Above: A guided tour will focus on historic homes in our area. (image contributed by Histoury)
It turns out that Southborough residents may not be the only ones who appreciate our Town’s history.
An architectural/historical tour agency is promoting an upcoming tour this spring that will feature homes in three “Boroughs” including our little borough. Read the full article →
I’m sharing news on two recent court cases related to the Southborough Police Department that made headlines.
One was for charges that the police are pressing in court after an allegedly violent fight at Southborough’s Owen O’Leary’s. The other is a case the Town won, defending a decision made three years ago by the former chief in denying a resident’s application for a firearms license. Read the full article → from SPD Court Update
The Southborough based New England Center for Children’s annual 5K Walk/Run for Autism is this weekend. Online registration closes today. But, as always, you can register the morning of on site. Read the full article → from Reminder: NECC’s 5K for Autism is this Saturday!
The annual “Candidates Night” will be held at the Southborough Library on Thursday, May 8th. I’m also updating who will be participating, who is on the May 13th ballot, and how to apply for absentee ballots. Read the full article → from Town Election Update: A second race (re)announced
John “Jack” E. Hempel, a man of infinite wisdom and honor, who loved his wife and daughters and life on Cape Cod, died April 26, 2025, of complications from a long illness. Read the full article → from Obituary: John “Jack” E. Hempel, 85
Southborough Recreation is promoting an event that should make a lot of young residents very happy this Saturday. The Town is putting on a Touch-A-Truck event. Read the full article → from Touch-A-Truck event this Sunday
Highlights from last week’s competitions and what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from The week in sports
Here is a selection of the committee and board meetings for the week along with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government
With the Special Town Meeting coming up a week from Saturday, and the Town ballot question a few days later, some residents may be realizing they still have a lot of questions about the Neary Building Project.
The Neary Building Committee has scheduled two more opportunities. Plus, I’m sharing links to videos from the forums already held. Read the full article → from Two final Neary Building Project forums before the big votes (Updated)
Here are highlights of what’s happening around (or related to) our town this weekend through next. Read the full article → from Events this week (Updated)
Here are highlights of what’s happening around (or related to) our town this weekend through next. Read the full article → from Weekend-at-a-Glance
The Southborough Library is bringing back Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens for another gardening workshop this Tuesday. This time the focus is on growing “the most nutritionally dense food on the planet”. Read the full article → from “Grow Your Leafy Greens” — Tuesday
The annual “Candidates Night” will be held at the Southborough Library on Thursday, May 8th. I’m also updating who will be participating, who is on the May 13th ballot, and how to apply for absentee ballots. Read the full article → from Town Election: Candidates’ Night and Absentee Ballots (Updated)
The Southborough Library is again hosting another round of the weekly Young Scientists program for kids aged 3-6. Read the full article → from “Young Scientists” returns next week