The Southborough Police Department released this warning on their Facebook page yesterday Read the full article → from Police say teens soliciting door-to-door for donations are scammers
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The week in government (11/12/12 – 11/16/12)
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government (11/12/12 – 11/16/12)
Donations from Southborough arrive in hurricane-battered New Jersey

Earlier today a tractor trailer pulled into Toms River, New Jersey. In it were blankets, water, food, diapers, and other necessities to help a township ravaged by Hurricane Sandy. The supplies were collected by a group of Southborough moms who felt compelled to do what they could to help. Read the full article → from Donations from Southborough arrive in hurricane-battered New Jersey
Don’t forget to put out your Scouting for Food bag on Saturday morning

Saturday is the annual Scouting for Food drive, the biggest food drive of the year for the Southborough Food Pantry. Please watch for scouts out collecting donations as you drive around on Saturday morning, and of course, don’t forget to but out your bag. Read the full article → from Don’t forget to put out your Scouting for Food bag on Saturday morning
MWDN: Southborough cable TV committee considering forming nonprofit

The town’s cable television committee is looking into whether the town should get out of the business of running its own station. Read the full article → from MWDN: Southborough cable TV committee considering forming nonprofit
Boys youth lacrosse registration opens today

Northborough-Southborough Youth Lacrosse Association (NSYLA) registration for the upcoming Spring 2013 season will take place in November. This is open to boys in both towns in grades 2 through 8. Read the full article → from Boys youth lacrosse registration opens today
MWDN: Southborough selectmen comfortable with reduced budget role
Coming up with budget proposals to bring to Town Meeting each April has often been a long, drawn-out, process: endless meetings, haggling, revision after revision. This year, selectmen hope to streamline the process by giving more budgeting authority to new Town Administrator Mark Purple. Read the full article → from MWDN: Southborough selectmen comfortable with reduced budget role
Obituary: Joseph A. Delarda Jr., 92: Volunteer firefighter, WWII Veteran
Joseph A. Delarda Jr., 92, of Fayville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at Kathleen Daniel Healthcare in Framingham. He was the husband of the late Rena (Piccioli) Delarda who passed away in 1985. Born in Fayville, he was the son of the late Mary (Rossi) and Joseph Delarda Sr. Read the full article → from Obituary: Joseph A. Delarda Jr., 92: Volunteer firefighter, WWII Veteran
Algonquin girls soccer headed to district finals, boys soccer and field hockey fall
While many of us were glued to our various devices watching the election results come in last night, the Algonquin girls soccer team was on the field in the Central District 1 semifinals, and they were busy winning. Read the full article → from Algonquin girls soccer headed to district finals, boys soccer and field hockey fall
Snow is on the way for Southborough

Southborough is in for its first dose of the white stuff today as a Nor’easter is expected to bring a couple of inches of snow to our area later this afternoon. Read the full article → from Snow is on the way for Southborough
Incumbents rule in Southborough: Voters help send Obama, Eldridge, and Dykema back to office
Neary 83% of registered voters in town cast a ballot in yesterday’s election, and from national to state to local races, most of those votes went to incumbents. On his way to reelection, President Barack Obama narrowly beat out Governor Mitt Romney in Southborough by a margin of 50% to 48%. Obama won Southborough Precincts Read the full article → from Incumbents rule in Southborough: Voters help send Obama, Eldridge, and Dykema back to office
The results are in: Southborough backs Obama, Brown, Dykema
Nearly 83% of Southborough voters hit the polls today and by a slim margin backed President Barack Obama. By a wider margin, the Southborough electorate favored Scott Brown in the Senate race, and incumbent Carolyn Dykema in what was a heated battle for representative of the 8th Middlesex District. Read the full article → from The results are in: Southborough backs Obama, Brown, Dykema
At Trottier Obama is a winner…but barely
They may not be old enough to cast ballots just yet, but Trottier students yesterday got a lesson in the value of a single vote. In the school’s mock presidential election on Monday, Barack Obama squeaked by Mitt Romney by a mere four votes. Read the full article → from At Trottier Obama is a winner…but barely
MWDN: Southborough zoning changes shelved until summer
I can’t say I’m surprised to hear this news out of last night’s Board of Selectmen meeting. Read the full article → from MWDN: Southborough zoning changes shelved until summer