The Folklorist is NewTV’s Emmy® Award-winning television series that offers a captivating look at some of the lesser-known occurrences in history. Whether it’s a tale of a legendary lost city, a forgotten hero, or a hoax beyond belief, The Folklorist brings audiences back to each story’s origins and uncovers what’s been left out of text […]
Professor John McClymer of Assumption College was the featured speaker for the annual Westborough Civic Club lecture held in conjunction with the Westborough Historical Society. “Why We Remember the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire” (1911) was held on Feb. 3, 2020.Watch the presentation here. In a sweatshop in Greenwich Village, New York, 146 garment workers, mostly […]
The Historical Society welcomed Prof. Edward O’Donnell of Holy Cross College on January 13, 2020 for a fascinating history presentation. Watch/listen to the full lecture here. Landmark movements have irrevocably altered the direction of the nation and signaled the start of a new historical reality. Some were groundbreaking political concepts; some were dramatic military victories […]
All over town, schools and businesses have been collecting goods to be packed up and sent over seas to our military forces. Our good people at the Veterans’ Advisory collected all of those and put them together to be sent over to the hard working men and women. Some WHS students joined them as well […]
Massport CEO Lisa Wieland spoke to the Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce on Sept. 18, 2019. The topic was the Worcester Airport, a growing resource in our community. Watch the full presentation here!
Westborough TV is pleased to share another interview with a former student at The Lyman School for Boys. Jeff Poole from Westborough TV, recently sat down with a former student of the school, Leonard Danylieko, who is now a retired electrician and attended the Lyman School in the early 1960s. Mr Danylieko reached out to […]
Just finished up the fourth and final week of Westborough TV Kids Camp for the year – and what a great week it was! The kids learned the basics of “professional” filming and editing through this camp where they worked together to write, shoot, and direct their very own show and commercials. They had hands-on […]
“Westborough Institution” Charlotte C. Spinney, passed away on July 24, 2019 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME. On August 10th, the Town gathered in the Charlotte C. Spinney Auditorium at Westborough High School to pay tribute, honor, and celebrate Charlotte’s life. CLICK HERE to watch the full celebration. She was educated in Westborough […]
Kate Anderson held a author talk/book signing about her new book all about Westborough State Hospital at the Westborough Public Library on August 1, 2019. If the Library would have sold tickets to this event, it would have been a sold out event! So many were in attendance people were standing in the hall!! Watch […]
Watch author José Ramírez as he talks about his latest book, “Cuba and the “Last” Baseball Season”. The migration of Cuban born baseball players since the 1800s to the present time to and from their homeland serves as the foundation of a significant period of time in the Cuban baseball history. The primary focus of […]