With all the movie mayhem this week, you might be confused about what’s open downtown and what’s not. Here’s a rundown. Town House Open normal hours. Access both in and out of the Town House will be via the west driveway (the side closest to St. Mark’s Church). Police will be controlling access and you’ll Read the full article → from What’s open this week and what’s not
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Hollywood comes to Southborough: Day 7
And on the seventh day they rested. All was relatively quiet on Southborough’s movie set today. A calm before tomorrow’s storm. Expect plenty of traffic and activity in town tomorrow. In addition to all the movie-related traffic, there will likely be plenty of media in town. And that includes paparazzi possibly hanging from the trees. Read the full article → from Hollywood comes to Southborough: Day 7
New at the library this week
The library will be open this week despite its proximity to all the movie goings-on, so why not stop by and check out one of these new titles. Adult titles Seducing an Angel, by Mary Balogh (Fiction) Labeled a murderess, Cassandra, Lady Paget, arrives in Regency London, where Stephen, Earl of Merton, agrees to make Read the full article → from New at the library this week
Hollywood comes to Southborough: Day 6
The big news for Saturday? Trailers. And lots of them. I passed a caravan of them heading into town on Framingham Road this morning. Others entered via Route 85. Most found their way to the lower parking lot at Woodward. The trailers at Woodward are the stars’ dressing rooms, and where hair and makeup will Read the full article → from Hollywood comes to Southborough: Day 6
Hollywood comes to Southborough: Day 5
In addition to landscaping work on Friday (notably around the church’s front entry), a long, low platform was built in the common in front of the church. The platform will support a crane that will be used to film a wide establishing shot of the church. Along Pilgrim’s west side, some scaffolding is in place. Read the full article → from Hollywood comes to Southborough: Day 5
Filming starts next week – here’s the schedule
The stars arrive next week and no doubt things will get a little nutty around town. The area surrounding Pilgrim Church will be tightly controlled, so onlookers won’t be able to get too close. But if you plan on checking things out, here’s how the filming will break down: Monday 5/18 and Tuesday 5/19: Shoot Read the full article → from Filming starts next week – here’s the schedule
Summer volleyball clinic for girls
Algonquin sophomore Lauren Yung wrote to tell me about a four-day volleyball clinic being held in July for girls entering grades 7 through 10. Here’s what she had to say about the program: The clinic is open to girls of all skill levels and experience. As any T-Hawk will tell you, the best thing about Read the full article → from Summer volleyball clinic for girls
Register for the Billy Webber Memorial Golf Tournament
The family of Police Chief William Webber is getting ready to tee off in his honor. The Billy Webber Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, June 22 at Juniper Hill Golf Course in Northborough. All proceeds from the event will go to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. On their website, the family shares Read the full article → from Register for the Billy Webber Memorial Golf Tournament
Hollywood comes to Southborough: Day 4
I got a break between raindrops and ran up to Pilgrim Church yesterday afternoon. The sod is down across St. Mark’s Street and things are looking quite pretty. Have a look for yourself. More pictures in my Flickr photostream. Previously in the series: Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 Read the full article → from Hollywood comes to Southborough: Day 4
Hollywood comes to Southborough: Day 3
Church windows were washed on Wednesday, soil was spread across St. Mark’s Street in preparation for the sod, and more landscaping was put in place. I tried to get some interior shots of the church, but I wasn’t allowed in. And here I thought a church’s doors were always open. (That was a joke, by Read the full article → from Hollywood comes to Southborough: Day 3
Expect heavy traffic in town next week
As I was up at Pilgrim Church taking pictures yesterday evening, a woman driving by in her minivan stopped to ask me if the movie was “still filming.” And church members I talked to said there were plenty of cars cruising down St. Mark’s Street yesterday trying to get a glimpse of the action. You Read the full article → from Expect heavy traffic in town next week
Hollywood comes to Southborough: Day 2
Tuesday saw more structures — arbors to go with Monday’s gazebo — and more landscaping. Tomorrow the road gets sodded. More pictures in my Flickr photostream. And don’t forget that road closures start today. Previously in the series: Day 1 Read the full article → from Hollywood comes to Southborough: Day 2
Some Southborough birds owe thanks to an ‘Eagle’
An Eagle Scout, that is. The Community Advocate reported that Southborough resident Philip B. Kachajian recently became Boy Scout Troop 92’s 27th Eagle Scout. And his Eagle project was to reclaim and renovate the man-made pond behind the Neary School tennis courts as a spot for ice skating in the winter and bird-watching year-round. I Read the full article → from Some Southborough birds owe thanks to an ‘Eagle’
The movie is coming, and that means road closures
Traffic and parking around Pilgrim Church and the Town House will be restricted starting on Wednesday due to filming of the Adam Sandler comedy “Lake House.” You can view all the details in this PDF, but here’s a summary of key closures. Wednesay, May 13 to Wednesday, May 27 The north end of St. Mark’s Read the full article → from The movie is coming, and that means road closures