If you aren’t on twitter, or don’t follow @17 common, you likely missed these announcements from the town today. Read the full article → from Town Tweets: Bridge St bridge opening soon, Starbucks temporarily closing
The latest log from Southborough Police Department. Read the full article → from Police logs (3/3/14 – 3/6/14): Strange couple at the door
Jean M. (Juba) Moore, 57, of Southborough, died on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Marlborough Hills Health Center after a battle with cancer. Read the full article → from Obituary: Jean M. (Juba) Moore, 57
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government (3/10/14-3/16/14): Interview for Library Director, BOS on Town Meeting and articles, Advisory on school budgets, vote on hiring Superintendent, and school calendar update
Members of Pilgrim Congregational Church are traveling to Haiti on a repeat mission. They are asking for the community to support their effort through supply contributions. Read the full article → from Pilgrim mission to help rebuild a nation in need – Haiti collection drive
Next week, Southborough School Committee will discuss the the school calendar for 2014-15. Likely to be included in the discussion is Northborough School Committee’s position to keep religious holidays and start school in August. Read the full article → from Northborough supports old school calendar model; Southborough to discuss Wednesday
Yesterday, the town announced that the Route 85 River Street bridge will be limited to one direction at a time starting March 10. To accomodate the two way traffic, a temporary light will be in place. Read the full article → from River Street bridge will narrow to one lane starting Monday
Richard L. Fairfield, 77, of Southborough, died on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Wingate at Sudbury, after a battle with Parkinson Disease. Read the full article → from Obituary: Richard L. Fairfield, 77
Last night, the Combined School Comittees vetted their only candidate for Superintendent of the Northborough-Southborough school district. Assistant Superintendent Christine Johnson fielded questions in a public interview. Read the full article → from MWDN: School committees to vote on promoting Assistant Superintendent to top spot – March 12
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