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Westborough, Massachusetts
Nathan Fisher House, Westborough
Seal
Nickname: The Hundredth Town
Location in Worcester County in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°16′10″N 71°37′00″W / 42.26944, -71.616667
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Worcester
Settled	1675
Incorporated	1717
Government
- Type	Open town meeting
- Board of    Selectmen	Timothy Dodd Lydia Goldblatt Susan Abladian (chair) George Thompson Leigh Emery
Area
- Total	21.6 sq mi (56.0 km²)
- Land	20.5 sq mi (53.1 km²)
- Water	1.1 sq mi (2.8 km²)
Elevation	300 ft (91 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	17,997
- Density	876.9/sq mi (338.6/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	01581
Area code(s)	508 / 774
FIPS code	25-75015
GNIS feature ID	0618390
Website: http://www.town.westborough.ma.us/

Westborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,997 at the 2000 census. The town is governed under the open town meeting system. Several places bear the name Westborough: Westborough, Massachusetts, in the United States Westborough, Lincolnshire, in the United Kingdom Westborough Middle School (South San Francisco) Westboro Category: ... A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... Westborough is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Westborough in Worcester County, Massachusetts. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1833x1007, 333 KB) Summary Nathan Fisher House, Westborough, Massachusetts Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Westborough, Massachusetts List of Registered Historic Places in Worcester County, Massachusetts Category: ... Image File history File links Westborough_MA_Town_Seal. ... EXAMPLE:Laughbox,Blondie,BamBam,Pinkie,etc. ... Image File history File links Westborough_ma_highlight. ... This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      The political units and divisions of the United States include: The 50 states... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Massachusetts counties This is a list of Massachusetts counties, consisting of the 14 Massachusetts counties currently in existence. ... Worcester County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ... An Open Town Meeting is a form of municipal legislature, typical in the New England region of the United States. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... The Eastern Standard Time Zone is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting five hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Although DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Area code 508 was split from area code 617 on July 16, 1988. ... Area code 774 is an overlay of parts of area code 508. ... Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the U.S. Federal government for use by all (non-military) government agencies and by government contractors. ... GNIS (The Geographic Names Information System) contains name and locative information about almost two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its Territories. ... Worcester County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... An Open Town Meeting is a form of municipal legislature, typical in the New England region of the United States. ...

History

Westborough Town Hall

Before recorded time, the area now known as Westborough was a well travelled crossroads. As early as 7,000 B.C., prehistoric people in dugout canoes followed the Sudbury and Assabet Rivers to their headwaters in search of quartzite for tools and weapons. During the period from 1200-1600 A.D., seasonal migrations brought Nipmuc Indians to hunt and fish near Cedar Swamp and Lake Hoccomocco. Using Fay Mountain as a landmark, Indians crisscrossed Westborough on well worn paths: the old Connecticut Path leading west from Massachusetts Bay; the Narragansett Trail leading south, and the trail (along the present Milk Street) leading to Canada.^[1] Image File history File links Westborough_Town_Hall_Small. ... Image File history File links Westborough_Town_Hall_Small. ... AD redirects here. ... The Sudbury River is located in Middlesex County in Massachusetts. ... The Assabet River near Route 2, Concord, Massachusetts. ... Quartzite Quartzite (from German Quarzit[1]) is a hard, metamorphic rock which was originally sandstone. ... AD redirects here. ... Flag of the Nipmuck Nation Nipmuck Nation is a self-identifier used by Chaubunagungamaug Nipmuck of Worcester County, Massachusetts. ...

The early English explorer John Oldham followed these trails through Westborough in 1633, and settlers in search of fertile farmlands followed not long after. By late 1675, a few families had settled near Lake Chauncy, in the "west borough" of Marlborough. John Oldham (1592-1636) was an early Puritan settler in Massachusetts. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

On November 18, 1717, Westborough was incorporated as the hundredth town in Massachusetts, populated by twenty-seven families. Soon large farms were carved out, mills built along the Assabet River and Jack Straw Brook, and taverns flourished. Westborough's first minister, Reverend Ebenezer Parkman, shepherded the growing town of colonists through the years toward independence from Great Britain. Forty-six minutemen from Westborough fought under Captain Edmund Brigham in the Revolutionary War is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign Triple Alliance February 26-March 6 What is now the northeastern United States was paralyzed by a series of blizzards that buried the region. ... Lexington Minuteman representing John Parker Minutemen is a name given to members of the militia of the American Colonies, who would be ready for battle in a minutes notice. ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ...

In 1775, Northborough split off as the "north borough" of Westborough, much as Westborough split off from Marlborough some 58 years before. However, the two towns shared a meetinghouse for some time more. Northborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. ...

In 1810 the route from Boston to Worcester was straightened and improved into an official turnpike (the present Route 9), and along its Westborough route, the Wesson Tavern Common, Forbush Tavern and Nathan Fisher's store prospered. The center of commerce shifted downtown in 1824 with the arrival of the steam train through Westborough's center. The railroad brought a new era to the town industry: over the next century, local factories shipped boots and shoes, straw hats, sleighs, textiles, bicycles, and eventually abrasive products, across the nation. Westborough dairies supplied cities with milk and local greenhouses shipped out carnations, while the eight orchards found ready markets for their produce. Boston redirects here. ... For other uses, see Worcester (disambiguation). ... A toll road, turnpike or tollpike is a road on which a toll authority collects a fee for use. ... Massachusetts State Highway 9, always referred to simply as Route 9, is a major east-west state highway in Massachusetts. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ...

The industrial progress of the entire country is indebted to Westborough's most famous native son Eli Whitney Jr. Born in 1765, Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1795 after graduating from Yale, In 1798 he introduced mass production to the United States at his Whitney Arms Company in New Haven, Connecticut. Whitney's legacy is apparent in the modern industries located within the town's borders: AstraZeneca, Dover Electric, Proteon, Genzyme, EMC Corporation, IBM, PFPC, the US Headquarters of National Grid (US), and the global headquarters of American Superconductor. Eli Whitney Eli Whitney (b. ... A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates the cotton fibres from the seedpods and the sometimes sticky seeds. ... Yale redirects here. ... Mass production is the production of large amounts of standardised products on production lines. ... New Haven redirects here. ... AstraZeneca PLC (LSE: AZN, OMX: AZN), is a large Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company formed on 6 April 1999 by the merger of Swedish Astra AB and British Zeneca Group PLC. Zeneca was part of Imperial Chemical Industries prior to a demerger in 1993. ... Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. ... For other uses, see IBM (disambiguation) and Big Blue. ... National Grid is a US company composed of Granite State Electric, Massachusetts Electric, Nantucket Electric, Narragansett Electric and Niagara Mohawk. ... American Superconductor is a technology company based in Westborough, Massachusetts specializing in the design and manufacture of superconducting wires and power converters. ...

Registered Historic Places

Westborough is home to six Nationally Registered Historic Places: The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ...

• Joseph Lothrop House, now known as 1790 Restaurant & Tavern, corner of Route 9 and Park Street. (added in 1974)
• Jonah Warren House — 64 Warren St. (added December 5, 1998)
• Lyman School for Boys — Junction of Oak St. and South St. (added August 25, 1994)
• Maples Cottage — East of Shrewsbury on Oak St. (added April 25, 1980)
• Nathan Fisher House — East of Shrewsbury on MA 9 (added April 25, 1980)
• West Main Street Historic District — Roughly bounded by Milk, Main, Blake, and Fay streets (added July 16, 1987)
  • Expanded to include 83-118 West Main St. (1990)
• Westborough State Hospital — Along Lyman St. North of Chauncy Lake and junction of South St. and MA 9 (added February 21, 1994)

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Geography

Lake Chauncy

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 21.6 square miles (56.0 km²),of which, 20.5 square miles (53.1 km²) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²) of it is water or 5.09 percent. The average elevation of the town is approximately 300 feet (91 m). The town contains numerous bodies of water, including Lake Chauncy, Mill Pond, Lake Hoccomocco, and the Westborough Reservoir. Lake Chauncy is open to swimming, boating, and fishing, and has a public beach open to residents of the town during the summer months. Image File history File links Westborough_Lake_Chauncy_1. ... Image File history File links Westborough_Lake_Chauncy_1. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ...

Adjacent towns

Westborough is located in Eastern Massachusetts, located about 29 miles (47 km) west of Boston and 12 miles (19 km) east of Worcester. “Miles” redirects here. ... “km” redirects here. ... Boston redirects here. ... For other uses, see Worcester (disambiguation). ...

It is bordered by six towns:

• Grafton
• Hopkinton
• Northborough
• Shrewsbury
• Southborough
• Upton

  Grafton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1715 Incorporated 1715 Government  - Type Open town meeting  - Town    Manager Anthony Troiano  - Board of    Selectmen Muriel E. Kramer, Chair Mary C. Pratt, Vice Chair Leonard A. Holden Ronald M. Clark Michael Shepard Area  - Town  28. ... Northborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Location in Worcester County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Worcester County Settled 1722 Incorporated 1727 Government  - Type Representative town meeting  - Town    Manager Daniel J. Morgado  - Board of    Selectmen Bruce Card Maurice DePalo Moira Miller John Lebeaux James A. McCaffrey Area  - Town  21. ... Southborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Upton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. ...

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 17,997 people (grew to 18,737 in 2004), 6,534 households, and 4,521 families residing in the town. The population density was 876.9 people per square mile (338.6/km²). There were 6,773 housing units at an average density of 330.0 per square mile (127.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 88.18% White, 1.44% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 8.09% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.79% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.26% of the population. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 6,534 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.21. Matrimony redirects here. ...

In the town the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $73,418, and the median income for a family was $94,610. Males had a median income of $66,157 versus $40,030 for females. The per capita income for the town was $35,063. About 3.0% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over. As of 2005 the labor force was over 9,300 people with an unemployment rate in the town of 3.1%. Additionally in 2004, the number of registered voters in the town reached 11,532. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Government

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Education

Public schools

Westborough has a public school system. Westborough Public Schools operates the town's six schools, including three elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school.

• Hastings Elementary School
• Armstrong Elementary School
• Annie E. Fales Elementary School
• Mill Pond School
• Sarah W. Gibbons Middle School
• Westborough High School

The Mill Pond School is the newest school addition to Westborough. The Mill Pond School consists of grade 4 to 6, then Gibbons Middle School which consists of grades 7 and 8, and then Westborough High School. There are various options depending upon residents' geographic location in the town for preschool through third grade. Graduation rates in the high school are consistently below .95% and the vast majority of these graduates do not attend college.

Westborough receives an extremely low education reimbursement from the Commonwealth (10th from the bottom) based upon a formula which was set in 1993. The district is working with state legislators to attempt to re-formulate Chapter 70 funding so that it is more equitable.^[2]

In a 2004/2005 study by School Matters, a service of Standard and Poors, Westborough Public School system was rated as one of the top public school systems in Massachusetts that consistently outperformed peer schools on MCAS reading and math proficiency test over the last four years. Westborough was the only school system in Worcester County other than Harvard, MA to achieve this top state wide ranking. Westborough ranked 16 out of 204 school systems rated in the state of Massachusetts in this study. In 2005, Money Magazine listed Westborough #36 in its survey of Top 100 Best Places to Live, citing the financial support and staffing levels found in the Westborough Public Schools. Cover of Money magazine Money is a Time Warner financial magazine. ...

The following facts published as part of the 2005 MCAS tests results give a profile of the academics throughout the Westborough Public Schools.^[3] The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System commonly called the MCAS (pronounced , is the Commonwealths statewide standards-based assessment program developed in response to the lack of stress in the Massachusetts Educations system as well as in response to Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993. ...

• Total enrollment (2004-2005): 3,507- ranked 88/328 districts
• Grades Served: K-12
• Racial Make-up: African-American (1.4%), Asian (11.8%), Hispanic (4%), Native American (1%), White (82.8%)
• Gender Make-up of Student Body: Male (51.1%) Female (48.9%)
• Students whose first language is not English: (6.8%)- ranked 79/328 districts
• Students in Special Education: (11.9%)- ranked 285/328 districts
• Students from low-income families: (4.9%)- ranked 246/328 districts
• Dropouts per 100 students: (0.0%)- ranked 1/256 districts
• Average number of Absences per student: 6
• Percent of days the average student attended school: (96.8%)- ranked 9/328 districts
• Students who repeated a grade: (0.6%)- ranked 216/327 districts
• Total Number of Teachers: 272
• Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.9 to 1- ranked 138/328 districts
• Core Academic teachers identified as 'highly qualified': (96.4%)- ranked 173/328 districts
• Teachers licensed in their teaching assignment: 96.7%
• Average Teacher Salary: $51,590- ranked 129/328 districts
• Total School Spending: $33,055,171
• Per-Pupil Spending overall: $9,375- ranked 94/325 districts
• Per-Pupil spending on Regular Education: $8,143- ranked 52/308 districts
• Per-Pupil Spending on Special Education: $18,908- ranked 68/325 districts
• Number of Students per Computer: 4.5- ranked 167/327 districts
• Plans of High School Graduates: Four-year private college (42.5%), Four-year public college (37%), Two-year private college (0%), Two-year public college (6.8%), Other education (0.9%), Joined workforce (7.8%), Military Service (2.3%), Other (0%), Unknown (2.7%)

Transportation

The Town of Westborough is located at the strategic intersection of the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) and Interstate 495, making it easily accessible from all directions, and providing an ideal location for both residents and businesses. View of the Turnpike from an overpass by Boston University, facing east (towards central Boston). ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 90 Interstate 90 (abbreviated I-90) is the longest interstate highway in the United States at nearly 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers). ... Interstate 495 (abbreviated I-495) is the designation of an Interstate highway beltway in Massachusetts. ...

Route 30 (Main Street) and Route 135 (South Street/Milk Street) intersect in a rotary at the town's center, while Route 9 runs nearby serving much of the town's commerce. Westborough is also served by a commuter rail station on the Framingham/Worcester Line Route 30 is an east-west arterial, connecting Grafton with Kenmore Square in Boston. ... Route 135 is an east-west state highway in Massachusetts. ... A roundabout is a type of road junction at which traffic enters a one-way stream around a central island. ... Massachusetts State Highway 9, always referred to simply as Route 9, is a major east-west state highway in Massachusetts. ... The Boston and Albany Railroad (AAR reporting mark BA) was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, later becoming part of the New York Central Railroad system. ...

Growing traffic problems on Route 30 (Main Street) have recently become a major issue in town. There have recently been many construction projects to ease the traffic congestion downtown. The Bay State Commons shopping area has recently opened, and people say that traffic is even worse when commuters are heading west after a workday. Route 30 is an east-west arterial, connecting Grafton with Kenmore Square in Boston. ...

Westborough currently does not provide any public transportation apart from public school buses operated by Westborough Public Schools.

Utilities

Media

Media Newspapers:

• The Boston Globe (Boston)
• The Telegram&Gazette (Worcester)
• The Boston Herald (Boston)
• The MetroWest Daily News
• The Community Advocate
• The Westborough News

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• Channel 2: WGBH - (PBS) - Boston
• Channel 4: WBZ - (CBS) - Boston, WBZ-TV
• Channel 5: WCVB - (ABC) - Boston,
• Channel 7: WHDH - (NBC) - Boston, 7 NBC
• Channel 11: Westborough TV Public Notice and Community Access Channel- Westborough
• Channel 12: Westborough TV Area Government Access Channel-Westborough
• Channel 13: Westborough TV Educational and Area Schools Access Channel-Westborough High School
• Channel 25: WFXT - (FOX) - Boston, FOX 25 (Sometimes Channel 6)
• Channel 27: WUNI - (Univision) - Worcester

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Points of interest

• Assabet Reservoir – hiking trails
• Lake Chauncy - swimming, boating, fishing
• Westborough Country Club - semi-private, 9-hole, par 35 golf club

Annual events

• Little League Parade
• Annual Boyscout Breakfast
• 4th of July Block Party
• Memorial Day Parade
• Christmas Singalong
• Westborough High School Winter Concert
• Turkey Day Football game

Places of worship

Westborough is home to the following religious organizations:

• Beth Tikvah Synagogue
• Chabad of Westborough
• Congregation B'nai Shalom
• Evangelical Congregational Church
• Baptist Church Westborough
• First United Methodist Church
• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
• New Hope Chapel
• St. Luke the Evangelist and Rectory
• St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
• Unitarian Universalist Congregational Society of Westborough
• Chapel of the Cross

Notable residents

• Andrew Clements, children's author; wrote the popular book Frindle
• Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, served as Chief of Naval Operations of the United States Navy
• Mark D. Devlin the author of Stubborn Child (ISBN 0-6891-1476-1), which details his stay at the Lyman School for Boys
• Esther Forbes, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Johnny Tremain (1943)
• Ashley Hayden, Luger who competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
• Richard B. Johnson the author of Abominable Firebug (ISBN 0-595-38667-9) which details his stay at the Lyman School for Boys
• John Ruggles, American politician and "Father of the Patent"
• Nikki Stone, 1998 Winter Olympics gold medal winner of Women's Aerials Freestyle Skiing
• Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin and interchangeable parts

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References

1. ^ The section about Westborough history is based on notes titled "The Hundredth Town", written by Kristina N. Allen, which in turn are based on her 1984 book "On the Beaten Path", with the exception of the Northborough paragraph which is based on class notes from Mr. Antonio, former principal of the Eli Whitney school who later taught Westborough history at Armstrong school before retiring.
2. ^ Westborough Public Schools website
3. ^ The State of Education: Westborough, MA, Boston.com, 2005.

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External links

• Westborough official website
• Westborough official school district website

• Westborough, Massachusetts is at coordinates 42°16′11″N 71°37′02″W / 42.269606, -71.617194Coordinates: 42°16′11″N 71°37′02″W / 42.269606, -71.617194

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