From the daily archives:

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Southborough wildlife: Waterfowl edition

October 27, 2009 04:01:44 PM

I was taking shots of this swan cruising the reservoir off Parkerville Road:

When this guy popped out of the brush:

A heron, I think? He didn’t stick around long:

Meanwhile, across the road, a gaggle of geese was loitering on someone’s lawn:

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Two business along Route 9 broken into

October 27, 2009 01:55:21 PM

Two Route 9 businesses — Town Line Rentals and Shrubs & Trees — were broken into on Friday night. The thief made off with about $50 from Town Line Rentals. The owner of Shrubs & Trees wouldn’t say if anything was taken.
The businesses are both located on Route 9 east.
The incidents are still under investigation. More details

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Growing up in Southborough: Memories and photos

October 27, 2009 11:50:50 AM

One of the things I’ve enjoyed most about this blog is the occasional story about what Southborough was like years ago. One keeper of such stories is Judith Bailey Keneman who grew up in Southborough in the 1950’s and 1960’s. She now lives in New Jersey.
Judith and her family lived in the Kidder Estate, now

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The yellow building goes to auction

October 27, 2009 09:38:11 AM

It sat vacant for years as those of us in town speculated about what might become of it. Now the yellow Georgian-style building at the corner of Cordaville and Southville Roads will go up for auction on November 17.

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Reminder: Northoro Road bridge now closed

October 27, 2009 07:01:33 AM

The Northboro Road bridge is now officially closed to traffic. I drove by today and barriers were up on both sides of the bridge and the site was crowded with crews working on replacing the structure which was deemed unsafe by MassHighway.
You can find a detour map here. The bridge is scheduled to re-open in

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