🌱 Massachusetts Colleges Make Princeton Review’s 2027 Best List

Hello Westborough! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• See which Massachusetts colleges just made a coveted 2027 list
• How Dolly Parton's book program is reshaping kids' reading in Massachusetts

Also on today's calendar: 3rd Annual Connect at the Courts Pickleball Tournament AND Community Day and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 81, low: 67.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Massachusetts Colleges Make Princeton Review's 2027 Best List — Massachusetts colleges are highlighted in Princeton Review's 2027 rankings, offering prospective students across the state fresh insight into standout campuses and academic programs that may interest Westborough families planning for college. (Across Massachusetts Patch)
   

• How Music Icon Dolly Parton's 'Imagination Library' Spurred Child Literacy In MA — Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is boosting early childhood literacy across Massachusetts, expanding free book access for young children in many communities that include families from towns like Westborough. (Salem Patch)
   

📸 Around Westborough

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westborough

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 30
• 3rd Annual Connect at the Courts Pickleball Tournament AND Community Day →
  Nelson Ball Pickleball Courts, Lyman St, Westborough
  8:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Pickleball for a Purpose →
  Ace Pickleball Club, MA-9, Westborough
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Advocates See Me 5K Run, Walk, and Roll →
  Hopkinton State Park, 164 Cedar St, Hopkinton
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• Worcester Regional Transit Authority Hybrid Meeting →
  Westborough, MA Calendar
  8:00 am
• Worcester Regional Transit Authority Meeting →
  Westborough, MA Calendar
  8:00 am
• Pattycake Babies: Session 1
  Westborough Public Library Meeting Space WPL @ The Commons, 1500 Union St., Westborough, M
  9:30 am
• Pattycake Babies: Session 2
  Westborough Public Library Meeting Space WPL @ The Commons, 1500 Union St., Westborough, M
  11:00 am
• Nourse Farm @ Westborough Farmers Market — Nourse Farm →
  Westborough Farmers Market, 10 Union St, Westborough
  2:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• CSA Pickup Day — Nourse Farm →
  Nourse Farm, 80 Jasper St, Westborough
  10:00 am
• Crafterpalooza! →
  Westborough Public Library, 1500 Union St, Westborough
  1:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Holy Eucharist at St. Paul's with Childhood Recipe Showcase to foll
  St. Stephens 3 John St, Westborough, MA 01581
  11:00 am
Sunday September 6
• HYROX TRYBE Sim #1: The Teaser →
  400 Union St, Westborough
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service- Cashier in Westborough. Apply here.
• Chipotle Mexican Grill posted a job opening for Crew Member in Westborough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westborough here.

🗞 Nearby News

Northborough

• 10 Things I know about getting your ideal clients' attention (wbjournal.com)

Southborough

• NSBORO Back-to-School News & Parent Surveys (mysouthborough.com)
• Southborough residents biking for a T1D 'Breakthrough' (mysouthborough.com)
• 3-star Albany wing who has pledged to Syracuse. 'Awesome opportunity,' Newman coach says. (insidetheloudhouse.com)

Shrewsbury

• The Chamber Corner: Don't repeal recreational marijuana (wbjournal.com)
• Real Estate Insider Briefs for August 24 (wbjournal.com)

Ok Westborough! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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