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🌱 Patch AM: How the fully reopened Fruit Street bridge will affect your commute
Happening soon: Mindfulness Drop-In Course (Zoom/Online) on the Westborough Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- How the fully reopened Fruit Street bridge will affect your commute
Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Westboroughfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Monday: Sunny, breezy and colder, with a high of 34 and low of 27 degrees.
- Tuesday: Intermittent snow, 1-3", temps: high: 36, low: 31.
- Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 38 and low of 25 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Following construction, both lanes now open on Fruit Street bridge (communityadvocate.com) — Drivers traveling between Westborough and Hopkinton can once again use both lanes of the Fruit Street bridge over I-495, easing a major local bottleneck. MassDOT says sidewalk and paving work will continue into 2026, but two-way traffic will remain open while crews finish approach reconstruction and final paving next spring and summer.
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Find out what's happening in Westboroughfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
📸 Around Westborough
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westborough
- Mindfulness Drop-In Course (Zoom/Online)
Online WPL @ The Commons , 1500 Union St. , Westborough
7:00 pm
Tuesday December 23
📣 Westborough Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Financial Compass
Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough
3:30 pm - [RESCHEDULED] Choose Your Own Adventure Book Club, Jr. (1st & 2nd Grade)
Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough
4:30 pm - Chasing Light: The Intersections of Nature and Time
Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough - Music Mashup
Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough
10:00 am - Cookie Decorating
Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough
1:00 pm - Baby Storytime
Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough
10:00 am - Baby Playtime
Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough
10:30 am - Toddler Time
Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough
10:00 am - Toddler Play Zone
Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough
10:30 am - Flicknic: Smurfs
Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough
12:00 pm - Saturday Storytime
Northborough Free Library , 34 Main St , Northborough
10:00 am
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
Wednesday December 24
Friday December 26
Saturday December 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Collabera posted a job opening for Material Handler in Westborough. Apply here.
- Massachusetts Staffing posted a job opening for Assembler in Westborough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westborough here.
🗞 Nearby News
Southborough
- UConn's Jaylin Stewart, family have made big commitment so far from Seattle home: 'It's worth it' (stamfordadvocate.com)
- ‘Welcoming to all': Saint Mark's Episcopal offers programs for everyone (communityadvocate.com)
Grafton
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-- The Patch AM Team
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