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Six members of the Westborough Select Board and town staff seated at a blue-draped table on the Mill Pond School stage during the October 1, 2026, meeting on Amazon Prime Air

Massachusetts · Amazon

Amazon's Westborough Drone Launch Now Hinges on a Zoning Appeal

Residents have appealed Westborough's ruling that Amazon's drone pad is an accessory use. The ZBA now decides whether the town can say no at all.

Haye KestelooOct 36 min read

Residents holding blue No Commercial Drones signs outside Mill Pond School in Westborough, Massachusetts, before the Select Board meeting on Amazon Prime Air

Amazon

Amazon Asks Westborough to Delay Drone Pad Vote as Board Says No

Amazon wants its Westborough drone pad hearing pushed to Nov. 10, the town agenda shows, after telling residents it hoped to fly by late October.

Haye KestelooOct 2

Amazon

Amazon Drone Hub Faces Pause Call From Lawmakers as State Sues FAA

Three Massachusetts lawmakers ask Amazon to pause its Westborough drone hub over hours, routes and flight counts. The state sued the FAA the day before.

Haye KestelooSep 29

Amazon

Amazon Faces 92% Opposition in Westborough Drone Survey, Calls Urged

An independent survey of 853 Westborough-area residents finds 92% oppose Amazon's Prime Air hub. Organizers now have a phone script for legislators.

Haye KestelooSep 28

Amazon

Amazon Drones Head for Nearly 500 Towns. What Residents Can Still Do

Towns can't ban Amazon's drones or regulate their noise. Here's what residents can still do: the pad, the record, the complaint and the statehouse.

Haye KestelooSep 25

Amazon

Amazon Tells Packed Westborough Room Its Drones Are Coming Anyway

Hundreds packed Amazon's Prime Air forum in Westborough, Mass. No resident spoke in favor. Amazon says its drones are coming anyway, pending approvals.

Haye KestelooSep 24

Amazon

Amazon Wants Drones Over 6 Massachusetts Towns. Not All Have Been Told

Amazon wants a Westborough, Mass., drone pad serving six towns within 7.5 miles. Shrewsbury heard via police, Southborough not at all. Forum Sept. 23.

Haye KestelooSep 21

Police

Boston Police Drone Wrecks a Parked Car Six Days Into Its DFR Pilot

A BRINC Responder flown by Boston police fell onto a Mazda in Brighton on September 3, less than a week after BPD sold the program on safety.

Haye KestelooSep 19

Massachusetts

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