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Vol. 47 | No. 33 | August 13, 2021
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Developer continues legal fight with Northborough Planning Board
Shrewsbury celebrates National Night Out By Laura Hayes Senior Community Reporter
By Laura Hayes Senior Community Reporter NORTHBOROUGH - For the second time in seven months, a developer has appealed a decision of the Northborough Planning Board in state Land Court. Attorneys for the Gutierrez Company filed their latest appeal on July 23 after the board’s decision to reject plans to subdivide a site at 0 and 301 Bartlett St. in June. Some of the board members had expressed concern about ownership, what was covered under their impact studies and whether the developer had the authority to execute its plans. Four of the board’s members voted against approving the plans while one, Michelle Gillespie, voted in favor. Gutierrez appeals permit denial According to their appeal, Gutierrez sought to build an industrial subdivision including a warehouse and a privately-owned road. The land is owned by the Northborough Land Realty Trust, the attorneys wrote. The road would cross over the Wachusett Aqueduct, which Gutierrez’s attorneys said was “pursuant to a specific Right of Way originally reserved in a certain Deed recorded at the Worcester District Registry of Deeds…” The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) is described as the “owner of the fee Legal Fight | 5
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SHREWSBURY - Shrewsbury’s fire trucks and police cruisers filled the town campus on Maple Avenue on Aug. 3, as residents had an opportunity to get to know their local first responders as part of National Night Out. It was a cool, clear evening, and Police Lieutenant Michael O’Connor said they were fortunate that it wasn’t raining. “It seems to be a pretty good turnout,” he said. “We weren’t really sure what to expect because it’s so new.” Besides local first responders, there was a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Town Hall and food trucks, which typically gather on Thursdays for Food Truck Night in Shrewsbury. “It’s kind of a way to let the community see that we’re out here and talk to us and see what we have to offer first hand,” O’Connor said. National Night Out is a nationwide event that occurs on the first Tuesday of August. It’s designed to bring the community together with the police department and other local community resources, such as the fire department, paramedics or the highway department, O’Connor said. A number of local agencies came National Night Out | 13
Amalia Mulcahy was excited to see Sparky the Fire Dog during National Night Out.
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