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: Fay Athletic Field, School Committee, and three Park Central meetings
Martha Templeman, 96, passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2015. Read the full article → from Notice of passing: Martha Templeman, 96
A family in town is seeking to find out if this cat has an owner. Read the full article → from Is this your cat?
The school got the ruling neighbors didn’t want. But it also shared news that I thought would make their plans less controversial – and yet it somehow didn’t. Read the full article → from ZBA rules St. Mark’s Solar panels protected; school planning new location
Before I flood the blog with all the Christmas hooplah planned for this weekend, here’s a look at activities that have nothing to do with the holidays. Read the full article → from Non-Christmas activities this weekend: Sports, musical, and a book signing (Updated)
The station is upgrading equipment. Read the full article → from SAM off the air December 7-14; available through YouTube
The annual winter parking ban went into effect at the beginning of the month. Read the full article → from Winter parking ban is in effect
Fay School shared news about a new ropes course they built on campus. This one is designed to help out our Town firefighters. Read the full article → from Fay opening new rope course to firefighters
This week, the Board of Selectmen were briefed on the public safety building project. 3 out of 4 presented options required acquiring land from St. Mark’s School. The “very preliminary” price tags for all construction options was around $20 million. Read the full article → from BOS to evaluate public safety building needs vs $20M estimate & talking to St. Mark’s about land
Flags in Southborough and across the state are flying at half staff in honor of the victims of yesterday’s shooting in San Bernardino, CA. Read the full article → from Why flags are at half staff: December 3-7, 2015 (Updated)
Be warned. Thefts reported in neighboring towns. Read the full article → from Cars smashed into in Northborough and Westborough
Recently, the Town re-acquired an Affordable Housing property at 26 Gilmore Road. The house will be made available for purchase by qualified applicants through a lottery. Read the full article → from Town-owned Affordable Home up for lottery – Open House Dec 19
I’ve been so wrapped up in holiday events that I missed sharing some Southborough news. Here’s my latest roundup of stories. Read the full article → from Roundup: Primate center, memorial, and an arrest and conviction
St. Mark’s School is asking the ZBA to rule on their exemption to zoning restrictions. Read the full article → from St. Mark’s bringing solar question to Zoning Board (Updated)