Last night, ARHS Girls Basketball 6th seed team squared off against 2nd seed Westford Academy in the semi-finals. Read the full article → from Postseason: Girls Basketball rebounds then falls in overtime; coach announces retirement
Board of Health Chair, Louis Fazen, III, has filed papers for the 2 year Board of Selectmen seat. And The Metrowest Daily News covered this week’s BOH meeting. Read the full article → from BOH news: Support marijuana zoning, considering smoking reg changes, and Chair running for BOS
The latest logs from the Southborough Fire Department. Read the full article → from Southborough fire logs (2/25/14 – 3/2/14): Six invalid assists and a chimney fire
In September, the Southborough Cultural Arts Council put out a plea for new board members. They announced that they were in danger of losing funding if no one stepped up.
The community response was overwhelming. SCAC recently reported that 15 new members “reinvigorated” the board this fall. Read the full article → from SCAC: Reviving support for Southborough arts
This month, the Southborough Open Land Foundation is beginning a Wildlife Survey. Their goal is to discover which reptiles and amphibians (aka herps) are living in the preserve. Read the full article → from SOLF calls for help with a wildlife survey
The latest log from the Southborough Police Department. Read the full article → from Police logs (2/28/14-3/2/14): See dogs run, hear dog bark
If you own a dog in Southborough and it’s more than six months old, you need to get a license for it each year. Licenses for the current year expire at the end of the month, so now’s the time to get a new one. Read the full article → from Dog owners: Time to get a new license for your pet
The Northborough Southborough Regional School Committee has approved an FY15 budget of $20,086,188. It is lower than discussed in January, but still a 4.39% increase.
For Southborough, thanks to a snafu in last year’s contribution assessments by the state, the increase is 6.69% Read the full article → from Regional School Committee: 4.4% budget increase (6.7% for Southborough) and an update on Phys Ed requirement
Here’s what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from Postseason: Girls still shooting for hoops victory (Updated)
A list of department and committee meetings for the week with agenda highlights. Read the full article → from The week in government (3/3/14-3/10/14): Tobacco, marijauna and measles; Green Community; athletic fields; and more budget meetings and talks (Updated)
The Town Administrator and Southborough Police Department have released information related to what I’m calling Plowgate. (How can you not?) Read the full article → from DPW plowing incident: The incriminating video, public statement from town, and reports of DPW head’s involvement (Updated)
The latest log from Southborough Police Department. Read the full article → from Police logs (2/24/14-2/27/14): Runaway found, harassment/restraining orders, and larcenies
Here are some highlights of events in and around Southborough this week. Read the full article → from Weekend at a glance: The Bee, magic for kids, democratic caucus and pancakes
The new director of Southborough Access Media has already increased and improved programming. Now she is seeking help to expand on that. Read the full article → from Southborough Access Media: Increased programming and call for help