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.
Each year the Southborough Cultural Arts Councils awards grants for community-oriented arts, humanities, and science projects. Schools and individuals can apply for this year’s crop of grants by submitting an application by October 15. Read the full article → from Arts Council grant proposals due October 15
Residents got their first glimpse of the town’s new aerial ladder truck as it lead the Heritage Day parade yesterday with sirens blaring. Read the full article → from Photos: Ladder truck makes its debut in Heritage Day parade
The Steeple Coffeehouse will kick off it’s 2010-2011 season on Saturday with a show by Alastair Moock and special guest Steve Mayone. Read the full article → from Steeple Coffeehouse kicks off its season on Saturday night
Monday is Heritage Day, and that means there will be some extra traffic around town. Read the full article → from Where to park for Heritage Day
Even if you’re not running or walking in Sunday’s annual Heritage Day Road Race, you can still participate — and help out the Southborough Food Pantry — by buying a raffle ticket. Read the full article → from Get your road race raffle tickets at the Transfer Station tomorrow
Here’s a great way to kick off the Heritage Day weekend. The Southborough Open Land Foundation and the Southborough Arts Center have teamed up to bring you a new exhibit featuring painted landscapes of Chestnut Hill Farm and the Beals Preserve — two idyllic Southborough spots. Read the full article → from Art exhibit featuring Southborough landscapes opens tomorrow night
This is one of my favorite parts of Heritage Day. The annual Friends of the Library book and cookie sale will be held on Monday from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm at the Southborough Library. Read the full article → from Friends of the Library book sale on Heritage Day
Need a pumpkin for the Heritage Day pumpkin lighting? Or maybe some cornstalks for the scarecrow contest? Look no further than Chestnut Hill Farm. Read the full article → from Pumpkins and hayrides at Chestnut Hill Farm on Thursday and Friday
An always-popular part of Southborough’s Heritage Day weekend is the pumpkin lighting. Pumpkins range from elaborate to goofy, but they all look amazing lined up on the stone wall along Common Street. Read the full article → from Now’s the time to start planning your pumpkin for Heritage Day
Southborough may be 25% water, but that doesn’t mean there’s a public place to swim. Tonight the Recreation Department will go before the Selectmen to float an idea that would give kids in town if not a place to swim, at least a place to splash around. Read the full article → from Rec Department wants to give kids a place to splash around
The Northborough-Southborough Special Education Parents Advisory Council (NSPAC) will host a presentation at the Southborough Library on Tuesday on how to identify early struggling readers. Read the full article → from NSPAC to host presentation on reading disabilities on Tuesday
There’s still time to sign up for the Southborough Rotary’s annual road race to benefit the Southborough Food Pantry. The race starts at 10:00 am on Sunday, October 10, at Neary. Read the full article → from Still time to sign up for the Heritage Day road race
It’s never too early to gear up for winter. If you’re in need of new skis, snowboards, or skates, the Friends of Southborough Recreation has you covered. Read the full article → from Save the date: Southborough Recreation ski, board, and skate swap – 10/23
It may not be apple picking weather out there today what with all this rain, but when the sun comes out you can bet many of us will be hitting the apple orchards. Read the full article → from Your favorite places: Apple picking