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Earth Day volunteers pick up 550 bags of trash

May 14, 2010 11:53:33 AM

This one is a bit late in coming, but back on May 1, Southborough held its annual Spring Clean Up. DPW Superintendent Karen Galligan told me 52 groups signed up to collect trash from roadways across town.

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Framingham man sentenced in Southville Road crash

May 7, 2010 07:03:36 AM

Framingham resident Ian Schimke, 20, was sentenced to 4 to 6 years in state prison for causing a car crash on Southville Road in December 2008 that killed a Framingham teen.

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Meet the candidate: Andrew Mills (Planning Board)

May 6, 2010 10:27:16 AM

Andrew Mills is running for a seat on the Planning Board. Learn more about his plans and qualifications in his own words.

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Reserve you community garden plot

May 4, 2010 02:17:00 PM
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Last year the popular community garden plots at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land were chock full of tomatoes, pumpkins, zucchini, sunflowers, and more. This year organizers expect demand for the plots may be even greater, with a chance that demand could exceed availability.

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MWDN: Town hasn’t handed over legal bills

May 4, 2010 09:36:10 AM

The Metrowest Daily News reported this morning that they have yet to receive copies of the legal bills they requested related to the Southborough Eight investigation. By law the town had until the end of last week to comply with MWDN’s Freedom of Information Act request, or provide a reason why they couldn’t.

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The month in review: April 2010

May 3, 2010 02:26:05 PM

A look back at the hot stories and discussions in April 2010.

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22 Southborough residents ran this year’s marathon

April 23, 2010 12:09:27 PM
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Who knows if it’s our proximity to the starting line in Hopkinton, or all the 5K runs we hold in town that serve as training opportunities, but per capita, Southborough had more residents run the Boston Marathon this year than almost any other town in Massachusetts. Only four towns had a higher per capita rate.

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Town Meeting rejects article to control use of civilian flaggers

April 15, 2010 10:35:31 AM
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What was billed as a bylaw change to modernize outdated language in the town’s traffic code at town meeting on Tuesday night, became a debate about civilian flaggers versus police details. And when all was said and done, Town Meeting opted to stick with the old language and voted down the article.

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On the market this week

April 15, 2010 08:51:51 AM
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What went on and off the market this week.

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In the media: Southborough students have recycling in the bag

April 7, 2010 07:05:19 AM

The Metrowest Daily News reports on a novel recycling program at Woodward. Students are collecting empty drink pouches – think Caprisun and the like – and sending them to New Jersey-based TerraCycle to be made into useful items like backpacks. The school gets two cents for each pouch collected.

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Countdown to town meeting: What do you want to know?

April 6, 2010 09:51:55 AM

Southborough’s annual town meeting starts next Monday night, April 12 at 7:00 pm at the Trottier Middle School Auditorium.

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Annual town report and town meeting warrant posted

March 29, 2010 09:40:20 AM

Town meeting opens two weeks from tonight. Those of you wanting to get a preview of all of the articles up for vote can now download a copy of the warrant – along with the annual town report – from the town’s website. You can also pick up hard copies of both at the Town House, Library, and other spots around town.

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Southborough Education Foundation Spelling Bee on Friday night

March 24, 2010 02:43:28 PM
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The Southborough Education Foundation wants you to “bee” there (did I really just write that?) on Friday night for the annual SEF Spelling Bee at Trottier Middle School.

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Reminder: Parent technology workshop Tuesday night

March 22, 2010 04:22:24 PM

The Northborough-Southborough school district’s Technology Department is hosting a workshop for parents on Internet skills, including YouTube, RSS, Google search, and cloud computing. There are two sessions to choose from, one on March 23 and another on April 15. Both start at 7:00 pm and take place at Algonquin.

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