July 2010

What the fire department has been up to

July 28, 2010 07:17:31 AM

The latest Fire Department call logs.

Gulbankians to go before zoning board Wednesday night

July 27, 2010 02:46:27 PM

At their meeting on Wednesday night, the Zoning Board of Appeals will try to sort out what businesses can legally operate on the Gulbankian Farms property at the corner of Mt. Vickery and Cordaville Roads.

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Garfield House going up for auction

July 27, 2010 12:18:24 PM

There’s already been some discussion of this on the blog, but for those of you who haven’t heard, the so-called Garfield House — the stone house on the corner of Main Street and Deerfoot Road — will be going up for auction on Tuesday, August 17.

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Proposed strip club on Framingham-Southborough border a no-go … for now

July 27, 2010 09:56:22 AM

Several of you emailed me about this last week. An entrepreneur from Groton had hoped to open a “classy” strip club at the former Tin Alley Grill on Route 9 in Framingham just east of the Southborough border. It would be what one reader called “a decidedly unsavory entry to town.”

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Clothes dryer ignites fire in Richards Road home

July 27, 2010 07:27:37 AM

The Southborough Fire Department responded to a fire on Richards Road on Saturday.

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Drop in crafts day at the library on Tuesday

July 26, 2010 02:40:53 PM

The theme this summer at the Southborough Library Children’s Room is Go Green At Your Library. There is an interactive display on recycling along with other programs around going green.

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In the media: The latest Southborough headlines

July 26, 2010 12:07:34 PM

For those of you who haven’t see the headlines, here’s a recap of the news from the past two weeks while I’ve been away.

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What I did on my blogcation

July 26, 2010 09:46:43 AM

Each summer we rent a cabin on a little lake in New Hampshire. I look forward it all year — the time with family, the peace and quiet, the cool water, the call of the loons at dusk, the spiders as big as your head. … Okay, maybe not so much that last part.

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The week in government

July 26, 2010 07:18:16 AM

A list of department and committee meetings for the week.

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Red Cross blood drive at St. Anne Church on Monday

July 15, 2010 09:35:49 AM

The Red Cross will hold a blood drive at St. Anne Church (20 Boston Road) on Monday, July 19 from 2:00 to 7:00 pm. Anyone who donates will get a free carton of Friendly’s ice cream.

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Open thread: Talk amongst yourselves

July 12, 2010 10:51:53 AM

For almost two years now I’ve posted stories on this blog nearly every weekday — to the tune of more than 2,200 posts all told — and I’ve decided I’ve earned myself a little break. So, for the next two weeks I’m going to enjoy some time off from the blog, a blogcation if you will.

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The week in government

July 12, 2010 07:15:31 AM

A list of department and committee meetings for the week.

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Photos: Southborough Library Truck Day

July 9, 2010 02:42:58 PM

Kids young and old got to explore all different kinds of trucks at the Southborough Library Truck Day yesterday — from a fire engine and ambulance to a bulldozer and dump truck and even one from Ted’s Towing.

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