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The Telly Award winning documentary "Woburn: A Leather City" will be shown on local cable access TV twice in the following week. The film will be shown on Friday, October 31st at 4 PM. and Sunday, November 2nd at 3 PM. The program will be on channel 10 for Comcast customers, channel 13 for RCN viewers, and channel 45 for Verizon subscribers.

Produced by the Woburn Historical Society, the 37-minute film captures one of the most important eras in Woburn’s history.  read more »

It's time once again for the Woburn Host Lions annual Halloween Parade here in Woburn!  The festivities will kick off Sunday Oct. 26th at 1 PM., beginning at the intersection (rotary) of Rt. 38 and I-95 by the Woburn Cinema/Holiday Inn Select, exit 35 off of I-95 heading south on Rt. 38, Main Street Woburn, traveling for 2.2 miles to the Woburn/Winchester Line.  Bring your family and friends to enjoy this fantastic and fun event! This is a charity event with proceeds benefiting the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund and many local Woburn Host Lions Club projects.  read more »

The North Suburban Chamber of Commerce invites you to an informative multi-chamber event Tuesday night at TradeCenter 128, located at 300 Tradecenter in Woburn.  The event will begin at 5:30 PM. and featured guest speaker, Representative Sal DiMasi, Speaker of the House, is scheduled to make a presentation entitled The Legislature and Small Business at 6:00 p.m.  The cost for this event is $10 for members of the Chamber of Commerce and $20 for future members.  For no additional charge, your company can occupy 1/3 of an exhibition table.  Brings lots of business cards and company information to promote your product or services.  read more »

Voters will have a unique opportunity to prepare for the next election this Saturday when the city of Woburn offers drive-up voter registration at City Hall.  The idea is meant to highlight and get the word out that the last day for voter registration is Wed., October 15.

City officials and volunteers with voter registration cards will be in the parking lot of City Hall, 10 Common St., on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon to help prospective voters who drive up. Drivers may also park and walk over for assistance.

The drive-in registration is also available for any other Massachusetts Voters as well. Woburn officials will fax the information from out-of-town registrants to the proper community, then follow up by mailing the original information. If you have any questions or concerns about your rights as a voter, check out www.mass-vote.org a statewide, non-partisan agency.

The Woburn Civic Welcome Wagon will be starting up again this week! The Welcome Wagon is made up of current Woburn residents who have volunteered to go out and greet people and families who have recently moved to the Woburn area. New residents are greeted with a booklet of helpful information including local government figure information, helpful Woburn websites, and a calendar of events among other things.

The booklet also includes important numbers such as to city departments, local schools, and local Woburn hospitals and emergency numbers. It also includes detailed information about local organizations and other generally helpful information to have if you are new to Woburn. Along with the booklet new residents get voter registration information, postal service information, a small gift, and most importantly a familiar face to say "hello" to!  read more »