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Residents have their say on village zoning

March 4, 2010 11:13:37 AM

Proposed changes to village zoning have elicited a strong response from village residents, and last night an impressive number turned out to share their opinions at a public hearing. The exchange was (mostly) civil, and in the end it seemed to have an impact.

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Residents speak out against proposed changes to village zoning

March 2, 2010 12:57:57 PM

How would you like an art gallery in downtown Southborough? What about a playhouse? Or more restaurants and shops? The Zoning Advisory Committee (ZAC) believes enabling that type of development downtown — as well as in Southborough’s other three villages — is key to reinvigorating the village district. But some downtown residents feel the specific zoning changes proposed by the ZAC will threaten the historic character of the village districts, and they plan to share their concerns at a public hearing on the matter tomorrow night.

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Owner wants to develop land at Stonybrook Golf Course

February 2, 2010 12:47:54 PM

Tucked away at the end of Valley Road ?, Stonybrook Golf Course has been in operation for somewhere around 40 years. For the last decade it’s been owned and operated by Kevin Sullivan. But Sullivan told the Planning Board last week that the business is faltering and he wants to close up shop.

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Town to hold public forums on open space and the villages

January 28, 2010 04:27:59 PM

Do you care about open space in Southborough? Or about the future of the town’s four village districts? There’s a massive zoning project underway that will impact development in town for decades to come.

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Southborough Master Plan receives award

December 29, 2009 11:38:45 AM

It took a whole lot of meetings, debate, public forums, and research to come up with Southborough’s Master Plan which was finalized in 2008. All that hard work was recently recognized with an award from the American Planning Association.

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Southboro Medical complex expanding a bit

December 8, 2009 12:02:57 PM

Local developer Tony Kwan secured approval from the Planning Board last week to add 3,000 square feet to the Southboro Medical complex on Newton Street.

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Development planned at Murphy sisters’ crash site

October 21, 2009 09:24:34 AM

If you’ve driven down Northboro Road recently, you’ve probably noticed that trees on the south side of the road have been cleared, including those surrounding the site of the fatal Murphy sisters’ car accident.
Since the crash four years ago that killed 17-year-old Shauna and 15-year-old Meghan Murphy, the site has stood as a makeshift memorial,

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Help shape the future of Main Street

September 15, 2009 09:39:29 AM

The town has held a number of public meetings to share information about and get feedback on the reconstruction of Main Street, and the next in the series will be on Thursday night.
The town’s first design was rejected by Mass Highway earlier this year. Since then, the town and project engineers Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc.

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On the warrant: Burying utilities lines on Main Street

August 31, 2009 02:52:16 PM

At some point in the next few years, Main Street in Southborough will be torn up to make a host of roadway improvements. When that work happens, a group in town would also like to see the utility lines along Main Street buried to improve the overall aesthetics of the downtown area.
The roadway improvements are

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Developer presents Woodland Meadows plans

August 27, 2009 03:45:28 PM

The Metrowest Daily News has a recap of last night’s Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on Woodland Meadows, the proposed 40B development off Oak Hill Road.
Developer Robert Heavey proposes 16 townhouses off Oak Hill Road at Rte. 9, behind the Walgreens store. He discussed with the board changes that could be made to the plan

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Business relocates, leaves vacancy downtown

August 25, 2009 09:48:45 AM

For a while now, FitSense Technology has occupied the red building at 21 Boston Road between Lamy Insurance and Falconi Bros. Just recently the company jumped ship and moved to Westborough.
I’ve always thought that property was a prime piece of downtown real estate. I have no information on the owner and what plans he might

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Southborough landowners complain about ZBA treatment

July 24, 2009 12:34:50 PM

In a letter to the Metrowest Daily News published today, a Southborough landowner said she and her husband “feel like we have been hit by a truck” after a recent Zoning Board of Appeals meeting.
The couple attended the meeting to urge the board to decline a request by a major land developer to rezone a

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Regional planners suggest improvements to I-495

July 22, 2009 09:58:54 AM

A couple regional planning committees have been studying the I-495 corridor from Berlin to Hopkinton, including the portion that runs through Southborough. This week they presented some ideas to improve the traffic capacity of interchanges on 495 and to reduce traffic along the corridor, reports the Metrowest Daily News.
In addition to redesigning the interchange at

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Construction underway on new Fay School complex

July 13, 2009 02:47:31 PM

Fay School has started construction on their new primary school complex off Middle Road. The buildings, designed to have the look and feel of a New England village, will house Fay’s new kindergarten and pre-kindergarten classes. The historic Goodnow House, built in 1819, will be incorporated into the complex.
Construction is expected to be finished in

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