Due to growing demand, the Westborough shuttle service operated by the Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) added a new route this week for Westborough residents living in the downtown area.
Westborough town officials took aggressive action to reduce the number of cars on the road during peak commuting hours when it launched shuttle service between the MBTA commuter rail station and major office parks on Route 9 last fall.
Town Planner Jim Robbins said ridership has steadily increased each month, and there's a healthy appetite for commuting by train rather than automobile. But the Planning Department and Economic Development Committee aren't stopping there.
Two Central Massachusetts-based environmental laboratories, accused of failing to control hazardous air pollution emissions, agreed Tuesday to settle and pay the state a combined penalty of $1.05 million.
A lack of new licensing revenue propelled a 19-percent drop in year-over-year sales in the first quarter for ViryaNet of Westborough, the company reported Monday.