The Selectman campaign between incumbent Sal Giorlandino and challenger John Rooney has seemed largely civil up until this point, but last night the gloves came off. At a Meet the Candidates Forum hosted at the Southborough Library, each questioned the other’s leadership skills, and Giorlandino accused Rooney of orchestrating a negative Internet campaign against him. Read the full article → from Testy moments at last night’s candidate forum
Fire department logs for the week. Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
Last year the popular community garden plots at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land were chock full of tomatoes, pumpkins, zucchini, sunflowers, and more. This year organizers expect demand for the plots may be even greater, with a chance that demand could exceed availability. Read the full article → from Reserve you community garden plot
It was almost a year ago that Choate Field at Woodward Elementary School played host to Hollywood. The cameras will be back in town on Friday, but on a slightly different scale. Read the full article → from Fox News to broadcast live from Southborough on Friday
The Metrowest Daily News reported this morning that they have yet to receive copies of the legal bills they requested related to the Southborough Eight investigation. By law the town had until the end of last week to comply with MWDN’s Freedom of Information Act request, or provide a reason why they couldn’t. Read the full article → from MWDN: Town hasn’t handed over legal bills
The New England Center for Children’s 4th Annual 5K Walk/Run for Autism will take place in Southborough on Saturday, May 8. The race starts and ends near Pilgrim Church, with the route following Clifford, Deerfoot, and Middle Roads. Read the full article → from Fourth annual NECC road race on Saturday
A look back at the hot stories and discussions in April 2010. Read the full article → from The month in review: April 2010
What a perfect weekend for the opening of the spring baseball and softball seasons. The leagues kicked off in grand style at Finn with a family picnic, silent auction, lots of inflatibles for the kids, and more. Read the full article → from Photos: Opening day in Southborough
Town elections are exactly one week away, and if the comments on this blog are any indication, many of you are watching with interest the race for selectmen between incumbent Sal Giorlandino and challenger John Rooney. Read the full article → from Reminder: Meet the candidates for selectmen on Tuesday
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government
Flags in Southborough and across the state are flying at half staff today in honor of Sergeant Robert J. Barrett who was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in April. Barrett, a Fall River native, was 20 years old. Read the full article → from Why flags are at half staff today – Saturday, May 1
There is no shortage of things to do this weekend. There’s the spring clean up on Saturday, a meet-the-artists reception at the Arts Center also on Saturday, and opening day on Sunday. But that’s not all. Here are a couple more things to do in town this weekend. Read the full article → from More things to do this weekend: Open studios and puppet shows
Join your neighbors at the 20th Annual Spring Clean Up on Saturday morning and help make Southborough a more beautiful place to live. Read the full article → from Reminder: Help clean up Southborough tomorrow
I went for a walk yesterday and practically had to cover my head to protect myself from all the small branches and other detritus falling from the trees overhead thanks to the strong winds. But branches and leaves weren’t the only thing falling from the sky, actual tress fell, too. Read the full article → from Heavy winds topple trees in Southborough