February 2009

3 things to do this weekend

February 27, 2009 02:11:55 PM

Photo by chocolate monster mel Buffalo Soldier presentation – Saturday The Buffalo Soldier exhibit at the Southborough Historical Museum continues this weekend. Guest speaker Benny White representing the Massachusetts 54th Regiment will attend in period costume to deliver an hourly “fireside chat.” The exhibit is open from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The museum is

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What Southborough is reading, and watching

February 27, 2009 12:22:51 PM

Every so often the Central Mass library updates a list of the most popular titles in their catalog. While they don’t break the list down by town, it’s probably a safe assumption that what’s popular in all of Central Mass is also popular in Southborough. Here are the top books and videos as measured by

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Fees on the rise at Algonquin

February 27, 2009 10:03:24 AM

From parking to sports to lunch, it’s going to cost more to send your kids to Algonquin next year. At the regional school committee meeting on Wednesday night, Superintendent Charles Gobron said fee increases are needed to fill gaps in the budget, but acknowledged the increases weren’t going to win him any popularity contests. He’s

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Early info on funeral arrangements for Dennis Wrenn

February 27, 2009 06:42:58 AM

Many of you have been waiting for information about funeral arrangements for Dennis Wrenn. Dates aren’t set yet, but Susan Peghiny Faccenda, co-president of the Northborough-Southborough Music Association (NSMA), passed along this information: Arrangements to celebrate Dennis’ life and work are taking shape.  Although final dates, locations and active participants need to be determined, this

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School calendar for 2009-2010

February 26, 2009 11:17:30 PM

It’s official. School is going to start really late next year. The first day for students in Northborough and Southborough will be September 2. The 2009-2010 calendar was approved Wednesday night by the regional school committee. It had already been approved by the Northborough and Southborough school committees. I’ve posted the full calendar for your

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More tributes to Dennis Wrenn

February 26, 2009 01:45:36 PM

An Algonquin grad blogs about yesterday’s Mass at St. Rose of Lima, the Community Advocate runs a touching story, and the school committee offers a moment of silence in honor of Mr. Wrenn. Here are the details. A man who was loved by so many Algonquin grad and Northborough resident Jason Freitas attended yesterday’s Mass

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Pop Warner early bird discount ends Saturday

February 26, 2009 11:42:58 AM

If you’re kids want to do Pop Warner football or cheerleading this year, now is the time to register. If you sign up on or before February 28, the cost is $100. After that it jumps to $150. Teams are available for kids aged 7 to 14. Practice starts next August. For more details, or

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Latest from the fire department

February 26, 2009 09:44:16 AM

Lots of false alarms in the logs this week — from alarm systems, to smoke detectors, to carbon monoxide detectors. Check out all the action in the latest fire log.

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Tom Mead named new Algonquin principal

February 25, 2009 11:47:03 PM

Starting July 1, Algonquin will have a new principal, and Superintendent Charles Gobron announced last night that principal will be Tom Mead. Mead, currently an assistant principal at Andover High School, beat out Trottier principal Linda Murdock for the position. “Both candidates were stellar and had so much to offer the school,” Gobron said. Gobron

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A bridge in need of repair

February 25, 2009 02:12:29 PM

The next time you drive under the Mass Pike bridge that crosses over Route 85 just north of Richards Road, slow down and take a look around. Notice all that orange paint highlighting the cracks and crumbling supports? Notice the exposed rebar? Unnerving, isn’t it? According to a recent article in the Milford Daily News

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New Algonquin principal to be named tonight

February 25, 2009 12:39:55 PM

Superintendent Charles Gobron is expected to announce his choice for Algonquin principal at the regional school committee meeting tonight. In the running are current Trottier principal Linda Murdock and Tom Mead, assistant principal at Andover High School. The school committee meeting starts at 7:00 pm in the Algonquin library. But not to worry if you

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What kids are learning at Woodward

February 25, 2009 11:22:15 AM

Woodward kids have been big on multimedia lately with a rash of new videos posted to the Woodfin Podbean site in recent weeks. In one series of videos, Woodward second and third graders review books in the running for the 2009 Wood-Award. The students considered over 50 books published in 2008 and voted for the

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No contested races so far

February 25, 2009 09:42:28 AM

It could be an easy year for Southborough incumbents. There are 13 positions open on ten different Southborough boards, and as of today none of them are being contested. Moreover, no one — not even incumbents — has signed up to run for four of the positions. But there’s still time since the paperwork isn’t

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Southborough in the news

February 25, 2009 06:44:16 AM

Who here remembers V66? Thanks to a story in the Boston Globe, we get to trip down memory lane in this installment of Southborough in the News — a weekly collection of stories in the local media that have a Southborough connection. We built this city on V66 “We knew people wanted to see life

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