Here’s what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from The week in sports (5/16 – 5/22)
The week in sports (5/16 – 5/22)
News
PHOTOS: Mock car crash at Algonquin offers a sobering lesson
A tragedy played out in the parking lot of Algonquin last Friday. It wasn’t a real tragedy, but it was one organizers hope sent a real — and powerful — message to students. Read the full article → from PHOTOS: Mock car crash at Algonquin offers a sobering lesson
A cow of a different color at Breakneck Hill
I read in the Metrowest Daily News last week that there’s a new cow calling Breakneck Hill Conservation Land home. Her name is Clovelley, and she stands out from the crowd. Read the full article → from A cow of a different color at Breakneck Hill
The week in government (5/16 – 5/20)
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government (5/16 – 5/20)
Boy Scouts plan community garden near St. Anne’s Church
Southborough gardeners will soon have another option for planting their crops. Boy Scouts from Troop 92 will be building a new community garden behind St. Anne’s Church, and they’re putting a call out to those who want to participate. Read the full article → from Boy Scouts plan community garden near St. Anne’s Church
Girl Scouts sponsor pet food drive
Girl Scout Troop 72773 is collecting pet food for dogs and cats, along with kitty litter, for the Southborough Food Pantry. Donations will be distributed to pet owners in need of assistance. Read the full article → from Girl Scouts sponsor pet food drive
Southborough author Steve Ulfelder releases his debut novel
Metrowest may seem like an unlikely setting for a murder mystery, but not to Southborough resident and first-time novelist Steve Ulfelder. The plot of his new novel Purgatory Chasm, released just this week, plays out all across Metrowest. Read the full article → from Southborough author Steve Ulfelder releases his debut novel
PHOTOS: Sports this week
More photos from the week in high school sports courtesy of Southborough photographer Chris Wraight. Read the full article → from PHOTOS: Sports this week
Attention 1976 Algonquin grads
Did you graduate from Algonquin in 1976? If so, it’s almost time for your 35th reunion. Organizers have asked me to help spread the work. Here are the details. Read the full article → from Attention 1976 Algonquin grads
And then there were three: Kolenda joins Board of Selectmen
Less than 24 hours after being elected to the Board of Selectmen, Dan Kolenda got down to work, joining fellow selectmen Bill Boland and John Rooney at the board’s meeting last night. Read the full article → from And then there were three: Kolenda joins Board of Selectmen
What the fire department has been up to
Fire department logs for the week. Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
Find out how to apply for CPA funds at a public forum on Thursday
When the town’s newest playground gets built later this year at the South Union School, it will be thanks to money from the Community Preservation Act. CPA funds will also back the new volleyball court at Neary School. Both projects were approved by Town Meeting last month. Read the full article → from Find out how to apply for CPA funds at a public forum on Thursday
Spring paving season has begun, so expect road delays
You’ve probably noticed the yellow DPW trucks out and about on the streets of Southborough patching up the damage done this winter. Some of the larger paving projects have also begun, so you might encounter some delays and detours on certain routes. Read the full article → from Spring paving season has begun, so expect road delays
Kolenda wins Selectman race by a wide margin
Voter turnout yesterday may have been light, but the voters who did show up overwhelmingly chose Dan Kolenda to fill a vacancy on the Board of Selectmen. Kolenda captured 77% of the vote, while Jeffrey Rosenberg, the other candidate for Selectman, received 21%. Read the full article → from Kolenda wins Selectman race by a wide margin