Above: Whether you plan to spend time relaxing by a pool or chilling at home this summer, you can pick up some good books at the Friends’ sale. Plus, enjoy treats from the Bake Sale. (scroll down for image credits)*
June is a good time to stock up for summer reading. That’s why Friends of the Southborough Library hold an annual Summer Book Sale each year.1 Read the full article →
It’s time for another update on Algonquin’s success (and failures) in post-season tourneys. Read the full article → from ARHS sports Post-Season Update
Here is a selection of the committee and board meetings for the week along with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government (Updated)
Here are highlights of what’s happening around (or related to) our town this weekend through next. Read the full article → from Events this week
Next month, five contemporary, Boston-based galleries are coming together to put on a “curated art fair” in Wayland. A Southborough painter is among the artists to be featured. Read the full article → from Multi-gallery contemporary art fair will feature a Southborough artist
Southborough Recreation is offering its next round of Adult Golf Lessons through the Southborough Golf Learning Center, starting next week. Read the full article → from Sign up for Adult Golf lessons on Thursday evenings
In an effort to support pollinators, Massachusetts has partnered with nurseries, parks and reservations to distribute free “starter kits” for gardening with native plants. It’s part of their “Growing Wild” initiative for National Pollinators Month in June. Read the full article → from “Growing Wild”: Grab a free kit and/or “pledge your garden” (Updated – again)
[This post is part of a special guest series focused on appreciating nature in Southborough, contributed by the Southborough Open Land Foundation (SOLF), a non-profit dedicated to preserving and stewarding natural resources here in town.]
Take a peek at some of the fleeting early bloomers in SOLF’s preserved open spaces. Read the full article → from The Nature of Southborough: In search of the first “Spring Ephemerals”
[An update on the Algonquin varsity teams competing in post-season playoffs and championship tournaments.] Read the full article → from ARHS sports Post-Season Update
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week in Southborough
BP Training in Southborough is promoting a free program for high school teens. The program extends beyond physical fitness, with the hope to also empower teens with life skills and “Strength. Confidence. Purpose.”
The program is open to 14-19 year olds of all fitness levels to participate, but capacity is limited. Read the full article → from Free youth empowerment fitness program for teens
The Southborough Open Land Foundation asked me to share a couple of news items. One is highlights from from their recent annual meeting where they reviewed accomplishments and gave out the annual Elaine Beals Conservation Award.
They also recognized a retiring longtime board member, which leads to their second item — a call for volunteers to fill two seats on SOLF’s Board of Trustees. Read the full article → from Join SOLF’s Board of Trustees
Ronald Oscar Klein (November 8, 1945 – May 25, 2026) of Sharon, Massachusetts and Southboro Massachusetts passed peacefully at home after a long illness. Read the full article → from Obituary: Ronald Oscar Klein, 80
Earlier this month, the Southborough Food Pantry added more community members in need to their “client” list. As of mid-May, they are serving “200 people and counting” which they described as the highest number they have had “in quite a long time”.
That detail was from a Facebook request for food donations. But more recently, organizers reached out to ask me to let readers know that they also are in great need of more helping hands. Read the full article → from The Food Pantry is seeking volunteers