Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Gas prices on the rise

June 30, 2009 04:12:19 PM

Gas prices fell by two cents this week, but overall they’re up an average of almost $1.00 since the start of the year. That may sound bad, but let’s remember that last year at this time prices were up over $4.00 a gallon. The state average is $2.62 for a gallon of regular. The Gulf

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Kids’ Fourth of July Parade on Wednesday

June 30, 2009 02:03:50 PM

The Southborough Library will hold its annual Fourth of July Parade on Wednesday. All kids are invited to march from the Library up to the Town House. The parade starts at 11:00 am. Refreshments will be provided.

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Follow-up discussion about Southborough’s villages

June 30, 2009 11:54:07 AM

Back in April, the Zoning Advisory Committee (ZAC) held a public workshop on the future of Southborough’s village districts — Downtown, Fayville, Cordaville, and Southville. There was a scheduling conflict that night, and some residents were unable to attend, so the ZAC will hold another discussion on Wednesday night. The discussion is part of an

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Volunteers sought for PILOT committee

June 30, 2009 09:29:06 AM

You pay property taxes (pressumably). I pay property taxes. But some of the biggest landowners in town don’t. St. Mark’s, Fay School, The New England Center for Children, and Harvard are all tax-exempt non-profit organizations, which means they’re not required to pay property taxes on land they own. But while they don’t pay taxes, they

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In the media: Locals join Pike lawsuit

June 30, 2009 06:59:36 AM

Southborough resident Robert Ackley was one of three original plantiffs in the class-action lawsuit against the Turnpike Authority that alleges unfair taxation. The Metrowest Daily News has a story on how the lawsuit came to be: In March, Sandra Murphy had a letter published in the Daily News, arguing the Mass. Turnpike toll system is

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