Here’s one you don’t see everyday. A car accidentally backed into the child care center at Southboro Medical yesterday morning. Thankfully no one was in the center at the time, and no one, including the driver, was injured. A couple of the plate glass windows at the front of the building were broken, but there Read the full article → from Car backs into Southboro Medical
Town meeting day 2 got started at 7:40 pm (scheduled was 7:30 pm), with a noticeably lighter attendance than the first night. The biggest shocker for me? No Girl Scouts selling snacks in the lobby like on day 1. And I was totally jonesing for a brownie. The good news is voters made it through Read the full article → from Town meeting day 2: A recap
The Southborough Arts Center is looking for more Southborough artists to participate in this year’s Open Studio Day on Saturday, May 2. Open Studio Day is an opportunity for artists in town to open their home studios to residents for browsing and shopping. Artists who don’t have a studio to open can set up at Read the full article → from Open studio day: Call for artists
Southborough Town Meeting took the high road last night, and it will cost the town more than $200K next year. At issue was how to distribute a major portion of the $17M Algonquin budget between the towns of Northborough and Southborough. There were two methods on the table: the regional agreement that has been in Read the full article → from Town Meeting agrees to pay higher Algonquin assessment
You’ve probably already heard the news that former Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Mark Fidrych, nicknamed “The Bird,” died in an apparent accident at his home in Northborough yesterday. Fidrych played for Algonquin before he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 1974. The Metrowest Daily News has more details, including some photos Read the full article → from Mark “The Bird” Fidrych dies at his home in Northborough
We’ll get back to town meeting recaps in a bit, but first here’s another idea for something to do over April vacation. The Southborough Extended Day Program (SEDP) is offering fun events and field trips during spring break, and registration is now open for all kids, not just those who participate in regular SEDP. Here’s Read the full article → from Open registration for SEDP April vacation program
Town meeting adjourned just after 11:00 pm tonight, and frankly I’m exhausted, so I’ll offer you a brief recap until I have the energy to write more. The meeting got going around 7:15 pm. I don’t have much to compare it to, but it seemed like a decent turnout. We worked our way through articles Read the full article → from Town meeting day 1: A recap
Somehow I missed this when it happened earlier this year, but Dennis Wrenn was not the only loss the Algonquin community faced this year. Jeanne Arathuzik, a much-loved Spanish teacher at Algonquin for 15 years, succumbed to cancer in January. A lifelong Northborough resident, she was only 52 when she died. Next month the Algonquin Read the full article → from Register for the Jeanne Arathuzik Memorial 5k Run/Walk
Everyone needs friends, and the library is no exception. The Friends of the Southborough Library is a non-profit group dedicated to enriching library services. They’re meeting on Wednesday to form a new leadership group. The meeting will also be a chance for members to chat with new Library Director Jane Cain. The Friends was founded Read the full article → from Friends of the library meeting this week
If you ordered flowers from the Pansies for Progress fundraiser held in honor of the late Police Chief Webber, the pick up originally scheduled for today has moved to Wednesday. Pick up flowers on Wednesday wherever you ordered them after 10:00 am — at the Senior Center or the Town House. Flowers were also sold Read the full article → from Pansy pickup moved to Wednesday
If you’re going to town meeting tonight (or even if you’re not), here are a few more articles from the local press to help get you prepped: Southborough TM to consider police vehicles, school computers Southborough Town Meeting will weigh in on Algonquin assessment Four days until the most important meeting in town Everyone I’ve Read the full article → from A town meeting preview and a new poll
No surprise, it’s all about town meeting this week. A number of boards and committees will meet just prior to town meeting on Monday evening, with the main event scheduled to start at 7:00 pm at the Trottier auditorium. Monday,April 13 Advisory Committee, 6:00 pm @ Room 192, Trottier Middle School Board of Selectmen, 6:00 Read the full article → from The week in town government
I wasn’t able to attend the annual Easter egg hunt at the Community House, but there are lots of pictures over at southboroughnews.com. (Photo by krisdecurtis) Read the full article → from Happy Easter, Southborough
I don’t know about you, but I love it when the odometer on my car flips over to a number with lots of zeros — 10,000, 20,000, 30,000 — although the excitement tends to dim the further out of warranty I get. I recently got to experience the same excitement over this blog, minus the Read the full article → from A community of thousands