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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Town meeting day 2: A recap

April 14, 2009 11:44:52 PM

Town meeting day 2 got started at 7:40 pm (scheduled was 7:30 pm), with a noticeably lighter attendance than the first night. The biggest shocker for me? No Girl Scouts selling snacks in the lobby like on day 1. And I was totally jonesing for a brownie.
The good news is voters made it through all

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Open studio day: Call for artists

April 14, 2009 03:29:53 PM

The Southborough Arts Center is looking for more Southborough artists to participate in this year’s Open Studio Day on Saturday, May 2.
Open Studio Day is an opportunity for artists in town to open their home studios to residents for browsing and shopping. Artists who don’t have a studio to open can set up at the

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Town Meeting agrees to pay higher Algonquin assessment

April 14, 2009 12:27:41 PM

Southborough Town Meeting took the high road last night, and it will cost the town more than $200K next year.
At issue was how to distribute a major portion of the $17M Algonquin budget between the towns of Northborough and Southborough. There were two methods on the table: the regional agreement that has been in place

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Mark “The Bird” Fidrych dies at his home in Northborough

April 14, 2009 11:25:37 AM

You’ve probably already heard the news that former Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Mark Fidrych, nicknamed “The Bird,” died in an apparent accident at his home in Northborough yesterday. Fidrych played for Algonquin before he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 1974.
The Metrowest Daily News has more details, including some photos of

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Open registration for SEDP April vacation program

April 14, 2009 11:08:16 AM

We’ll get back to town meeting recaps in a bit, but first here’s another idea for something to do over April vacation.
The Southborough Extended Day Program (SEDP) is offering fun events and field trips during spring break, and registration is now open for all kids, not just those who participate in regular SEDP.
Here’s what’s planned

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Town meeting day 1: A recap

April 14, 2009 12:02:52 AM

Town meeting adjourned just after 11:00 pm tonight, and frankly I’m exhausted, so I’ll offer you a brief recap until I have the energy to write more.
The meeting got going around 7:15 pm. I don’t have much to compare it to, but it seemed like a decent turnout. We worked our way through articles 1

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