From the daily archives:

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Breaking: Residents warned of suspicious activity

June 17, 2009 05:17:42 PM

A couple My Southborough readers contacted me to say they received reverse-911 calls from the Southborough Police Department warning them to check for cut window screens and to be on the lookout for suspicious vehicles. Not all residents got the call (I didn’t).
I’ll update you when I have more info.
Update 1: In a second reverse-911

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Food pantry donations holding steady

June 17, 2009 03:34:02 PM

The Metrowest Daily News recently reported that donations at area food pantries are down. But Southborough Food Pantry organizer Barbara Jandrue tells me donations there have been holding steady. “We have been very fortunate,” she said.
Jandrue said they also haven’t seen the increase in demand that other towns have. She encourages anyone who needs assistance

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In the media: Southborough resident remembers Worcester Tornado

June 17, 2009 01:46:23 PM

The Metrowest Daily News recently talked with Alice Phillipo who lived in Southborough when the Worcester Tornado hit 56 years ago last week.
“We were in the front part of the house when the tornado came in from the back (from the west),” she said. “When the thing came through, we could see some of the

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Kids and parents show up in support of skateboard park

June 17, 2009 11:43:40 AM

The Hearing Room at the Town House was as packed as I’ve ever seen it for the Board of Selectmen meeting last night, but it was anything but your typical crowd. The seats were filled mostly by teenagers and their parents, all of whom came to lend their support for a new skateboard park.
Recreation Director

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Police chief search committee named

June 17, 2009 09:10:53 AM

Selectmen named the following people to the police chief search committee at their meeting last night:

Desiree Aselbekian, a teacher and former school committee member
Susan Dargan, current Chairwoman of the Regional School Committee and member of the Southborough School Committee
Barbara Murphy, long-time human resources professional and former member of several town boards
John Rooney, attorney and former

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What the fire department has been up to this week

June 17, 2009 06:53:33 AM

Here are the latest logs from the Southborough Fire Department:
Tuesday 6/9/09
09:36 EMS call, Nichols Street
11:14 EMS call, Coslin Drive
17:26 Passenger vehicle fire, Turnpike Road
Wednesday 6/10/09
08:14 EMS call, Cordaville Road
08:21 EMS call, Turnpike Road
11:36 EMS call, Newton Street
15:11 Unintentional smoke detector activation, no fire, General Henry Knox Road
Thursday 6/11/09
07:56 Vehicle accident Southville Road and Cordaville Road
08:06

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