Water quality reports from the MWRA are in the mail and you should get your copy soon, but you can get a sneak peek online. Here are some highlights from the Southborough-specific portion of the report. If I’m reading the results correctly, the drinking water in Southborough is clean, with only low, non-actionable levels of Read the full article → from Highlights from the annual water quality report
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Girls tennis takes the title
Congratulations to the Algonquin girls tennis team. They won the state championship title on Wednesday, beating out Wellesley in a match at Shrewsbury High. Southborough players Stephanie Hom and Jen Pigott both won their matches to help carry the team to victory. You can read all the details in the Metrowest Daily News. Read the full article → from Girls tennis takes the title
St. Anne Church to get a new priest
The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports that as part of Bishop Robert J. McManus’ annual reorganization plan, Rev. Thirburse F. Millott, pastor at St. Anne Church in Southborough, will leave the parish at the end of the month. He will be replaced by Rev. Thomas B. Garlick, currently the pastor at St. Richard of Chichester Read the full article → from St. Anne Church to get a new priest
Should the new police chief be required to live in Southborough?
There’s been much talk on the blog in the past few days about the process of finding a new police chief. Should Interim Chief Jane Moran be made an automatic finalist if she chooses to apply for the position? Should we bother to conduct a search at all when selectmen could simply opt to hire Read the full article → from Should the new police chief be required to live in Southborough?
Community preservation projects sought
Here’s a quick quiz. What do all of these projects have in common? Restoration of the Historical Society Museum (Flagg School) Microfilming of town records Renovation of the All Wars Monument Improvements to the Cordaville Triangle Park Funding of the Affordable Housing Trust Creation of wildlife viewing at Breakneck Hill conservation land The answer? They Read the full article → from Community preservation projects sought
Future of the Country Gourmet remains uncertain
Selectmen last month approved the transfer of the liquor license from the Country Gourmet on Framingham Road to Shohdy Ziada who owns Turnpike Liquors on Route 9. Ziada told selectmen he was going to establish a convenience store on the property, but apparently those plans are still up in the air. Country Gourmet proprietor Bob Read the full article → from Future of the Country Gourmet remains uncertain
Algonquin sports news
It was a tough way to end the season for the Algonquin boys tennis, boys baseball, and boys and girls lacrosse teams, with each losing championship matches in the past week. But the girls tennis team still has a shot at the state finals. They play Wellesley today at 3:30 pm at Shrewsbury High. Here’s Read the full article → from Algonquin sports news
Over 700 National Grid customers lost power this morning
I lost power again this morning, and so did 767 other National Grid customers in Southborough. The lights were off — more distressingly, the coffee maker was off — for only about 30 minutes, but even so, it’s the second significant outage in less than a month. Is this considered normal for National Grid in this Read the full article → from Over 700 National Grid customers lost power this morning
Southborough resident in the middle of Pike toll battle
You’ve probably heard about the class-action lawsuit against the Turnpike Authority that alleges Mass Pike tolls are an “unfair tax,” but what you might not know is that a Southborough man is right in the thick of it. Robert Ackley of Southborough was one of three Metrowest residents to file the suit against the beleaguered Read the full article → from Southborough resident in the middle of Pike toll battle
What the fire deparment has been up to this week
Monday 6/8/09 07:42 EMS call, Framingham Road Sunday 6/7/09 01:22 EMS call, Garbrier Street, Ashland 12:06 EMS call, Newton Street 13:48 EMS call, Parkerville Road Saturday 6/6/09 No calls reported Friday 6/5/09 15:05 Unintentional alarm system activation, Turnpike Road Thursday 6/4/09 12:02 Alarm system activation due to malfunction, Northboro Road 14:44 Unintentional alarm system activation, Read the full article → from What the fire deparment has been up to this week
A discussion about Southborough’s character
There’s no arguing the fact that Southborough has changed since I was a kid growing up here, and there’s probably no arguing it will continue to change. Through all the change, I’ve always heard people say that it’s important to preserve the “character of Southborough.” But what exactly do we mean by that? Just what Read the full article → from A discussion about Southborough’s character
Police chief search process comes under fire
Ever since selectmen first started talking about finding a permanent police chief to replace the late William Webber, they’ve said that Interim Chief Jane Moran would automatically be a finalist should she choose to apply for the position. That decision came under fire last night, in an exchange that got pretty heated. Chairman of the Read the full article → from Police chief search process comes under fire
The Worcester Tornado: 56 years ago today
Today marks the 56th anniversary of the Worcester Tornado that killed 94 people in Central Massachusetts, including three in Southborough. The tornado was one of the deadliest in US history. It started in Petersham late in the afternoon of June 9, 1953, and made its way through Holden, Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Westborough. It dissipated over Read the full article → from The Worcester Tornado: 56 years ago today
Southborough police are well armed
The Metrowest Daily News surveyed local police departments to find out which have semi-automatic assault rifles as part of their arsenals. Turns out most do, including Southborough. According to the article, Southborough police have five AR-15s, which can have an effective range of up to 600 yards and a bullet speed up to 3,200 feet Read the full article → from Southborough police are well armed