This is your official reminder to mark your calendar and get your babysitters lined up for Southborough’s annual town meeting. It will start on Monday, April 11 at 7:00 pm at the Trottier Auditorium. Read the full article → from Mark your calendar: Annual Town Meeting starts April 11
Mark your calendars for the annual Pilgrim Church Mission Possible Silent Auction to be held this year on Sunday, March 20 at the church. The event, which has sold out the past five years running, raises money for the Senior High Youth Group’s annual mission trip, as well as humanitarian work by the Men’s Club. Read the full article → from Save the date: Pilgrim Church silent auction – March 20
At town meeting this year voters will decide whether to continue the process begun by the Town Government Study Committee in 2007 to create a Town Manager government for Southborough. The proposal also includes changing from the current three person Board of Selectmen to a five person board. All of Southborough’s neighboring towns have already made this change. Read the full article → from Town meeting voters to consider a change in government
At their meeting last night, the Board of Selectmen asked the schools to make deep cuts to help minimize the tax increase for residents. Read the full article → from MWDN: Selectmen ask schools to cut $2M from budget
Fuzzy slippers. Zebra print tights. Girls in suspenders. Boys in pink pajama pants. It was all part of the act at Trottier last Friday. Read the full article → from Photos: Singing telegrams at Trottier
Emails about this situation have been making the rounds in Southborough lately, so some of you may have heard about it already. The Northboro/Southboro Youth Football and Cheer Association has decided to switch from Pop Warner to join the the Central Massachusetts American Youth Football and Cheer Conference. Their decision is not going over well with the powers that be at Pop Warner. Read the full article → from MWDN: Northboro-Southboro football team switching leagues faces lawsuit
Would you like to see a National Register Historic District sign when you drive through downtown Southborough? Main Street resident Ray Hokinson would. He has been emailing neighbors and meeting with town officials in an effort to create a village center historic district. Read the full article → from Residents want to make downtown a historic district
The Algonquin boys soccer team fell short of reaching the state championship this year with a heartbreaking loss in the semi-finals, but they still had a tremendous season. Read the full article → from Photos: Algonquin boys soccer team honored
Fay School has announced that it will increase its financial aid budget by 33% for the 2011-2012 school year, with a special focus on providing tuition assistance to Southborough residents. Read the full article → from Fay School increases financial aid for Southborough residents
Here’s what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from The week in sports (2/21 – 2/27)
The Algonquin girls gymnastics team won the South Sectional title in a meet at Hudson High School on Saturday. They beat out second place Wellesley by the slimmest of margins, finishing with 141.175 to Wellesley’s 141.000. Read the full article → from Photos: Algonquin gymnastics wins sectionals
For those of you following the approval process in Westborough for the proposed CSX chemical transfer station, here’s the latest. Read the full article → from Westborough selectmen postpone CSX discussion
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government
My Southborough reader Maura sent in this report about a recent scout trip. Read the full article → from Southborough Scouts go to court