St. Mark’s School has agreed to swap parcels of the St. Mark’s “triangle” to allow for the project to proceed with a “pocket park”, relocated intersection, and parking for the school’s sports fields.
In related news — there was an a second announcement about the previously scheduled and rescheduled St. Mark’s Street Working Group’s Public forum. It is now postponed again. Read the full article → from St. Mark’s triangle update: Announced “land swap” and indefinitely postponed forum (Updated)
The Select Board voted to ask Mass Dept of Transportation to add an HCVE/HVE* to Flagg Road. The Town will seek to add the restriction without lifting any existing truck exclusions, including the one on Main Street. Read the full article → from Town pursuing heavy truck exclusion on Flagg
Soccer-loving kids and teens can make penalty shots in an effort to win Knights of Columbus’ Soccer Challenge. Read the full article → from KofC Soccer Challenge at Heritage Day
Sharing Southborough images (contributed and from social media) of an owl, momentarily stunned during his rescue, a curious bobcat, and some beautiful early fall pics. Read the full article → from Nature in the burbs
The Trails Committee is inviting the public to celebrate the opening of the Peninsula Trail with a special guided walk and history talk. Read the full article → from History Hike on Peninsula Trail – Saturday
As of Friday, Trottier Middle School was reporting 22 cases of Covid confirmed last week. I took a look and confirmed that there are still slots open for the vaccine clinic for Covid Boosters for ages 12+ – with one being held tonight. Read the full article → from Update on Clinics and Covid
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
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 (Updated)
The Town is promoting a Public Forum for the St. Mark’s Street Working Group this Thursday. The public is invited to attend the in-person-only meeting to provide feedback on potential designs for the land. Those who can’t attend can pre-submit comments by noon on Wednesday. Read the full article → from St. Mark’s Park Update & Design Feedback request (Updated)
The organizer of a fundraiser for a Southborough native has reached out to our community to ask for help. Read the full article → from Fundraiser for native Matt Bent
The Friends of Southborough Recreation is in need of new members to help them keep their fundraisers going — including the annual Gobble Wobble. Read the full article → from Help out Friends of Southborough Rec
Last week, the Northborough, Southborough, and Regional school committees were presented three potential versions of next year’s calendar. According to a message from the Superintendent, they are looking for feedback from families and educators before they make a decision. Read the full article → from NSBORO to seek feedback on next year’s school calendar options
Frederick C. McGuire of Spring Hill, FL, formerly of Southboro, MA, passed away on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022 at the age of 92. Read the full article → from Obituary: Frederick C. McGuire, 92
The Friends of the Southborough Library will be holding our annual Heritage Day Book Sale on October 10th. In preparation, the Library is collecting book donations. Read the full article → from Donate Books to the Friends of Library Sale