There’s no denying it’s been one wet week. Fire Chief John Mauro Jr. has been measuring the precipitation at the fire station and reports that since the storms began earlier this week,they’ve had over 4.5 inches of water.

Every year the Southborough Fire Department practices ice and water rescues. That’s a good thing for a town with as much water as we have. But something tells me the rescue they undertook yesterday isn’t the sort of thing they were training for.

Southborough fire recruit Scott Navaroli was featured in a recent piece by the Metrowest Daily News on firefighter fitness.

Southborough resident Christopher Manoloules, 18, was denied bail last week on charges that he murdered his uncle in Hyannis last September.
The Metrowest Daily News reports Manoloules’ attorney, Gerald Alch, told the judge his client had no motive for the murder.
“My client was used and abused,” Alch said. “Our evidence will show my client was manipulated