Flags in Southborough and across the state are flying at half staff effective yesterday April 3, 2017 in honor of State Senator Kenneth Donnelly who died on April 2, 2017. Read the full article → from Why flags are at half staff: April 3, 2017
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: Decision on Bartolini removal hearing (tonight), Town Meeting Article discussions and hearings
Another candidate for the Board of Selectman has dropped out of the race. But he’s still weighing in on the election by endorsing two candidates. Read the full article → from Selectmen’s race dwindles: Hubley withdraws (endorsing 2 of remaining 5 candidates)
Yesterday, I made an attempt to write an objective balanced post laying out all the facts – hoping that the facts would lead people to the same conclusions as me.
I seriously failed. Read the full article → from Opinion: Rooney’s resignation is based on his ethical stance (not a result of the complaint)
Flags in Southborough and across the state are flying at half staff in honor of U.S. Army Cpl. Jules Hauterman, Jr., recently identified as killed in action during the Korean War. Read the full article → from Why flags will are at half staff: March 31, 2017
[Editor’s Note: Because of my clear failure to do what I intended when I wrote this story, I have written a new story that clearly lays out my opinion: Opinion: Rooney’s resignation is based on his ethical stance (not a result of the complaint).] Selectman John Rooney has submitted his notice to the Town. The resignation letter is on the heels of an ethics violation complaint filed against him and fellow board member Bonnie Phaneuf. But Rooney isn’t stepping down until the spring of 2018. And he is citing very different reasons. Read the full article → from Ethics complaint filed against 2 selectmen; one resigning (next spring), citing a planned stand against recall Articles (Updated-again)
In February, an attorney representing a group of Southborough residents filed a supplement to his previous complaint to the state’s Ethics Commission. The letter added to information from a December complaint filed against Zoning Board of Appeals member Leo Bartolini. Read the full article → from Complaint against Bartolini expanded on; ZBA member refutes allegations
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
Southborough Democrats are invited to attend the the party’s caucus at the Southborough Library this weekend, to help elect delegates to the state convention held in July. Read the full article → from Southborough Democrats seeking delegates to help form new state party platform – Saturday
Selectmen are scheduled to make a sure-to-be-controversial vote in 10 days. The decision on ousting a polarizing town official has been on hold since mid-December. Read the full article → from Selectmen to make decision on Bartolini removal hearing – April 3
The annual winter parking ban is extended. Read the full article → from Winter extended – Parking Ban in effect to April 1
The Conservation Commission has posted notice that trails will be temporarily closed at Breakneck Hill. The announcement describes limited access. Read the full article → from Access to Breakneck Hill trails temporarily limited (Updated)
Yesterday, I shared that 7 candidates are running for the two selectmen seats in the Town Election. Later in the day, Jesse Stein officially withdrew. Stein was the first candidate to pull and to file papers for the post. Once all the other names were in, he decided a run wasn’t necessary. Instead, he will Read the full article → from Selectmen race narrows (a little): Stein withdraws
Papers are now in and the deadline to file has passed. It looks like there will be two races for elected seats in Southborough’s Town government this May. One is a doozy! Read the full article → from Two races in Town Election: 7 for Board of Selectmen and 2 for Town Clerk (Updated)