A letter from the state’s Public Records Division ties together two recent stories on the blog: a rebuke of Southborough’s handling of Executive Session minutes and concerns raised about a “monster” on Town-owned Conservation Land. Read the full article → from State instructs Town it must justify exemptions to OML for records about Town-owned farm dump
I’ve learned that the meeting will be postponed one week – to Tuesday, November 26th. Read the full article → from BOS (and Library Trustee) meeting postponed to next week
This month, Newsweek posted rankings of the Best STEM high schools. (STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathmatics.) Algonquin Regional High School made the list, though some other area schools ranked higher. Read the full article → from Algonquin makes Newsweek rankings for top 5,000 STEM high schools
Following up on Algonquin fall sports post-season championship tournaments. Read the full article → from Post-season Update: Girls Soccer CMASS Champs heading to States (plus XC and Cheer results)
A list of board and committee meetings for the week with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government: BOS postponed; Regional School Committee (Plus OML Training) – Updated
Brian G. Shifrin, 43, of Southborough, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019, at his home, after a battle with ALS. Read the full article → from Obituary: Brian G. Shifrin, 43
Southborough Emergency Management shared the National Weather Services’ Weather Advisory. Read the full article → from Weather Advisory: Freezing rain may continue into morning commute
On Tuesday night, the Town Treasurer will present a plan to significantly change how residents pay for use of the Transfer Station. The goal is to move towards mostly funding the trash and recycling station through taxes. Read the full article → from Selectmen to discuss proposal to change Transfer Station funding
Southborough grades 3-8 performed well on the most recent MCAS tests, especially in math. Read the full article → from Southborough schools’ MCAS results worth bragging about
Northborough-Southborough Girls Lacrosse registration is taking place for the upcoming Spring season. The sport is open to girls in both towns in grades 1 through 8. Read the full article → from Girls Lacrosse – register for spring by Dec 15th
Marilyn J.’Snookie’ (Hill) Borelli, 82, of Southborough, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019, at her home after suddenly being stricken ill. Read the full article → from Obituary: Marilyn J.’Snookie’ (Hill) Borelli, 82
Yesterday afternoon, the Town issued an update that was apparently posted last week. Read the full article → from Main Street Update: Wrapping up next month for a winter pause
Flags in Southborough and across the state are flying at half staff until further notice, in honor of Worcester firefighter Lt. Jason Menard who died in a fire this morning. Read the full article → from Why flags are at half staff: November 13, 2019
The driveway for the Public Safety Building has been converted to meet drivers’ traditional expectations. I also got an update on two requests from the public the Public Safety Building Committee discussed at their meeting last week. Read the full article → from Public Safety Building Update: Driveway change implemented; Addressing requests for sidewalk and noise buffering (Updated)