🌱 Patch AM: Were you at Westborough’s DoubleTree hotel during this measles exposure window?

Greetings Westborough! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Were you at Westborough’s DoubleTree hotel during this measles exposure window?

Also on today's calendar: Open House at Hillside Lower School (grades K-3): Cocoa & Coffee and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: I got fired from the M&M factory. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 30 and low of 21 degrees.
• Sunday: A bit of snow in the morning, temps: high: 30, low: 8. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high of 22 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• State public health officials alert residents about potential exposure to measles (lynnjournal.com) — State health officials are warning that a measles-infected visitor stayed at the DoubleTree by Hilton Boston-Westborough on December 11–12, potentially exposing Westborough guests and staff. Residents who were there and aren’t fully vaccinated should watch for symptoms, call their doctor before seeking care, and consider getting the MMR vaccine if their status is uncertain.
   

📸 Around Westborough

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westborough

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 10

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

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Other local events

Monday January 5

• Spice Club Begins!
  Main Floor WPL @ The Commons , 1500 Union St. , Westborough
• 250th American Revolution Anniversary Committee Meeting
  Westborough, MA Calendar , Memorial Hall, Westborough Town Hall 34 West Main Street , Westborough
  5:00 pm
• Community Preservation Committee Meeting
  Westborough, MA Calendar , Forbes Municipal Building, Great Hall 45 West Main Street , Westborough
  5:00 pm
• Board of Appeals Public Hearing
  Westborough, MA Calendar , Forbes Municipal Building, Great Hall 45 West Main Street , Westborough
  6:30 pm
• Board of Appeals Meeting
  Westborough, MA Calendar , Forbes Municipal Building, Great Hall 45 West Main Street , Westborough
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Economic Development Committee Meeting
  Westborough, MA Calendar , Memorial Hall, Westborough Town Hall 34 West Main Street , Westborough
  8:00 am
• Planning Board Site Visit 171 Milk Street, 221-223 Turnpike Road, 222 Turnpike Road
  Westborough, MA Calendar , On site 171 Milk Street, 221-223 Turnpike Road, 222 Turnpi , Westborough
  2:00 pm
• Taco Tuesdays
  Central House , South Street , Westborough
  4:30 pm

📣 Westborough Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 3

• Drop-in Family Activities
  Children's Programming Room Hopkinton Public Library , 13 Main Street , Hopkinton
  9:00 am
• Wood Book Box
  Southborough Library , 25 Main St , Southborough
  11:30 am

Monday January 5

• Drop-In CreatorSpace Hours
  CreatorSpace (Classroom) Hopkinton Public Library , 13 Main Street , Hopkinton
  10:00 am
• Preschool Story Time
  Southborough Library , 25 Main St , Southborough
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A basement fire with a burn victim was reported at 12 Montclair Ave in Wakefield, MA, and the fire was subsequently knocked down and overhauled.
  9:40PM on Jan 1: Working fire reported at 12 Montclair Ave in Wakefield, MA. (Nextdoor )
• Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) has reopened after being closed.
  6:30AM on Jan 1: Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) is closed and expected to reopen at 7:30 AM. (Nextdoor )

• University of Massachusetts Medical School posted a job opening for Medicaid Eligibility Consultant II in Westborough. Apply here.
• EG America posted a job opening for Senior Food Production Line Worker in Westborough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westborough here.

🗞 Nearby News

Northborough

• How to go apple picking with a toddler (familyvacationist.com)
• Southbridge Police Arrest 22-Year-Old Northborough Man on Multiple Firearms Charges (hoodline.com)
• Giroux Electrical Contractors, Inc. Welcomes Josh as New Residential Technician and Estimator (prunderground.com)

Southborough

• Sign kids up for Winter RAP by Wednesday (mysouthborough.com)
• Focus on 2026 (optometrytimes.com)
• Obituary: Richard James Maley, 91 (mysouthborough.com)

Ok Westborough! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I kept throwing out all the W’s.
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