A 76-year-old grandfather and his 23-year-old grandson, both from Framingham, were injured when they were struck by a tractor at Chestnut Hill Farm on Tuesday afternoon. The grandfather was taken by ambulance to UMass Memorial with what at first appeared to be life-threatening injuries. But Fire Chief John Mauro Jr. said last night the man Read the full article → from Man injured in Chestnut Hill Farm accident expected to be okay
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Breaking news: Serious farm accident at Chestnut Hill
According to Fire Chief John Mauro Jr. two men were injured, one seriously, when they were struck by a tractor in the hay field off Chestnut Hill Road this afternoon. I heard an unconfirmed report that a Life Flight helicopter was summoned. More information as it becomes available. Update 5:49 pm: The Metrowest Daily News Read the full article → from Breaking news: Serious farm accident at Chestnut Hill
A safer way to book ’em in Southborough
A few weeks ago I got a first-hand look at the Southborough Police Department’s new booking room. Fortunately, it was from the right side of the jail cell, not the wrong side. At town meeting in 2008, voters approved $21,000 to renovate the old booking room, which the police department said was cramped and unsafe Read the full article → from A safer way to book ’em in Southborough
In the media: Natick man dies from motorcycle accident injuries
The Metrowest Daily News reports that a Natick man who crashed is motorcycle into the back of an SUV earlier this month on Route 9 near White’s Corner has died from his injuries. Read the full article → from In the media: Natick man dies from motorcycle accident injuries
Why flags are at half-staff today
President Barack Obama declared today National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day to mark the end of the Korean War 56 years ago today. Read the full article → from Why flags are at half-staff today
Vandals hit Wildwood and Southwood Drive homes
In the Wildwood and Southwood Drive neighborhood (map) just about every house has a lamppost gracing its front yard. But today many of those lampposts are lying on the ground. Linda over at Southborough News reports that vandals this weekend knocked over mailboxes and lightposts at more than a dozen homes in the neighborhood. If Read the full article → from Vandals hit Wildwood and Southwood Drive homes
Open discussion thread: Ask questions, share opinions
Let’s try something new this week. If you like it, I’ll make it a weekly feature. Do you have questions about Southborough you’d like to ask? Or maybe opinions (I know you have opinions!) that fall outside the topics of individual posts? I’d love it if we had a My Southborough discussion board where you Read the full article → from Open discussion thread: Ask questions, share opinions
The week in town government
The big meeting this week is the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday. The Advisory Committee, Municipal Facilities Committee, and Historical Commission will all be attending. The agenda hasn’t been posted on the town website, but I’ve been told plans for a new police station will be the primary topic of conversation. In theory, Tuesday’s meeting Read the full article → from The week in town government
Southborough landowners complain about ZBA treatment
In a letter to the Metrowest Daily News published today, a Southborough landowner said she and her husband “feel like we have been hit by a truck” after a recent Zoning Board of Appeals meeting. The couple attended the meeting to urge the board to decline a request by a major land developer to rezone Read the full article → from Southborough landowners complain about ZBA treatment
Red Barn gets a jolt from the federal government
Hopkinton-based Red Barn Coffee Roasters got a $250,000 loan thanks to stimulus funds from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Owner Mark Verrochi told the Boston Globe he’ll use the money to purchase a much bigger coffee roaster, one that will let him increase his operation tenfold. “We will be aggressively pursuing business I Read the full article → from Red Barn gets a jolt from the federal government
A Southborough photographer with ‘heart’
Southborough resident Nancy Gould sees smiling faces every day in her job as a wedding and family photographer. But the smiles of six-year-old Serenity were extra special. Serenity is a foster child looking for a permanent family. Nancy photographed her as part of the Heart Gallery, a traveling photographic exhibit created to find families for Read the full article → from A Southborough photographer with ‘heart’
Community gardeners warn of tomato blight
Organizers of the Southborough Community Gardens want you to be on the lookout for a fungal foe. Phytophthora infestans, more commonly known as late blight, is the same fungus that caused the the Irish Potato Famine in the 1800’s, and it’s been found on tomato plants in the Community Gardens off Breakneck Hill Road. Researchers Read the full article → from Community gardeners warn of tomato blight
Southborough unemployment rate highest in 17 years
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress yesterday that the economic downturn appears to be ‘abating’, but in Southborough unemployment is still sharply on the rise. The Southborough unemployment rate hit 6.8% in June. That’s the highest jobless rate in town since January 1992 when it was 6.6%. Since January of this year, the unemployment Read the full article → from Southborough unemployment rate highest in 17 years
Regional planners suggest improvements to I-495
A couple regional planning committees have been studying the I-495 corridor from Berlin to Hopkinton, including the portion that runs through Southborough. This week they presented some ideas to improve the traffic capacity of interchanges on 495 and to reduce traffic along the corridor, reports the Metrowest Daily News. In addition to redesigning the interchange Read the full article → from Regional planners suggest improvements to I-495