June 2010

Reminder: Library Fourth of July parade to be held tomorrow

June 30, 2010 02:25:43 PM

The annual Southborough Library Fourth of July Parade will be held tomorrow Thursday, July 1, at 11:00 am. All children are invited to march from the library to the Town House. Refreshments will be provided after the parade.

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No decision on whether to reimburse legal fees for town employees

June 30, 2010 11:45:04 AM

The Board of Selectmen again last night considered whether to reimburse $14K in legal fees incurred by town employees as part of the so-called Southborough Eight investigation. While two selectmen — Bill Boland and John Rooney — said they were strongly in favor of doing so, the board ultimately deferred its decision.

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Woodward basketball court gets a new coat of paint

June 30, 2010 09:39:23 AM

Tom Finelli, president of Southborough Youth Basketball, and four Algonquin hoops players hit the court at Woodward yesterday, but instead of basketballs they wielded paint brushes.

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What the fire department has been up to

June 30, 2010 07:04:55 AM

Fire department logs for the week.

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Truck Day at the Southborough Library

June 29, 2010 02:16:06 PM

The Southborough Library is hosting Truck Day on Thursday, July 8 — a day when kids who love trucks will get to do more than just read about them.

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A return to bus parking at Gulbankian Farms?

June 29, 2010 11:47:25 AM

The Metrowest Daily News has published a couple of stories recently on a dispute between Gulbankian Farms and its neighbors. The Gulbankian family wants to park up to 14 school buses on their property at the corner of Mt. Vickery Road and Route 85 starting July 1. Some neighbors oppose the move because of concerns about noise, traffic, and emissions.

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A chance to talk health care with Rep. Carolyn Dykema

June 29, 2010 09:35:03 AM

Sandy Ellis, a nurse with the Massachusetts Nurses Association, has set up a meeting with State Representative Carolyn Dykema — who counts in her district Southborough Precincts 2 and 3 — to talk health care, and she’s looking for some Southborough residents to join her.

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Why flags are at half staff today – Tuesday, June 29

June 29, 2010 07:01:47 AM

Flags in Southborough and across the state will fly at half staff until further notice for two legislators who died recently.

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Do you drink the water in Southborough?

June 28, 2010 03:06:48 PM

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority recently released its annual water quality report — you should have received a copy in the mail, but you can also check it out online — and Southborough did just fine. When tested for PCE, lead, and copper, our water was well below the detection limits.

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Southborough sets aside cash for legal battle with Northborough

June 28, 2010 12:08:15 PM

At their town meeting this spring, Northborough voters allocated $100K for a battle with Southborough over the ongoing Algonquin reimbursement dispute. Last week, Southborough decided to set aside some cash of its own.

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Diabetes support groups offered at Southboro Medical

June 28, 2010 09:39:39 AM

Southboro Medical Group wants you to know about two support groups they offer for people suffering from diabetes. One is for those with Type 2 diabetes, the other is for women with Type 1 diabetes. Both are open to all, regardless of whether you’re a patient at Southboro Medical.

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The week in government

June 28, 2010 07:03:55 AM

A list of department and committee meetings for the week.

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Girls lacrosse league celebrates season

June 25, 2010 03:28:13 PM

Above: The NSGL end-of-year party (contributed photo) A My Southborough reader sent in this report of the end-of-year celebration for the girls youth lacrosse league: The Northborough – Southborough Girls Lacrosse End of Year party was held June 7 at the Pavilion of Neary School in Southborough. The girls from grades 3-8 celebrated another great

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‘Grown Ups’ opens today – will you see it?

June 25, 2010 11:45:56 AM

Above: Adam Sandler and Chris Rock filming in Southborough last year. The Massachusetts-filmed ‘Grown Ups’ is not getting particularly good reviews, but that may not matter to many Southborough fans. I mean, how often do you get to see our hometown on the big screen? The question is, will those opening clips of Pilgrim Church

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