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The latest in a series of public workshops related to the zoning by-law review project will be held this week. And this time the topic is Route 9. There’s no question about it — Route 9 is our bread and butter. The businesses along the corridor contribute a significant amount to the town’s tax base, Read the full article → from Public workshop on Route 9
From the Metrowest Daily News: (A Woonsocket, R.I., man) was arrested in Westford after State Police chased his gray pickup truck from Southborough to Westford, almost 28 miles. (full article) Read the full article → from Chase on I-495 began in Southborough
Southborough Open Land Foundation has a mission to preserve and protect the open spaces and rural character of the Town of Southborough. They were instrumental in the preservation of Chestnut Hill Farm, among other properties. On Tuesday night, SOLF will hold its annual meeting at the Community House. There will be a slide show on Read the full article → from SOLF annual meeting
Expect activity around Pilgrim Church and other areas of downtown to start ratcheting up on Wednesday. The back portion of the Town House parking lot will be unavailable starting today. St. Mark’s Street will close on Wednesday, with more closures and traffic revisions planned for next week. I’ll give you all the details in an Read the full article → from Set up for the Adam Sandler movie starts this week
It’s election day in Southborough with 13 seats in local government up for grabs. But with only one contested race and no ballot measures, you may wonder why you should even bother. “It’s your civic responsibility to go to the polls and cast a vote any time there’s an election,” Selectman Bill Boland told me Read the full article → from Don’t forget to vote today
Age bracket winners for the NECC 5K Race/Walk for Autism held on Saturday are posted over at Cool Running. Southborough residents placed in several of the age brackets. Among women ages 15-18, Ann Tomassini placed second with a time of 33:59. Among men ages 31-49, John Megan place first with a time of 19:40. Among Read the full article → from NECC 5K race results
Here are the committee and department meetings for the week. Of note is a public workshop on Wednesday on Route 9 zoning. Monday,May 11 Election day – no meetings scheduled Tuesday, May 12 Board of Health, 1:00 pm @ BOH Hearing Room, Cordaville Hall Board of Library Trustees, 5:00 pm @ Meeting Room, Library Municipal Read the full article → from The week in town government
If you’re reaching panic stage because you haven’t yet secured a Mother’s Day gift, don’t fret. There are still plenty of options in your own backyard. Here are some ideas. Pick up some pretty plants at the Southborough Gardeners Annual Plant Sale on Saturday morning from 8:00 am to noon at the Community House. Or, Read the full article → from Need a last-minute Mother’s Day gift? Think local.
You have only two more chances to catch a show at the Steeple Coffehouse this season. Why not make it Saturday night? Performers will be Jud Caswell of Brunswick Maine and Scott Alarik of Boston. Here are the program notes: Jud Caswell lives where the two Maines meet: where ex-hippies play cribbage with fishermen and Read the full article → from Jud Caswell and Scott Alarik at the Steeple Coffeehouse
Read this week’s list of new titles at the library and you’ll find yourself wondering why Mrs. Riley bought five itchy aardvarks. Kids books have the best titles. ADULT: Killer Cruise ( (Jaine Austen Mysteries), by Laura Levine (Fiction) In this delightful new installment in the Jaine Austen mystery series, the wordsmith and sleuth dives Read the full article → from New in the library this week
While the movie is a fun diversion for most of us, it does throw a wrench in things for some. The Southborough Food Pantry, which operates out of Pilgrim Church, will close from May 10 until May 29 while scenes from the Adam Sandler comedy is filmed in and around the church. Clients will be Read the full article → from The movie claims its first casualty – the food pantry
The Metrowest Daily News has more information on the three candidates running for the two Southborough seats on the regional school committee. Check out the full article here, and don’t forget the town election is next Monday. Polls open at 8:00 am. Read the full article → from More on the candidates for regional school committee
About 60 Southborough residents took part in the Earth Day Clean Up event last Saturday. DPW Director Karen Galligan says volunteers collected an estimated 100 bags of trash (possibly more) and covered about one-third of the town. Some areas of town that didn’t get covered were Marlborough Road, Main Street, Chestnut Hill Road, Sears Road, Read the full article → from Thank you to Earth Day volunteers