Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Southborough Education spelling bee Friday night

March 25, 2009 03:20:43 PM

I am hopelessly dependent on my spell-checker. And those of you who have been reading this blog for a while now know even technology can’t completely mask my ineptitude when it comes to putting the right letters in the right order. That’s one reason you won’t find me on stage at Trottier on Friday night

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Cataloging the turtles

March 25, 2009 01:21:42 PM

Did you know that of the 10 terrestrial and aquatic turtles native to Massachusetts, six are on the state’s endangered species list? And some of those endangered critters might just call the Beals Preserve home. Members of the Southborough Open Land Foundation (SOLF), along with Turtle Conservation Biologist Lori Erb, are embarking on a project

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Cost estimates for Main Street undergounding still unknown

March 25, 2009 11:34:07 AM

At a public hearing on Monday night, Town Planner Vera Kolias outlined the statutory steps the town would need to go through to get utility lines along Main Street buried undergound, and that road likely leads to a vote at the special town meeting next fall. But one big piece that’s missing right now is

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Break-in at Red Barn Coffee

March 25, 2009 09:49:48 AM

I heard a rumor that Red Barn Coffee was broken into this week, so I stopped by the Police Department to check it out. Turns out it’s true. Officer James DeLuca told me the report came in around 6:00 am on Monday morning. The burglar pried open a side door to get in. The good

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It’s official: Hollywood may, or may not, be coming to Southborough

March 25, 2009 06:48:43 AM

Columbia Pictures wants to film part of an Adam Sandler comedy in Southborough, and they went before the Board of Selectmen last night to ask for permission. They didn’t get it, but they didn’t get rejected either. In May the movie company wants to set up a 5-day shoot inside and outside Pilgrim Church. The

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