings Brook Ave. Threats.

Wednesday, June 16 8:45 p.m. East Ave. Larceny.

Thursday, June 17

5:44 a.m. Green St. Road hazard – trees/wires/debris.

Southborough

Wednesday, June 2 9:54 p.m. Turnpike Rd. Erratic operator.

Saturday, June 5 1:31 p.m. Wyeth Cir./Ledge Hill Rd. Erratic operator.

Monday, June 7 3:03 p.m. Main St./Parkerville Rd. Traffic complaint.

Tuesday, June 8 2:32 p.m. Granuaile Rd. Tree/limb down in roadway.

7:24 p.m. Turnpike/Cordaville Rds. Erratic operator Wednesday, June 9 7:34 a.m. Southville Rd. Road hazard.

7:56 a.m. Middle Rd. Parking complaint.

2:30 p.m. Cordaville Rd. Parking violation.

Thursday, June 10 9:30 a.m. Cordaville/Southville Rds. Erratic operator.

10:40 a.m. Willow St. MVA property damage only.

11:08 p.m. Arrested, Nicholas Gomes, of Pleasant St., Worcester, on warrant.

Friday, June 11 2:23 a.m. Arrested, Jaden Douyon, of Bates St., Methuen, for negligent operation of motor vehicle, speeding.

1:08 p.m. Turnpike/Cordaville Rds.

Erratic operator.

6:04 p.m. Lynbrook Rd. Motor vehicle accident.

9:04 p.m. Turnpike Rd. MVA property damage only.

Saturday, June 12 7:36 a.m. Flagg Rd. Tree/limb down in roadway.

7:47 a.m. Sears Rd. Tree/limb down in roadway.

11:44 a.m. Turnpike Rd. MVA property damage only.

Sunday, June 13 5:53 p.m. Cordaville Rd. Erratic operator.

Tuesday, June 15 12:53 p.m. Pleasant St. Larceny.

11:57 p.m. Arrested, Michael Niskanen, of Pleasant St., Framingham, for OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, no inspection sticker.

Northborough

Friday, June 11 10:21 a.m. Main St. Fraud.

12:46 p.m. Church St./I290. Accident: P.I. 8:33 p.m. Westbrook Rd. Keep the peace.

Saturday, June 12 11:01 a.m. Abenaki Rd. Larceny.

Monday, June 14 9:00 a.m. Whitney St. Vandalism.

Thursday, June 17 10:31 a.m. West Main St. Larceny.

11:31 a.m. South St. Scams.

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4:45 p.m. Boston Tpke. Road hazard – trees/wires/debris.

6:53 p.m. Marietta/Oregon Aves. Illegal dumping.

Saturday, June 12 2:16 a.m. Hartford Tpke. Dispute.

8:39 a.m. Rosedale/Maple Aves. Road hazard – trees/wires/debris.

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This will also be the second year in a row that Gonzalez runs the race as the captain of the BIA team – which runs it every year – without actually going to Falmouth because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, she will complete the race virtually.

“The race itself is traditionally a seven-mile race, and I plan to complete all seven miles at once,” Gonzalez said.

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Gonzalez is now collecting used sneakers to recycle. Every pair she recycles will give a donation for BIA through a program on the site GotSneakers.com.

As an active member of the running clubs Central Mass Striders and She Runs This Town, Gonzalez saw an opportunity to collect many shoes for recycling.

“I thought that, with my connections in the running community, I would be able to leverage quite a few donations,” Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez said her personal goal is to fundraise $1,500 this year and to collect 200 pairs of shoes. She added that she had collected around 50 as of mid-May. She has a bin outside of her house for people to drop shoes off while socially distancing.

She has also arranged to pick shoes up from people who leave them outside of their houses.

The Falmouth Road Race, which has been held annually since 1973, is allowing participants to run a route of their own choice outside of

Falmouth due to the pandemic.

Gonzalez said that if the Town of Falmouth allows some runners in person, the BIA team will have some members there in person.

Last year Gonzalez completed the Road Race in Truro on Cape Cod. She said that this year, she will do her run in either Shrewsbury or Truro, depending on where she is on Aug. 15.

The BIA is a non-profit organization that services approximately 15,000 brain injury survivors each year. Gonzales added that they offer programs, services and education to brain injury survivors, caregivers and professionals, as well as offering programs focused on brain injury prevention.

She added that the BIA works to ensure that brain injury survivors are serviced through the Massachusetts Rehab Commission and Statewide Head Injury Program.

“We would love to prevent all brain injury but, until that occurs, we want to make sure that those with brain injuries can live successfully in Massachusetts,” she said.

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FEATURED HOME - 54 Queensview Way, Marlborough - Four bdrm updated cape style home located in sought after cul-de-sac neighborhood. This well maintained, spacious home has 4 bedrooms & 2 full bathrooms. Living room. Dining Room. Spacious kitchen w/plenty of cabinets & dining area. French doors open FEATURED • Northborough Colonial to large family room. Two 1st floor bdrms with updated bathroom. 2nd floor w/master bdrm & large bonus room for home office or media room. Additional 2nd floor bdrm w/walk-in closet.

Finished basement for extra living space w/fireplace.

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Featuring 12 rooms Tank, New Patio Door, New Bay Windows, Back yard Pergola w/gorgeous landscaped back yard with shed. $550,000 Sold for $628,000 - $78,000 over asking FEATURED • Northborough Colonial

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Northborough - Townhouse with 3BRs & 3 baths, located in scenic, private setting. Modern living room w/9ft ceilings, detailed modeling, recessed lighting & hardwood floors. Open floor plan w/gas fireplace in dining room, adjoining to kitchen area w/9 ft ceilings, modern cabinets, tile floor, pantry, & access to deck area for cookouts. Nice side yard Colonial next to unit.Northborough MSuite w/vaulted ceiling, walk-in closet, ceiling fan & full Stunning, 4 bedroom in private bath.Northborough Second floor updated w/loftColonial area for a home office.Colonial Two additional BRs, along w/full bath & second floor laundry.

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Two Stunning, updated 4 bedroom Colonial in car attached garage. Natural gas heat & central air. Town sewer & town water. Within walking distance to town center. $525,000

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Northborough - Renovated Colonial for Rent. 4 BR & 4 bath home Northborough - Remodeled, well maintained 3 BR/3 bath home in sought after neighborhood. Open concept floor plan. Gorgeous new w/gardens & lawns, in sought-after tree lined neighborhood. Huge kitchen w/center island w/quartz countertops, gas cooktop, new cabinets, 52’ home w/over $92,000 in upgrades. Foyer w/new hardwood s.s. appliances, double ovens, hardwood floors & access to deck. 1st floor stairs leads to living room w/bay window. Remodeled kitchen w/ BR/office w/french doors. New 1st floor bath w/shower. 1st floor laundry gas cooking, ss appliances, breakfast bar & hardwood floors. Dining Colonial Northborough – Two Family room. LargeNorthborough family room w/cathedral ceiling, gas stove, skylights & room w/new slider. MBR w/closet & private updated bath. Two Located in neighborhood this Living sprawling Great investment property.

2 units with 2 bedrooms. additional bonus room.

Stunning foyer. Formalsetting dining room. room additional BRs. Main bath w/dual sinks, tub & shower.

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2nd Floor w/hardwood floors.

MSuite w/new gorgeous office/guest room.

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Oversized family room w/wetbar.

Gas Colonial with 10 rooms, 4 bedrooms and 3.5 bathExcellent location within walking distance to town Located in neighborhood setting this sprawling Great investment property. 2 units with 2 bedrooms. bath. 2 other BRs w/ceiling fans.

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Oversized deck. $574,900 Many updates and close towalking majordistance highways for commuting.

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10 rooms, 4 bedrooms and 3.5 bath- this home.

Excellent location within to town LL, great for office/workout room. LL bath w/shower. 2 car garage. $3500 rooms. Many updates throughout this home. center and close to major highways for commuting.

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Northborough - Well maintained townhome located in scenic, private Northborough - Four bedrooms total with two full bathrooms.

Northborough - Sought after over 55+ Birchwood Community. setting. With the 9ft ceilings you can relax in the comfort of your modern Large living room with fireplace, hardwood floors and built-ins.

This 3 Bedroom/2 Bathroom Ranch in neighborhood setting. Open living room. Open floor plan with gas fireplace in the dining room. Kitchen Kitchen with new dishwasher and stove, access to dining room with concept floor plan with cathedral ceilings in living room. Kitchen with –cherry kitchen cabinets, tile floor, pantry and access to deck. Master hardwood floors.

Three generous size bedrooms, all with closets, with wood floor and dining area.

Two full bathrooms with tub/ Berlin Land Northborough Condo Clinton – Condo Berlin – Land Northborough Condo Clinton – Condo with vaulted ceiling andonfullcountry private bathroom.

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Condo located walking distance to down- private master bathroom. Other bedrooms include closet and wall to loft area for a home office.

Two additional bedrooms with full bathroom. could be used as a Northborough home office. within Finished Level with family One lot is 5.97 acres and the other lot is 6.07 acres town with Lower 2 bedrooms, 2 bath5 rooms, 2 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms.

One lot basemen. is 5.97 acres and thegarage. otherNatural lot isGas 6.07 acres townfireplace, Northborough with 2 bedrooms, 2 and bath- wall carpet.5Good rooms, 2 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms.

Full finished walkout Two car attached room with stone utility room, storage, workshop area size deck overlooking back yard.

Garage with room rooms, living room, dining room and kitchen.

Heat & Central Air. Town Sewer & Town Water. Listed for $499,000 / 3rd garage. rooms, New frontliving walkway and exterior Large room, diningpatio. room andoversized kitchen. for storage. Listed for $399,000 / $410,000 sold for $11,000 over asking $550,000 sold for $55,000 over asking two car garage. Screened porch and breezeway. Landscaped lot with perennial beds. $475,000 / $490,000 sold for $15,000 over asking

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*2020 MLS Sales for Northborough