Monday 6/1/09 16:46 Assist police or other agency, Boston Road and Route 30 Causeway Sunday 5/31/09 08:41 EMS call, Heritage Road, Ashland 11:22 EMS call, John Matthews Road 13:26 EMS call, Red Gate Lane 20:55 EMS call, Breakneck Hill Road Saturday 5/30/09 00:08 EMS call, Main Street 10:43 EMS call, Cordaville Road 17:02 Smoke or Read the full article → from Fire logs for the week
Start cleaning out your closets, because the Northborough-Southborough Schools Technology Department will hold a technology recycling day on June 20. All proceeds will go to the Algonquin Green Club. Items accepted include: Computer monitors Laptops CPUs Speakers Mice and keyboards Computer accessories All printers Camera equipment Stereos VCRs TVs Appliances IPods and MP3 players Phones Read the full article → from Save the date: Technology recycling day 6/20
Are you still waiting for FIOS (Fiber-Optic Television) to reach your neighborhood? According to Verizon, the service should be available to all Southborough residents by the end of the year. Selectman Bill Boland reported at a board meeting last month that he had recently met with representatives from Verizon. They told him all aerial lines Read the full article → from FIOS for all by the end of the year
The Southborough Food Pantry located at Pilgrim Church had to close down while the move was in town, but you probably won’t hear anyone complaining about that. In fact, you’re more likely to hear food pantry volunteers singing the movie’s praises. Caterers for the movie were set up to feed hundreds of cast, crew, and Read the full article → from Food pantry is recipient of movie meals
Southborough attorney Susan Grinblatas will present an estate planning seminar in the Southborough Library Meeting Room (first floor) on Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Here’s her description of the seminar: Estate planning is more than just a will. Using the right documents and tools, you can ensure that your plans for providing for your loved ones Read the full article → from Estate planning seminar at the library
Yesterday 65 Southville Road was a mostly-empty lot, but by the end of the day today, it will boast a brand new two-story house. How is that possible? Ana Salceda Ferris of Ferris Development Group explains it’s all about modular technology: The house is coming in 4 giant sections, a crane will place each unit on the Read the full article → from Building a house in five hours
Wednesday is the annual Pops Night concert at Algonquin, always a favorite of mine because you get to listen to good music while munching on snacks. The show will feature performances by the jazz and concert bands, wind ensemble, and orchestra, along with the full chorus and some smaller acapella ensembles. Finger foods, both savory Read the full article → from Pops Night at Algonquin
The movie may be gone, but you can still keep tabs on the filming thanks to David Spade. Spade offers occasional Twitter updates like this one from today: shooting first day at the lake house, everyone warned me how hot and gross Boston would be. Meanwhile, it’s 48 degrees and raining. boo hoo (@davidspade) The Read the full article → from Following the ‘Grown Ups’
Every year the Southborough School Committee must decide whether to open up enrollment to non-Southborough students as part of the state’s school choice program. This year, as in years past, the decision was no. The school choice program allows parents to send their children to schools in communities other than the city or town they Read the full article → from Southborough opts out of school choice program
If you’re heading into Marlborough on Route 85, expect delays starting at the Southborough line. A project to replace a water line starts today and runs through the end of July. Construction is scheduled weekdays from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. More details in the Metrowest Daily News. Read the full article → from Water line replacement on Route 85 in Marlborough
Here are the committee and department meetings for the week. Of note is a public meeting on Thursday on the Main Street reconstruction project. Monday,June 1 Southborough Housing Opportunity Partnership Committee (SHOPC), 5:30 pm @ Hearing Room, Town House (agenda) Planning Board, 7:00 pm @ Hearing Room, Town House (agenda) Historical Commission, 7:00 pm @ Read the full article → from The week in town government
I captured these pictures earlier in the month on the section of the aqueduct between Parkerville and Deerfoot Roads. For a time there were two swans swimming there each morning, then just the one, and now I don’t see either when I go by. Anyone caught a glimpse of them elsewhere in town? Read the full article → from Swan on the Wachusett Aqueduct
Monday 5/25/09 16:10 Brush or brush and grass mix fire, Carriage Hill Circle Sunday 5/24/09 14:18 EMS call, Independence Lane, Ashland 22:20 EMS call, North Street Saturday 5/23/09 02:03 Cover assignment, Cedar Street, Ashland Friday 5/22/09 06:32 Alarm system activation due to malfunction, Bantry Road 16:58 Vehicle accident with injuries, Valley Road 19:58 Unauthorized burning, Read the full article → from Fire log for the week
You have two chances next week to talk with legislators or their staff. State Representative Carolyn Dykema (Southborough precincts 2 and 3) will be at Mauro’s Cafe on Monday to talk with constituents, while staff members for U.S. Senator John Kerry will hold office hours at the Town House on Tuesday. Here are the details. Read the full article → from Southborough office hours for Senator Kerry and Rep. Dykema