Photocopies, newspaper clippings, documents, pamphlets, booklets, periodicals. In lieu of adequate backfiles to local Westborough newspapers, Local History Librarians clipped articles relating to Westborough, photocopied them, and then filed them by subject. Some files also include subject-related items and documents. See also the Westborough Historical Newspaper Collection – LH.006 and the Westborough News Websites Collection – LH.074.
Official collection name: Newspaper Article Collection
Location: Shelving
Local identifier: LH.007
Creator: Westborough Public Library
Date: 1977-2015
Extent: 9 linear feet (9 boxes)
Subject: Newspapers–Westborough (Mass.)
Finding aid: LH007 – Newspaper Article Collection
___________________________________________________________________
Newspaper Article Collection Finding Aid
Last Revised: March 11, 2019
Collection Summary
Collection number: LH.007
Collection title: Newspaper Article Collection
Dates: 1977-2015
Size: 9 linear feet (9 boxes)
Creator/Collector: Westborough Public Library
Custodial history: In lieu of adequate backfiles to local Westborough newspapers, Local History Librarians clipped articles relating to Westborough, photocopied them, and then filed them by subject. Most of the articles are from the Westborough News and the Community Advocate. Some files also include subject-related items and documents.
Language(s): English
Repository: The Westborough Public Library
Processed by: Paul Bebchick, 2019
Rights and Access
Access restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Physical access restrictions: None.
Publication rights: Copyright status not evaluated. No known restrictions on use.
Scope and Content Note
In lieu of adequate backfiles to local Westborough newspapers, Local History Librarians clipped articles relating to Westborough, photocopied them, and then filed them by subject. This practice started in 1977 and was ended in 2015. Most of the articles are from the Westborough News and the Community Advocate. Some files also include subject-related items and documents, in addition to the photocopies of newspaper articles. Overall, the collection includes photocopies, newspaper clippings, documents, pamphlets, booklets, and periodicals.
Collection Inventory
Box 1 of 9
A-B (Subject)
Animal Control Officer, Leash Law (Dogs, Cats ETC)
- Cars biggest factor in limiting Deer Population
- Solving Dog Problem
- Cruelty to animals
- License Fees
- Rabies shots
Apartments/ Condos
- The Impact of New Housing on the Suburbs
- Apartment Zoning
- Ban on New Apartments
- Avalon at Flanders Hill
- Chauncy project
- Fordstown Propeties
- Flagstaff Village
- Fordwych Estates
- Fountainhead
- Hawthorne Estates
- Housing Growth
- Moratorium on Apartments
Assabett Reginal Vocational, Technical, High School
- Training Students in the Construction Field
- CPR Training
Assessors, Taxes Evaluations
ASTRA
Bay State Abrasives
Bay State Commons
Board of Health 2004-
Board of Health 1990-2003
Board of Health 1970’s -1969
The Bridges (Halfway House) (Spectrum)
Business Industry 1970’s
Business Industry 1980-85
Business & Industry 1985-90
Business & Industry 1990’s-95
Business & Industry 1995-2000
Business & Industry 2000-2002
Business & Industry 2003-2004
Business & Industry 2005-2011
Business & Industry 2012-
By-Laws (Revision)
Box 2 of 9
C-D (Subject)
Cable T.V.
Candidates-Political
Cedar Swamp /Wet Lands
Cedar Estates: Rogers Rd Congregate Living
Center of Town
Charm Bracelet
Charter
Churches/ Synagogue
Community Chorus Community Life and Local Gov. (1967)
Guide to Services of Westborough (Pamphlet)
Community Development Block Grant: Small Cities
Community Land Trust Community News
Con Rail
Concerned Citizens Group
Condominiums
Conservation Commission
Council on Aging
Country Club
Country Village: Beach St
Crime 2011-
Crime 2005-2010
Crime 1995-2004
Cumberland Farms
Debt Exclusion
District Court
DPW 1977-2008
DPW Water Sewer, ETC 2009-
Disabled Affairs Com Handicapped Access
Downtown
Dump, Sanitary Landfill
Box 3 of 9
E-Lic (Subject)
Economic Development Committee
Elderly Housing Mayberry Dr.
Elections (Town) 2005-
Elections (Town) 1996-2004
Elderly/ Senior Citizens Misc.
Explorer Post #85
Farms and Farmland
Finance Committee
Fire Dept. 2005-
Fire Dept. 1971-2004
Fires (Local)
Fish & Game
Food Pantry
Forbes Bldg-Ren Comm.
Gambling
Garden Club
GIS/ MIS
Government Study Committee
Grafton State Hospital: Vet
Green Community
Growth and Development
GTE (MX Missile)
Highways & Roads
Hazardous Waste Advisory Committee
Historical Commission
Historical Society
Historical Society (Westborough)
“Connections” 2009
Housing Authority/ Housing Partnership Comm/ Habitat
Lake Chauncy
Lee Property
Library (Creative Writing Program)
Library
Library, 1982-2002
Library, 2003-2010
Library, 2011-
Licenses/ Permits
Box 4 of 9
Loc-Pic (Subject)
Local History 1996-2004
Local History 2005-
Local: War Effort
Lyman School
Master Plan Advisory Comm.
MBTA/ & Development
Medical Facilities
Mental Health
Microelectronics Center
Municipal Sites & Facilities Comm. Municipal Bldg.
Nathan Fisher House
Obits
Olympics
Open Space
Organizations 1984-2001
Organizations 2002-2009
Organizations 2010-
Override-2 ½ [See also “Proposition 2 ½”]
Parades/ Celebrations
Personnel Board
Piccadilly Mill
Box 5 of 9
Pla-Sch (Subject)
Planning Board 2001-2007
Planning Board to 1989
Planning Board 1990-2000
Planning Board 2001- 2007
Planning Board 2008-
Planning Board Questionnaire 1990 Census 9175
Players Club
Police Dept. 1977-1989
Police Dept. 1990-1999
Police Dept. 2000-2004
Police Dept. 2005
Police Facilities, Forbes Municipal Renovation Commission
Population / Census
Post Office
Proposition 2 ½ [See also “Override 2 ½”]
Recall Amendment ETC
Recreation & Parks Department
Resident Complaints
Rogers Property (Use of)
Route #9 – The Turnpike
Sandra Pond/ Reservoir
Schools 1990-1996
Schools 1997-1999
Box 6 of 9
Sch-Sel (Subject)
School Sites & Facilities Committee
Schools 2000 – 2002
Schools 2003 – 2004
Schools 2005 – 2006
Schools 2007 – 2009
Schools 2010 –
Schools – Hastings
Schools- New School Building Committee
Schools Department, 1970 – 1989
Schools – UMass (Westborough)
Selectmen 2006-2007
Selectmen 2008-2011
Selectmen 2012
Box 7 0f 9
Sel-Tow (Subject)
Selectman 2000-2005
Selectman Board 1990
Selectman Board 1970 – 1989
Senior Center/Seniors
Service Clubs
Solar Lab
State Hospital
State Land Reuse Comm.
Street Lights
SuAsCo (Flood Plain)
Subdivision
Town Accountant
Town Coordinator Manager
Town Employees
Town Hall Renovations
Town Meeting 2011
Town Meeting 20004-2010
Town Meeting 1991-2003
Town Meetings
Box 8 of 9
Tow-Tow (Subject)
Town Treasurer
Town People, A-G, 1980-2005
Town People, A-G, 2006
Town People, H-Q, 2002
Town People, H-Q, 2003-2010
Town People, H-Q, 2011
Town People, R-Z, 1984-2005
Town People, R-Z, 2006
Box 9 of 9
Tr-Z (Subject)
Traffic
Traffic Lights
Transportation Busses/ Mass Pike
Unions
Utilities
Veterans
Wastewater Treatment Plant Water
Water Purification Plant Sites
Westborough Abuse, Violence Education
Westborough Chronotype (Community News Service)
Westborough Nursing Home
Westborough Reads Together
Westborough Village
Westborough’s Witch
Willows/ Beaubont
Who’s Who (In Town Departments)
World Wide Web (Westborough)
Youth Groups
YWCA/ YMCA
Zoning (Board of Appeals)