Yesterday, I shared news posted by the Boston Herald about the arrest of, and plea deal by, the Chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party for an OUI in Southborough.
Since then, other news outlets have posted more details about the arrest. And both the arrested driver and the Governor have issued statements. Read the full article → from More on MassDems Chair’s Southborough arrest (and reactions)
The Boston Herald posted a story about a recent plea deal approved for a driver charged with driving drunk in Southborough. The paper was interested in the identity of a man arrested last month — the current Chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party. Read the full article → from SPD OUI arrest makes headlines for connection with MassDems
Last week, the Southborough Police Dept shared a fun “Throwback Thursday” post on Facebook. It seems that 42 years ago, Southborough hosted a headline making celebrity appearance. Read the full article → from SPD’s “Throwback” highlights celebrity visit to Southborough
The Southborough Police Department issued a press release this afternoon about an arrest made on Sunday. Read the full article → from SPD alleges unlicensed NY driver was involved in distributing counterfeit goods
Yesterday, the T&G reported that Eathan Renteria — the victim of an April 2024 deadly shooting in Worcester — had graduated from Algonquin Regional High School less than a year prior. (His link to Algonquin doesn’t appear to have been publicly reported at the time.)
The Telegram reports that two men have been indicted for the murder. Read the full article → from Two men charged with murdering ARHS Class of ’23 alum in 2024
Yesterday morning, the Southborough Police Department posted a press release about an incident involving a driver alleged to have swerved dangerously close to hitting an officer on the side of Route 9.
The driver isn’t accused of intentionally attempting to hit the officer. Instead, the allegation is that the ” very dangerous” driver was under the influence of drugs and driving erratically and recklessly. Read the full article → from SPD charges driver for OUI and drug possession after he allegedly “nearly struck an officer”
Last night, the Southborough Fire Chief publicly honored members of his department for their rescue efforts during emergencies that made recent headlines.
SFD’s William Kipp was awarded a Firefighter Cross, and was among both groups of firefighters to receive Unit Citations. Read the full article → from SFD honors firefighters for recent actions
In a 3-2 vote on Monday, the Select Board approved spending $105K to provide the Southborough Police Department with a drone (and bundled technology and support) for 5 years.
The majority of the board prioritized getting the tech into the SPD’s hands quicker. The dissenters had prioritized potential savings ($30K or greater) and following the board’s preferred financial process that allows Town Meeting to weigh in on how taxes should be spent. Read the full article → from Select Board approves police drone purchase (Updated)
The Southborough Police Department issued a press release on their detective’s support of a case against 6 people charged with defrauding a Southborough senior. (It also includes a scam warning.)
While I’m sharing that news, I’m also including other recent SPD highlights — like another MADD award. Read the full article → from SPD Update: Investigation Contributes to Fraud Cause & Other News
This afternoon, a power outage is impacting about 100 customers in the area of Latisquama Road and the neighborhood behind it. The outage is caused by utility wires that caught fire. Read the full article → from Electric Wire fire on Latisquama causing area power outage (Updated)
This spring, the Community Advocate published stories about four members of the Southborough community. Today, I’m sharing those stories. Read the full article → from CA profiles of community members
After a car crashed into a southside home on Sunday, police arrested the driver and passenger on related charges. Read the full article → from SPD arrests teen driver who was allegedly drunk when he hit a Southborough home
The group “Southborough Hate Has No Home Here” is sponsoring a community forum with Southborough Police Chief Ryan Newell. The focus of the event is his department’s role related to immigration enforcement. Read the full article → from Community forum on SPD’s Civil Immigration Enforcement Guidelines — June 24
The Southborough Fire Department posted news about an unusual emergency in town yesterday. A seriously injured worker was trapped in a tree. He was successfully rescued, then flown out by a Life Flight helicopter. Read the full article → from Injured worker rescued from tree on Pinecone Lane (Updated)