It’s the last week in April and that means it’s time for the annual flushing of the hydrants in Southborough. I knew it was happening thanks to the stream of brown water I encountered when I went to brush my teeth this morning. Read the full article → from Brown water at your house this week? Not to worry.
Northborough holds its annual town meeting tonight, and one of the things they’ll decide is whether to spend $100K to seek a declaratory judgment against Southborough over the ongoing Algonquin reimbursement battle. Read the full article → from Northborough votes tonight on whether to take Southborough to court
Southborough photographer Chris Wraight took some excellent photos of the Algonquin baseball game against Westborough last Friday. Read the full article → from Photos: Algonquin baseball battles Westborough
Chairman of the Board of Selectmen Sal Giorlandino has responded to the recent disclosure that the board launched an internal investigation of several town employees last fall. In an email sent this morning, Giorlandino said selectmen voted unanimously to initiate the investigation, and that they were required to do so under the town’s professional conduct policy. Read the full article → from Selectman defends investigation of town employees
Candidates running for office in the May 10 election will be at the Southborough Fire Station tonight to meet voters and answer questions. sponsored by the Southborough Democratic Town Committee, the event starts at 7:00 pm in the Fire Station meeting room. Read the full article → from Reminder: Meet the candidates event tonight
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government
As we talked about yesterday, there’s good news and not-so-good news when it comes to Southborough’s recycling rate. The good news is the rate of recycling in town showed a steep increase from 2007 to 2009, when it went from 23% to 32%. Read the full article → from Another look at Southborough’s recycling rate
Flags in Southborough are flying at half staff today in honor of longtime Southborough resident Jim Denman who passed away earlier this week. Read the full article → from Why flags are at half staff today
Who knows if it’s our proximity to the starting line in Hopkinton, or all the 5K runs we hold in town that serve as training opportunities, but per capita, Southborough had more residents run the Boston Marathon this year than almost any other town in Massachusetts. Only four towns had a higher per capita rate. Read the full article → from 22 Southborough residents ran this year’s marathon
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, and on May 1, Southborough will hold it’s 20th annual Earth Day Clean Up event. Read the full article → from 20th annual spring clean up event on May 1
If you’re a member of the Southborough Open Land Foundation, show your membership card at Eastern Mountain Sports on Donald J. Lynch Blvd in Marlborough today and tomorrow and get 20% your purchase. It’s all part of the semi-annual EMS Club Days. Read the full article → from SOLF members get 20% off at EMS today and tomorrow
Plenty of Southborough residents recycle. Anyone who’s been to the Transfer Station on a Saturday knows it can be hard to find a parking spot at the recycling center. Southborough’s recycling rate has increased steady over the past few years, reaching almost 32% in 2009. But we could do better. Read the full article → from How good is Southborough at recycling?
It’s not often you can come away from an evening of wine tasting and shopping feeling completely guilt-free, but on Wednesday, April 28 you can. That’s because the wine and shopping will benefit Southborough Youth and Family Services, a community organization that offers guidance to families in need or in crisis. Read the full article → from Wine tasting and shopping, all for a good cause
Longtime Southborough resident and active community member Jim Denman passed away suddenly on Monday, April 19th. He was 89. Read the full article → from Longtime Southborough resident Jim Denman has passed away