The results for Southborough are in, and Republican Scott Brown was the clear winner with 59% of the votes. Democrat Martha Coakley came in at 40%, and Joe Kennedy got the remaining 1%. Read the full article → from Scott Brown takes Southborough by a wide margin
Southborough has been lovely today with big fat flakes drifting down all day. On top of yesterday’s wet snowfall, the roads this week have been sloppy, but Fire Chief John Mauro Jr. reports few problems. Read the full article → from Two snowy days, but few problems on the roads
The Genealogy Club will meet on Thursday, January 21, at the library, starting at 7:00 p.m. NEW TOPIC: Mike Maglio, a family researcher for over 20 years, will walk us through the joys of using social networking online to add to your genealogical research. Read the full article → from Genealogy club to talk Facebook
There’s been quite a bit of talk on this blog and elsewhere about how to lower the school budget for next year. One option that consistently comes up is to save money by closing one of the schools — the most often mentioned being Neary. Read the full article → from Is closing Neary the answer to the school’s budget crunch?
Light snow is falling on top of the heavy, wet stuff we got yesterday. The National Weather Service says we’re in for another inch or two, hopefully not enough to keep folks from getting to the polls today. Read the full article → from Light snow on election day
Commander John Wilson, American Legion Post 161, and Commander Steve Whynot, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3276, invite you to attend the Veterans Mid-Winter Dinner on Friday, February 19. Read the full article → from Save the date: Veterans Mid-Winter Dinner
As you might remember, the school committee met last week to talk about the cuts they’ll have to make in this “devastating budget year.” I gave you a recap of their conversation, but if you want to hear it for yourself, you now can. Read the full article → from School committee meetings now on public access
The open discussion thread is your place to ask questions, sound off on town issues, or share information with other readers. Read the full article → from Open discussion thread: Ask questions, share opinions
I’m guessing you don’t need me to remind you that Tuesday is election day, because if your household is anything like mine, you got about a dozen phone calls this weekend from various political affiliates imploring you to vote. But what you made need some help with are the details. Read the full article → from Where to vote on Tuesday
The Rotary Clubs of Northborough and Southborough are sponsoring a Biggest Loser style weight loss program to help residents stick to their resolutions this year. The first meeting of the twelve-week program is on Wednesday. Read the full article → from Reminder: Northborough-Southborough ‘Biggest Loser’ starts this week
A list of town meetings for the week of January 11 – January 15. Read the full article → from The week in government
Here’s what’s new at the Southborough Library for adults and kids. Read the full article → from What’s new at the Southborough Library
The forecast says we’re in for a bit of a warm up over the next few days, but this is New England, so you know it’s not going to last. Every winter there are families in our area that need coats to keep warm. The Southborough Organization for Schools is coordinating a used coat drive Read the full article → from Donate your used coats this winter
We all know it’s going to be a tough budget year. The signs are already abundantly clear. The decisions we make at town meeting will matter even more this year, but how as town meeting voters do we know the choices we’re making are the right ones? Read the full article → from Giving you more choice at town meeting – a good thing?