Southborough resident Chris Wraight took some great photos of the Heritage Day parade, including this one of parade Grand Marshall Dan Kolenda: See more on Chris’ flickr photostream. Read the full article → from More of your Heritage Day photos
Recreation in Southborough
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Register for the third annual Gobble Wobble
I love the slogan for this year’s Gobble Wobble: Run, walk, or wobble. I know which one I’d be doing. The Gobble Wobble is an annual 5K run or 2 mile walk to benefit the Friends of the Southborough Recreation Department. It starts at 8:30 am at Trottier on Thanksgiving morning, November 26. A kids Read the full article → from Register for the third annual Gobble Wobble
More of your Heritage Day photos
More photos from Heritage Day. This batch from reader Amy Yazdani has some shots of the Life Flight helicopter that landed on St. Mark’s field. Click any image below to view as a slideshow. Send in your photos of Heritage Day for the chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the Southborough business of Read the full article → from More of your Heritage Day photos
Heritage Day Road Race results
The results of Sunday’s Heritage Day Road Race have been posted online. In fourth place, 16 year old Mark Kerstens was the first Southborough resident to cross the finish line. Patty Casilla followed soon after in sixth place as the first woman from Southborough to finish. You can view the complete results on the Cool Read the full article → from Heritage Day Road Race results
Your Heritage Day photos
Thanks to My Southborough readers Nancy O’Connor, Julie Deneen, Kevin Hoolahan, and John Varner for sending in their photos from Heritage Day. Looks like it was a ton of fun. Remember, there’s still time to send in your photos for the chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the Southborough business of your choice. Read the full article → from Your Heritage Day photos
Your definitive guide to Heritage Day
Here’s what’s happening this weekend for Heritage Day. You can see the complete schedule here and a parking map here. Scarecrow contest (Saturday-ongoing) Drop off scarecrows at the Community House on Saturday from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. The winners will be announced on October 12, and scarecrows will be on display through October 17. Heritage Read the full article → from Your definitive guide to Heritage Day
Send me your Heritage Day photos and you could win a prize
I have a confession to make. My schedule has worked out such that I’m not going to be at Heritage Day this year, or at any of the weekend events that precede it. I know. So, that means I need your help. Bring your camera with you this weekend and take lots of photos. Then Read the full article → from Send me your Heritage Day photos and you could win a prize
Where to park on Heritage Day
There will be some road closures and parking restrictions downtown on Monday for Heritage Day. Here’s a map to help you make your way around. Handicapped parking Main Street in front of library and library parking lot Marlboro Road General parking Woodward School, Town House, Cordaville Hall (Senior Center) Common Street – North side only Read the full article → from Where to park on Heritage Day
Route for the Heritage Day Road Race
In the past the Heritage Day Road Race has started at the Town House, but they’re mixing things up this year. The race this year starts at Neary School on Sunday at 10:00 am. Here’s a map of the route (click for an interactive version): Pre-registration is closed, but you can do day-of registration starting Read the full article → from Route for the Heritage Day Road Race
Reminder: Pumpkins and hayrides at Chestnut Hill Farm today and tomorrow
Save the date: Southborough Unscheduled 2010
Mark your calendars, Southborough Unscheduled 2010 will be on Thursday, March 11. The homework-free, activity-free, and meeting-free evening is sponsored by Southborough Youth and Family Services, and is intended to encourage families to spend more time together. Here’s more information from SYFS: On this night (after 6:00 pm), there will be no homework, no sports, Read the full article → from Save the date: Southborough Unscheduled 2010
Pumpkins and hayrides at Chestnut Hill Farm
For three days next week you can buy pumpkins and corn stalk bundles, take a hayride, and meet some cows all at Chestnut Hill Farms. Twenty percent of the proceeds go to SOS. You’ll find all the details in this flyer: Read the full article → from Pumpkins and hayrides at Chestnut Hill Farm
Making like a scarecrow
One of the best parts of the Beals’ Preserve Celebration on Sunday was all the scarecrows lining the trail. The kids in the photo below — sent in by a My Southborough reader — seem to agree. You can find more photos from the Beals’ Preserve Celebration posted to Flickr by user rmaple_leaf. Read the full article → from Making like a scarecrow
Heritage Day schedule
Heritage Day is less than two weeks away. The event this year features some of the same things you look forward to every year, plus a few new ones. Here’s the schedule. Saturday, October 10 3:00 – 5:00 pm Scarecrow contest drop off at Community House. Winner will be announced October 12. Scarecrows will be Read the full article → from Heritage Day schedule