🌱 Patch AM: Route 30 Closed After Crash In Westborough

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• Logging truck crash shuts Route 30 and injures people in Westborough

Also on today's calendar: Open House at Hillside Lower School (grades K-3): Cocoa & Coffee and 8 more events.

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy; p.m. rain, breezy, with a high of 45 and low of 37 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, afternoon rain, temps: high: 46, low: 35.
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 43 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Route 30 Closed After Crash In Westborough (patch.com) — Drivers in Westborough faced major disruption Thursday afternoon when Route 30 at Old Colony Drive was shut down after a crash involving a logging truck. The incident caused injuries and a fuel spill, drawing a quick response from Westborough firefighters and other first responders. Residents may experience lingering traffic impacts and cleanup activity in the area.
   

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Saturday January 10

• Open House at Hillside Lower School (grades K-3): Cocoa & Coffee
  204 Robin Hill St, Marlboro
  10:00 am

Monday January 19

• 8th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration
  90 W Main St, Westborough
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday January 10

• Friends of the Library Book Sale
  Meeting Space WPL @ The Commons , 1500 Union St. , Westborough
  9:00 am
• WESTBOROUGH, MA – Defend Democracy
  Art Lessons On the Rotary , 3 South St , Westborough
  11:00 am
• Crystal Grid for Abundance & Prosperity with Sonia Stingo
  Circles of Joy LLC , 21 E Main St #1b , Westborough
  12:00 pm
• Westborough Rangers vs Auburn Rockets
  Northstar Ice Sports , 15 Bridle Ln , Westborough
  7:30 pm

Monday January 12

• Move, Groove, & Learn
  Meeting Space WPL @ The Commons , 1500 Union St. , Westborough
  11:00 am
• Council On Aging Meeting
  Westborough, MA Calendar , Westborough Senior Center 4 Rogers Road , Westborough
  1:00 pm
• Advisory Finance Committee Hybrid Meeting
  Westborough, MA Calendar , Town Hall, Memorial Hall, 3rd Fl. 34 West Main Street , Westborough
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Legislative Breakfast @ Westborough Library
  Meeting Space WPL @ The Commons , 1500 Union St. , Westborough
  8:00 am

Saturday January 17

• Dry January Non-Alcoholic Beverage Fest 2026 (FREE EVENT)
  Julio's Liquors , 140 Turnpike Rd , Westborough
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 9

• Teen Craft: DIY Stress Ball
  Maynard Public Library , 77 Nason St , Maynard
  3:30 pm
• Dry January Gallery Night Out
  Hopkinton Center for the Arts , 98 Hayden Rowe St , Hopkinton
  6:30 pm
• Pottery Wheel 1 - 6 Week Course
  Two Tails Pottery Studio , 290 W Main St # 4 , Northborough
  6:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• Dance Party
  Maynard Public Library , 77 Nason St , Maynard
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Northborough

• Northborough firefighter on leave after incidents in Worcester area (nbcboston.com)
• Northborough MA Free Library annual book sale set for Jan. 30-31 (metrowestdailynews.com)

Southborough

• Monthly Crafternoons for 8 (mysouthborough.com)
• Retail & Restaurant Update (mysouthborough.com)
• Celebrate MLK Jr. Day (mysouthborough.com)

Worcester

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