This morning, the Select Board voted to approve hiring a Building Commissioner to fill the position vacant since March 3rd. Casey Burlingame is expected to start work on April 24th. Read the full article → from New Building Commissioner hired
Save the date for a special exhibit at the Southborough Library in April. The Library will be hosting Southborough Gardeners “Books in Bloom” “where the love of books and artistry in flowers come together.” Read the full article → from Books in Bloom coming to the Library (Updated)
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week in Southborough
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church is hosting a “Dinner Church” this Sunday evening. The event is free, but organizers are asking for pre-registration by Friday night so they can prepare. Read the full article → from Dinner Church – Sunday
Two discussions at Annual Town Meeting raised awareness of Town Committees that have vacancies (the Advisory Committee and the Southborough Public Accessibility Committee). So, I took a look at the current status and discovered over two dozen other vacancies. Read the full article → from Volunteer opportunities on Town Committee
I’m writing up some highlights from the Annual Town Meeting discussion and potential implications of the Citizen’s Petition to lower the voting age in Town elections to 17 years old. I also followed up our Town’s representatives in the state legislature about their positions. Read the full article → from Town Meeting’s vote to lower the voting age is just the first step (Updated)
The Friends of the Southborough Library has teamed up again with Southborough’s HOLA Restaurante & Tequila Bar for a special fundraiser next week. Read the full article → from HOLA’s fundraiser for Friends of the Southborough Library – Next week
Between now and Patriots Day, I’m featuring stories of residents donning Boston Marathon bibs for a cause.
In this story, Nancy Gould, Susan Mahoney, and Dan Frank are all running to support the Dana Farber’s cancer research. Read the full article → from 2023 Marathon: Fighting Cancer with Dana Farber
Based on the lousy weather forecast for Saturday, the students have decided to postpone to their rain date. Read the full article → from Algonquin NHS Egg Hunt postponed to Sunday
Reminder, this is the third week of Friends of Southborough Youth Commission’s “March Munchie Madness”. Read the full article → from Last day of “Munchie Madness”
On Saturday, voters who stuck around long enough to hear the last few Citizen Petition Articles informed Select Board members that they weren’t happy with plans for regionalizing emergency communications. Read the full article → from ATM Voters disfavor Regionalization of Public Safety Dispatch
Today, Algonquin Regional High School was among those that were targeted by a “swatting hoax”. A message from the Superintendent assures that students are safe. Read the full article → from ARHS Swatting Hoax
This Thursday, Southborough Library is bringing in a cookbook author to talk to patrons interested in learning how to write their own. (Or just curious about the process.) Read the full article → from Cookbook Author Night this Thursday
I’m recapping highlights from the Town sponsored articles during the lesser attended evening session of Annual Town Meeting. (Stay tuned for coverage of the Citizen Petition Articles.) Read the full article → from Other Town Meeting Highlights