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: Combined School Committees & BOS (Updated)
On Tuesday night, selectmen were updated by chiefs of the Fire Department, Police Department and Public Works on how they are handling the state of emergency. Read the full article → from Virus Update: Briefs from Fire, Police & DPW
The Town issued another update, upping the count of infected residents to six. Read the full article → from Virus Update: 6 residents now infected
Last night, our district’s State Representative Carolyn Dykema issued an update on the pandemic situation in the state. Read the full article → from State Rep’s Covid-19 Update & info for Residents Experiencing Job Loss or Loss of Income
The Town issued another update, upping the count of infected residents to four. Read the full article → from Virus Update: 4 infected residents; how Public Health is managing covid-19 cases in Southborough (Updated)
Although the election for Town offices is being postponed, the deadlines for pulling and filing papers weren’t. Read the full article → from Town Election Update: Race for selectmen and two vacant seats (Updated)
On Tuesday night, the Board of Selectmen voted to approve a Declaration of Emergency for the Town of Southborough. Read the full article → from Virus Update: Town’s Declaration of Emergency (Updated)
During last night’s video conference call, selectmen agreed to allow more Town committees or boards to virtually meet during the pandemic state of emergency. Read the full article → from Selectmen loosening restrictions on public meetings (a little)
The Governor announced this afternoon that public schools and non-emergency day cares would continue to be closed through April. Read the full article → from Schools closure extended: Reopening no sooner than May 4th
This morning, the Town issued another update. It includes news of a second infected resident and some policy changes and decisions made out of last night’s Board of Selectmen meeting. Read the full article → from Virus update: 1st resident’s family member infected; Town trails & Trottier track open; Golf Course closed; Election postponed
An email from Southborough Recreation announced the change this afternoon. Read the full article → from Southborough closes all recreational fields
Applications that were due April 7th are now postponed until further notice. Read the full article → from Senior Tax work-off program postponed
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 on Covid-19; Planning and Conservation continuing hearings to future week
This week, Selectmen held a 90 minute video conference to go over Town issues related to Covid-19. Some of the topics spurred lengthy debates. Read the full article → from Selectmen debated declaring Town State of Emergency, employee quarantine policy, and playground & field restrictions