If you thought this year was a tough one for municipal budgets, get ready for what might be coming next year. At a meeting earlier this month, selectmen expressed concern about how things are shaping up. “It’s safe to say we won’t have any more money this year than last,” Selectman Bill Boland said. Read the full article → from Southborough’s budget outlook for next year ‘bleak’
The Algonquin girls soccer team isn’t the only local team celebrating a championship this week. Both the Northborough-Southborough Pop Warner Midget football team and the Midget cheerleading team made big news this week. Read the full article → from Pop Warner team takes Super Bowl title, cheerleaders win regional competition
I asked Town Engineer John Woodsmall for an update on the Northboro Road bridge work. Keep reading to find out what he had to say. Read the full article → from Northboro Road bridge work continues on schedule
The Thanksgiving Day rivalry between Algonquin and Westborough stretches back more than five decades. On Thursday they’ll meet for the 57th year. Read the full article → from Thanksgiving football: Algonquin vs. Westborough
Most of the hardscaping in the new Triangle park at the corner of Southville and Cordaville Roads is in place as the first phase of work nears completion. Keep reading for photos and a progress report. Read the full article → from Initial phase of the Triangle Park nears completion
The St. Mark’s ice rink will be open for public skating this weekend. There are times for both free skate and for those who want to brush up on their hockey skills. Note that sticks/pucks are not allowed during the open skate times. Keep reading for the schedule. Read the full article → from St. Mark’s open for skating this weekend
For two years now the towns of Northborough and Southborough have been at odds about how to assess debt payments for the Algonquin building project. A compromise plan put forward by the Regional School Committee was overwhelmingly rejected by Southborough voters at town meeting last April. At their meeting last week, the school committee decided Read the full article → from Regional school committee votes to put assessment compromise before voters again
With the holiday on Thursday, it’s a light meeting schedule this week. The Board of Selectmen will meet on Tuesday to do goal setting for fiscal year 2010. They’ll also accept PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) donations from Harvard and the New England Center for Children. Monday, November 23 No meetings scheduled Tuesday, November Read the full article → from The week in government
The Algonquin girls soccer team captured their first-ever state championship yesterday, beating out nationally-ranked Acton-Boxborough by a score of 1-0. Southborough’s Sam Friday scored the only goal. Southborough resident Chris Wraight was at the game and took these photos. Click on any of the thumbnails to enlarge and view as a slideshow. Read more about Read the full article → from Algonquin girls win the state championship
New for the adults this week is a holiday tale by Wally Lamb, something scary by Stephen King, and the latest release by Norah Jones. For the kids, it’s stories about a helpful tractor, an adventure in Atlantis, and a secret science alliance. Read the full article → from What’s new at the Southborough Library
Did you know the Community House once boasted a bowling alley? Learn more in the first of a series of posts on Southborough’s historic places. Read the full article → from Southborough’s historic places: The Community House
We all know what Thanksgiving is about. It’s about getting together with family and friends. About gratitude for all the things that bless our lives. And it’s about pie. Glorious pie. Apple, blueberry, lemon meringue, banana cream. You’ll find them all at First Community Church’s annual pie sale tomorrow in front of Mauro’s Cafe (map). Read the full article → from Annual pie sale tomorrow morning
We had some lovely sunsets this week. This was one of them, captured from a hill in Fayville overlooking the reservoir. Click images to enlarge. Read the full article → from Photos: November sunset over Southborough
Southborough’s annual ecumenical Thanksgiving service will be held next Tuesday, November 24 at First Community Church (map). It’s sponsored by the United Parishes of Southborough, an organization that includes the parishes of St. Mark’s Church, Pilgrim Church, St. Anne Church, St. Matthew Church, and First Community Church. The service starts at 7:30 pm. Clergy and Read the full article → from Ecumenical Thanksgiving service on Tuesday