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Hello Neighbors and Friends -
The Summer Solstice is almost here (June 21st) and it certainly feels like summer. This newsletter includes a number of events that will help you get summer started locally, including the opening of the Westborough Farmers Market next Thursday, June 11th!
Additionally, several other annual observances take place this month:
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June 14th is Flag Day, honoring the adoption of the U.S. flag on June 14, 1777.
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Juneteenth (June 19th), a national holiday, commemorating the end of slavery (more than 2 years after the war had actually ended).
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June is Pride Month, honoring and celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. If you missed it, view our Pride Month Bulletin HERE.
Please note: our July Notes on Connection will be published on July 9th.
Yours in Community,
Kelley Petralia
Executive Director, Westborough Connects
kelleyconnects1@gmail.com
| | REMINDER: Westborough Town Wide Yard Sale | |
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Click HERE to view the interactive map with all the details you need.
Click HERE to view/print a listing of addresses participating, with sale times and offerings.
(Need help with the map, check out our interactive map tips HERE).
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A curated selection of articles, videos, audio and resources that we find worthy of sharing each month (no matter where you live).
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Some "amazing" 4th graders from Mill Pond School in Westborough recenty got together for Westborough Unplugs 2026 to read and do a project on the book The Amazing Generation by Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price. They engaged people at Bookin' It to Bay State with their poster presentation and discussion of what they learned and how it is shaping their thoughts about having a smartphone and social media. Author Catherine Price loved their work so much, she posted about it on her Instagram. Interested in having your kids do something simliar? Reach out and we will help guide you in getting started.
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One of our major inspirations for this work is former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy and he has a new project, Staying Human. His recent post, "The Treasures We Learn to Ignore," is really worth a read.
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World Refugee Day is June 20th. Learn about the history and focus of this day HERE. One current local event (Cambridge) is a Refugee Food Festival on June 20th.
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Locally focused items centered on resources and announcements in Westborough.
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The newly revamped "What's New Westborough" quarterly newsletter from the Town Manager's office has some great information in it. Check it out HERE.
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Sandra Pond fishing permits are now available at the Westborough Town Clerk's office (34 W. Main Street).
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Westborough Public Schools has announced plans to move to a Bell-to-Bell Phone Free School Day. WPS Administration will host a Community Information Session on June 11th from 6-7pm at Mill Pond School. Learn more HERE. All are welcome to attend, hear more about what prompted this shift, how it will be implemented and answer any questions.
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We have many to thank for a successful Westborough Unplugs 2026!
Thank you to the following Event Partners, who helped make 24 Westborough Unplugs 2026 events possible:
- Westborough Public Schools
- Westborough Active Transportation & Safety Committee
- Westborough Police
- Westborough Community Land Trust
- Westborough Public Library
- Westborough Elementary and Mill Pond Schools' Parent Groups- sponsored bike parade
- Fred Astaire Dance Studio
- Dolan and Maloney Insurance
- MAPFRE/Boston Children's Van
- Midstrong
- Scoop on Real Estate
- School of Rock- Northborough
- Tatnuck Bookseller
- Hygge House Books
- Author Megan Litwin
- Willows of Westborough
- Realtor Stephanie Stuchlik
- Release Well-Being Center
- Hastings & Fales Librarians
- Trybe Fytness
- Nourse Farm
- Assunta's@ Nourse Farm
- David French Music
- 4th grade Amazing Generation book club
- WHS Humane Society Club
- Westborough Recreation Department
- Boroughs YMCA
- Girls on the Run
- Boston Ski and Tennis
- RAI Counseling
- Central MA Connections in Faith
Refreshment donors:
- Red Barn Coffee
- Cumberland Farms
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Thank you to our Phone Free Experiences pilot partners:
- Brio 33
- Red Heat Tavern
- Boroughs YMCA
- Mathnasium of Northborough
- Westborough Recreation
Disconnect to Reconnect Challenge Raffle donors:
- Dairy Queen
- Live Action Escapes
- New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
- Red Heat Tavern
- Launch
- Fred Astaire Dance Studios
- Westborough Recreation Dept.
Promotion partners:
- Westborough TV
- Community Advocate
- Dolan & Maloney Insurance
- Curry Printing
Restaurant Fundraising partner: Panera Bread
...And thank you to our AMAZING volunteers for making it all happen!
| | Interested in exhibitor opportunities or being a Partial Program Sponsor to help make it possible? Reach out to Program Manager Laura Cerniglia (lauraconnects3@gmail.com). | | Where can you find us this month? | | |
SPECIAL EDITION Connect Over Coffee: Avoiding Scams & Consumer Fraud
Consumer scams seem to be all around us these days and spotting them is getting increasingly difficult. Central One Federal Credit Union will give a special presentation which will cover common scams, how to protect yourself and what to do if you are a victim.
Tuesday, June 9th at 9am
Location: Central One Federal Credit Uniont, 40 South Street.
Please RSVP HERE.
Thank you to Red Barn Coffee Roasters for providing coffee.
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Come visit us at the annual regional Pride celebration on June 20th, Hopkinton Pride. We will be there with a table and activities, from 1 to 4pm. Location: Hopkinton Town Common (rain location, Hopkinton High School gym)
| | | Starting June 11th, you'll find us at the Westborough Farmers Market every Thursday from 2:30 to 6:30pm (Bay State Green, 10 Union Street). Stop by and say hello! See flyer further down in the newsletter for all the market details. | Ice Cream Wednesday, a Westborough Unplugs 2026 event sponsored by Scoop on Real Estate. June 17th, 4 to 7pm at Uhlman's Ice Cream (234 E. Main Street). | Visit us at the Annual Fourth of July Block Party and 250th American Revolution Anniversary Celebration on June 26th starting at 6pm. Stop by our booth and paint a Kindness Rock! (Bay State Green, 10 Union Street). See flyer further down in the newsletter for all the event details. | | | |
Get Involved!
Local Opportunities for Volunteering, Connection, Civic Engagement, Learning, and Helping the Environment
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NOW RECRUITING
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND OLDER ADULTS (65+)!
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Join Westborough Connects adult and youth volunteers in setting up (45 minutes) and/or breaking down (30 minutes) the Westborough Farmers Market each week. Choose one shift or many.
Find out more and sign up to help HERE.
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Check out these opportunities to help make sure no one in our community goes hungry
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Little Free Pantry donation suggestions
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Westborough Food Pantry requests
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Host a Neighborhood Food Drive this summer. We make it easy for you with instructions, tips and flyer templates PLUS we will connect you directly with Westborough Food Pantry. Find out more and sign up HERE.
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Register for a session (or more) HERE. | | | | |
In addition to the events mentioned above, WPL will host many great programs in June:
- Create with Craftlab (6/9). Registration required.
- 'Plant a Seed, Read' Registration Garden for summer reading (6/13)
- Job Search Help: 50+ Job Seekers (6/17)
- Family StoryTime (6/20)
- Fiber Arts Supply Donation (6/22) and Swap (6/27) events.Registration required.
...Storytimes, Book Clubs, Author talks, ConnectWell Virtual Events, Teen Drop-in Events, and MUCH more!
Check out their full June calendar and event registration links HERE.
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June programs and events include:
- Movie Matinees (6/9 and 6/23)
- Sunshine Cafe (6/10)
- Donuts with the Director (6/15)
- Bagels with the Board (6/15)
- Bone Density Screening (6/23)
- Guitar Lessons (Thursdays)
...Nurses appointments (Tuesdays), Cribbage (Tuesdays), Dull Men's Club (2nd and 4th Thursdays), and MUCH more!
Check out the June Senior Scene newsletter HERE.
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There are many opportunities to have fun at the Community Center (1500 Union Street), including many free activities. Check out the calendar HERE.
- Open Play Times
- Adult Table Tennis schedules
- Gym Court schedules
Check out the Spring/Summer 2026 Brochure HERE
| | Note: this newsletter section features resources and programs focused on mental and behavioral health, including some items shared through the Westborough Public Schools' Wellness Team's "Wellness Bites" bulletin. | | |
| | Did you miss the Mental Health Awareness Month Bulletin? | | | | Westborough Connects, a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization (EIN # 84-1751472), is a community connector with a mission to help build a thriving, kind, and connected community where everybody belongs. By listening and responding to the needs of the community, we connect people to resources and to each other. We foster meaningful relationships through events, collaborative partnerships and communications. Westborough Connects is the proud winner of the Civic Pride Award as part of the Westborough Economic Development Committee's 2022 Year in Review Awards. | | Westborough Connects is proud to be a member of: | | Interested in becoming a sponsor of Westborough Connects? We'd love to talk to you. Please email us at westboroughconnects@gmail.com | |
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