There aren’t many rules a solicitor has to abide by when knocking on doors in Southborough — our bylaws on solicitation are pretty weak. A few years ago town meeting voters were asked to approve a stronger bylaw, but the article failed by just a few votes. Now the Southborough Police Department hopes the time is Read the full article → from Is the time right for tigher restrictions on door-to-door solicitors?
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Pictures from last Friday’s storm
It’s been a stormy summer, no doubt about it. The latest storm to rumble through brought a big tree down across Oak Hill Road on Friday. A reader who lives nearby sent in these photos. (Thanks, Kris!) Read the full article → from Pictures from last Friday’s storm
In the media: Local couple fights cystic fibrosis
The Metrowest Daily News has an inspiring profile of Southborough resident Sean McCarthy and his wife Christine. The 44-year-old Sean battles cystic fibrosis, a disease that took the life of his sister in 2002. As for Christine, she’s a uterine cancer survivor. The couple is active in raising money for both cystic fibrosis and cancer Read the full article → from In the media: Local couple fights cystic fibrosis
Taking a look at crime in Southborough
Last week I asked you how many arrests you thought the Southborough Police Department made in 2008. The answer? 107. The majority of folks who voted in the poll — thirty-five percent — got that one right (see how others voted here). Perhaps that’s because you’re good guessers, or maybe it’s because the information was published Read the full article → from Taking a look at crime in Southborough
Selectmen meeting broadcast on public access channel
Last week’s marathon Board of Selectmen meeting was broadcast several times this weekend — anyone catch it? — and will be broadcast a few more times this week on Charter channel 12 and Verizon channel 37. Here’s the schedule: Monday at 1.00 pm Tuesday at 2:30 pm Wednesday at 9:00 am Read the full article → from Selectmen meeting broadcast on public access channel
The week in government
On Tuesday, selectmen meet to interview a candidate for a police officer position. On Thursday the Historical Commission and Municipal Facilities Committee meet to try to iron out their differences over proposals for a new police station. Monday, August 3 No meetings scheduled Tuesday, August 4 Board of Selectmen, 6:30 pm @ Hearing Room, Town Read the full article → from The week in government
Why flags are at half staff today
For the second time this week, flags in Southborough and across the state are at half staff. Today it is in honor of 21-year-old Corporal Nicholas Xiarhos of Yarmouth who was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on July 23, 2009. Corporal Xiarhos, whose father is a lieutenant with the Yarmouth Police Department, will Read the full article → from Why flags are at half staff today
How to get rid of your household hazardous waste
We’ve all got the stuff lying around our basements and garages — old cans of paint, cleansers, antifreeze, other unpleasant chemicals. But how do you get rid of it? That question from a couple of commenters in this week’s open discussion thread prompted me to find out. I talked to DPW Supervisor Karen Galligan. She told Read the full article → from How to get rid of your household hazardous waste
Beat the sales tax at Panzano
If you buy a bottle of wine (or beer or spirits) today you won’t pay any sales tax. But all that changes tomorrow when the state will start imposing a 6.25% sales tax on alcohol purchases. Panazano Market wants to help you stock up on tax-free wine. Through today, they’re offering a 20% discount on Read the full article → from Beat the sales tax at Panzano
Man injured at Chestnut Hill still in hospital, OSHA may investigate
The 76-year-old man struck by a tractor at Chestnut Hill Farm earlier this week is still in the hospital and was listed in serious condition, reports Wicked Local Southborough. The article also says the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is determining whether to investigate the accident, but police are not expected to file Read the full article → from Man injured at Chestnut Hill still in hospital, OSHA may investigate
Fay makes contribution to ladder truck fund, but does away with annual PILOT
At their meeting on Tuesday night, Selectman Bill Boland announced that Fay School has decided to match St. Mark’s $100,000 donation toward the purchase of a new ladder truck for the town. Great news, right? Yes. And no. Fay will donate $10,000 over the next ten years, all earmarked for the ladder truck. The problem Read the full article → from Fay makes contribution to ladder truck fund, but does away with annual PILOT
In the media: Southborough couple’s got education in the bag
The Metrowest Daily News has a nice story about Southborough couple Shama and Mohan Nannapaneni who founded a nonprofit that supplies tools for education here and abroad. Each year the organization gives out hundreds of backpacks filled with school supplies to local children in need. They fill the backpacks in the garage of their Southborough home. Read the full article → from In the media: Southborough couple’s got education in the bag
What the fire department has been up to
Tuesday 7/21/09 10:22 EMS call, Mass Pike West 11:45 EMS call, Winchester Street 15:08 EMS call, Clifford Street 21:07 Arcing/shorted electrical equipment, Latisquama Road 21:17 Building fire, Village Path Wednesday 7/22/09 04:06 EMS call, Cordaville Road 05:32 Fuel burner/boiler fire (confined), Atwood Street 10:41 Unintentional smoke detector activation (no fire), Boston Road 12:17 Hazardous material Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
Quick recap of the Board of Selectmen meeting
It was a marathon four-hour (!!) Board of Selectmen meeting last night, and the agenda was packed with hot-button topics — the new ladder truck, the new police station, and PILOT payments by non-profits to name a few. There was even a little talk about marijuana … now that got your attention, didn’t it? It Read the full article → from Quick recap of the Board of Selectmen meeting