Property valuations for fiscal year 2010 are out. Find out what your property is assessed for and how it compares to the assessment for fiscal year 2009. Read the full article → from Find out what your property is assessed for
Time for another open thread. For those of you new to the blog, the open discussion thread is your place to ask questions, sound off on town issues, or share information with other readers. Here are some suggestions to get you started: Ask questions about programs in town or the town itself Post a note Read the full article → from Open discussion thread: Ask questions, share opinions
A list of town meetings for the week November 30 – December 4. Read the full article → from The week in government
I could say I love shopping locally for the obvious reason that supporting local businesses helps our community, and that would be true. But particularly around the holidays I love shopping locally because it means I can avoid the mall. Read the full article → from Best gifts in Southborough? What do you think?
It would have been nice for the Algonquin football players to be able to sit down to their turkey dinners with a Thanksgiving Day win under their belts, but alas, it was not to be. Details and photos after the jump. Read the full article → from Algonquin falls to Westborough in Thanksgiving classic
As long as you’re out shopping on Black Friday or Cyber Monday, or whatever retail event you favor, don’t forget to pick up an item or two for local families in need. Here are a couple of excellent opportunities. Read the full article → from Holiday giving: Ways to help local families in need
Registration for the Northborough-Southborough Girls Lacrosse (NSGL) spring 2010 season is open for returning players. New player registration begins December 13th, and all age levels are being accepted. Read the full article → from Girls lacrosse registration is open for spring 2010 season
The Metrowest Daily News and the Boston Globe both did profiles of newly-appointed Police Chief Jane Moran this week, and both focused on the challenges Moran faced as a female police officer making her way in a male-dominated department. Read the full article → from Southborough Police Department ‘has come a long way’
Please join me in welcoming the latest My Southborough sponsor, Niva Boutique located in the Town Center Plaza. Keep reading for more about Niva plus a special offer for My Southborough readers. Read the full article → from Welcome My Southborough sponsor: Niva Boutique
Eaton Apothecary in the Town Center Plaza on Cordaville Road was burglarized early on Saturday morning. Read the full article → from Break-in at Eaton Apothecary
The Southborough Fire Department got good news this week in the form of nearly $60K in federal stimulus money to put toward staffing. Keep reading to find out how they plan to use it. Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to this week
Here’s a list of what’s open and what’s closed around town over the Thanksgiving holiday, from the Transfer Station to the Library to the Senior Center. Read the full article → from What’s open and what’s not this week in Southborough
If you thought this year was a tough one for municipal budgets, get ready for what might be coming next year. At a meeting earlier this month, selectmen expressed concern about how things are shaping up. “It’s safe to say we won’t have any more money this year than last,” Selectman Bill Boland said. Read the full article → from Southborough’s budget outlook for next year ‘bleak’
The Algonquin girls soccer team isn’t the only local team celebrating a championship this week. Both the Northborough-Southborough Pop Warner Midget football team and the Midget cheerleading team made big news this week. Read the full article → from Pop Warner team takes Super Bowl title, cheerleaders win regional competition