Want to know what your neighbors are talking about? Here’s a list of the most recent comments on the blog (from newest to oldest).
- John Butler left a comment on Letter: Vote “No” on the Local Government Takeover Article “The Creation Of Governance Committee” It seems Ms.Shimkus' has two messages for us: Town government is severely broken, and we shouldn't vote to have a group of citizens think about ... October 09 19:20
- Kelly Roney left a comment on Letter: Vote “No” on the Local Government Takeover Article “The Creation Of Governance Committee” This letter is about its author's rage; it's certainly not about the facts of Article 11.
The core nonsense it puts forward is this
October 07 13:46 - Al Hamilton left a comment on Letter: Vote “No” on the Local Government Takeover Article “The Creation Of Governance Committee” Ms. Shimkus You tar and feather the Select Board with a broad brush. I feel compelled to defend myself. You suggest that all 5 members of the Selec... October 07 09:51
- Beth Melo left a comment on Letter: Vote “No” on the Local Government Takeover Article “The Creation Of Governance Committee” I'm not going to opine on Shimkus' stance or the Article. But I need to post a couple of Fact Checks. 1. The margin for select boar... October 06 17:12
- JACK BARRON left a comment on Fall Town Meeting Update: Planning & Advisory supportive of IP Zoning change for EMC/Costco parcel look at that, the Atlantic lawyers didn't have to spend months reworking their proposal. I can't remember who warned us of the months of legal work th... October 02 22:36
- Kathy Cook left a comment on Fall Town Meeting Update: Planning & Advisory supportive of IP Zoning change for EMC/Costco parcel I have two separate comments. The first one is that I did not misspeak at the Advisory meeting on Tuesday. The main purpose of the public forum is t... October 02 11:49
- Alan Belniak left a comment on Fall Town Meeting Update: Planning & Advisory supportive of IP Zoning change for EMC/Costco parcel Thanks for reporting out on not one but two important meetings this week. I’m offering up a few additions to hopefully make this more clear... October 02 08:23
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Fall Town Meeting Update: Planning & Advisory supportive of IP Zoning change for EMC/Costco parcel “Advisory member Andrew Pfaff highlighted that Costco’s popular hot dogs and pizza would also bring in local restaurant tax for the town“…..hi... October 02 05:44
- Paul Cimino left a comment on Dog Walk for Shannon’s Path – Oct 5th My official role in Town means that I rarely ever publicly "advocate" for any issue of substance, but this charity is an easy exception to that usual ... September 25 12:33
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Letter: Select Board asks residents to support zoning Warrant Article at Special Town Meeting Our outdated Zoning Bylaws are as outdated as our high property values.... September 24 14:29
- John Butler left a comment on Letter: Select Board asks residents to support zoning Warrant Article at Special Town Meeting Costco is a great use of the vacant Industrial land at I495 and Rt 9. This is true entirely apart from its tax benefits to the Town. Presenting ... September 22 17:22
- Claire Reynolds left a comment on Letter: Select Board asks residents to support zoning Warrant Article at Special Town Meeting Dear Voters, This letter provides an excellent explanation of why STM Article One should be approved: tax relief, shopping options, and updated (Indu... September 22 10:04
- Alan Belniak left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Developer’s Article proposes new use for entire Industrial Park zone Beth summarized this, per usual, very well. Although already stated, I want to ensure everyone is aware: this, in and of itself, is *not* a project. T... September 17 22:26
- JACK BARRON left a comment on Mass DCR’s Nature Story Times for 2–5 yr olds this fall In response to Carl's message. I am very confused, just a few months ago we were told we could well afford a new school, and it would just be a small ... September 17 20:30
- John Kendall left a comment on Fall Town Meeting Update: IP Zoning changes focus on bringing Costco to town (Updated-again) This is a great opportunity for the town. I hope nobody messes up the zoning and prevents Costco from coming to town... September 17 19:12
- Kelly Roney left a comment on Obituary: Sabra (Gilcreast) Upjohn, 91 Oh, my! Sabra was such a lovely person. I'm so sorry she's gone.... September 17 19:11
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Developer’s Article proposes new use for entire Industrial Park zone Southborough’s financial situation is now being described as “desperate.” Yet our residential tax rate is already higher than that paid on 87% o... September 17 09:35
- Claire Reynolds left a comment on Letter: Industrial Park re-zoning proposal is an economic opportunity that should be embraced Tonight’s Planning Board public hearing will be an excellent opportunity to show support for: 1. Addressing residents... September 15 11:52
- Jon Green left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Developer’s Article proposes new use for entire Industrial Park zone The title of this alone is concerning considering nobody in town, abutters or residents have seen the by law. It’s even worse when you have develope... September 12 05:03
- Ellen Marya left a comment on The week in government (Updated) Early in the week, this Thursday's (9/11) Affordable Housing Trust meeting was moved from the evening to morning due to scheduling conflicts. It will ... September 10 10:41
- Diane Romm left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Neary Roof may (or may not) be on the Warrant OMG, after reading this update of what transpired at the meeting, is it any wonder that the citizens of this Town tune-out? Seriously, folks. It... September 07 08:10
- Annie Pfaff left a comment on Events this week (Updated) Thank you for sharing about the Kindergroup Open House! Based on the weather forecast, please note that it has been RESCHEDULED to next Sunday, Septem... September 06 18:15
- Al Hamilton left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Neary Roof may (or may not) be on the Warrant Beth Thanks for clarifying. There is no question that the roof is in bad shape and needs to be addressed. The challenge with putting a new ro... September 06 09:17
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Neary Roof may (or may not) be on the Warrant Well, the unfathomable has happened and it has created quite a dilemma. The voters of Southborough have rejected the construction of a new school to r... September 06 08:49
- Kathy Cook left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Neary Roof may (or may not) be on the Warrant To make what I said and didn't say correctly at the Select Board meeting on September 2nd clear - If the project that the Neary Building Committee bro... September 05 09:31
- JACK BARRON left a comment on Town won’t request MSBA funding extension for Neary Project I do hope a group of interested citizens keep an eye on the likely legislation similar to what New Hampshire Passed last week pertaining to VOUCHERS f... August 27 20:49
- John Kendall left a comment on Town taking steps towards remediating contaminated parcel on Atwood St Don’t blow this off! The longer it is postponed, the more it will cost. That plot of land NEEDS remediation due to lead.... August 26 17:17
- Al Hamilton left a comment on Select Board to discuss extending MSBA funding to keep Neary project possibility alive (Updated) Beth Yes, I did the initial analysis of the survey. The full analysis can be found at the end of the Select Board Packet: https://www.southborough... August 26 08:58
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Select Board to discuss extending MSBA funding to keep Neary project possibility alive (Updated) Why We Shouldn’t Spend $100 Million to Build a School Next to a Dump Southborough just spent $4 million ... August 26 08:25
- Diane Romm left a comment on US News boosts Algonquin’s “best high school” ranking PS: As was brought to the attention of ARHS two years ago, Westborough Highdoes a nice job of separating out the requirements for the UMass System as... August 23 17:57
- Diane Romm left a comment on US News boosts Algonquin’s “best high school” ranking And, since I researched this topic previously, I'd like to share with you some data may exemplify the expression, "figures don't lie; liars figure." ... August 21 11:16
- Diane Romm left a comment on US News boosts Algonquin’s “best high school” ranking PS: An indirect and definitely unscientific way to see what students are going to selective colleges is to look at their Instagram pages: https://... August 21 10:21
- Diane Romm left a comment on US News boosts Algonquin’s “best high school” ranking Hi Beth, I note that you mentioned that the "methodologies are clearly geared for determining which schools are best for students to get into a selec... August 21 09:56
- JACK BARRON left a comment on US News boosts Algonquin’s “best high school” ranking Thank you for the U.S. News high school ranking. I think it is something for the town to be proud of. We always have supported the High School and wor... August 20 20:46
- Diane Romm left a comment on Globe advocates repealing law that stops NSBORO from creating “in-house bus service” Interesting. I want to point out that the article does report that: "Glenn Koocher, executive director of the Massachusetts Association of Sc... August 20 11:14
- John Kendall left a comment on BOH bans convenience store sales of nicotine pouches Cordaville Market, formerly known as Fitzy’s, is the only business mentioned. What about the others?... August 13 20:15
- Patricia Burns Fiore left a comment on Southborough teen launches ice cream business Congratulations to this young ice cream entrepreneur! I visited Connor last weekend. Personally, I highly recommend the salted caramel pretzel or the ... August 12 21:32
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Southborough teen launches ice cream business Oreo ice cream with big chunks of Oreo cookies…. OMG... August 06 17:11
- Thomas Grillo left a comment on Southborough teen launches ice cream business Great story, but the prices should be included.... August 05 20:33
- James Eastland left a comment on Southborough teen launches ice cream business A great story and some really yummy ice cream. Richardson's ice cream is very rich and creamy with some unique flavors. Well worth a visit!... August 05 10:48
- Michael Nute left a comment on Take the School Building Survey (Updated) FWIW I thought this was a well designed survey and I’m curious to see the results. I do hope we can reach as many people in town as possible. As Al ... July 31 11:04
- Diane Romm left a comment on Take the School Building Survey (Updated) Does anyone know whether they are going to conduct a random sampling in addition to targeting specific populations, like those who go to the Senior Ce... July 30 11:59
- John Gulbankian left a comment on Wastewater Study Update The History of why Southborough isn't connected to any sewer system is that the previous boards didn't want the town to be a "Bedroom Community" and r... July 29 08:22
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Wastewater Study Update Before we charge off in a Don Quixote-style pursuit of lower residential tax rates, it would be wise to pause and consider the impact that commercial ... July 27 12:05
- John Gulbankian left a comment on Transfer Station stickers (and an update on illegal use complaints) To be Clear; I only emailed Mr Hamilton. I'm glad that finally it is getting some exposure to the continuing issue. It's not fair to everyone t... July 25 14:47
- John Kendall left a comment on St Matthew’s shares news of Scholarship Recipients Congratulations to all the recipients. Make your families proud!... July 24 18:17
- Mike Pojani left a comment on Wastewater Study Update Jack is absolutely correct. If they develop the area for multiple business it is on them to foot the bill for construction and maintenance not the tax... July 20 08:14
- JACK BARRON left a comment on Wastewater Study Update Waste Water (Known as sewerage) is a waste of money for this town. We need to attract development (such as the dell retail project) that can build and... July 18 09:04
- Brian Beauvais left a comment on DPW Roads Update I hope the town votes on funding the improvements to road rehabilitation. In my opinion the conditions are not great and borderline unsafe on some spe... July 17 14:50
- JACK BARRON left a comment on Developer pitches zoning change to allow a retail project on old EMC parcel sounds like a serious proposal. No added students to our schools so no need to Build,Build Build. Limited sewer needs, retail unless it has food servi... July 16 21:02