Registration for the 2010 Pop Warner football and cheer season ends June 30. Programs are available for kids ages 7 through 15. For more information, or to register, visit the Jr. T-Hawks website (www.jrthawks.com). Read the full article → from Registration for Pop Warner football and cheer programs ends June 30
If you’re looking to stock up on summer reading options, there’s no better place to do it than the annual Friends of the Southborough Library book sale, which takes place on Saturday. At the sale you’ll find fiction and non-fiction books for adults and children, including biography, travel, gardening, cookbooks, health and hobby items in hardcover and paperback. Read the full article → from Reminder: Library book sale on Saturday, members-only preview on Friday
Yesterday was a good day for the Algonquin girls tennis team in postseason play, but a not so good day for the girls lacrosse team. Read the full article → from Postseason update: A mixed day for Algonquin
In all the discussion about St. Mark’s lawn last week, some commenters also griped about bus traffic to and from the school on School Street and Latisquama Road. Residents along both roads presented a petition to selectmen last week asking them to do something about traffic they called “dangerous.” Read the full article → from Neighbors want an end to St. Mark’s traffic
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week
The storms we’ve had of late – not to mention all the ones we had over the winter – do a number on American flags flying throughout town. If you have a torn, faded, worn, or otherwise unserviceable flag you want to retire, here’s what to do. Read the full article → from Veterans collecting worn American flags
The season came to a close for the Algonquin boys lacrosse team yesterday, as they lost their semifinal match against St. John’s by a score of 11 to 5. They finish the year with a 13-10 record. Read the full article → from Postseason update: Boys lacrosse loses semifinal match
“I wish this whole thing never happened,” Selectman Bill Boland said last night. He was referring to the 7-month long investigation of Southborough town employees that stemmed from comments made last September at an after-work gathering at Pizzeria Uno in Westborough. “I wish it went away. But I can’t do anything about that.” Read the full article → from Selectman regrets investigation; board considers reimbursing town employees
We’ve all heard the dire predictions about how tough things are going to be next year for municipal budgets, but last night the town got some good fiscal news. More than $1.3M the town had been holding in reserve has now been freed up thanks to the settling of some lawsuits. Read the full article → from Lawsuit settlement frees up serious cash for Southborough
Fire department logs for the week. Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
The other week I told you about a new art installation at Woodward – a collection of ceramic tiles painted by the students with scenes of Southborough. On Wednesday you can check out the art for yourself at an open house at the school. Read the full article → from Check out Woodward’s new student art installation at an open house on Wednesday
The Algonquin boys baseball team is headed to the semifinals after beating Milford yesterday in extra innings by a score of 8 to 5. The Metrowest Daily News has a recap of the game. Read the full article → from Algonquin baseball makes it through to the semifinals
At their meeting last week, Selectmen voted unanimously to release a report from a performance assessment conducted last fall on the four finalists for Southborough police chief. But in the version they released, all information related to the candidates’ performance was blacked out. Read the full article → from Selectmen release report on police chief candidates … sort of
It’s overgrown with weeds. The fence is falling in. And now the Planning Board has asked the owner of the vacant lot at the corner of Main Street and Newton Street to clean it up. Read the full article → from Planning Board asks owner to clean up vacant lot