It’s rained quite a bit this year, both literally and figuratively. So it seems only appropriate that one of the big questions at town meeting next week will be whether to tap into the town’s rainy day fund to help offset the tax burden. Read the full article → from Countdown to town meeting: Should the town tap into its rainy day funds?
The several dozen residents who turned out last night to hear the plan for Main Street in front of the Town Common left disappointed when the Board of Selectmen opted to defer their decision on the issue. Read the full article → from No decision on Main Street redesign
For some Southborough residents, Easter dinner preparations were disrupted by power outages. Several of you wrote in to say you lost power at least once on Sunday. Read the full article → from Easter Sunday power outages
To move the wall or not to move the wall, that is the question. At least it’s one of the questions before selectmen tonight as they consider how to proceeded with the Main Street reconstruction project. Read the full article → from Selectmen to consider the fate of Main Street tonight
For the past several months, the Board of Selectmen and the Advisory Committee have been working largely independently to come up with a set of budget recommendations to present to voters at town meeting next week. Tonight they’ll sit down to talk about their recommendations and, where there are differences, attempt to reach common ground. Read the full article → from Town boards look for common ground on budgets tonight
Southborough Youth and Family Services, which provides counseling, youth activities, education, and preventive and community programs to the residents of Southborough, faces steep budget cuts this year. To help support SYFS, the Friends of the Southborough Youth Commission will hold and night out fundraiser later this month. They’re looking for local businesses to help sponsor the event. Read the full article → from Youth commission seeks sponsors for wine and shopping fundraiser
A list of town meetings for the week of April 5 through April 9. Read the full article → from The week in government
At a special meeting this week, the regional school committee decided to stay out of the tiff between Northborough and Southborough over how to split debt remaining on the Algonquin renovation. The Northborough Board of Selectmen had asked them to file a request for a declaratory judgment on the issue, but the school committee voted unanimously not to do that. Read the full article → from Regional school committee declines to get in middle of debt issue
Well, maybe not visited exactly, but reports are he drove through our little corner of the world this evening on his way to tour flood damage elsewhere in the state. Read the full article → from The day President Obama visited Southborough
Fifty-seven percent of those of you in Southborough have mailed back your federal census form. That’s compared to the 52% nationwide and 53% statewide who have done the same. Read the full article → from Census return rate for Southborough higher than average
Paul Cimino is running for a seat on the Planning Board. Learn more about his plans and qualifications in his own words. Read the full article → from Meet the candidate: Paul Cimino (Planning Board)
A list of town meetings for the week of March 29 through April 2. Read the full article → from The week in government
When Dennis Wrenn died last year, many in the community called for the Algonquin auditorium to be named in his honor. Turns out the regional school committee has a policy and procedure for how buildings or parts of buildings get named. They even have a subcommittee. Read the full article → from Regional school committee looks for naming suggestions
Political newcomer John Rooney is running for a seat on the Board of Selectmen. Learn more about his plans and qualifications in his own words. Read the full article → from Meet the candidate: John Rooney (Board of Selectmen)