Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Southborough in the news

February 18, 2009 02:20:56 PM

Each week I bring you a collection of quotes from stories in the local media that have a Southborough connection. This week the stories center around two main themes: the economy and autism. J-Mac inspires Trottier students “The topic I want to talk to you about is that dreams do come true. Life is full

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A new way to pay for school lunches

February 18, 2009 12:10:47 PM

Your days of scrounging around for dollar bills so your kid can buy lunch at school are coming to an end. Southborough schools will soon implement a pre-pay system for lunches. Director of Business for the Northborough-Southborough School District Cheryl Levesque says the system will be a low-tech one at first, probably taking the form

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What your neighbors had to say about subdivisions

February 18, 2009 09:50:51 AM

(This is the third in a series of posts about last week’s open meeting on zoning review. A group of residents and committee members who assembled at the Town House were asked five questions related to zoning. I’ll cover one question each day this week. Up today is subdivisions.) The town calls them major residential

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Are you smarter than an eigth grader?

February 18, 2009 07:12:00 AM

Give this one a try: Five couples were at a party. If each person shook hands exactly once with everyone else except his/her spouse, how many handshakes were exchanged? You may be scratching your head over that puzzler, but to several Trottier eight graders it’s a piece of cake. The students are part of the

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