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PHOTOS: Annual Pinewood Derby

January 31, 2012 04:21:49 PM

Southborough Cub Scouts took part in the annual Pinewood Derby last Saturday. Bob Flynn was kind enough to send in some photos of the event.

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Get your Girl Scout cookie fix at the Transfer Station on Saturday

January 27, 2012 03:47:49 PM

Southborough Girl Scouts will be selling cookies at the recycling area of the Transfer Station on Saturday from 12:00 to 4:00 pm. Cookies are $4 per box. Cash only please, no checks. (Photo posted to flickr by Marit & Toomas Hinnosaar)

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Reminder: Scouts picking up Christmas trees on Saturday

January 5, 2012 04:16:46 PM

On Saturday, January 7, the scouts will hold their annual Christmas tree collection service. For a small donation ($5 for small trees and $10 for large ones) the Boy Scouts will take away your tree and properly dispose of it. They’ll also take wreaths and garlands for $1 each.

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Boy Scouts picking up Christmas trees on Saturday, January 7

December 28, 2011 08:14:51 AM

For many of us — myself included — it’s still a little too early to take down the Christmas decorations. But when that time comes, Southborough Boy Scout Troop 1 will be ready and willing to help.

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Cub Scouts visit Battleship Cove, spend a night aboard the USS Massachusetts

December 15, 2011 02:37:38 PM

Southborough scouts – and some of their parents – got to spend the night on a battleship on a recent trip to Rhode Island’s Battleship Cove. My Southborough reaader Robert Flynn sent along this update.

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Girl Scout cookie sales start today

December 9, 2011 01:33:35 PM

Southborough scouts joined others in Eastern Massachusetts this week in kicking off their annual Girl Scout cookie sale. It’s a big fundraiser for Southborough troops, with up to $0.75 of each box sold going directly back to support local troop activities.

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Cub Scouts learn life-saving lessons

November 22, 2011 02:17:01 PM

Here’s a post I’ve been meaning to bring you for weeks now. Earlier this fall, a group of Southborough Cub Scouts got some very useful training at the Southborough Fire Station. Here are the details courtesy of Troop Leader Bob Flynn.

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Scouts collect nearly 10,000 pounds of food this weekend

November 7, 2011 11:14:34 AM

Southborough Scouts collected nearly 10,000 pounds of food for the Southborough Food Pantry this weekend. Food pantry volunteer Marge Coldwell sent along these words of thanks to all who participated.

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Southborough Food Pantry a lifeline for our neighbors in need

November 4, 2011 03:15:20 PM

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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Reminder: Put out your Scouting For Food bag on Saturday

November 4, 2011 08:47:32 AM

A reminder to put your Scouting For Food bag out by your mailbox by 9:00 am on Saturday. Scouts will be by to pick up the bags and deliver them to Pilgrim Church where volunteers will sort and pack up the food.

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Look for your Scouting for Food bag on Saturday

October 28, 2011 11:23:30 AM

It’s that time of year again. Southborough scouts will be filling the shelves at the Southborough Food Pantry, and they need your help. The annual Scouting for Food Drive is the biggest drive of the year for the pantry, and organizers say a good turnout will help them make through the season.

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Cub Scouts kick of annual holiday wreath and candle sale

October 24, 2011 02:49:44 PM

We haven’t made it through Halloween yet, but Southborough Cub Scouts are already thinking ahead to Christmas. The scouts launched their annual wreath sale yesterday.

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Car wash at Transfer Station on Saturday to benefit Eagle Scout project

September 30, 2011 02:16:38 PM

Southborough Boy Scout Jon Willis and his troop will hold a car wash at the Transfer Station on Saturday to raise funds for his Eagle Scout project to restore trails a Templeman Woods, a parcel of open space located off Cordaville Road just north of the Mass Pike.

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Alaska offers ‘incredible experiences’ for Southborough Boy Scouts (with PHOTOS)

September 14, 2011 04:15:17 PM

A group of Southborough boys enjoyed the trip of a lifetime this summer when Boy Scout Troop 1 traveled to Alaska. One of those scouts, 14-year-old Joe Walsh sent in this recap of their trip.

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