Coverage of Southborough events. Focus on events taking place in town. Includes features about events related to residents or local organizations. Also includes information on town government's open meetings.
The community is asked to donate at the travelling blood donation center that serves Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Read the full article → from Donate at the Bloodmobile — Thursday
The Southborough Library is bringing back a popular educator on a nature-driven topic. In an upcoming workshop, kids will learn about tracking signs of wildlife. Read the full article → from Sign kids up for Intro to Wildlife Tracking — October 14
SFD is planning to welcome the public to a fun and educational Open House again this Heritage Day. Read the full article → from Fire Dept Open House at Heritage Day
Results from last week’s competitions, media highlights, and what’s on tap this week in Algonquin Regional High School varsity sports. Read the full article → from The week in ARHS sports
The Friends of the Southborough Library’s Heritage Day Sale will feature the usual books and baked goodies, across the street from the main field.
I’m posting details on how the community can support the library by volunteering their help, donating baked goods, or simply shopping the sale. Read the full article → from Friends of Library’s Heritage Day Sale — October 12th
In Southborough, we don’t wait until just before Halloween to start carving jack o’lanterns. The community’s big annual display, organized by the Southborough Rotary Club, takes place during the three day Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day weekend.
For those of you who plan to take part, you might want to start thinking about how to decorate your gourds this year. Other readers will want to mark their calendars to check out the Pumpkin Stroll this Sunday. Read the full article → from The big Pumpkin Stroll is this Sunday
Here is a selection of the committee and board meetings for the week along with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government
Here are highlights of what’s happening around (or related to) our town this weekend through next. Read the full article → from Events this week
Here are highlights of what’s happening around (or related to) our town this weekend. Read the full article → from Weekend-at-a-Glance
Soccer-loving kids and teens can make penalty shots in an effort to win Knights of Columbus’ Soccer Challenge. Read the full article → from KofC Soccer Challenge at Heritage Day
For those thinking about exhibiting this year, the deadline to register is the end of this month. Sign up has also opened for groups to march in the parade. Read the full article → from Heritage Day 2026 is a week from Monday
The Southborough Trails Committee asked me to help them promote a free “guided history hike” in town this weekend.
The “Southborough History Hike on Peninsula Trail” is offered in partnership with Mass DCR (Dept of Conservation & Recreation). Read the full article → from History Hike on Peninsula Trail — Saturday
Special Town Meeting is coming up in 2½ weeks. Here’s my overview of what’s up for a vote. (And some logistics.) Read the full article → from October 17th Special Town Meeting Overview (Updated)
If you like hunting for bargains that come from actual basements — carve out some time to shop this weekend’s Town Wide Yard Sale.
The organizer of the big event asked me to share the official address list — and even better — an interactive online map. Read the full article → from The “Town Wide Yard Sale” is this weekend (Updated)