
John Mauro, 88, a life-long resident of Southborough, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Read the full article → from Obituary: John Mauro, 88

John Mauro, 88, a life-long resident of Southborough, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Read the full article → from Obituary: John Mauro, 88

Steven J. Gould, 69, of New Port Richey, Fla. and Southborough, Mass., passed away on August 8, 2020 after a long illness. Read the full article → from Obituary: Steven J. Gould, 69

More detail on Special Ed Support Services under the schools’ Hybrid Model in the Reopening Plan. Read the full article → from School Reopening Update: More detail on in-person learning time for Special Ed students

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: Planning Hearing on Chestnut Hill Farm Barn, Combined Schools on Reopening Strategy, and more

The latest school update on Reopening Plans – including another quick survey and the new start date. Read the full article → from School Update: Start pushed to September 16th; New survey due Sun afternoon, and more

Rosalie A. (Nelson) Hakansson died approximately an hour after midnight on August 1, 2020, at The Morrison in Whitefield. Read the full article → from Obituary: Rosalie A. (Nelson) Hakansson, 85

Joan Bayon Pinsky, 85, of Southborough and formerly of Framingham passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Metro West Medical Center in Framingham, after a period of declining health. Read the full article → from Obituary: Joan Bayon Pinsky, 85

Yesterday, the Southborough Fire Department shared on Facebook some of the highlights of the SFD and Police response during Tuesday night’s storm. Read the full article → from Isaias created a busy night for the public safety (with some “trapped” for hours)
In May, I posted that a lawsuit filed by Southborough residents against selectmen and the Town was moving to the Federal Courts. Based on an amended complaint, the complainants were able to return the case to Worcester Superior Court. Read the full article → from Barron lawsuit amended to return to Worcester Superior Court; another OML violation determined

Tonight, the Combined School Committees for Northborough and Southborough Public Schools will discuss a potential delay in reopening district schools. This morning, Superintendent Gregory Martineau emailed parents an update on Reopening Plans. The latest message links to new FAQs along with where parents can view the recent Community Forums. Read the full article → from School Reopening Update: Potential delay to start, FAQs, and updated Plans

I have another story about Southborough teens working together to offer a service. Read the full article → from The Internship Initiative led by Southborough teens

According to National Grid, over 400 Southborough “customers” are without power this morning. Read the full article → from Isolated power outages: NGrid still “Assessing Conditions”
The forecast has been updated to a Tornado Watch for the entire state. That means everyone should be on alert for a possible “Warning”. Read the full article → from Tornado Watch in effect

Tonight, the Board of Selectmen will continue a goal discussion begun at their meeting two weeks ago. Here are some highlights. Read the full article → from Selectmen goal discussion: Regional public safety dispatch, diversity/inclusion program, increasing training for boards/committees, and more