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Friday, November 11, 2011
Civic Club Donates to Touchdown for America
Annual Christmas tree fundraiser from the Civic Club helps a locally organized nonprofit for US troops.
The Westborough Civic Club donated $400 to Touchdown for America, a nonprofit program recently organized by Westborough High School sophomore Max Silverman. The group collects supplies, calling cards and gift cards and sends them to troops serving overseas. “These men and women sacrifice every day for me and the freedoms I have, so I want to honor their service and selflessness by giving back,” said Silverman. The Westborough Civic Club donation was made from the proceeds of the club’s annual Christmas tree sale on East Main Street. All of the proceeds from that sale are donated to local causes. This year, Touchdown for America became a beneficiary of the Westborough Civic Club fundraiser. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up to …
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Friday, November 4, 2011
This Veterans Day, News of Troops Coming Home [Poll]
How do you feel about the decision to pull troops from Iraq?
With Veterans Day just a week away, the country is preparing to welcome home an estimated 40,000 US servicemen and women serving in Iraq. On Oct. 21, President Barack Obama announced the end to the long and costly war in that part of the Middle East, saying that the troops will be home by the end of the year. "After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over," he announced. “Personally, I’m glad they are coming home,” said Westborough Veterans Agent George Perry. “But there is a possibility that it is bad. I mean, Iran is sitting there waiting to jump into Iraq.” Critics of the pullout share that opinion, many saying that the US is handing Iraq over to Iran and leaving open the possibility that US troops may have to return. …
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
McGovern Calls Obama Plan ‘Insufficient’
US Rep. Jim McGovern, D-MA, whose district includes Westborough, reacts to the president with skepticism.
US Rep. Jim McGovern, D-MA, was quick to react to President Obama’s announcement tonight to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan over the next year. “The drawdown of American forces that the President announced tonight is insufficient,” McGovern said in a statement. “The president is right that we need to shift our strategy in Afghanistan. But a counter-terrorism strategy doesn’t need 70,000 boots on the ground, any more than it needed 100,000 boots on the ground. What the president needs to tell us is how – and when – he’s going to bring all the troops home.” McGovern, whose district includes Westborough, has been leading a fight to pull troops from Afghanistan. In a press conference on May 5, he introduced the Afghanistan Exit and …
Sunday, May 29, 2011
VIDEO: McGovern Continues Call to Pull Troops From Afghanistan
On Thursday, May 26, the Massachusetts Congressman, whose district includes Westborough, shared his views on the floor of the House.
On Thursday, May 26, US Rep. Jim McGovern, D-MA, continued his repeated call to bring American troops home from Afghanistan. McGovern offered an amendment that called for a plan and timeframe on an accelerated transition of military operations to Afghan authories. According to a statement from his press office, the plan does not restrict “the President’s authority to attack al-Qaeda forces wherever they are located.: The amendment narrowly lost, with 204 votes in favor and 215 votes against After the vote, McGovern commented, “Today’s strong bipartisan vote represents a huge step forward in the effort to bring the war in Afghanistan to a close. I hope the President recognizes that there is a growing consensus in Congress and the country …
Saturday, April 2, 2011
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Westborough Girl Scouts Send Cookies to Our Troops
Several girls from Troops 30510, 30507, 30555, and 30635 worked together to package and label all the cookies.
Girl Scouts from Westborough Troops 30510, 30507, 30555, and 30635 sold over 500 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to be sent to servicemen and women overseas. Pictured here are some of the girls with Lt. Col. Brent French and his daughter Abigail, as they prepared to pack up the Girl Scout cookies to send to troops overseas. Last year, these Girl Scout troops sent cookies to Lt. Col. French while he was stationed in Afghanistan.
