A Wicked Local story educates that while the tower is being “shore up”, the restoration work will take a lot more funds than they have in their coffers. Read the full article → from SWL: St. Mark’s Church seeks $600K for tower restoration
Highlights from last week’s competitions and what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from This week in sports: Girls Golf wins inaugural CMass tournament, more All-Stars
Last week, the Economic Development Committee and Planning Board came to a tentative consensus on rewriting zoning to “revitalize” the Downtown Business Village. Read the full article → from Planning and EDC reach apparent compromise on plan to revise mixed-use zoning for Downtown Business Village
Changes in the industry have made recycling materials more expensive than trashing them. Given that reality, the Board of Selectmen is being asked to eliminate the option for residents to purchase Recycling Only permits for the Transfer Station. Read the full article → from Transfer Station: Selectmen asked to eliminate Recycling only permits and look at gradual shift to fully tax funded model
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 on bonding of public safety building debt and Transfer Station rules & regs
The Town issued another update on the Main Street Reconstruction Project. Here’s the latest on work taking place this week. Read the full article → from Main Street Reconstruction Update: Starting work on water main and Town Common
Last Thursday, the four men running for the Board of Selectmen addressed voters at the Southborough Library’s Candidates’ Night. Read the full article → from Candidate’s Night: Video and local media highlights
A week from Saturday, Southborough postal carriers are once again taking part in the nation’s largest single-day food drive. Read the full article → from ‘Stamp out Hunger’ on Saturday, May 11
SYFS is seeking more artwork to include in a special show to celebrate Mental Health Awareness month. Read the full article → from Call for Art to Celebrate Wellness – apply by May 17
Anita Kay (Friedland) Backer, age 70 died at her residence on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 after a long illness. Read the full article → from Obituary: Anita Kay (Friedland) Backer, 70
Another set of high school rankings made the news, and Algonquin with it. Read the full article → from US News and World Report gives Algonquin high marks – especially for STEM
If you have been considering doing more to serve our Town, here are some options to consider. Read the full article → from Vacancies on Conservation and Historical commissions and more
Algonquin’s Track team is holding its “Algonquin Track & Field Camp” again this summer. Read the full article → from Track camp for Grades 1-8: Evenings June 17-21
Planning Board members purport that barriers that were placed to prevent parking lot crossings didn’t do their job this spring. According to last night’s update, barriers will be moved to block the driveway – if they haven’t already been. Read the full article → from Temporary resolution on non-compliant crossing at the Crossings