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2 months ago | 
communityadvocate.com | Laura Hayes
NORTHBOROUGH – Tougas Family Farm may soon be allowed to serve wine and beer. Tougas went before the Select Board on Jan. 27, seeking a new general on-premises wine and malt beverages license. In the past, Tougas has received a series of special one-day licenses. “For over 40 years, Tougas Family Farm has grown and evolved with the changing, and sometimes challenging, times,” farm staff wrote in the application.
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2 months ago | 
communityadvocate.com | Laura Hayes
NORTHBOROUGH – Based on recommendations from a transportation study, more areas in Northborough would be able to use an on-demand microtransit service. The expanded area would include downtown Northborough as well as Algonquin Regional High School.
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2 months ago | 
communityadvocate.com | Laura Hayes
NORTHBOROUGH – A heavy commercial vehicle exclusion on Summer Street has been approved by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). The Select Board adopted the exclusion during its meeting on Jan. 27. The board previously approved the exclusion, which will run on Summer Street from South Street to Route 20, on Dec. 2. The Traffic Safety Committee previously decided not to recommend the exclusion, voicing concerns that vehicles would then have to turn onto Route 20 from South Street.
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2 months ago | 
communityadvocate.com | Laura Hayes
NORTHBOROUGH – Looking to sharpen your cricket or baseball skills? A new Northborough business has you covered. The Dugout Corner is located at 75 W. Main St. Founders Maqsood Mughal, Syed Hussein and Syed Faheemuddin have been playing cricket in Massachusetts for the past several years. “Cricket is getting really big in the U.S. There’s a lot of demand for cricket,” said Mughal. People look for places to play cricket, particularly during the winter when they can’t play outside.
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2 months ago | 
communityadvocate.com | Laura Hayes
HUDSON – For decades, Rosemary Rimkus shared the milestones of the residents of Hudson – weddings, birthdays, graduations, new businesses, fundraisers and everything in between. The “Keynotes” and “Hudson Happ’nings” author lent her pen to local newspapers for over 60 years, including at the Community Advocate, before she died on Jan. 19.
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2 months ago | 
communityadvocate.com | Laura Hayes
WESTBOROUGH – A warrant has been issued for a suspect in an alleged kidnapping of a juvenile girl. On Jan. 28, the Westborough Public Safety Communications Center received a report that a juvenile girl was being held against her will at a hotel. Police said that officers responded to the Extended Stay on Connector Road. The victim was located and transported to a hospital to be evaluated.
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2 months ago | 
communityadvocate.com | Laura Hayes
SHREWSBURY – An Ashland man has been charged with trafficking crack cocaine following a traffic stop on Route 9. At 1:24 a.m. on Jan. 30, a Shrewsbury officer conducted a traffic stop on westbound Route 9 near the Burns Bridge. In a press release, the department said the vehicle was slow to come to a stop, and the driver appeared to be reaching around inside it. As the officers spoke with the driver, police said they saw drug paraphernalia inside.
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2 months ago | 
communityadvocate.com | Laura Hayes
NORTHBOROUGH – Chair Kerri Martinek announced that she will be resigning from the Planning Board during the board’s meeting on Jan. 21. “I will be leaving Northborough. Location TBD, but I won’t be eligible to serve on the board,” she said. Martinek thanked her fellow board members, town staff, residents, applicants and members of other boards. “It’s been a great honor, and I’ve really enjoyed working with you all. We’ve certainly had a lot of interesting times together,” she said.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
communityadvocate.com | Laura Hayes
NORTHBOROUGH – After recent news articles about the White Cliffs mansion, town leaders have received interest from a couple of parties. Town Administrator Stephanie Bacon told the Select Board on Jan. 13 that she met with a couple who were looking for housing for autistic and mentally-challenged adults. “A lot of the parents grow old and they can’t take care of the kids anymore,” Bacon said. She said town staff rerouted the pair to another possible site in town for the project.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
communityadvocate.com | Laura Hayes
NORTHBOROUGH – Northborough leaders recently voiced their support of the Boston Worcester Air Line Trail. Westborough’s Don Burn came before the Planning and Select boards as a private citizen, and both boards sent letters to the Westborough Select Board and Planning Board in support of the project. “Our trails are one of our best assets in the community. I think adding that ability for transportation, for exercise — there are so many benefits to it,” said Select Board member Laura Ziton on Jan. 13.
