The Town is warning the public of a traffic disruption expected downtown next week. The area around the train tracks on Main Street will be reduced to one lane of travel. Read the full article → from Downtown digging next week (Updated)
As I wrote last month, the Southborough public schools worked on another revamping of the school bus routes. This time the focus was on shortening the ride times for elementary school students. There were delays in publishing this year’s routes to the website. But they were posted by sometime yesterday. Read the full article → from NSBORO’s New Bus Routes
At tomorrow night’s Select Board meeting, the board will hold a “public forum” to discuss its plans for potentially regionalizing police and fire dispatch services. Read the full article → from Forum on potentially joining a RECC – Tuesday
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
Elaine Ruth Hickey, 81, gently fell asleep to this world during the early morning hours of Thursday, August 15, 2024, and awakened in Heaven to the welcoming embrace of her Lord and Savior and those who have gone before her Read the full article → from Obituary: Elaine Ruth Hickey, 81
It’s time to mark your calendars for the new school year. Read the full article → from Back-to-School Save-the-Dates (Updated)
Ruiqing Liu, 90, of Southborough, died Saturday, August 17, 2024, at Royal Wayland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wayland, MA. Read the full article → from Obituary: Ruiqing Liu, 90
Southborough Rec is promoting two levels of outdoor Pickleball lessons for beginners starting right after Labor Day. Read the full article → from Sign up for Pickleball Lessons this fall (Updated)
Two Southborough residents teamed up to launch a Southborough chapter of the Central Mass Pet Pantry.
Food and supplies are available through the Southborough Food Pantry. Read the full article → from Contributions sought for new Southborough Pet Pantry
No experience is needed for kids to sign up for the co-ed “Learn to Play” program that includes preschoolers and Kindergarteners. Read the full article → from Fall Scoops Lacrosse for 3-8 year olds
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
Donna M. O’Neill, 63, of Beverly, MA passed away Monday, August 5, 2024. Read the full article → from Obituary: Donna Marie O’Neill, 63
Although the health risks mosquitos pose are still low in Southborough, residents should take actions to protect themselves (and be aware of regions where risks are higher.) Read the full article → from Mosquito warning: West Nile Virus detected in Southborough sample
Vincent A. Bombaci, better known as Vin or Vinny, 92, of Scarborough, ME, and Southborough, MA, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on August 10, 2024. Read the full article → from Obituary: Vincent A. Bombaci, 92