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State busing cuts could mean increased class size

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The Metrowest Daily News reports on the Regional School Committee meeting last night where members talked about potential state cuts to regional transportation that could end up affecting classroom services. The cuts could mean a loss of $300K in state funding for the district, a shortfall that would have to be made up somehow. Gobron Read the full article → from State busing cuts could mean increased class size

Police chief search committee named

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Selectmen named the following people to the police chief search committee at their meeting last night: Desiree Aselbekian, a teacher and former school committee member Susan Dargan, current Chairwoman of the Regional School Committee and member of the Southborough School Committee Barbara Murphy, long-time human resources professional and former member of several town boards John Read the full article → from Police chief search committee named

When it comes to character, a picture is worth a thousand words

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I went to the public meeting on Southborough’s community character last week expecting to hear a lot of adjectives that describe what the town of Southborough is all about. Instead I got a whole lot of photos. And turns out photos can be much more revealing than adjectives. About two dozen residents showed up for Read the full article → from When it comes to character, a picture is worth a thousand words

Should the new police chief be required to live in Southborough?

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There’s been much talk on the blog in the past few days about the process of finding a new police chief. Should Interim Chief Jane Moran be made an automatic finalist if she chooses to apply for the position? Should we bother to conduct a search at all when selectmen could simply opt to hire Read the full article → from Should the new police chief be required to live in Southborough?

Southborough resident in the middle of Pike toll battle

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You’ve probably heard about the class-action lawsuit against the Turnpike Authority that alleges Mass Pike tolls are an “unfair tax,” but what you might not know is that a Southborough man is right in the thick of it. Robert Ackley of Southborough was one of three Metrowest residents to file the suit against the beleaguered Read the full article → from Southborough resident in the middle of Pike toll battle

A discussion about Southborough’s character

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There’s no arguing the fact that Southborough has changed since I was a kid growing up here, and there’s probably no arguing it will continue to change. Through all the change, I’ve always heard people say that it’s important to preserve the “character of Southborough.” But what exactly do we mean by that? Just what Read the full article → from A discussion about Southborough’s character

Police chief search process comes under fire

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Ever since selectmen first started talking about finding a permanent police chief to replace the late William Webber, they’ve said that Interim Chief Jane Moran would automatically be a finalist should she choose to apply for the position. That decision came under fire last night, in an exchange that got pretty heated. Chairman of the Read the full article → from Police chief search process comes under fire

Public meeting on Main Street reconstruction project

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The project to overhaul Main Street hit a speedbump earlier this year when MassHighway rejected the town’s initial design. Since then, the town has been working with new consultants to come up with a revised proposal. You’ll get a chance to hear about the redesign at a public meeting on Thursday. At the meeting, project Read the full article → from Public meeting on Main Street reconstruction project

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