Friday, April 17, 2009

Southborough in the news

April 17, 2009 04:13:08 PM

Your weekly sample of stories in the local media that have a Southborough connection. Particularly good if you want some Doritos for the ride “People that live in Southborough, they’d like more parking around the site.” —Vinnie Patel, manager of Fitzgerald’s General Store on his hope to offer commuter rail parking at the store. He

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Metrowest is the new Hollywood

April 17, 2009 03:19:25 PM

Southborough isn’t the only Metrowest town seeing stars this spring. Kevin Costner and Ben Affleck were in Framingham this week. Southborough’s brush with the Hollywood famous will happen in May assuming all the contracts get signed. I’ll have an update on that hopefully next week, so stay tuned.

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The sounds of spring

April 17, 2009 12:05:08 PM

The happy screams of children playing outside. The soft buzz of drowsy insects. The gentle rustle of new leaves. The incessant clunk, clunk, clunk of a robin throwing itself against my window. As I sit here typing, a robin is engaged in mortal combat with his reflection in my picture window. He attacks the window

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Buffalo Soldier exhibit wrapping up this weekend

April 17, 2009 09:45:36 AM

If you haven’t checked out any of the Buffalo Soldier exhibits, you have one more chance. For the past 6 weeks or so, Stony Brook Museum has presented Southborough resident Pete DePina‘s collection of Buffalo Soldier memorabilia along with various guest speakers. On Sunday the exhibit moves to the hall at Pilgrim Church and will

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Art in Bloom exhibit this weekend

April 17, 2009 06:54:06 AM

The Southborough Gardeners will welcome spring this weekend with an Art in Bloom exhibit at St. Mark’s. Thirty-one gardeners will exhibit floral arrangements that interpret sculptures, water colors, oil paintings, pencil drawings and photographs created by art students at St. Mark’s School. An opening gala takes place tonight from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Refreshments and

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