I checked in with the drive volunteers and discovered a whole lot of routes are still unselected. You don’t have to be a scouting family to lend a hand. Read the full article → from Volunteers can still act quickly to pick a Route for Scouting for Food
Town scouts will be picking up contributions for the Southborough Food Pantry from neighborhoods all over town in a few weeks. Given the timing of issues with SNAP benefit programs, this comes at a time when pantry clients may be especially in need of community support. Read the full article → from Scouting for Food Route Pickup is 8-10 this morning
Southborough Youth and Family Services and the Southborough Senior Center are sponsoring a new support group for seniors dealing with grief. The program will meet bi-weekly starting a week from Monday. But space is limited and registration is due by Friday, November 7th. Read the full article → from Grief Support Group for Seniors (Updated)
St. Mark’s Church’s invites community members to share concerns with others and take part in guided and silent meditation. Read the full article → from New “Meditations for the Nations” series starting Wednesday afternoon
For a limited time this fall, The Friends of the Southborough Library are selling socks to show off your love for the library while raising funds for future programs, museum passes, and more. Read the full article → from Friends of the Library Socks Fundraiser ends next Thursday
For the 5th year, Southborough Kindergroup is hosting a free pre-Thanksgiving fun run — the Kids Turkey Trot. Read the full article → from Kids Turkey Trot – Nov 16: Sign up now!
Town scouts will be picking up contributions for the Southborough Food Pantry from neighborhoods all over town in a few weeks. Given the timing of issues with SNAP benefit programs, this comes at a time when pantry clients may be especially in need of community support. Read the full article → from Reminder: Scouting for Food is a week from Saturday
I received another posting of jobs available in Southborough. Read the full article → from Job listings
Missing Dogs Massachusetts is seeking to find the missing owners of a beagle found in Westborough and Husky found in Framingham within the past month. Read the full article → from Missing them?
National Grid has issued a “courtesy” notice about a Transmission Line Refurbishment Project that will take place in Southborough. They are inviting the public to attend a forum in two weeks. Read the full article → from National Grid Forum on Transmission Line Refurbishment — Thursday, November 6 (Updated)
Two years ago, I wrote about a family from Odessa Ukraine taking refuge in Southborough. Now, community members who helped support getting the family settled here are asking the public to sign a petition to help their efforts to get the family’s visas renewed. Read the full article → from Petitioners seeking help protecting immigration status of a Ukrainian family in Southborough
This Monday night, Southborough voters are invited to participate in a Special Town Meeting to vote on 10 Articles. For each Town Meeting, the Advisory Committee is charged with writing a report for voters to aid them in their decision making. The committee asked me to share that with readers in advance. Read the full article → from Letter from Advisory to Town Meeting Voters
Town scouts will be picking up contributions for the Southborough Food Pantry from neighborhoods all over town in a few weeks. Read the full article → from Scouting for Food — November 8
The annual Messiah concert will return to Pilgrim Church this December. Rehearsals for the traditional concert start in 2 ½ weeks. Read the full article → from Sing with the Messiah Community Chorus