Monday, December 3, 2012
Westborough's Barton family, at 2 Quail Hollow Road, is among those holding new toy drives through Al's Angels.
New, unwrapped toys for newborns through 10 year olds began being brought to the Barton house Saturday. Kids in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey will receive Hanukkah and Christmas presents, despite losing most everything, if not everything, to Superstorm Sandy. The Bartons are among the many volunteers holding toy drives this month through Al’s Angels, a nonprofit organization which provides “children in dire need of vital and lifesaving medical treatment with hope and support,” according to its website. The organization focuses on the Tri-State area. Al’s Angels founder Al DiGuido is a friend of Tim Barton. “When Sandy hit, he kind of shuffled and started to focus a lot of their efforts on relief for Sandy victims,” Barton said. The …
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Donations to help those in New York and New Jersey will be accepted Wednesday through Saturday.
Westborough's police and fire departments again are responding to Superstorm Sandy together. This time, they're helping still storm-ravaged New York and New Jersey. Donations will be accepted at the police and fire stations from Wednesday to Saturday, organizers said in a press release Monday. The collection hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The items being accepted are: "Although several weeks have past, people of New York and New Jersey are still in desperate need of assistance. Homes are still in need of repair and some still do not have power!" organizers said in the press release. "Thanksgiving is upon us and we cannot forget our fellow Americans in need." A truck donated by Mark's Moving and Storage will deliver the donations. Let Patch …
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Town manager to meet with utility officials. Neighborhood petitions selectmen to seek better results from National Grid.
Westborough Town Manager Jim Malloy will meet with National Grid officials about issues arising here during Superstorm Sandy, Selectmen Chairman Leigh Emery said Tuesday night. Outages in neighborhoods with underground power lines will be part of the discussion after some residents raised the issue with selectmen Tuesday night. A petition signed by about 40 residents asks the board to “throw its weight at National Grid, and get them to perform in some sensible fashion,” Byard Lane resident Cliff Watts said. Homes in Watts’ neighborhood were without power during the Monday night that Sandy began subsiding, he said. However, the East Main Street substation was on, and several homes with above-ground power lines had electricity, said Watts, …
Mark Derderian
9:28 am on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
National Grid has done a tremendous job ensuring our infrastucture remains at peak effiency. Sandy was a terrible storm. These things will happen. National Grid's response was approriate ensuring the safety of their workers and the general public. The town selectman have no business giving the Exec's at National Grid a hard time. I would rather the Town said just said thankyou for keeping almost … more ›