Reserve your spot at the Assabet Valley Easter Brunch
Assabet will once again offer Easter brunch at the Epicurean Room this year. Here are all the details. Read the full article → from Reserve your spot at the Assabet Valley Easter Brunch
Assabet will once again offer Easter brunch at the Epicurean Room this year. Here are all the details. Read the full article → from Reserve your spot at the Assabet Valley Easter Brunch
It will be teachers versus principals versus parents in a spelling showdown at Trottier on Friday night. Taking the stage at the Fourth Annual Southborough Education Foundation Spelling Bee will be the Spell-derella’s, Word Nerds, Word Wranglers, Fortune Spellers, and more. Read the full article → from Reminder: SEF Spelling Bee on Friday night
The Southborough Organization for Schools will host a presentation on Monday by noted psychologist and author Dr. Michael Thompson on pressured children. Read the full article → from SOS hosts talk on pressured children on Monday
My Southborough reader Michelle sent in this great report about a group of Woodward students using creativity and teamwork in challenging situations. Read the full article → from Woodward students put their imagination to the test in state competition
That’s been a hot topic on this blog and elsewhere recently as the town continues to look for ways to trim municipal and school budgets. Read the full article → from Should teachers and town employees get raises next year?
The Zoning Board of Appeals postponed a scheduled hearing last night on zoning issues surrounding Pizza 19, the newest pizza shop on Rte. 85, but owner Pedro Franco said he thinks he’s already making strides in the court of public opinion. Read the full article → from Pizza 19 owner: Southborough neighborhood support growing (MWDN)
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week
It’s 7:00 am on a recent weekday. A few cars dot the parking lot at Trottier Middle School. It will still be [time] before most kids show up for the school day, but already the Trottier band room is coming to life. Read the full article → from Trottier Big Band plays on its success
Both Algonquin and Assabet kick off their spring sports season this week with games on Thursday and Saturday. For Assabet it’s boys volleyball and lacrosse. For Algonquin it’s boys lacrosse and girls rugby. Read the full article → from High school spring sports season opens on Thursdsay
Selectman Bill Boland will hold office hours at the Senior Center on Saturday morning. It’s a chance for residents to meet informally with Boland in advance of town meeting. Read the full article → from Selectman to hold office hours at the Senior Center on Saturday
Out of a field of 42 schools in the 80th Annual Massachusetts High School Drama Festival, 14 have made it to the state finals this weekend, and Algonquin is one of them. Read the full article → from Algonquin Dramahawks in theater festival finals on Thursday
Superintendent Charles Gobron told parents and seniors at a series of budget forums last week that the schools have done all they can to trim the K-8 budget, and they don’t plan to make any more cuts in advance of town meeting. It’s a message he reiterated to selectmen last night. Read the full article → from Superintendent says he’ll leave it up to voters
We spent last weekend outside working in the yard. It was chilly, but the sun was bright, the neighborhood kids were out playing in their driveways, and we truly felt spring was just around the corner. Turns out what’s actually around the corner might be more snow. Read the full article → from No fooling: Significant snow possible Friday
Fire department logs for the week Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to