Coverage of Southborough events. Focus on events taking place in town. Includes features about events related to residents or local organizations. Also includes information on town government's open meetings.
The Town is combining an effort to promote the newly renovated golf course with a fundraiser to support a cause in honor of two key players in its success. Read the full article → from Play Golf for ALS One – Heritage Day weekend
The Bloodmobile will be in town next Wednesday to collect donations for Children’s Hospital patients. Read the full article → from Blood Drive: Give Pints to Half Pints – Wednesday
A community discussion a week from today is geared to everyone who feels that they (or family members) need help putting down their phones or other devices more often. While it’s pitched as a book talk, participants aren’t required to pre-read the book. (Though, you are certainly encouraged to.) Read the full article → from Reminder – Press Pause and discuss “How to Break Up with Your Phone”, then make up with it on better terms – next Thursday
This week, the Town posted the official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony details with times. That prompted me to check if the firefighters would be hosting their traditional weekend-before-Halloween party. Read the full article → from Public Safety Building Update: October 26th Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Tours, and the annual SFA Halloween Parade
Are you looking to support native plants (and therefore the pollinators)? If so, you’ll want to learn how to harvest seeds when the time is right. Read the full article → from Native Plant Seed Collection Workshop – Sunday at Breakneck Hill
Since the event always takes place on Thanksgiving, it would be silly to tell you to “save the date”. But, for those of you who like to get in shape for the 5K, this is a friendly reminder that it’s coming upon us. Read the full article → from 13th annual Gobble Wobble: Start trotting and get ready to support Friends of Southborough Recreation
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church is again inviting the entire community to join them for the Annual Blessing of the Animals. Read the full article → from Annual Blessing of the Animals – Sunday
A special event for young Southborough Girl Scouts is being held this Sunday afternoon. The goal is to encourage girls to embrace scouting outdoors. Read the full article → from Girl Scouts invited to enjoy “A Day Outside” – Sunday
The resident founder of a a blog on lessons from successful entrepreneurs will share his learnings with the public this Saturday. Read the full article → from Entrepeneurship and Blogging Workshop – Saturday
The organization may have Northborough in the title, but the NHSAA’s annual celebrations are for former Southborough high school students as well. Read the full article → from Association holds annual reunions for Northborough and Southborough high school alumni
Highlights from last week’s competitions and what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from This week in sports
A list of board and committee meetings for the week with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government: BOS to consider policy on Special Municipal Employee status for committees; Park Central at Conservation
Here are some highlights of events in and around Southborough this week. Read the full article → from Events this week: Senior bike/walk trip, Legos, College Fair, Library Costume Making, Closing the Garden, Outside with Girl Scouts, and more (Updated)
St. Mark’s School is continuing its Southborough Sounds series. The first concert of the 2019-20 season features an encore performance by Ilya Kazantsev. Read the full article → from Southborough Sounds concert series starts with pianist Ilya Kazantsev – Sunday