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Next year’s school calendar still uncertain

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In December, the Regional and Southborough School Committees voted to adopt the school calendar for 2026-27. The majority of members voted to schedule Professional Development Days on three religious holidays.

The Northborough School Committee failed to adopt a calendar due to a split tie vote among the four attending members. The Committee was scheduled to vote again at their January meeting. According to the Community Advocate, that effort was put on hold after the district received complaints from the Algonquin Regional Teachers Association.

I’m sharing information from the CA’s story, with a detailed look back at the discussion and votes in November. Read the full article → from Next year’s school calendar still uncertain

Planning agrees to support temporary Occupancy permit for History & Arts Center (Updated)

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The Southborough Historical Society’s President and the Planning Board had been in a contentious stand-off over SHS’ non-compliance with site plan conditions. That included his claims that the board’s decisions were illegal and overreaching, accusations of vindictive behavior, purported lawsuit threats, and filing of Open Meeting Law Complaints.

Not everything was smoothed over in Monday night’s meeting. But with help from another SHS board member, an agreement was reached on a path to opening the building in time for publicized programs to potentially take place this weekend. Read the full article → from Planning agrees to support temporary Occupancy permit for History & Arts Center (Updated)

Southborough Gardeners Meeting with guest presenters — Thursday morning

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The Southborough Gardeners are inviting the public to join them for this month’s meeting, to be held this Thursday morning. The meeting includes a presentation by special guests — floral designers from the Worcester Art Museum. Pre-registration is required to attend the free event. Read the full article → from Southborough Gardeners Meeting with guest presenters — Thursday morning

Call for high school students to submit short films for showcase by Feb 15

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This spring, an “award-winning Southboro filmmaker” and her co-producer will be featured at “An Evening of Short Films”.

That event will also feature a regional showcase of selected (very) short films produced by high school students. Organizers asked me to help promote the opportunity to students who live in Southborough. Read the full article → from Call for high school students to submit short films for showcase by Feb 15

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