You pay property taxes (pressumably). I pay property taxes. But some of the biggest landowners in town don’t. St. Mark’s, Fay School, The New England Center for Children, and Harvard are all tax-exempt non-profit organizations, which means they’re not required to pay property taxes on land they own. But while they don’t pay taxes, they Read the full article → from Volunteers sought for PILOT committee
Southborough resident Robert Ackley was one of three original plantiffs in the class-action lawsuit against the Turnpike Authority that alleges unfair taxation. The Metrowest Daily News has a story on how the lawsuit came to be: In March, Sandra Murphy had a letter published in the Daily News, arguing the Mass. Turnpike toll system is Read the full article → from In the media: Locals join Pike lawsuit
I took the wee one to the Southborough Library last Friday to check out the Planets Magic Show by Debbie O’Carroll. The place was packed despite the fact that it was one of the few dry mornings that week. I snapped these shots of the show. In this scene Debbie was playing an earthy Earth. Read the full article → from Southborough kids enjoy extraterrestrial magic show
The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports that the Murphy Sisters’ Foundation recently made several donations in honor of Algonquin students and Southborough residents Shauna and Meghan Murphy, who were killed in a car accident in 2005. To promote safe driving, the foundation donated $5,000 to Christo’s Driving School to subsidize the cost of In Control Read the full article → from In the media: Foundation honors sisters by promoting safe driving
A few weeks ago, I told you selectmen had made a decision about residency requirements for Southborough’s new police chief. Turns out that wasn’t the case. What I thought was a decision was only a discussion. The actual decision wasn’t made until last week. Selectmen have always said that residency in town is “strongly preferred,” Read the full article → from Selectmen adopt looser residency requirement for police chief
Governor Deval Patrick requested flags be lowered to half-staff across the state on Friday for Master Sergeant Kevin A. Dupont who died on Wednesday, June 17 of wounds suffered earlier this year in Kandau, Afghanistan. Read the full article → from Why flags were at half-staff on Friday
The town meeting schedule is relatively light this week, but of note is the inaugural meeting of the Police Chief Search Committee on Wednesday. Monday, June 29 Planning Board, 7:00 pm @ Hearing Room, Town House (agenda) Tuesday, June 30 No meetings scheduled Wednesday, July 1 Police Chief Search Committee, 7:00 pm @ Hearing Room, Read the full article → from The week in town government
Southboro Medical Group has assembled a new team to offer care to patients with diabetes. The team, led by Dr. Daniel Crowe includes a certified diabetes educator, dietitian, and nurses. Here’s an excerpt from Southboro Medical’s press release: According to Dr. Crowe: “The goal of the team approach to diabetes care is to empower the Read the full article → from New team at Southboro Medical focuses on diabetes care
St. Mark’s is adopting some changes to make their operations a bit greener. They eliminated the use of trays in their dining center to conserve water and cut down on wasted food. This fall they’ll use an organic approach to maintain their athletic fields. And the Board of Trustees recently adopted a nine point Sustainability Read the full article → from St. Mark’s adopts green practices
According to an article in the Boston Globe, the near-constant drizzle we’ve had this month will probably not result in a large increase in the local mosquito population. The Metrowest Daily News agrees. While numbers won’t be massive, both sources say it will be an “above-average” mosquito year. I remember the days when the whole Read the full article → from ‘Tis the season for … mosquitos
We had a touch of thunder and lightning last night, so it seems like a good time to point you to some tips on lightning safety from the Southborough Fire Department. You can read about good places to take refuge during a storm (enclosed buildings, hard-topped cars) and not-so-good ones (open structures like dugouts and Read the full article → from Lightning safety tips from the fire department
The cast and crew of ‘Grown Ups’ took over the famous Woodman’s clam shack in Essex this week. Woodman’s shut down for a few days to accommodate filming — the first time they’ve been closed in the month of June since the restaurant opened in 1914. Here’s a photo of the shoot from Gloucester resident and Read the full article → from Where the ‘Grown Ups’ cast is this week
When I was in school Pluto was a planet, but apparently no longer. The Southborough Library will say goodbye to Pluto’s planethood on Friday with the Planets Magic Show by local magician Debbie O’Carroll. Here’s a description of the program: The planets are having a retirement party for Pluto and all are invited! Debbie O’Carroll Read the full article → from The Southborough Library hosts a magical salute to Pluto
Southborough’s unemployment rate increased from 5.1% in April to 5.8% in May according to numbers released recently by the state. Even so, unemployment in Southborough is still well below state and national levels. The unemployment rate in Massachusetts in May was 8.0%. Nationally it was 9.1%. Read the full article → from Southborough’s unemployment rate continues to rise