Monday, October 20, 2008

More details on the Algonquin threat

October 20, 2008 06:10:00 PM

Superintendent Charles Gobron sent an update to Algonquin parents this evening via the automated telephone system. Here’s what we’ve learned about the evacuation earlier today. Northborough police and fire investigators searched the building and found no “devices.” Southborough, Westborough, and state police aided the search. After further investigation, Northborough police determined the threat was a

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Breaking: Algonquin students sent home after threat

October 20, 2008 02:01:00 PM

Students at Algonquin were sent home shortly after 11 a.m. today in response to a written threat. Not many details are available at this point, but you can read what’s known in this article by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Update: More details here.

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Southborough’s Gravestone Girls

October 20, 2008 12:22:00 PM

Graveyard Girl Brenda Sullivan shows her group’s wares at Heritage Day in Southborough. (Photo from Metrowest Daily News) Southborough residents Brenda Sullivan and Maggie White, who along with Melissa Anderson of Worcester, make art out of gravestone carvings, were profiled in a recent Metrowest Daily News article. The Gravestone Girls use a casting process to

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A fun way to help the Belties

October 20, 2008 10:48:00 AM

Belties at Breakneck Hill Farm. (Photo from southboroughbelties.org) You’ve heard of swimming with the dolphins, how about running with the cows? You’ll have your chance to do just that at the first annual Breakneck Hill Cow Fund Cross Country Race and Fitness Walk on November 9th. (Okay, you won’t exactly get to run with the

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Conservation Commission cites concerns about Woodland Meadows

October 20, 2008 09:07:00 AM

Woodland Meadows is a proposed 4-story, 40-unit condo complex at 84 Turnpike Rd. It’s a 40B, meaning certain zoning laws can be relaxed in return for a portion of the development being affordable housing. But at last week’s Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, the Southborough Conservation Commission urged the ZBA not to waive permits related

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