External In the Media 09/04/2026 Ashlyn Mercier '23, a policer officer with the Westborough (MA) Police Department, is only the second person to compete in the Miss America pageant as an active-duty police officer. She was also featured in a piece in the Hollywood Times. https://www.telegram.com/story/sports/baseball/2026/09/02/ashlyn-mercier-miss-massachusetts-westborough-police-officer-competes-miss-america/91581841007/ worcester-telegram-gazette year-2026 news-in-the-media month-september