Anthony Vaver, a local author and publisher, has recently completed a yearlong series of articles covering the history of convict transportation to America.

The Westborough Girl Scouts recently awarded the town of Westborough with a community certificate for allowing public use of the Forbes Community House.

On Monday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m., folksinger and historical balladeer Jim Douglas will present “Bay State Ballads,” a collection of traditional folksongs from the Commonwealth and the region, at The Willows At Westborough.

“The Immigrant’s Story: Settling in Central Massachusetts,” will be presented by the Westborough Historical Society at the Sibley House, 13 Parkman St. next Monday.

Three women in high-necked, tight-waisted dresses and holding parasols stand on the railway embankment between the Arch Street and Maynard Street bridges sometime in the early 1900s. Along with a group of townspeople, they have come to see the wreckage of a train that derailed on a bend in the line. This is just one of the images in Captain Phil Kittredge’s remarkable collection of photographs and postcards from Westborough’s past that will be on display next Monday.

Members of the recently disbanded First Baptist Church are in the early stages of exploring fundraising options that would keep the 865-pound bell crafted by Paul Revere currently kept in the church building in Westborough.

Sue Malone was just 13 years old when Nagasaki and Hiroshima were bombed. She doesn’t remember anyone questioning its use back then, but she was just one of a group of area residents protesting their usage at the rotary Wednesday.