Southborough fire recruit Scott Navaroli was featured in a recent piece by the Metrowest Daily News on firefighter fitness. Read the full article → from Soon-to-be Southborough firefighter ready for demands of the job
During a meeting in which selectmen were cutting town budgets left and right, Selectwoman Bonnie Phaneuf expressed frustration over the state of the school budget, which currently proposes a 3.63% increase over last year. Read the full article → from Selectwoman asks teachers to ‘give something up’
Now’s the time to sign up for the 2010 season of Northborough-Southborough Pop Warner Football and Cheer Dance. An early bird special is available now through February 28. Read the full article → from Registration open for Pop Warner football and cheer programs
Selectmen are pouring over budgets with a fine-toothed comb. Last night it was Southborough Youth and Family Services and the library, among others, that were on the chopping block. Read the full article → from Library, youth services face deep budget cuts
Fire department logs for February 2 through February 8. Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
Kids in Northborough and Southborough will get dismissed early from school on Wednesday thanks to the coming snow. And for those of you looking forward to the school committee meeting, you’ll have to wait one more day. The meeting, which was originally scheduled for Wednesday night, has been postponed to Thursday at 6:30 pm. It will still be held in the library at Trottier. Read the full article → from Early dismissal for schools on Wednesday, school committee meeting rescheduled
St. Mark’s has long opened the doors of its skating rink to Southborough residents during school vacation, and next week will be no exception. But skaters this year have another option for February vacation, or any day for that matter — the outdoor community skating rink in Fayville. Read the full article → from What to do over February vacation: Ice skating
The flakes haven’t even started to fall, but already the nor’easter predicted for tomorrow has claimed its first casualty. The public forum on Southborough’s villages sponsored by the Zoning Advisory Committee was to be held tomorrow night, but due to the impending storm, it has been rescheduled to February 24. Read the full article → from Impending storm postpones zoning forum on Wednesday night
The Friends of Southborough Recreation held a Valentine’s party for kids yesterday afternoon at the Arts Center. Recreation Director Doreen Ferguson said the party was a hit with over 50 children attending. She sent along these photos of the event. Read the full article → from Photos: Friends of Southborough Recreation Valentine’s Party
Last month members of the Algonquin girls soccer team were awarded plaques to commemorate their 2009 state championship win. And last week, they were honored by Southborough and Northborough’s state representatives at the state house. Also honored was the Algonquin girls tennis team who won the state championship last June. Read the full article → from Algonquin girls soccer and tennis teams celebrated
For one member of the Southborough school district, the earthquake in Haiti hit very close to home. Edouard Bien-Aime, a network administrator for the district, is a Haitian native and has family in Haiti who were affected by the disaster and are now dealing with its aftermath. Read the full article → from Southborough schools help Haiti, and one of their own
Commander Steve Whynot of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3276 asked me to pass along this information about a group soliciting donations for the troops. Read the full article → from Local vet urges caution over donations
Southborough resident Christopher Manoloules, 18, was denied bail last week on charges that he murdered his uncle in Hyannis last September. The Metrowest Daily News reports Manoloules’ attorney, Gerald Alch, told the judge his client had no motive for the murder. “My client was used and abused,” Alch said. “Our evidence will show my client Read the full article → from Southborough teen denied bail on murder charge
A list of town meetings for the week of February 8 through February 12. Read the full article → from The week in government