On its Facebook page today, the Southborough Police Department asked residents to be wary about providing personal information over the phone or on the web, and to report cases of identity theft or attempted identity theft. Read the full article → from Are you the vicitm of identity theft? The Southborough Police Department wants to know
The murder trial of Southborough resident Treefon Manoloules got underway with opening statements at Barnstable District Court yesterday. Manoloules is charged with the 2009 slaying of his brother Aris in Hyannis. Treefon’s 19-year-old son and brother-in-law are also charged in the case. Read the full article → from MWDN: State calls Southborough man mastermind of brother’s murder
What the fire department has been up to. Read the full article → from Fire department logs for the week (9/13 – 9/19)
The latest chapter in a sad family drama will play out this week in a Cape Cod courtroom as Southborough resident Treefon Manoloules goes on trial for the 2009 murder of his brother Aris Manoloules. Read the full article → from Murder trial begins for Southborough man this week
Fire Chief John Mauro Jr. said he always knew he wanted to be a firefighter. “The bug bit me at an early age,” he said this week. Read the full article → from A look back at the career of Southborough Fire Chief John Mauro Jr.
Selectmen yesterday voted unanimously to appoint retired Sudbury Fire Chief Michael Dunne as Southborough’s interim chief to replace the retiring John Mauro Jr. Dunne will hold the position until a permanent chief can be hired, which is expected to happen later this fall. Read the full article → from Selectmen appoint former Sudbury chief as interim fire chief
What the fire department has been up to Read the full article → from Fire department logs for the week (9/6 – 9/12)
Sunday will be the last day on the job for Fire Chief John Mauro Jr., but his replacement isn’t expected to be hired until later this fall. That leaves the Board of Selectmen with a decision about how to run the department in the meantime. Tomorrow they’ll meet to talk about just that. Read the full article → from Selectmen to vote on interim fire chief
The Southborough Police Department is going social. Last week they launched a new page on the social networking site Facebook. Read the full article → from The Southborough Police Department is now on Facebook
Fire Chief John Mauro Jr. will wrap up his 38-year tenure with the Southborough Fire Department in just over a week, as the Board of Selectmen last night accepted his letter of resignation effective September 18. Read the full article → from Southborough fire chief to retire on September 18
During the height of Tropical Storm Irene last week, Southborough firefighters Chris Dano and Ken Strong worked 34 hours straight responding to calls of trees and wires down and flooded basements. When not out on the road, which was most of the time, they dozed on army cots at Southborough’s spare Station 2, more garage than fire station. They subsisted on donuts and coffee. But both say they wouldn’t have had it any other way. Read the full article → from Emergency responders say long hours just part of the job during Tropical Storm Irene
A Southborough man was arrested this week after police said he stole more than 17 kayaks from Hopkinton State Park. The man was tracked down thanks to GPS devices placed in the kayaks. Read the full article → from Southborough man arrested after stealing kayaks from Hopkinton State Park
What the fire department has been up to Read the full article → from Fire department logs for the week
The Southborough Fire Department responded to a fire at the Boland Pumping Station on Northboro Road yesterday morning. Two engines from Southborough and a ladder truck from Marlborough responded. The fire was quickly knocked down. Read the full article → from Outside water ban in place through today after fire in pumping station