Starting this Saturday, you can pick up Christmas wreaths and Hanukkah candles when you’re running errands in town on the weekends. Read the full article → from More chances to buy wreaths and candles – weekends Nov 23 through Dec 8
Maxine A. Juliano (Sleczkowski) 78 of Dennis Port, and formerly of Southborough, died Tuesday November 19, 2019 at Liberty Commons Healthcare in North Chatham, surrounded by her loving family. Read the full article → from Obituary: Maxine A. Juliano (Sleczkowski), 78
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School is holding a “Showcase” for prospective students and parents. Read the full article → from Prospective students families invited to Assabet’s Showcase – December 4
Last week, Southborough Police reported two break-ins at Southborough homes. They shared a reminder for residents to take precautions Read the full article → from Following 2 home burglaries, Police advise residents to “remain vigilant” and consider home security system
Recently, I’ve covered criticism of how the Town has handled meeting minutes. So, it’s only fair that I highlight the transparency improvements that I discovered as well. Read the full article → from Town efforts to improve transparency around meeting minutes
Algonquin and Westfield Girls Soccer battled it out in the State Semi-Finals last night. Read the full article → from Post-Season Update: T-Hawks fall journey ended with Girl Soccer at State Semis
Friends of the COA are holding their annual Autumn Fair fundraiser. Read the full article → from Senior Center Autumn Fair – Saturday
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and Neighbors for Peace are inviting the public to a Thanksgiving interfaith prayer and potluck. Read the full article → from Interfaith Thanksgiving service and potluck dinner this Sunday
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