A list of board and committee meetings for the week with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government: Prep for Town Meeting; Review of public building project bids
A Go Fund Me page has been set up for the Southborough residents whose Cottage Street home was destroyed by a fire over the weekend. Read the full article → from Helping owners of lost home get back on their feet: Go Fund Me
The Southborough Rotary Club is holding a special celebration to honor Karen Fournier and Jeff Beane for exemplifying “service above self”. It will be held at St. Mark’s School and followed by the annual Cutler Jazz festival. Read the full article → from Rotary invites public to celebrate two residents’ service to Southborough (and enjoy jazz) – Sunday
Northborough Southborough Music Association is promoting a special concert this Sunday. It comes with a bit of well earned bragging. Read the full article → from ARHS music history: Four Gold Medal groups to perform at Mechanics Hall – Sunday
Southborough Firefighters responded to a serious house fire around 2:00 am this morning. Read the full article → from Heavy fire on Cottage St overnight; house may be a loss (Updated)
A passionate letter to the editor states that Town officials “gutted” the Town Code “without public knowledge”. The letter also shed light on reasoning behind a recent Open Meeting Law Complaint against the Board of Selectmen.
It shouldn’t be a surprise to readers that both accusations connect to the highly-controversial Park Central development. Read the full article → from Town officials respond to recent accusations (Updated)
You can look forward to the big bunny and egg gathering fun this weekend. There are also more serious events scheduled in honor of Good Friday and Easter. Read the full article → from Easter weekend: Egg Hunt, Sunrise Service, and more
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week in Southborough
Northboro Southborough Football and Cheerleading will kick off on August 1st. But to qualify for the early bird rate, you need to sign kids up this month. Read the full article → from Jr. T-Hawks: Registration open for Football & Cheer, Info Night – April 4
In my continued effort to prepare readers for Town Meeting in two weeks, today I’m turning my eye to Article 5: Amending the Personnel Salary Administration Plan. Read the full article → from Town Meeting Article 5: Personnel Board taking phased approach to amending SAP bylaw
Next week’s half day fundraisers offer parents a reprieve and kids a matinee at Neary or dodgeball in the Woodward gym. Read the full article → from Half day fun for Woodward and Neary – April 5
St. Mark’s School is inviting the community to another keynote from its “Gray Colloquium” series. Their next presenter is a former Celtics player and author of the memoir Basketball Junkie. Read the full article → from Former “Junkie” shares his story of addiction and recovery – Monday
Southborough Recreation is again offering a phys ed program to help children with disabilities have active fun. To make it work, they are also looking for volunteer buddies to help out. Read the full article → from Special adaptive phys ed class: Seeking participants and volunteer buddies
Safety in the schools is on the mind of a lot of parents these days. For parents who are worried about what the schools are doing to protect their children, there are two upcoming forums worth noting. Read the full article → from Finn and Woodward Safe School coffee moved to this Thursday – March 29