The May 14th Elementary & Middle School Hot Topics Workshop event was a great success with 8 featured workshops on a variety of topics of interest for parents/caregivers of K-8th grade students. Workshop topics included nutrition & children, social & emotional learning, technology in the classroom, youth behavior risk and more. If you were unable to attend but would like to review some of the workshop information and materials, click here. Westborough Connects wishes to thank the Westborough Public Schools for their tremendous support and partnership on this event, particularly Superintendent Amber Bock, Asst. Superintendent Daniel Mayer and Mill Pond Principal Suzanne Kenny. We also wish to thank the workshop leaders who took their own time during the busy month of May to put together some outstanding presentations for all of us. Feedback was very positive and we plan to offer similar workshop events aimed at parents and caregivers in the future. 

Let's keep the Westborough Spirit going!!

Remember the Westborough 300th anniversary celebration last year? Our incredible Spring Fest 2017 - such a fun day of activities and gathering at Lake Chauncy, capped off with an amazing fireworks display over the lake? Where were you along the route in September as the epic parade passed through town? These and other commemorative events awakened a community spirit across town that people would love to see continue beyond the anniversary. The still-forming Westborough Spirit Committee is seeking members from the community to help plan and steer future events! Monies left over from the anniversary celebration will provide seed money for this new group to begin event planning. Whether you're new to town or have been here for generations, please consider being part of this wonderful effort. Interested in being on this committee?? Then, reach out to the Westborough Board of Select man ( [email protected] or Town Hall, 34 West Main St., Westborough, MA 01581). You may also email Reene Hatherley at [email protected] with any questions.

Westborough Connects will hold a planning meeting on June 13, 2018 at 6:30 pm at Release Well-Being Center . Attendees will discuss program and event ideas for the next 6-8 months. We already have a number of suggestions and we welcome new ideas! Please consider attending this meeting and sharing your ideas and expertise for planning events around important topics of interest to Westborough. We hope to have an outline for a few events that appeal to multiple groups of our residents: old, young, families and individuals. RSVP here . We hope to see you there. (If you cannot make it but wish to share thoughts and ideas, email us!)

Interested in Westborough Connects, but you can't make the Programming Committee meeting and are not sure how to get involved? Here are some options:

Upcoming community event: LEARN to COPE will host a presentation for people and families impacted by addiction on June 12th, 7pm at First United Methodist Church in Westborough. The event is free and open to all. Learn to Cope is a non-profit support network that offers education, resources, peer support and hope for parents and family members coping with a loved one addicted to opiates or other drugs. Click here for more information on this event.

Free presentation on “Earth-Friendly Gardening”

Sponsored by Westborough Community Land Trust, presenter Mark Richardson will address how you can help the environment while creating beautiful gardens and landscapes in your own yard. Attendees will learn what to plant and what not to plant, in order to save energy, use less water, help pollinators, and live sustainably in many other ways. Speaker Mark Richardson oversees the New England Wild Flower Society’s botanic garden, Garden in the Woods, and its native plant nursery operation, Nasami Farm.

The presentation is free and open to the public on June 18th from 7-8pm at St. Luke's Parish Hall in Westborough. WCLT Annual Meeting will follow from 8-9pm. Email [email protected] with any questions.