Westborough News

A Fitchburg man who allegedly skipped jury duty will find himself in Westborough District Court .

By switching to a pay as you throw household trash and recycling collection program, Westborough "could probably save between $60,000 a year if it were a curbside pay as you throw program, up to maybe $400,000 a year if it was a drop off pay as you throw program," Town Manager Jim Malloy told selectmen Tuesday night.

Here are the highlights of the Westborough Fire log for Wednesday, courtesy of the Westborough Fire Department : At 8:11 a.m., firefighters responded to 50 East Main St.

Dale and Sara Jane Chambers are the Westborough Council on Aging's 2013 Volunteer of the Year honorees.

It'll be a small world after all for the audience members who can sing along with the Westborough Community Chorus this weekend.

This week: How much do lawn services cost? How much do you pay for your lawn service? And what does that cover - just mowing, or does it cover weeding, pruning, planting? Please share in the comments below - we promise we won't judge you! And if you've got a lawn service you love, tell us that too.

Total U.S. money market mutual fund assets fell $1.04 billion to $2.582 trillion for the week that ended Wednesday, according to the Investment Company Institute.

Back, l to r: Andrew Hyde, Jason Zhang, Kevin Lai, and Max Polich, all of Westborough.

Jia-Ai Xu, 77, of Westborough, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 14, 2013, surrounded by her loving family, at the Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Center in Westborough.

Downtown Westborough has a Piccadilly again, in the same, now renovated, building as the previous one.

A Shrewsbury winery will offer samples and sell wines at the Westborough Farmers' Market for the fourth straight season.

If Westborough parents want to see a tot lot at Bay State Green Park, some Bay State Green Committee members would offer guidance, Selectman Leigh Emery said Tuesday night.

Westborough's town offices might soon have fewer absences in May and June. Selectmen on Tuesday night agreed to move non-union employees' vacation accrual date to the employee's anniversary date, from July 1, when the fiscal year starts.

Westborough selectmen are scheduled tonight to continue discussing trying electronic voting at town meeting.

A fire originating from a mulch bed caused extensive damage to the Celtic Tavern in Northborough on Monday morning, Northborough Fire Chief David Durgin said.

The Mass. Flower Growers Association and the Mass. Landscape and Nursery Association have designated Wednesday, May 15 as "Plant Something Day" throughout the state.

On Saturday, May 11th, the Westborough Police Department received a call from Ann and Hope in West Meadow Plaza regarding a discrepancy in one of their cash drawers.

Westborough Police have charged a Southborough man with driving after his license was revoked for drunk driving.

Early in her childhood in Poland, Rena Ferber Finder said, "I had a wonderful life" and was "surrounded by loving family." "But unfortunately, my wonderful life didn't last very long," she told an audience in the Westborough High School auditorium recently.

Will a hill behind become a popular walking destination? A Westborough Eagle Scout project last December has enhanced the site's appeal.