The Select Board is inviting the public to join them at a Public Forum with a Q&A on the proposed project to bring a Costco to the old EMC campus behind Madison Place.
Unlike recent public meetings and hearings on the zoning amendments proposed by Atlantic, this evening will focus on the project the new zoning is intended to make possible. Read the full article → from Forum on proposed Costco project — next Thursday
If you wish you had signed your kid up for an activity to keep kids busy this morning, you may want to take a look at a program Southborough Recreation is holding later this month.
The next time that Northborough-Southborough Schools has a day off on a non-federal holiday is Wednesday, October 22nd (Diwali). That morning, Rec is offering a cooking class for kids in grades 1–5. Read the full article → from One-day “Kids’ Test Kitchen” program for the next mid-week school holiday
Makonnen Alemayehu, (94), of Southborough, MA, passed away on September 29, 2025. Read the full article → from Obituary: Makonnen Alemayehu, 94
Robert “Bob” James Bartolini, Sr, 73, of Holliston, formerly of Southborough, passed away peacefully on September 29, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with illness. Read the full article → from Obituary: Robert “Bob” James Bartolini, Sr., 73
This month, Southborough Open Land Foundation is inviting the public to join them as the learn about fungi during a 2 hour guided “Mushroom Walk:\” at Beals Preserve. The opportunity will be limited to the first 30 participants that show up that morning. Read the full article → from Mushroom Walk at Beals Preserve — October 19
Starting this Wednesday, the Southborough Library will host more monthly Crafternoon workshops for tweens ages 8+. Read the full article → from More crafty fun at the Library this fall and early winter
The Friends of the Southborough Library’s Heritage Day Sale will feature the usual books and baked goodies, across the street from the main field.
For those who want to support the library, I’m also including details on donating books and/or bake sale goodies, and volunteering at the event. Read the full article → from Friends of Library’s Heritage Day Sale — October 13th (Updated – Again)
Monday night, an attorney for Capital Group Properties, which owns the Park Central parcel north of Route 9, argued that a proposed amendment to Industrial Park zoning is illegal “spot zoning”.
Planning Board members disagreed, siding with the developer (Atlantic Management) who is proposing the zoning change. Read the full article → from Fall Town Meeting Update: Planning & Advisory supportive of IP Zoning change for EMC/Costco parcel
Two Southborough women are working together on a “groundbreaking” photography exhibit focusing on the “tension” between fashion and a woman’s right to control her personal space. The exhibit scheduled to be displayed downtown for one week later month. Read the full article → from Visual Storytelling through Street Signs and Fashion — Reception Oct 18th
A look at the next two month of the virtual events featuring bestselling authors. Read the full article → from Virtual Author Talks this fall
Jeffrey G. Anderson, 75, of Southborough, MA, died on Sunday, September 28, 2025, at his home in Southborough. Read the full article → from Obituary: Jeffrey G. Anderson, 75
Southborough Recreation is again offering classes for tweens and teens to learn about how to safely take care of themselves or others, and a course that teens and adults can also take advantage of to learn how to respond in an emergency. Read the full article → from Safety instruction classes through Southborough Rec
[Updated (10/10/2025 4:27 pm): The event is indefinitely postponed due to the forecast.]
Southborough’s big annual community festival and parade takes place in less than two weeks, on Monday, October 13th.
A quick alert for those thinking about exhibiting at the event, or marching in the parade, the registration deadline for both activities is this Thursday, October 2nd. Read the full article → from Register by Thursday for a Heritage Day Booth (or to march) (Updated Parade Cancelled – other details TBD)
[Updated (10/10/2025 4:23 pm): The event is cancelled due to the forecast.]
In Southborough, we don’t wait until just before Halloween to start carving jack o’lanterns. The community’s big annual display, organized by the Southborough Rotary Club, takes place during the three day Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day weekend.
For those of you who plan to take part, you might want to start thinking about how to decorate your gourds this year. Other readers will want to mark their calendars to check out the Pumpkin Stroll a week from Sunday. Read the full article → from Pumpkin Stroll — October 12th (Updated – Again – Cancelled)