This is a post I publish every year before Town Meeting. If you’re on the fence about whether to attend Southborough’s Annual Town Meeting on Monday evening, here are seven reasons why you should. Read the full article → from Seven reasons to attend Town Meeting
Southborough has always had an impressive showing at the Boston Marathon, and this year is no exception. On Monday, April 15, twenty-four 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 2013 Boston Marathon runner: Nancy Gould
As we continue our look at the issues Town Meeting will consider when it convenes next week, today we’ll talk about an article you won’t get to vote on. Read the full article → from On the warrant: Fingerprinting door-to-door solicitors (Article 24)
The latest logs from the Southborough Police Department. Read the full article → from Southborough police logs (3/29/13 – 4/2/13): Apartment on Boston Road broken into
My Southborough reader Sara sent in this note about a cat hanging out in her neighborhood. See if you can help. Read the full article → from Do you know this cat?
Chairman of the Board of Selectmen John Rooney has made no secret of the fact he believes the Transfer Station should be a self-funding operation. This year he hopes Town Meeting voters will take a step toward getting it there. Read the full article → from On the warrant: Enterprise fund for the Transfer Station (Article 23)
It’s not uncommon for Southborough’s Annual Town Meeting to stretch into a second or even third night as voters consider budgets, bylaw changes, and more. But this year, Town Moderator David Coombs said things might be different. Read the full article → from Moderator hopes to wrap up Town Meeting in one night
The latest logs from the Southborough Fire Department. Read the full article → from Southborough fire logs (3/28/13 – 4/1/13)
You probably know Southborough has a food pantry, but did you know we also have a pet food pantry? It’s a cause that is being helped along this year by Trottier student Ben Gordon, who is collecting donations as part of his Bar Mitzvah volunteer project. Read the full article → from Trottier student seeks pet food donations
Today we continue our look at the questions voters will tackle at Town Meeting next week with a rundown of the various capital requests. Read the full article → from On the warrant: A new ambulance, police cars, and DPW equipment (Article 11)
Last month, Democrats in Southborough met to elect delegates to the state convention in June. Here’s more from the Southborough Democratic Town Committee. Read the full article → from Southborough Democrats elect delegates
Here’s what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from High school sports this week (4/1/13 – 4/7/13)
Southborough’s Annual Town Meeting gets underway one week from today. (You’ll be there, right? Right?). To help you with your vote, this week we’ll be taking a look at some of the articles that appear on the warrant this year. I’ll share what information I have, but I encourage you to ask questions and share your opinions in the comments below. First up is a series of articles that aims to change aspects of our town government. Read the full article → from On the warrant: Giving the town administrator more authority, expanding the Board of Selectmen (Articles 7-9)
Breezy conditions sent flames from a permitted backyard burn creeping toward an animal barn at a home on Middle Road on Sunday. Read the full article → from MWDN: Blaze nearly scorches Southborough barn