I hope your basements stayed dry through Tropical Storm Andrea on Friday. I wish I could say that was the big storm of the summer/fall. Unfortunately, this year’s hurricane season is predicted to be another rough one. Read the full article → from Hurricane season upon us: be prepared
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government (6/10/13 – 6/14/13)
The Metrowest Daily News reports that Dana Cunningham resigned at the Monday night Planning Board meeting. His resignation will be effective June 30th. Read the full article → from Planning Board member resigning this month
As you’ve no doubt heard, what’s left of Tropical Storm Andrea is headed our way, and it is expected to dump quite a bit of rain on our area. With the potential for flooding, Southborough Emergency Management Director Neal Aspesi sent out this message. Read the full article → from Southborough emergency officals warn of possible flooding on Friday and Saturday
The Metrowest Daily News reports today the Gulbankian family has decided to close the machine shop it operates on its Mt. Vickery Road property after battling the town over zoning issues for the past three years. Read the full article → from MWDN: Gulbankians to shutter machine shop in Southborough
One Algonquin team is left standing in the high school postseason. After knocking off Groton-Dunstable yesterday by a score of 16-8, the girls lacrosse team is headed to the Central District 1 finals where the returning champs will look to defend their title. Read the full article → from Postseason update: Algonquin girls lacrosse headed to the district finals
The Metrowest Daily News reports nearly three years after a jury awarded millions in their fraud case, the Culleys at 22A Lovers Lane still haven’t received any money or satisfaction. Now they are bringing the case back to court. Read the full article → from Lovers Lane homeowners continue fight over fraud and construction issues
The Gulbankian family may get some unexpected assistance in their ongoing zoning battle with the town. The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night agreed to talk with the town’s lawyer to find out if there is any way they can intervene. Read the full article → from Selectmen consider getting involved in Gulbankian zoning issue
Stonebrook Village, a development off of Oregon Road, came back to the Planning Board on Monday night. The scrapped 40B project is now being pitched as an improved 55+ multi housing development. In fall 2010, Capital Group Properties received a permit based on plans build a 40B development. (That was less than a month after Read the full article → from Stonebrook Village seeking revised building permits
There were a number of potential changes on the table last night as selectmen discussed Transfer Station operations – reduced hours, an increased sticker fee, new fees for disposal of bulky items, and a wintertime closure for the Swap Shop. In the end, selectmen voted to increase the cost of a Transfer Station sticker, but rejected most of the other changes. Read the full article → from Selectmen increase sticker fee, but leave Transfer Station hours as they are
Southborough resident John Kutch, 52, suffered serious upper body injuries when his bicycle was struck by a car on Main Street on Saturday. Read the full article → from Southborough cyclist seriously injured in crash on Saturday
Members of the Trottier community have been working with the family of Eric Green to plan a celebration of his life to take place on Saturday, June 8 ,at Trottier. Eric passed away suddenly in January 2012 at the age of 12. A seventh grader at Trottier at the time, Eric would have graduated from the school this month. Read the full article → from Reminder: Celebration of life for Eric Green – Saturday, June 8
If you missed local novelist Steve Ulfelder at Tatnuck last month, you can catch him Wednesday night at the Southborough Library. He will be talking about his third Conway Sax mystery, Shotgun Lullaby. Read the full article → from Steve Ulfelder will talk about Conway Sax’s latest mystery at the library Wednesday
In a continuing saga that began almost 4 years ago, resident Christopher Manoloules pled guilty last week to the killing of his paternal uncle, Aris Manoloules. Read the full article → from Christopher Manoloules convicted of manslaughter