For the third year in a row, Southborough schools will take part in Stop & Shop’s A+ School Rewards program (formerly called Bonus Bucks). It’s a program that lets shoppers earn money for their favorite school when shopping at a Stop & Shop store. In past years Southborough schools have earned more than $1,000 through the program. Read the full article → from Earn money for Southborough schools while grocery shopping
Algonquin’s MCAS scores aren’t the only thing out of the school making news recently. Here’s a round-up of Algonquin-related stories in the local media from the last week or so. Read the full article → from Roundup: Algonquin stories in the media
Rick Mitchell Maxim, 63, of Southborough and Ogunquit, ME, died on Monday, September 24, 2012 at Tufts Medical Center after a brief illness. He leaves his beloved wife of 38 years, Jane (Walsh) Maxim and his children, Ryan Maxim and his wife Erica, of Worcester; Hayley Maxim of Marlboro, Abigail Maxim of Brighton and his adored granddaughter Ava Jane. Read the full article → from Obituary: Rick Mitchell Maxim, 63
School Superintendent Charles Gobron told the Regional School Committee last week the districts’ central office is understaffed and he plans to take steps this year to ease the pressure. Read the full article → from School superintendent says central office is understaffed
Fall is upon us, and that means its Bargain Box time again. The consignment/used clothing store run by St. Mark’s Church offers clothes and accessories for women, men, and kids. The shop is open only twice a year — for a few weeks each in the fall and again in the spring. Read the full article → from Bargain Box to open for the fall season on Thursday
With less free cash on hand this year, and without some of the one-time money the town has used to fund budgets in the past, Southborough Finance Director Brian Ballantine told selectmen last week there’s little chance of avoiding a tax increase next year. Read the full article → from Finance director warns of another tough budget year
The Southborough Board of Health is sponsoring a flu clinic for seniors and town employees on Thursday, September 27. Read the full article → from Southborough seniors and town employees can get flu shots on Thursday
Her passion was for music. Her commitment was to teaching. Her dedication was to family. Marjorie R. (Parker) Mitchell Cunningham of Westborough, died early Saturday morning, September 22, 2012, just over a week after celebrating her 77th birthday. Read the full article → from Obituary: Marjorie R. Mitchell Cunningham, 77, longtime teacher at Finn School
Here’s what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from High school sports for the week (9/24/12 – 9/30/12)
In effort to help residents get a handle on extensive changes being proposed to the town’s zoning code, the Planning Board earlier this month released a document that compares the new zoning code to the existing code. It’s a document the Advisory Committee has been pressing the Planning Board to provide for several months now. Read the full article → from Planning Board releases zoning comparison document
The latest logs from the Southborough Police Department Read the full article → from Southborough police logs (9/17/12 – 9/20/12): Falling trees block multiple roadways
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government (9/24/12 – 9/28/12)
DULLY, Kevin A., 53, of Southborough, Thursday, Sept. 20, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He was the husband of Laura (Underhill) Dully, and the father of Andrew Dully, brother of Brian Dully and his wife Leslie of Greer, SC as well as several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Read the full article → from Obituary: Kevin A. Dully, 53
George Edward “Eddie”Beck, 76 of Southborough, MA, died Monday, September 17,2012 at his home. He was the husband of Jacqueline (Boisvert) Beck to whom he been married for the past 46 years. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Glenn E. and Dorothy A. (Bagley) Beck. Read the full article → from Obituary: George Edward “Eddie” Beck, 76