Wednesday, October 8, 2008

International walk to school day

October 8, 2008 07:27:00 PM

Today was International Walk to School Day, a nationwide event that promotes physical activity for kids, green commuting, and safety. Towns across the country sponsored events like walk to school parades, “walking school buses,” walkability checklists, and classroom activities. Forty-nine Massachusetts towns participated, but not Southborough or any surrounding towns. My daughter is barely walking,

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Keep an eye out for the girls in green on Heritage Day

October 8, 2008 01:12:00 PM

Heritage Day is all about fun and games, and thanks to the initiative of a local Girl Scout troop, you’ll be able to take some of the fun home with you. The eighth-graders in Southborough Troop 2766 have put together a 44-page book full of games, puzzles, coloring, and other activities inspired by Southborough and

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Planning Board met with EMC and decided … what?

October 8, 2008 07:50:00 AM

On Monday night the Planning Board met with EMC officials to discuss 16 conditions attached to EMC’s proposed 445-acre development on the Southborough-Westborough line. This is the latest in a series of discussions about the project. In August, Southborough rejected the project because they didn’t have time to review last-minute details provided by EMC. EMC

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On the market (10/08)

October 8, 2008 07:43:00 AM

New on the market this week is this cute little number at 9 School St. listed for  $449,000. The numbers for this week: Number of homes on the market: 73 Lowest asking price: $199,900 Highest asking price: $2,999,900 Full listings

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Cubs win the world series … the Southborough Cubs, that is

October 8, 2008 05:44:00 AM

The hopes of the Chicago Cubs may have been dashed, but for the Southborough Cubs, it was another story entirely. In the Metrowest Adult Baseball League’s best of three championship series, the Southborough Cubs took both games of a double-header against the Framingham Orioles on Sunday to win the title. Congrats to the Cubies!

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