Here are the department and committee meetings for the week. I’m still waiting for details on the agenda for the Planning Board, Board of Selectmen, and Zoning Board of Appeals. I’ll update this post when I have them — hopefully later today. Of note this week is the Zoning Advisory Committee meeting on Wednesday. As Read the full article → from The week in town government
The Algonquin Chorus will stage their winter concert tomorrow night at 7:30 pm in the auditorium. Read the full article → from Algonquin winter choral concert
Welcome to the My Southborough blog. Just a note to those of you who are new to the blog that I typically don’t post on weekends, but I’ll be back at it bright and early Monday morning, so please check back then. (For those of you wondering what I’m talking about, My Southborough was recently Read the full article → from Hello boston.com visitors!
There are a several kid-oriented events this weekend. Details follow. (If you’re looking for something for the grownups, there’s always the weekly wine tasting at Panzano Market on Friday (5-7 pm) and Saturday (4-7 pm). See details on the Panzano website.) Neary Noodle Night Enjoy a pasta dinner with all the fixings at the second Read the full article → from What’s happening this weekend
It was a bittersweet week for the Algonquin girls basketball team. Southborough’s Theresa Logan became only the fifth person in Algonquin history to score 1,000 points, but the team suffered their first loses of the season to Shrewsbury and Westborough. But another girls team – the gymnasts – continued their winning steak this week. Here’s Read the full article → from Algonquin sports wrap-up (1/30-2/5)
Algonquin is already looking for a new principal, and now they might be down an assistant principal, too. John Harrington, assistant principal for curriculum and instruction, is among five finalists for principal at Littleton High School. A hiring decision is expected in mid-February according to Wicked Local Littleton. Last month Algonquin announced two finalists in Read the full article → from Algonquin assistant principal looking for a new job
The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday took another pass through the fiscal year 2010 budget looking for places to trim, trim, trim in an attempt to reconcile a $400K shortfall. They found some items to cut, but still have more to go to make up for the shortfall. And that’s assuming the shortfall doesn’t increase Read the full article → from More cuts to the budget
A few weeks ago I asked you to envision Main Street without its telephone poles and crisscross of wires. Now the Main Street Council, the group leading the effort to bury underground the utility lines along Main Street, has made that easy. Council Co-chair Dennis Flynn emailed me some visions shots of what Main Street Read the full article → from What Main Street could look like
Up until now, the Board of Selectmen have limited their budget cuts for the next fiscal year to capital projects like school repairs and Senior Center improvements. But with a shortfall of $400K(*), the cuts made this week will have a more direct impact on town employees. “We’re at a point now where we have Read the full article → from Budget cuts to impact town employees
Each month Algonquin Principal Ned Gallagher posts his Principal’s Report. Here are some highlights from the latest one: Northborough Cable Access Television has purchased a state-of-the-art HD studio package for the Algonquin television studio. Once it’s set up, Algonquin will offer Studio Production classes. The Class of 2011 participated in the 2008 Walk to Cure Read the full article → from Notes from Algonquin
Each week the Fire Department sends me their activity log, but this is the first time I’ve posted it. So, what do you think? Should this become a weekly My Southborough feature? Read through the log and then take the poll at the bottom of the post. (If you’re reading this via email or RSS, Read the full article → from What the Fire Department has been up to
Southborough commuters who ride the Cavalier Coach bus to Boston and back can breathe a sigh of relief, at least for now. The bus line that runs from Marlborough, through downtown Southborough, and then into Boston has been in danger of being eliminated due to low ridership combined with cuts in state subsidies. But the Read the full article → from Southborough to Boston bus will keep running
Is buying cheaper than building? That’s the question the Municipal Facilities Committee is asking. The committee has been working on a proposal for a new police station for the past year. Up until now there have been two options under consideration: rehab the existing police station or demolish it and build a new one. But Read the full article → from A new spin on the police station proposal
Quotes (and this week video!) from stories in the local media that have a Southborough connection. The Autism Life Aquatic The Metrowest Daily News takes a look at the Michael S. Dukakis Aquatic Center at The New England Center for Children in Southborough. Algonquin teacher honored “I always knew I could accomplish something. I truly Read the full article → from Southborough in the news