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Algonquin boys soccer headed to the finals on Sunday

November 12, 2011 08:23:37 AM

Yesterday the Algonquin girls field hockey team won the division championship title. Tomorrow the Algonquin boys soccer team will have a chance to do the same thanks to a semifinal win over Worcester South yesterday.

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Second annual Gulbankians after-hours shopping and tasting event – Thursday, November 17

November 9, 2011 04:29:05 PM
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Get some recipe ideas for Thanksgiving and a jump start on your holiday shopping at Gulbankian Farm & Garden Center’s after-hours shopping and tasting event on Thursday, November 17.

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Boys youth lacrosse holds information night on Wednesday, November 9

November 8, 2011 03:00:44 PM
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Want to learn more about youth lacrosse? The Northborough-Southborough Youth Lacrosse Association is holding an information night for new players tomorrow at the Northborough Library.

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Southborough Food Pantry a lifeline for our neighbors in need

November 4, 2011 03:15:20 PM
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In 1990 clergy from six Southborough parishes set up a food pantry in a small closet at Pilgrim Church. More than twenty years later, volunteers say the need for the service is as great as it’s ever been.

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MWDN: Southborough MCAS results mixed

October 14, 2011 01:28:08 PM

From the Metrowest Daily News The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said Southborough middle schoolers met adequate yearly progress in English but not math, while students in the third, fourth and fifth grades succeeded in math but not English. To keep pace with yearly progress requirements, districts must have at least 95.1 percent of

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Town to conduct citizen survey this fall – what questions would you ask?

September 29, 2011 11:45:28 AM
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Southborough officials want to know if they’re doing a good job. It’s a question they plan to put to residents in a citizen survey later this fall.

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MWDN: State calls Southborough man mastermind of brother’s murder

September 21, 2011 09:11:17 AM

The murder trial of Southborough resident Treefon Manoloules got underway with opening statements at Barnstable District Court yesterday. Manoloules is charged with the 2009 slaying of his brother Aris in Hyannis. Treefon’s 19-year-old son and brother-in-law are also charged in the case.

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Westborough selectmen give go-ahead to CSX bulk transfer station

September 15, 2011 11:11:14 AM
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The Westborough Board of Selectmen voted unanimously on Tuesday night to approve the site plan for a new bulk transfer station off Flanders Road, paving the way for CSX to begin construction.

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CSX public hearing continues in Westborough on Tuesday

September 12, 2011 03:10:41 PM
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The Westborough Board of Selectmen will continue its public hearing on the proposed CSX chemical transfer station off Flanders Road on Tuesday evening.

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Sign up for Girl Scouts at a recruiting event on September 13

September 9, 2011 01:23:55 PM

Last week the Cub Scouts held a recruiting event to sign up new scouts, and next week it will be the Girl Scout’s turn. Here’s the info.

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The week in sports (9/5 – 9/11)

September 6, 2011 07:11:25 AM

Here’s what’s on tap this week in high school sports.

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Roundup: The best tweets from Tropical Storm Irene

September 2, 2011 12:59:48 PM

With the power out and Internet connections down, Southborough residents grabbed their smartphones and did what thousands of others along the East Coast were doing. They tweeted.

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National Grid: Most in Southborough will have power by Friday (UPDATED)

August 30, 2011 04:51:59 PM
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The 245 families in Southborough still without power will have to wait a few more days. According to a timeline released by National Grid this afternoon, the remaining restoration in Southborough will begin on Wednesday and will be mostly completed by Friday. Some in Southborough will have to wait as long as Sunday.

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Good question: Who takes care of poison ivy along the roadside?

July 14, 2011 11:51:08 AM
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In a recent open thread, commenter spel made the observation that “poison ivy vines are creeping on to side walks in several places, along Rte. 85 and several other roads in south side of the town,” and wondered whether the town does anything to control the pesky creeper.

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