Spotlight ENTERTAINMENT ‘The Boroughs’ banks on experience to solve a monster problem Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Jun 7, 2026 Jun 7, 2026 Updated Jul 24, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When a widower moves into a retirement community called The Boroughs, he wonders if he made a mistake.kAm}@E @?=J 2C6 E96C6 >JDE6C:@FD 4C62EFC6D >@G:?8 2C@F?5 E96 4F= 56 D24[ 3FE E96C6 2C6 2=D@ DEC2?86 6G6?ED 5C2:?:?8 E96 C6D:56?ED]k^AmkAmp C62D@? E@ >@G6n }@E 7@C $2> r@@A6C @C 2?J @7 E96 D6?:@C 4:E:K6?D 96 >66ED] %96J D92C6 6IA6C:6?46D 2?5 D@@?[ 2D p=7C6 (@@52C5 D2JD[ “q@@>6CD D255=6 FA[ 86E E@86E96C 2?5 8@ E@ DE@A” H92E6G6C :E :D E92E’D 9F?E:?8 E96>]k^Am kAmx? E96 }6E7=:I D6C:6D[ 6I64FE:G6\AC@5F465 3J E96 sF776C qC@E96CD[ (@@52C5’D 492C24E6C FD6D 96C :?G6DE:82E:G6 ;@FC?2=:DE D<:==D E@ 7:?5 E96 D@FC46 @7 E96 AC@3=6>] x? 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