If you don’t pay your town bills on time, it’s going to cost you. Town Meeting voted last month to raise the demand fee — the feel that’s charged when your account is more than 30 days past due — from $5 to $20. The $5 charge had been in place for at least 25 Read the full article → from Overdue bills will cost you more
From the Southborough Fire Department: The driver of a truck was transported to the hospital when two trucks collided Monday afternoon on Route 9 westbound at Flagg Road. The driver’s injuries were not life threatening. Police, fire and EMS personnel responded to the crash at 1:54 PM. The crash had Route 9 westbound down to Read the full article → from Two trucks collide on Route 9
Southborough Youth and Family Services is sponsoring three summer camp sessions for kids going into 6th, 7th, 8th, or 9th grade. Each two-week session will offer arts and crafts, games, and movies, as well as field trips like mini-golf, swimming, amusement parks, whale watches, and more. Session dates are as follows: Session 1: July 13 Read the full article → from Youth and Family Services summer camp
Did you happen to notice your water running brown last week? Southborough’s Department of Public Works flushed all the hydrants in town, which DPW Director Karen Galligan says can temporarily discolor the water. But Galligan says the water is still safe to drink, even though it may not look so appealing. She sent along some Read the full article → from Hydrants in Southborough flushed last week
Southborough native Gwen (Krawski) Kosak and her daughters joined the crowd of hopefuls at an open casting call for the upcoming Adam Sandler movie ‘Lake House’ that will film some scenes in Southborough later this month. The casting call was held on Saturday at FELT, a club in Downtown Crossing. If Gwen’s photos are any Read the full article → from Photos from the ‘Lake House’ casting call
A Southborough resident suffered serious injuries when the car he was driving struck several trees and rolled over on Saturday night. The accident happened shortly after 10:00 pm near the intersection of Woodland Road and Bay Path Lane (map). It took Southborough Fire and EMS personnel 30 minutes using the jaws of life to free Read the full article → from Serious accident on Woodland Road
Here are the committee and department meetings for the week. Monday,May 4 Historical Commission, 7:00 pm @ Museum, 25 Common St. Scholarship Advisory Committee, 7:00 pm @ Upper Hall, Cordaville Hall Tuesday, May 5 Trust Fund Advisory Committee, 5:30 pm @ Foyer, Town House Board of Selectmen, 6:30 pm @ Hearing Room, Town House (agenda) Read the full article → from The week in town government
New at the library this week, read about first families both real and fictional. Plus a couple of graphic novels for the teen crowd. Adult Michelle: A Biography, by Liza Mundy Washington Post writer Liza Mundy paints a revealing and intimate portrait of the most dynamic couple in politics today: Michelle, the highly organized, sometimes Read the full article → from New at the library
Emergency repair work on the railroad tracks through downtown Southborough closed Main Street to thru traffic for much of Friday. Let’s just hope they used some of the time to patch those killer potholes leading up to the tracks. Read the full article → from Train track repairs close Main Street
Your weekly sample of stories in the local media that have a Southborough connection. A business built for speed “We own five race-prepared Mazda Miatas, which we rent to a wide variety of folks. Some people rent our Miatas for race-driving schools, others rent as a cost-effective alternative to building their own.” —Southborough resident Steve Read the full article → from Southborough in the news
There will be no shortage of art in Southborough this weekend, but one Southborough artist will have her sights set a bit farther out of town. Collage artist Kathleen (Kay) Hendrick will celebrate her first solo show at The Gallery at Second Stage Studio, in Cumberland, Rhode Island. You might have seen some of Hendrick’s Read the full article → from First solo show for Southborough collage artist
The Southborough Youth Baseball and Softball organization has a weekend full of activities planned to celebrate the opening of their 2009 spring season. Saturday features a pitch, hit, and run competition, plus the start of the opening day silent auction. Sunday is the official opening day with a parade of players, picnic lunch, amusements, and Read the full article → from Southborough Youth Baseball and Softball opening day festivities
The Southborough Conservation Commission is offering community garden plots to residents who want to raise vegetables, herbs, or flowers. But if you want one, you’d better act soon because they’re going fast. The plots are located on the Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in full sun and with access to water. There are two sizes: 10 Read the full article → from Community garden plots available
As I mentioned earlier this week, the developer behind the Woodland Meadows 40B project is trying a new approach to get his project built. At Wednesday night’s Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, developer Robert Heavey provide some more detail on his revised plan. According to the Metrowest Daily News, Heavey is now potentially looking to Read the full article → from Developer outlines revised plan for Woodland Meadows 40B