Details on Summer Nights 2025 (Update)
Southborough Recreation’s “Summer Nights” festival is scheduled for the Saturday before schools resumes. Read the full article → from Details on Summer Nights 2025 (Update)
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Rotary invites community to “Chalk It Up” at Summer Nights
The Rotary Club of Southborough announced another free activity planned for this Saturday’s big “Southborough Summer Nights” festival. Read the full article → from Rotary invites community to “Chalk It Up” at Summer Nights
Sign up for Rec Connect’s adaptive fall outings & programs for ages 15+
Over the next few months, the Southborough, Northborough, and Shrewsbury Rec Connect program will be holding more adaptive programs. The programs currently being promoted are geared to participants with a disability aged 15 years or older.
One of the events also allows family members (including as young as 6 yrs old) to join them. Read the full article → from Sign up for Rec Connect’s adaptive fall outings & programs for ages 15+
Sign up now for Adult Golf Lessons this fall
Between my posting news about Southborough Recreation’s Fall programs and the opening of registration, Rec announced a new offering. Read the full article → from Sign up now for Adult Golf Lessons this fall
The week in government
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
Events this week
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
Back-to-School Save-the-Dates (Updated)
It’s time to mark your calendars for the new school year. Read the full article → from Back-to-School Save-the-Dates (Updated)
Plea Deal reached for “Large Scale Burglary Ring” that included Southborough home
Two winters ago, a Southborough family’s home was robbed while the homeowners were traveling abroad. This week, the Middlesex District Attorney announced a plea bargain reached with three men who were sentenced for a string of connected burglaries. Read the full article → from Plea Deal reached for “Large Scale Burglary Ring” that included Southborough home
On the market this week in Southborough
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week in Southborough
Update on School Building plans
This week, the PreK-8 School Building Committee discussed its work pulling together information on potential school building projects. Meanwhile, the Southborough School Committee has been discussing asking Town Meeting voters this fall to spend about $4M to replace Neary School’s roof. Read the full article → from Update on School Building plans
CA: Southborough teen writes and illustrates children’s book promoting self-acceptance
This week, the Community Advocate highlighted the accomplishment of another impressive Southborough teen. The article focused on a resident “Fresh out of high school”, who recently wrote, illustrated, and published a children’s book. Read the full article → from CA: Southborough teen writes and illustrates children’s book promoting self-acceptance
SPD continue to publicize OUI arrrests: 5 more over the weekend
For the third time in a week, the Southborough Police Department has issued news about arrests made for Operating Under the Influence on Southborough roads. Read the full article → from SPD continue to publicize OUI arrrests: 5 more over the weekend
BOH bans convenience store sales of nicotine pouches
Yesterday, the Board of Health voted to update its tobacco regulations. The decision was prompted by recently learning that at least one convenience store in town was purportedly selling “pouch” tobacco/nicotine in flavors that would appeal to kids. Read the full article → from BOH bans convenience store sales of nicotine pouches
Sign up now to discuss “parenting through anxiety & OCD” on August 26th
The night before Southborough students’ first day of the public school year, the Southborough Library and Southborough Youth & Family Services will hold a discussion that may be especially relevant to some of their parents.
The “Shelf Help” community book discussion group will discuss learnings from the book Breaking Free of Child Anxiety & OCD: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents by Dr. Eli R. Lebowitz. But you don’t need to have read the book to participate. Read the full article → from Sign up now to discuss “parenting through anxiety & OCD” on August 26th