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Pilgrim: “College Students Rally To Support Southborough’s Oldest, Iconic Church”

Pilgrim Church shared news on congregation members who came together this week to paint the historic church.

by Beth Melo on
Volunteers repaint Pilgrim Church (contributed photos)

Above: Community members, including students on break from college, helped the church save on a big maintenance cost by painting more than half of the building. (photos contributed) Pilgrim Church shared news about volunteers that came together last week, to help maintain the historic building. They were proud to highlight that many of the volunteers Read the full article → from Pilgrim: “College Students Rally To Support Southborough’s Oldest, Iconic Church”

Select Board puts ticking clock on saving the downtown Gazebo (Updated)

The board gave the public 2 weeks to come up with ideas/take on responsibility for moving the structure from the Main Street property.

by Beth Melo on

On Tuesday, the Select Board determined that they aren’t interested in preserving the gazebo on the Town’s old Main Street property. They are willing to give the public a chance to come up with a solution for saving it. But they put a 2 week deadline on getting that feedback. Read the full article → from Select Board puts ticking clock on saving the downtown Gazebo (Updated)

Old public safety station demolition update

The tear down of the old police and fire stations is a sad sight for some. But preservationists did manage to save a significant feature and the school is offering bricks as mementos.

by Beth Melo on

Previously, I shared that St. Mark’s School planned to tear down the old public safety stations at their 19 & 21 Main Street property. First they worked with preservationists to save a few pieces of Southborough history. Read the full article → from Old public safety station demolition update

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