Can You Help Solve This Bank Robbery?

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Shrewsbury Police.

Have you seen this person? Each week, Patch will feature a different outstanding criminal case from a local. All information is courtesy of MassMostWanted.com. Robbery - Case No. 120715 Dec. 17, 2012 Commerce Bank in Shrewsbury Case Details: He wrote "Gimmie the money" on a note to a teller. Now, Shrewsbury Police want to have a few words with him: you're under arrest. Police continue investigating the Dec. 17 robbery of the Commerce Bank. Police describe the suspect as six feet tall, "skinny/wiry 175 lbs., reddish/brown scruffy beard, (and) 'piercing' blue eyes." Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Shrewsbury Police Detective Michael McGinnis at 508-845-4681.

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Commerce Welcomes 'Toys For Tots'

The bank's annual holiday drive ends Dec. 14.

Commerce Bank again hopes visitors invest in kids this holiday season. Thirteen Commerce offices in Central Mass. are collecting toys for the bank's annual "Toys for Tots" drive, which supports the Worcester County Marine Corps Reserve's "Toys for Tots" program, bank officials said in a press release today. These Commerce branches will accept new, unwrapped toys until Friday, Dec. 14:

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Patch Facts

5 Things: Bank Supports the United Way

Enjoy these notes from around town.

Each morning, Westborough Patch presents “5 Things You Need to Know,” a collection of announcements, events, reminders and odd little ditties to help you organize your day. What will you be doing today? 1. Commerce Bank is accepting donations to the United Way of Central Massachusetts at all of its 13 Central Massachusetts branches through Oct. 19. The Westborough branch is at 5 East Main St. 2. Support Westborough High School athletics: 3. St. Luke the Evangelist Parish has a 9 a.m. Mass today. 4. A well spouse support group meets at 7 p.m. at Congregation B'nai Shalom. 5. And Beth Tikvah Synagogue holds a Simchat Torah service at 6 p.m.

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Bankers Raise Money for Charity

Employees of a local bank are part of a fundraising effort that raised thousands for the United Way.

  Information courtesy of Commerce Bank. Commerce Bank employees recently presented the United Way of Central Massachusetts with a check for $67,000, representing the donation by the bank and its employees for their 2011 fundraising campaign. The bank has offices at 5 East Main St. in Westborough.

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Local Bank Holds Food Drive

Residents may drop off non-perishable food items through Nov. 21.

Information courtesy of Commerce Bank.   Commerce Bank, 5 East Main St., is one of 13 Commerce Bank offices in Central Massachusetts that is collecting donated food items for the Worcester County Food Bank. The food drive will continue through Nov. 21 with the goal of stocking the pantry for the holiday season. Residents are asked to drop off non-perishable food items. “The Food Bank is where the community’s goodwill comes together to make a difference - one can of food, one volunteer and one dollar at a time to help families at Thanksgiving and throughout the year,” said Jean McMurray, executive director of the Worcester County Food Bank.     Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up to date on the latest Westborough news, or simply …

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Clothing Drive to Benefit Salvation Army

The Westborough branch of Commerce Bank is one of 13 locations participating in the collection.

Information courtesy of Commerce Bank.   Through Sept. 23, the Commerce Bank at 5 East Main St. will collect articles of gently used clothing to benefit the Salvation Army. The Westborough office is one of 13 locations in central Massachusetts participating in the annual drive. “Articles of gently used clothing collected in Commerce Bank offices will be sold in local Salvation Army Thrift Stores, with the proceeds going to help fund the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center in Worcester,” according to a bank press statement.   The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center is a residential rehabilitation program that provides counseling, vocational training, and long-term support to those with issues of substance misuse, legal …

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