skateboard-park

Fayville site rejected for skateboard park

October 19, 2009 04:14:21 PM

A vacant lot next to Fayville Hall on Central Street will not be home to a new skateboard park. At a Board of Selectmen meeting a few weeks ago, Recreation Department Head Doreen Ferguson presented the site as an option for the skate park, but selectmen unanimously opposed the idea citing safety concerns. “I thought

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Southborough skaters spruce up skills

August 4, 2009 12:14:34 PM

The Southborough Recreation department sponsored a skate board clinic this weekend. Here’s a report from Rec Director Doreen Ferguson: Southborough Recreation and Eastern Boarder ran our first Free Skate Board Clinic this past Saturday. It was a tremendous success. The 20 participants that attended were excited to be there and really enjoyed interacting with the

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Kids and parents show up in support of skateboard park

June 17, 2009 11:43:40 AM

The Hearing Room at the Town House was as packed as I’ve ever seen it for the Board of Selectmen meeting last night, but it was anything but your typical crowd. The seats were filled mostly by teenagers and their parents, all of whom came to lend their support for a new skateboard park. Recreation

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A skateboard park in Southborough?

June 5, 2009 11:42:58 AM

We have baseball fields and soccer fields and basketball courts. Why not a skateboard park? That’s the question the Recreation Commission along with a collection of skaterboarders and their parents are asking. The group plans to pitch the idea to Selectmen later this month. The proposal is to build a skateboard park at the Choate

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