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Sugar Shack Offers Adults with Special Abilities Employment OpportunitiesChristopher Laplante packs candy at the Sugar Shack.

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Old-fashioned candy shop, the BORO Sugar Shack opens in WestboroughWESTBOROUGH — Jimmy Rogers rang up a bulk candy order behind the counter of the BORO Sugar Shack last week for a customer who will send the treats

Special Needs Students Work, Learn At Westboro Candy ShopThe Boro Sugar Shack is a great place to be on the day before Valentine’s Day, but it’s also part of an innovative school program.

A sweet success in downtown WestboroughThe BORO Sugar Shack recently celebrated a very sweet anniversary indeed – its first year in business. But as its many fans know, this establishment is not just a popular candy store in the downtown area. Rather, it has also served as an important program designed as a learning lab for post-high school students with special abilities.

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Westborough Public Schools eye growth of BORO/Sugar Shack programSuperintendent Amber Bock admits that the Sugar Shack candy store has many community members confused. But rather than let that slow her down, she and a team of administrators have their eyes on the future, drawing up plans to grow what was started as a learning lab for the town’s special education program into a hub for all Westborough High School (WHS) students looking to transition to adult life.

Westboro shop a chance for older special ed students to practice workplace skillsA candy and gift shop where Westboro special needs students ages 18-22 will be able to learn and practice skills got a boost March 8, when Gov. Charlie

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