Next week is the last week of April, and that means it’s time for the annual flushing of the hydrants in Southborough. It will take nearly all week for the DPW to flush all the hydrants in town, and when they’re doing the ones in your neck of the woods, you may notice your tap water running brown. Read the full article → from Hydrant flushing this week – plan for some brown tap water (so check before you wash a load)
The Breakneck Hill Cow Fund asked supporters to join them at a public forum yesterday. Southborough Wicked Local covered the meeting. Read the full article → from SWL: Cow fund needs volunteers, a coordinator, and sustainable funding
Two votes at Town Meeting left me wondering how voter/residents feel about transparency? What do you want? Is more openness worth paying for? Read the full article → from Do you want increased transparency in Town Government? If so, how?
A memorial service is planned this weekend for a member of the community who passed away last fall. Read the full article → from Obituary: Timothy T. T. Barton, 62
This evening, the Southborough Police Department issued a request for public assistance through the CodeRed system.
They are looking for any information related to a suspicious approach to a juvenile in town this afternoon. Read the full article → from Police Alert: Looking for white Jeep Wrangler; driver made suspicious approach to girl on bike
A list of board and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government: Public Safety Study looks at affordability; Conservation Commission to sign extension on cow fund lease agreement
Here’s what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from This week in sports
Last month, the Attorney General’s office ruled that the Board of Selectmen had broken Open Meeting Laws. In response, the Town has posted minutes from two closed session meetings. Read the full article → from BOS releases minutes on two closed meetings in response to AG ruling
Leon L. Spector, 86, of Southborough, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Northborough. Read the full article → from Obituary: Leon L. Spector, 86
For those of you wondering how the 20 runners representing Southborough did in the marathon, here are the results. Read the full article → from Southborough runners show they’re still Boston Strong
mong the events in town this week – three are about pitching in to help the community. (That includes town cows.) Read the full article → from Events this week: Puppet show, Dino-Adventures and community action (Belties, youth, and cleanup) Updated
If you’ve been reading the blog over the past week, you know that we have a strong showing again for this year’s Boston Marathon. Read the full article → from Southborough runners headed for Heartbreak Hill
Flags in Southborough and across the state will be flying at half staff on Monday, April 20th in honor of Corporal John Michael Dawson, 22, United States Army, of Whitinsville, MA.. Read the full article → from Why flags will be at half staff: Monday, April 20
Southborough has always had an impressive showing at the Boston Marathon, and this year is no exception. On Monday, April 21, thirty-five Southborough residents will don a bib a run for themselves and for causes they hold dear. Every runner has a story, and from now until marathon day, I’ll feature as many of those stories as I can on the blog. Read the full article → from 2015 Boston Marathon runners: Beth Delahunty, Varvani Dwarki, John Freeman and Chris Young