Southborough Youth and Family Services is looking to recognize someone who has served our community well. The agency is reaching out to the public for nominees for its annual Wellness Award. Read the full article → from Nominate a Community Hero
A new art contest is encouraging 1st to 8th graders who live in Southborough to use art to share what they love about our town. “Youth Expressions of Southborough” contest asks for kids to submit artwork. Winning entries will be reproduced onto larger canvas to exhibit in local public spaces. Read the full article → from Kids asked to say YES! to Art
The Southborough Rotary Club is seeking high school sophomores with demonstrated leadership abilities to attend a special 3-day conference. Read the full article → from Sophomores: Apply to attend regional Youth Leadership conference
Highlights from last week’s competitions and what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from The week in sports (Updated)
Power outages in the region included an area of Pine Hill Road that impacted hundreds of residents during a record low freeze wave Friday and Saturday. Read the full article → from Large power outage left many in the cold over weekend
Here is a selection of the committee and board meetings for the week along with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government
Dorothy L. (Kachadorian) Gulachenski, 92, of Southborough, and later Hyannis, passed away peacefully on Sunday January 29, 2023, with her family at her side after a courageous battle with Dementia. Read the full article → from Obituary: Dorothy L. (Kachadorian) Gulachenski, 92
I just learned that tonight’s NSPAC fundraiser was postponed due to the extreme temperatures. Stay tuned for a new date to enjoy mini golf and other fun. Read the full article → from NSPAC Mini Golf Postponed
Open Space Preservation Commission’s free seed pickup for Winter Sow 2023 has been rescheduled to Sunday. Read the full article → from Winter Sow Seed Pickup moved to Sunday
National Weather Service is predicting brutal wind chills today and tomorrow. Our town should be spared the worst of it, but it wil still be a hazard for anyone underdressed for the weather. Read the full article → from Wind Chill warning
This week, the Select Board postponed a vote on a new legal agreement with St. Mark’s School related to the park, street, and parking lot project. Read the full article → from Select Board reconsidering terms of St. Mark’s land swap agreement (Updated)
Today, the Southborough Police Department issued a press release about a joint “operation” at a Southborough hotel that resulted in four arrests. Read the full article → from Police announce arrests made in sex “trafficking” sting
Nothing has yet been advertised (or is even shown as possible) for residents to apply for seats on the Town’s new PILOT Committee. Yet, at this week’s meeting, the Select Board Chair indicated they were waiting for more people to apply. Read the full article → from Apply for the PILOT Committee (Updated)
This month, Southborough Public Health is providing Narcan, and the training required to use it, for free. Read the full article → from Register for free Narcan Training at the Library