Bruce Alan Bartlett passed away at his home in Sterling on July 28, 2023 at the age of 65. Born in Framingham, MA, he was the oldest son of Joan (Batchelder) Bartlett and the late Edward Bartlett. Bruce was pre-deceased by the love of his life, his wife Lori (Heon) Bartlett in 2020. Read the full article → from Obituary: Bruce Alan Bartlett, 65
Work is kicking off this summer for a small addition to the Southborough Senior Center. So, it’s a good time to give an overdue update on overlapping Town facilities projects. Read the full article → from Senior Center renovation and municipal building plan update
Friends of the Southborough Youth Commission have created an easier way to support families “temporarily housed in Southborough”. Read the full article → from Friends of SYC seeking financial donations to help Migrant families
Paul K. Ferguson, 64, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, July 30, 2023, after a long and courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Read the full article → from Obituary: Paul K. Ferguson, 64
Late last week, Southborough officials learned that 60 asylum seekers (including infants and children) were put up at a hotel in our town. Now they are sharing news on how our community can help by donating specific items from a registry. (No cash or gift cards.) Read the full article → from Collection drive for Migrant families in Southborough
The Taxation Aid Committee asked me to promote their need for new members. Looking at the list of other vacancies in town, there are currently over 40 other openings. So, I’m sharing all of those opportunities to support Southborough. Read the full article → from Seeking members for Taxation Aid, Tricentennial, and much more
Here is a selection of the committee and board meetings for the week along with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government
So far, the board’s follow through on holding a forum on the proposed developments is this unpromoted agenda item in their regular meeting. Read the full article → from “Public Forum” for 40B proposals on Tuesday
The Southborough Food Pantry is seeking donations to help their members in need. Read the full article → from Food Pantry’s current needs
Southborough’s Meals on Wheels program is seeking volunteers to make deliveries. Read the full article → from Meals seek wheels: Volunteer drivers needed
Does your family have instruments that nobody plays anymore?
A Southborough business owner asked me to help spread the word about her efforts to collect musical instruments for a non-profit. Read the full article → from Drop off instruments to be “upcycled” (Updated)
The goals and tasks include efforts to develop Affordable Housing, improve communications with the business community, get planning underway for the Town’s Tricentennial, and support the growing senior population. Read the full article → from Select Board’s “Community Development” Goals
Assabet is promoting its fall roster of Community Education courses on nights and weekends. Read the full article → from Assabet for adults (and tweens): Skill training and enrichment classes this fall
This summer, Southborough’s Fire Department shared a call for more community volunteers for Southborough’s Medical Reserves Corps (MRC) and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Team. Read the full article → from Seeking volunteers for community Medical Reserves and Emergency Response teams