At their meeting on Wednesday night, the Zoning Board of Appeals will try to sort out what businesses can legally operate on the Gulbankian Farms property at the corner of Mt. Vickery and Cordaville Roads. Read the full article → from Gulbankians to go before zoning board Wednesday night
There’s already been some discussion of this on the blog, but for those of you who haven’t heard, the so-called Garfield House — the stone house on the corner of Main Street and Deerfoot Road — will be going up for auction on Tuesday, August 17. Read the full article → from Garfield House going up for auction
Several of you emailed me about this last week. An entrepreneur from Groton had hoped to open a “classy” strip club at the former Tin Alley Grill on Route 9 in Framingham just east of the Southborough border. It would be what one reader called “a decidedly unsavory entry to town.” Read the full article → from Proposed strip club on Framingham-Southborough border a no-go … for now
The Southborough Fire Department responded to a fire on Richards Road on Saturday. Read the full article → from Clothes dryer ignites fire in Richards Road home
The theme this summer at the Southborough Library Children’s Room is Go Green At Your Library. There is an interactive display on recycling along with other programs around going green. Read the full article → from Drop in crafts day at the library on Tuesday
For those of you who haven’t see the headlines, here’s a recap of the news from the past two weeks while I’ve been away. Read the full article → from In the media: The latest Southborough headlines
Each summer we rent a cabin on a little lake in New Hampshire. I look forward it all year — the time with family, the peace and quiet, the cool water, the call of the loons at dusk, the spiders as big as your head. … Okay, maybe not so much that last part. Read the full article → from What I did on my blogcation
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government
The Red Cross will hold a blood drive at St. Anne Church (20 Boston Road) on Monday, July 19 from 2:00 to 7:00 pm. Anyone who donates will get a free carton of Friendly’s ice cream. Read the full article → from Red Cross blood drive at St. Anne Church on Monday
For almost two years now I’ve posted stories on this blog nearly every weekday — to the tune of more than 2,200 posts all told — and I’ve decided I’ve earned myself a little break. So, for the next two weeks I’m going to enjoy some time off from the blog, a blogcation if you will. Read the full article → from Open thread: Talk amongst yourselves
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government
Kids young and old got to explore all different kinds of trucks at the Southborough Library Truck Day yesterday — from a fire engine and ambulance to a bulldozer and dump truck and even one from Ted’s Towing. Read the full article → from Photos: Southborough Library Truck Day
If you don’t pay your water bill on time, it’s now going to cost you. Selectmen last week approved an annual fee for overdue water bills. Read the full article → from Overdue water bills will now be assessed late fees
The Museum of Science brings “Science Magic” to the Southborough Library on Tuesday, July 13. During the program, kids age 7 and older can watch magic tricks performed and learn the science behind them. Read the full article → from Magic demystified at the Southborough Library