It’s a good thing Trottier students will get a healthy breakfast tomorrow becuase they’re going to need it. This week is health week at Trottier which means students can fill up on smoothies, bagels, fresh fruit and other healthy breakfast options in the cafeteria before class. The week culminates in a volleyball marathon on Friday Read the full article → from Volleyball marathon at Trottier
A new exhibit called Collage: Process and Product opens this weekend at the Arts Center. An opening reception will be held on Friday night from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Here’s how the Arts Center describes the show: This exhibit explores the rich and unique art medium of collage. Collage includes pasted papers, altered books, mixed Read the full article → from New exhibit opening at the Arts Center
Boston Magazine recently published a list of the best places to live in Massachusetts, and Southborough didn’t make the cut. In our area, Hopkinton was named one of the top 10 towns “holding steady” in the tough economy, and Sudbury was called out as a top town for bargain hunters. At least one reader felt Read the full article → from Is Southborough one of the best places to live?
The Southborough School Committee last night voted unanimously to reopen negotiations with the teachers union over health insurance plans. The vote came after the Board of Selectmen reduced the K-8 benefits budget by $120K last week. “The town has decided the budget deficit should be borne by the schools,” School Committee member Marybeth Strickland said. Read the full article → from Schools to renegotiate health plan with teachers union
The latest fire logs are up. There’s the usual spate of false alarms — unintentional and otherwise — along with car accidents and EMS calls. Take a look. Read the full article → from What’s been keeping the fire department busy
I offer you some much-needed color on this very, very gray day. These are shots I took at Chestnut Hill Farm last weekend. Remember last weekend? When it was sunny and 60 degrees? Sigh. If you have photos you’d like to see published here, email them to me or post them on flickr with the Read the full article → from Sunny pictures for a dreary day
Members of the newly-formed Algonquin Acoustics club and others will participate in the Algonquin Music Showcase on Thursday night. About 20 groups and individuals were chosen to perform both instrumental and vocal selections. Admission is $5.00 with proceeds going to the Murphy Sisters scholarship fund. The show starts at 7:00 pm. (Photo by oneilkwangwanh) Read the full article → from Algonquin music showcase happening on Thursday
We email, we text, we IM, we blog. How often do we actually write by hand? Is teaching good handwriting still important these days? Occupational therapist Karen Conrad says yes, and she’ll explain why at a seminar sponsored by the Northborough/Southborough Special Education Parent Advisory Council (NSPAC) on Thursday night. Topics to be covered in Read the full article → from Handwriting may mean more than you think
Every year the towns of Northborough and Southborough use some advanced math to figure out how much of the regional school budget each town will pay. This year those calculations might see Southborough ponying up an additional $200K — an unexpected increase that is raising some eyebrows. Here’s the situation. There are two different ways Read the full article → from A regional storm is a-brewin’
It’s all about new businesses, biceps, and the power of listening in this installment of Southborough in the News, a (mostly) weekly collection of stories in the local media with a Southborough connection. Algonquin, meet your new principal “I want to be a good listener. I think it’s especially important in the first year. I Read the full article → from Southborough in the news
Knitting was all the rage a few years back (I have baskets full of partially completed projects to prove it). Crochet never quite had the same cache, which is a shame because it’s quick to learn and fun to do. If you’ve always wanted to learn to crochet, now’s your chance. Southborough residents Nancy Safiol Read the full article → from New crochet class at the library
Despite what you might see when you look out the window, spring is right around the corner, and so is the first road race of the season. The Finn SOS is sponsoring the first ever Finn March Madness 5K Run/2-Mile Walk on Saturday, March 28th. The event will raise money for Finn School. Advance registration Read the full article → from Finn March Madness Road Race
By all accounts, the Southborough Fire Ball was a huge success. Organizer Rebecca Waterfall tells me the event on Saturday night was attended by 290 people and brought in $95K. Not all of that will go toward the ladder truck since a portion will go toward the event itself, but still, an impressive number. At Read the full article → from Photos from the Fire Ball
Technically, the fiscal year 2010 budget was balanced last week when the Selectmen cut $120K from the school benefits budget. But, what if the school is unable to absorb those cuts? Or what if, as some in town suspect, Town Meeting voters want even more reductions? Either of those possibilities could mean tough times for Read the full article → from Selectmen consider reducing hours for town employees, library