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The big Pumpkin Stroll is this Sunday

Start planning how to carve or paint your pumpkins this year.

by Beth Melo on
Pumpkin stroll pics L-R cropped from photos by Rotary from Facebook and contributed with credit to Ron Hereema

Above: Will you contribute to the lit display of creatively carved/decorated pumpkins this year? (images L-R cropped from Rotary photos from Facebook and contributed with credit to Ron Hereema)

In Southborough, we don’t wait until just before Halloween to start carving jack o’lanterns. The community’s big annual display, organized by the Southborough Rotary Club, takes place during the upcoming three day Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day weekend. 

For those of you who plan to take part, you might want to start thinking about how to decorate your gourds this year. Other readers will want to mark their calendars to check out the Pumpkin Stroll this Sunday.

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Deer hunting season open: Wear Blaze Orange including on some conservation properties

Beals Preserve and Lynbrook Hollow are two of the spaces in town where bright orange is recommended. DCR has others. And hunters may also have permission on other privately owned spaces.

by Beth Melo on

With Deer Hunting open, I’m sharing SOLF”s news, MassDCR’s info, and the state’s info on hikers taking caution. Read the full article → from Deer hunting season open: Wear Blaze Orange including on some conservation properties

One Stop Grant to continue Wayfinding project

A new grant increases the state's spending on conceptualizing and designing branding and directional signage for downtown Southborough to over $100K

by Beth Melo on

As I posted earlier, Southborough was awarded two grants through the state’s “One Stop” application process. The smaller of those grants was $77K for Phase 2 of the Town’s “Wayfinding” project.

The decision for the Town to pursue more funding for the downtown branding and signage project is notable given the Town’s current financial issues. Read the full article → from One Stop Grant to continue Wayfinding project

History Hike on Peninsula Trail — Saturday

The guided walk includes a chance to look at the site of the footbridge the Trails Committee is seeking CPA funds to build.

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The Southborough Trails Committee asked me to help them promote a free “guided history hike” in town this weekend.

The “Southborough History Hike on Peninsula Trail” is offered in partnership with Mass DCR (Dept of Conservation & Recreation). Read the full article → from History Hike on Peninsula Trail — Saturday

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