On Saturday, voters who stuck around long enough to hear the last few Citizen Petition Articles informed Select Board members that they weren’t happy with plans for regionalizing emergency communications. Read the full article → from ATM Voters disfavor Regionalization of Public Safety Dispatch
Today, Algonquin Regional High School was among those that were targeted by a “swatting hoax”. A message from the Superintendent assures that students are safe. Read the full article → from ARHS Swatting Hoax
Voters approved a lot of important town business over the course of nine hours on Saturday. Read the full article → from Town Meeting vote results
More jobs available in Southborough. Read the full article → from Job listings
The Southborough Police Department issued a press release this afternoon. In it they describe a physical altercation with a man suspected of attempting to use a stolen credit card at Walgreens. Read the full article → from Southborough Police Report “brief scuffle” with suspect
This letter the the editor from the President of Southborough Communications Officers’ union and the Vice President of Southborough Police Officers’ union explains their Citizen Petition Article to keep Emergency Dispatch Services in Southborough and asks voters to support it. Read the full article → from Letter: Vote for Citizen Petition Article to keep Emergency Dispatch Services under Southborough control
This letter to the editor from the Southborough Police and Fire Chiefs explains why they “strongly support the transition to a Regional Emergency Communications Center”. Read the full article → from Letter: Fire and Police Chief on Regionalizing Public Safety Dispatch
On Tuesday, the Southborough Police Department posted to Facebook photos of a suspect in a break-ins and attempted break-ins at Southborough businesses on Saturday night. Read the full article → from Police seeking suspect in business break-ins
Two weeks ago, the Select Board approved entering the agreement to form a Regional Dispatch Center with Westborough and Grafton on a remediated former superfund site*. Read the full article → from Public Dispatch Regionalization Update
As of yesterday, seven petitions qualified for placement on the Warrant for the March 25th Annual Town Meeting. Read the full article → from Several Citizen Petitions headed to Town Meeting (Updated)
Tonight, the Southborough Select Board is holding a special meeting. The main purpose is to consider, and potentially vote on, the IMA (Inter-Municipal Agreement) to set up a Dispatch Center other MetroWest towns.
Now they’ll be discussing what to do with the number of Towns whittled down to just three. Read the full article → from Select Board tonight on Regional Dispatch IMA (Updated)
More jobs available in Southborough. Read the full article → from Job listings
Power outages in the region included an area of Pine Hill Road that impacted hundreds of residents during a record low freeze wave Friday and Saturday. Read the full article → from Large power outage left many in the cold over weekend
Today, the Southborough Police Department issued a press release about a joint “operation” at a Southborough hotel that resulted in four arrests. Read the full article → from Police announce arrests made in sex “trafficking” sting