Reader Chris pointed me to a profile in the Boston Globe last week on the Northborough-Southborough Youth Lacrosse Association. Participation in the program has been steadily increasing since it started 12 years ago, and it gets credit for training the athletes that took Algonquin all the way to the state finals this year for the first time ever. Read the full article → from Youth lacrosse on the rise in Southborough
This is a story we’ve talked about before on the blog – and one many of you had strong feelings about – and now the Metrowest Daily News gives us more details about how one Southborough family’s dream home became their nightmare. Read the full article → from MWDN: Southborough couple have a $1 million money pit
The Westborough Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on the proposed CSX chemical transfer station off Flanders Road on Tuesday. The transfer station, which would be located about a mile from the Southborough border, has some residents concerned about safety, environmental impact, and traffic. Read the full article → from UPDATED: Public hearing on CSX chemical transfer station to be held in Westborough on Tuesday
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government
Preparations for Southborough’s newest playground are underway. DPW Superintendent Karen Galligan said the site at the South Union School on HIghland Street has been cleared and graded, and delivery of the playground equipment is expected the week of July 1. Read the full article → from Work has begun on new playground at South Union School
My Southborough reader Mark sent in word that five Southborough baseball players finished their AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) season by making it all the way to the New England Finals in Rhode Island this month. Read the full article → from Southborough baseball players make it to New England finals
A Level 2 sex offender residing on Gilmore Road in Southborough was arrested last night on child pornography charges. Read the full article → from MWDN: Southborough sex offender arrested after suicide attempt on child porn charge
Immediately after the tornadoes hit the Springfield area earlier this month, Southborough firefighters headed to the scene to help. Since then members of the Southborough Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) have been traveling out to the affected areas to lend a hand. Read the full article → from Southborough volunteers aid tornado victims
In honor of the last day of school, here’s some school news you may have missed. Read the full article → from Gobron’s contract extended, Algonquin gets high marks, and other school news you may have missed
Most public school kids in Southborough are celebrating the last day of school today, but not all of them. Trottier students will have to hang on one more day before their summer vacation starts thanks to an extra day off this winter. Read the full article → from It’s the last day of school in Southborough … sort of
What the Southborough Fire Department has been up to. Read the full article → from Fire department logs for the week (6/14 – 6/20)
A voluntary odd/even water restriction will be in effect from June 21 to September 22. Under the ban, outside water use is restricted based on your house number, so odd-numbered houses use water on odd-numbered days, and even-numbered houses use water on even-numbered days. Read the full article → from Voluntary odd/even water ban starts today
When Finn students step out in their new snowshoes next winter, and Neary percussionists practice African drumming, and Trottier students make movies using Green Screen technology as part of their science curriculum, they’ll have the Southborough Education Foundation to thank. Read the full article → from Southborough Education Foundation awards $36K to fund innovative programs
While praising his dedication and commitment, selectmen last night voted not to reappoint Chairman Sam Stivers to the Zoning Board of Appeals. It was a move they said was intended to introduce new blood and help correct perception problems that have plagued the board. Read the full article → from Selectmen decide not to reappoint zoning board chairman