The folks organizing the Southborough Fire Ball — an event to raise money for a new aerial ladder truck — are putting the finishing touches on their plans this week. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dancing. It will happen this Saturday night at the Best Western Royal Plaza in Marlborough. And it’s not too late to Read the full article → from It’s not too late to buy your Fire Ball tickets
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No school on Monday
Photo by MGShelton Those of you with kids in school no doubt received the call, but for those of you who haven’t heard, Monday is officially a snow day in Southborough. Superintendent Gobron tells me this makes four snow days for Southborough (K-8) and five for Algonquin. So, what do you think? Have we seen Read the full article → from No school on Monday
A return to winter
Was it really just two days ago that the toddler and I were out in 50-degree weather enjoying the playground for the first time this year? According to the National Weather Service, we’re in for about 11 inches of snow by Monday morning. Good thing I didn’t pack away the snowsuits just yet. Read the full article → from A return to winter
Fees on the rise at Algonquin
From parking to sports to lunch, it’s going to cost more to send your kids to Algonquin next year. At the regional school committee meeting on Wednesday night, Superintendent Charles Gobron said fee increases are needed to fill gaps in the budget, but acknowledged the increases weren’t going to win him any popularity contests. He’s Read the full article → from Fees on the rise at Algonquin
Early info on funeral arrangements for Dennis Wrenn
Many of you have been waiting for information about funeral arrangements for Dennis Wrenn. Dates aren’t set yet, but Susan Peghiny Faccenda, co-president of the Northborough-Southborough Music Association (NSMA), passed along this information: Arrangements to celebrate Dennis’ life and work are taking shape. Although final dates, locations and active participants need to be determined, this Read the full article → from Early info on funeral arrangements for Dennis Wrenn
School calendar for 2009-2010
It’s official. School is going to start really late next year. The first day for students in Northborough and Southborough will be September 2. The 2009-2010 calendar was approved Wednesday night by the regional school committee. It had already been approved by the Northborough and Southborough school committees. I’ve posted the full calendar for your Read the full article → from School calendar for 2009-2010
More tributes to Dennis Wrenn
An Algonquin grad blogs about yesterday’s Mass at St. Rose of Lima, the Community Advocate runs a touching story, and the school committee offers a moment of silence in honor of Mr. Wrenn. Here are the details. A man who was loved by so many Algonquin grad and Northborough resident Jason Freitas attended yesterday’s Mass Read the full article → from More tributes to Dennis Wrenn
Pop Warner early bird discount ends Saturday
If you’re kids want to do Pop Warner football or cheerleading this year, now is the time to register. If you sign up on or before February 28, the cost is $100. After that it jumps to $150. Teams are available for kids aged 7 to 14. Practice starts next August. For more details, or Read the full article → from Pop Warner early bird discount ends Saturday
Latest from the fire department
Lots of false alarms in the logs this week — from alarm systems, to smoke detectors, to carbon monoxide detectors. Check out all the action in the latest fire log. Read the full article → from Latest from the fire department
Tom Mead named new Algonquin principal
Starting July 1, Algonquin will have a new principal, and Superintendent Charles Gobron announced last night that principal will be Tom Mead. Mead, currently an assistant principal at Andover High School, beat out Trottier principal Linda Murdock for the position. “Both candidates were stellar and had so much to offer the school,” Gobron said. Gobron Read the full article → from Tom Mead named new Algonquin principal
A bridge in need of repair
The next time you drive under the Mass Pike bridge that crosses over Route 85 just north of Richards Road, slow down and take a look around. Notice all that orange paint highlighting the cracks and crumbling supports? Notice the exposed rebar? Unnerving, isn’t it? According to a recent article in the Milford Daily News Read the full article → from A bridge in need of repair
New Algonquin principal to be named tonight
Superintendent Charles Gobron is expected to announce his choice for Algonquin principal at the regional school committee meeting tonight. In the running are current Trottier principal Linda Murdock and Tom Mead, assistant principal at Andover High School. The school committee meeting starts at 7:00 pm in the Algonquin library. But not to worry if you Read the full article → from New Algonquin principal to be named tonight
What kids are learning at Woodward
Woodward kids have been big on multimedia lately with a rash of new videos posted to the Woodfin Podbean site in recent weeks. In one series of videos, Woodward second and third graders review books in the running for the 2009 Wood-Award. The students considered over 50 books published in 2008 and voted for the Read the full article → from What kids are learning at Woodward
No contested races so far
It could be an easy year for Southborough incumbents. There are 13 positions open on ten different Southborough boards, and as of today none of them are being contested. Moreover, no one — not even incumbents — has signed up to run for four of the positions. But there’s still time since the paperwork isn’t Read the full article → from No contested races so far