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.
Algonquin’s Student Council shared more details about the upcoming community festival to raise funds for pediatric brain cancer research.
While the cause is a solemn one, the event is organized as a fun celebration for families with children (and teens) to enjoy. Read the full article → from More details on this Sunday’s “Kickin’ it for Kasey”
This Sunday, St. Mark’s School is holding its annual jazz festival. Read the full article → from Cutler Jazz Festival — April 12th
Highlights from last week’s competitions and what’s on tap this week in Algonquin Regional High School varsity sports. Read the full article → from The week in ARHS sports
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
As I’ve shared in the past, Southborough Recreation is pursuing a project to make major improvements to Fayville Park.
Next week, the Rec Commission is seeking to get more community engagement and feedback on the proposal. Read the full article → from Community invited to engage in discussions about Fayville Park (Updated)
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 (Updated)
An acclaimed gospel choir will give a “spirited performance” in a public concert at Pilgrim Church in ten days. Read the full article → from Celebrating Gospel Music — April 12th
There are many options in town for readers looking to attend Good Friday and Easter Services. Read the full article → from Good Friday and Easter services 2026
Whether you’re trying to motivate yourself to connect with nature or inspire your family members to explore the outdoors with you, you might want to take part in the “Connecting with SOLF!” challenge.
The Southborough Open Land Foundation is offering prizes for anyone who completes their special hunt for hidden puzzle pieces. The challenge also offers a special prize to the first six to track down all 9 pieces. So get hunting soon! Read the full article → from “Connecting with SOLF!” Puzzle Challenge
In March, I shared news about Southborough Youth & Family Services’ March & April newsletter. At that time, I focused on the March “Spotlights”. Now that it’s April, I want to highlight the initiatives the agency is focusing on this month. Read the full article → from SYFS Spotlights “Spring Cleaning” & Public Health (Updated)
Next week, community members are invited to join a virtual workshop on “Understanding Teen Depression”. The session is geared to helping parents of Northborough and Southborough teens. Read the full article → from Understanding Teen Depression — Tuesday
For over a year, the Planning Board has been working on zoning updates to attract more business revenue, while still protecting residents and conservation areas from negative impacts.
The result is Annual Town Meeting Article 17. On April 11th, voters will be asked to approve modernized and expanded uses, along with new restrictions, for Southborough’s Industrial Park Zone. Read the full article → from ATM Article 17: Updating Industrial Park zoning
Now through the end of April, a Southborough based company is offering the community a chance to support the Southborough Library, while enjoying mac & cheese that is better for their families. Read the full article → from Support the library while enjoying “a better mac & cheese”
The Town’s legislative branch, Town Meeting, will convene a week from Saturday to approve spending, possibly increase budgets, amend local bylaws, and “advise” officials.
I’ll be digging into some of the Warrant Articles leading up to Annual Town Meeting. For now, I’m providing a general overview, including the hot topics on the Warrant most likely to spark debate. Read the full article → from Overview of April 11th Annual Town Meeting (Updated)