The Board of Selectmen has a new chairman. The three selectmen (actually two selectmen and one selectwoman) regularly rotate the position of chair, with each holding it for a year. The switch happens at the first meeting after the annual town election. So it was that former chairman Bill Boland passed the baton to new Read the full article → from Selectmen reshuffle leadership
The Metrowest Daily News reports the hearse used in the movie was provided by a funeral home in Holliston: “They wanted to use local people and asked if I wanted to send it up. I said, ‘Not a problem,”‘ Chesmore said. For the latest coverage on the Adam Sandler movie, click here. Read the full article → from From whence the hearse came
Summer playground camp starts next month, and now is the time to register. There are two camp locations: Finn for the little kids and Woodward for the bigger kids. There are eight week-long sessions starting on June 29 and running into August. Camp hours are 9:00 am to 12:00 pm with the option for an Read the full article → from Summer camps from the Rec Department
Only one new house came on the market this week. Two houses went under agreement, and two sales went through. Thanks to Doug McClain (email) of Century 21 Commonwealth Realty for supplying the listing information. New on the market 237 Cordaville Rd (map) – 7 room, 3 bed, 2 bath Cape – $434,000 Pending 11 Read the full article → from On the market this week
The annual Friends of the Southborough Library book sale will be held on Saturday, June 13 from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. Volunteers are needed during the sale, as well as beforehand to help set up. If you’re interested, contact the library at (508) 485-5031. There will also be a Friends member preview on Friday, Read the full article → from Volunteers needed for library book sale
Woodward was like a carnival Wednesday evening as fans waited to catch the stars as they left town for the night. People milled about. Older kids fluttered between groups of friends, while the little kids played on the grass oblivious. When a black SUV approached, the tension ratcheted up a notch. And when a car Read the full article → from Filming day 3: Some photos from Wednesday
From the Worcester Business Journal: Prices in Southborough are definitely benefiting the consumer, dropping almost 41 percent between the first quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of this year, from $585,450 to $346,000. Of all the MetroWest communities, Southborough lost the biggest percentage in homes prices from 2008 to 2009. Read the full article → from Southborough sees steep decline in home prices
It’s a good bet you’ve heard about this one already, but on the off-chance you haven’t … Last Saturday Southborough residents Lauren Richey and Scott Miller got married on a commuter rail train traveling between Southborough and Wellesley. The two met while commuting on the train in 2005. Here’s a roundup of the coverage. Next Read the full article → from Probably Southborough’s most unique wedding ever
Adam Sandler and crew aren’t the only actors in town. Earlier this month, Algonquin students performed a special edition of Les Miserables in honor of the late Dennis Wrenn. Southborough resident Sue Teplansky was there and she took these photos. Read the full article → from Photos from the Algonquin performance of Les Mis
Sick of hearing about the movie? Here’s something that has absolutely nothing to do with it: the fire logs from last week. Monday 5/18/09 No calls reported Sunday 5/17/09 08:57 Rescue, emergency medical call, Fisher Road 12:52 Rescue, emergency medical call, Fisher Road 13:52 Rescue, emergency medical call, 495 South Saturday 5/16/09 22:48 Assist invalid Read the full article → from Fire logs for last week
Some My Southborough readers sent in great photos they took of the stars. The ones of Chris Rock came from a reader who wanted to remain anonymous, while the ones of Adam Sandler were sent in by former resident Gwen Krawski Kosak. Click images to enlarge. Linda over at Southborough News got some great photos Read the full article → from The movie through your lens
National Grid says 767 customers in Southborough are without power right now. According to their website, power should be restored by 12:30pm. No reason for the outage was given. At my house, the power went out at around 11:00 am. I drove to my parents’ house — because they have power and heaven forbid I Read the full article → from More than 700 in Southborough are without power
Do you care about law enforcement in Southborough? If so, the Board of Selectmen wants to hear from you. Earlier this month selectmen announced the formation of a search committee that will help find a new permanent police chief for Southborough. But so far, only four candidates have volunteered. “Members of the concerned citizenry, where Read the full article → from Help find Southborough’s new police chief
If you read the comments in this post, you might be wondering what really happened when Adam Sandler stopped by Woodward on Monday afternoon to shoot some hoops. Here’s what I found out. As part of the agreement with the school, Sandler gets to use the gym. Apparently he loves to play basketball. When he Read the full article → from What happened when Adam Sandler visited Woodward