🌱 Westborough Library Closes Temporary Location Ahead Of Homecoming

Good day Westborough! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Westborough library's temporary site shuts down right before homecoming
• New brunch and coffee spots headed to a Central MA shopping hub
• Beloved Massachusetts discount shop to close after four decades

Also on today's calendar: Ballet Magnificat! Performs Anchored: The Pilgrim Story and 16 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy; a little p.m. rain, with a high of 65 and low of 55 degrees.
• Saturday: Becoming windier with rain, temps: high: 60, low: 54.
• Sunday: Windy and cool with rain, with a high of 59 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Westborough Library Closes Temporary Location Ahead Of Homecoming — Westborough residents should prepare for changes as the town library closes its temporary location ahead of homecoming, shifting services and access just as community events ramp up. (Westborough Patch)
   

2. First Watch, Caffè Nero Among New Retailers Coming To Central MA Shopping Center — Central Massachusetts shoppers, including those from Westborough, can look forward to new dining and coffee options as First Watch, Caffè Nero, and other retailers join a nearby shopping center. (Worcester Patch)
   

3. Iconic MA Discount Store Closing For Good After 40 Years — A long-running Massachusetts discount store is shutting down permanently after four decades in business, marking the end of a familiar bargain-shopping destination for many local customers. (Westwood Patch)
   

4. Residents slam Amazon's Westborough drone delivery plan (metrowestdailynews.com) — Amazon is pushing ahead with its drone delivery hub in Westborough, despite a packed public meeting where residents raised sharp concerns about safety, noise, privacy, and environmental impacts before the Planning Board's upcoming decision.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westborough

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 25
• Ballet Magnificat! Performs Anchored: The Pilgrim Story →
  Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St, Worcester
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Meadows Montessori School Open House →
  GSLC, 183 W Main St, Westborough
  9:00 am
• Northboro Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ →
  First Parish Northboro Unitarian Universalist, 40 Church St, Northborough
  9:00 am
• Customer Appreciation Day at Green Meadows Dispensary →
  239 Boston Post Rd W, Marlboro
  9:00 am
Sunday September 27
• Union Station Card Show →
  Union Station Worcester, 2 Washington Sq, Worcester
  10:00 am
• Square One Presents: Fall for Wellness →
  Westborough High School, 90 W Main St, Westborough
  2:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Medicare Need to Know 2027 →
  Shrewsbury Public Library, 609 Main St, Shrewsbury
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Edwards Church, 39 Edwards St, Framingham
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Open House - Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine →
  200 Westboro Rd, Grafton
  11:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Free Event: Gilmore Pond Sensory Trail Grand Opening →
  19 Quick Farm Rd, Westborough
  1:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Chester P Tuttle Post 279, 88 Bancroft St, Auburn
  7:00 pm
Saturday November 14
• Fall Open House →
  Bancroft School, 110 Shore Dr, Worcester
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 26
• Readers Retreat -- overnight and one-day options! →
  , Orange
  9:00 am
• Julio's Fall Bitters, Amaro & Beer Fest →
  Julio's Liquors, 140 Turnpike Rd, Westborough
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• HYROX TRYBE Sim #2: The Main Event →
  400 Union St, Westborough
  10:00 am
Thursday October 1
• Westborough Lions 'Pickle for the Pantry' Pickleball Fundraiser →
  1500 Union St, Westborough, MA, 01581 2nd Floor
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Sake Day East →
  Julio's Liquors, 140 Turnpike Rd, Westborough
  3:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Abigail Adams and the Daughters of Liberty →
  Westborough Historical Society, 13 Parkman St, Westborough
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Abraham's Table Series: One Creator: Many Paths, Finding Common Ground →
  The Islamic Society of Greater Milford, 2 W Elm St, Hopkinton
  3:00 pm

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• Paradise moving — (617) 602-8112
• Learning First Charter Public School — (508) 799-7500
• Bancroft School — (508) 462-9401
• Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 'Pickle for the Pantry' on October 1st at 7 p.m. —Susan Ash Read on Patch

• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Customer Service Lead - Part-Time in Westborough. Apply here.
• Food Authority posted a job opening for Porter in Westborough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westborough here.

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: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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