On the market this week
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week
The Southborough Recreation Department wants to kick your butt this spring. Starting in May, they’re sponsoring an outdoor fitness boot camp at Neary School. Read the full article → from Southborough Recreation fitness boot camp
There was a bit of procedural drama at town meeting last night just to keep things interesting. You may remember me mentioning that just because a budget is approved on the first night of town meeting doesn’t mean it can’t be reopened on subsequent nights. And that’s exactly what one resident attempted to do. Read the full article → from Town meeting day 2: Voters stand by decision to reduce Quinn Bill funding
Fire department logs for the week. Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
It’s a debate that’s taken place every year for at least the past five years, so when it came time to talk about spending down the town’s stabilization fund, town meeting voters knew the drill. With limited discussion to supplement presentations by the Selectmen and Advisory Committee, Town Meeting voted overwhelmingly to use $417K from stabilization to fund town budgets. Read the full article → from Town meeting day 2: Voters approve $43M budget, dip into rainy day fund
Town Meeting tonight starts at 7:30, so that leaves a bit of time for some poetry beforehand. Here are the details from the Southborough Library. Read the full article → from Poetry reading tonight at the Southborough Library
We actually got through more of the warrant last night than I thought we might, but there are still plenty of questions left on the table when town meeting continues tonight. While it’s historically less well attended, day two is just as important as day one, and this year is no exception. Read the full article → from Town meeting continues tonight – what’s on tap
April vacation is next week, and if you’re looking for something for your kids to do, consider art camp at the Southborough Arts Center. Read the full article → from What to do over April vacation: Art camp
Town Meeting last night voted to approve the K-8 and regional school budgets at their full amount, and defeated a motion that would have cut the library budget by 4%. On the flip side, voters decided to reduce the proposed police budget by an additional $50K. Read the full article → from Town meeting day 1: School, library budgets approved; police budget cut
Flags in Southborough and across the state are flying at half staff today in honor of former Minority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Francis W. Hatch, Jr., who died Thursday, April 8, at the age of 84. Flags will be lowered until further notice. Read the full article → from Why flags are at half staff today
(Photo courtesy of the Southborough Fire Department) From the Southborough Fire Department: An oil delivery truck slid off of the roadway on Flagg Road near Route 9 after noon on April 6th. The right side tires sank into the soft ground causing full tank truck to lean precariously over a stone wall. The driver driver Read the full article → from Oil truck accident on Flagg Road last week
I originally ran this post in the run-up to last year’s annual town meeting. Since I know many of you will be attending town meeting for the first time, I thought it might be helpful to run it again. Read the full article → from Repost: A newbie’s guide to town meeting
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government: Annual town meeting
The Steeple Coffeehouse will host a CD release party for blue/rock musician Les Sampou on Saturday night. The show will also feature a performance by special guest Pesky J. Nixon. Here are the program notes. Read the full article → from CD release party at Steeple Coffeehouse on Saturday