The tax bill for the average Southborough family is going to go up by $392 this year, a 4.9% increase over last year. In approving the tax rate Tuesday night, the Board of Selectmen said the increase reflects the will of Town Meeting. Read the full article → from The average property tax bill in Southborough will go up nearly $400 this year
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Power restored to all but a handful in Southborough
Power has been restored to nearly all of the 3,700 Southborough homes and businesses that went dark during last weekend’s snowfall, but for some the wait continues. Read the full article → from Power restored to all but a handful in Southborough
Southborough wants to know what you think: Submit your resident survey by Nov. 11
Before we all got distracted by the event we came to know as Snowtober, Southborough officials were busy working on a citizen survey to assess what we all think of the town and the services it provides. You should have received your copy of the survey – one per household – in the mail earlier this week. Read the full article → from Southborough wants to know what you think: Submit your resident survey by Nov. 11
Good questions: Cleaning up your yard after the storm
Drive around town and you’ll see no shortage of trees and limbs littering yards in Southborough. With many of you faced with the challenge of cleaning up, I’ve put together a little FAQ to answer some of the questions I’m hearing from residents. Read the full article → from Good questions: Cleaning up your yard after the storm
Power restored and then lost again for some Southborough residents – UPDATED
Residents along Parkerville Road south and its side streets were thrilled when their power finally came back yesterday evening after three days in the dark. So you can imagine their disappointment when power went out again a couple of hours later. It was, in the words of one Southborough resident, “a 2 hour tease.” Read the full article → from Power restored and then lost again for some Southborough residents – UPDATED
Fire department logs for the week (10/25 – 10/31): Snowtober kept things busy
What the fire department has been up to. Read the full article → from Fire department logs for the week (10/25 – 10/31): Snowtober kept things busy
Obit: Henrietta Hale Amadon – October 29, 2011
Henrietta Hale Amadon of Southborough died October 29, 2011 at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham. Read the full article → from Obit: Henrietta Hale Amadon – October 29, 2011
Obit Christine M. (Zelesky) Woods – October 31, 2011
Christine M. (Zelesky) Woods, 65, a long time Southborough resident, died on Monday, October 31, 2011 at Metro West Medical Center in Framingham. Read the full article → from Obit Christine M. (Zelesky) Woods – October 31, 2011
Southborough K-8 schools OPEN on Wednesday, Algonquin CLOSED
Most Southborough students will head back to school tomorrow, but for others it will be another snow day. Superintendent Charles Gobron said in a message to parents that all K-8 schools in Southborough will open tomorrow – including Finn, Woodward, Neary, and Trottier – but Algonquin will remain closed due to continuing difficult from the weekend storm. Read the full article → from Southborough K-8 schools OPEN on Wednesday, Algonquin CLOSED
The week in sports (11/1 – 11/6), with congrats to the Algonquin girls field hockey team
Here’s what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from The week in sports (11/1 – 11/6), with congrats to the Algonquin girls field hockey team
Town Administrator: Contact National Grid if you’re still without power
Town Administrator Jean Kitchen said she is hopeful power will be restored to the remaining Southborough residents today. She said the best way to make sure you get your power back is to call National Grid with an outage report, even if you’ve already done so. Read the full article → from Town Administrator: Contact National Grid if you’re still without power
Stop by Culinary Underground for free soup – TODAY
What’s a cooking school to do with a refrigerator full of produce but no power? Make soup, of course! Not wanting anything to go to waste, the good folks at Culinary Underground fired up their butane burners yesterday and made batch after batch of soup, and now they want to share. Read the full article → from Stop by Culinary Underground for free soup – TODAY
Resources for those without power – UPDATED
A couple hundred of you are still without power today, and if your comments around the web are any indication, you’re frustrated and cold. In the hope that it will help, I’m compiling a list of places you can go to get some relief. Read the full article → from Resources for those without power – UPDATED
Hundreds in Southborough still without power today – UPDATED
As of about 9:00 am today, National Grid said only about 100 customers in Southborough were still without power. Read the full article → from Hundreds in Southborough still without power today – UPDATED