I am hopelessly dependent on my spell-checker. And those of you who have been reading this blog for a while now know even technology can’t completely mask my ineptitude when it comes to putting the right letters in the right order. That’s one reason you won’t find me on stage at Trottier on Friday night Read the full article → from Southborough Education spelling bee Friday night
Did you know that of the 10 terrestrial and aquatic turtles native to Massachusetts, six are on the state’s endangered species list? And some of those endangered critters might just call the Beals Preserve home. Members of the Southborough Open Land Foundation (SOLF), along with Turtle Conservation Biologist Lori Erb, are embarking on a project Read the full article → from Cataloging the turtles
At a public hearing on Monday night, Town Planner Vera Kolias outlined the statutory steps the town would need to go through to get utility lines along Main Street buried undergound, and that road likely leads to a vote at the special town meeting next fall. But one big piece that’s missing right now is Read the full article → from Cost estimates for Main Street undergounding still unknown
I heard a rumor that Red Barn Coffee was broken into this week, so I stopped by the Police Department to check it out. Turns out it’s true. Officer James DeLuca told me the report came in around 6:00 am on Monday morning. The burglar pried open a side door to get in. The good Read the full article → from Break-in at Red Barn Coffee
Columbia Pictures wants to film part of an Adam Sandler comedy in Southborough, and they went before the Board of Selectmen last night to ask for permission. They didn’t get it, but they didn’t get rejected either. In May the movie company wants to set up a 5-day shoot inside and outside Pilgrim Church. The Read the full article → from It’s official: Hollywood may, or may not, be coming to Southborough
A couple of you asked what the race course is for this Saturday’s Finn March Madness Run/Walk. I checked with Laura Eppen, chair of Finn SOS, and she passed along the course info: Leave Finn School from parking lot go North on Parkerville to Rt.9 (a police car will be blocking the turn to Parkerville Read the full article → from Finn March Madness race course
Fay School and the Southborough Recreation Department are joining together to offer a sports safety summit on Saturday. The summit will focus on four sport-related subjects: Brain Injury & Concussions in Youth Sports Youth Sports Injuries and Why a Child is Not a Small Adult Lightening Safety and Emergency Planning Sports Roundtable: MRSA, Energy Drinks Read the full article → from Sports safety summit this weekend
Just a note in case you’re planning on attending tonight’s Board of Selectmen meeting. The executive session originally scheduled for 6:30 pm was cancelled, so everything in the agenda will shift up by about 40 minutes. Plan accordingly. Read the full article → from Change to tonight’s BOS agenda
Town Administrator Jean Kitchen told me last night that the New England Center for Children donated $120K toward the purchase of a new ladder truck. The donation will be paid out over ten years. Add the NECC donation to the $100K contributed by St. Mark’s and the $100K (ish) raised at the Fire Ball, and Read the full article → from NECC donates $120K to ladder truck fund
If you haven’t registered yet for the Finn March Madness Run/Walk taking place this weekend, there’s still time. Sign up online by Friday at 5:00 and get a free t-shirt. You can also register on Saturday before the race, but it will cost you $5 more. Proceeds benefit Finn School. Babysitting is available during the Read the full article → from Sign up for the Finn March Madness Run/Walk
For those of you following the story of the crash on Southville Road last December that killed Framingham High student Jamoan James, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports two people were indicted on murder, assault and other charges last week. One of the indicted was the driver of a second car that allegedly rammed the Read the full article → from Two indicted in fatal Southville Road crash
Tuesday is your last chance to register to vote in time for the Town Meeting in April and town election in May. Only registered voters are allowed to vote at Town Meeting. The Town Clerk’s office at the Town House will be open from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm on Tuesday to get you registered. Read the full article → from Last day to register to vote for Town Meeting
Last week it was all about the ladder truck and the police station. This week, attention turns to Main Street. There are two public hearings scheduled for this week. The first at the Planning Board on Monday night will be about the undergrounding of utility wires along Main Street. The second on Wednesday night at Read the full article → from This week: A focus on Main Street
Here’s your list of meetings for the week. Of note is a public meeting at the Planning Board on Monday night about the project to bury utility lines along Main Street. And on Tuesday, selectmen will interview four candidates for the position of building inspector. Also interesting on the selectmen’s agenda is an item at Read the full article → from The week in town government