Last week I told you Southborough Selectmen voted to join the Mass 2-1-1 system as another way to disseminate information to residents. This week the Southborough Emergency Management Agency sent along more information on how and when to use the system. Read the full article → from How and when to use the Mass 2-1-1 call-in system
An electrical fire in one of Verizon’s cabinets on Turnpike Road has knocked out telephone and Internet access to some residents. Read the full article → from Electrical fire knocks out Verizon service to some residents
Fire Chief John Mauro Jr. has announced he will retire in September after 38 years on the force, and Selectmen last week started talking about the process for hiring his replacement. It’s a process that likely will be quite different from that used to hire Southborough’s police chief in 2009. Read the full article → from Selectmen discuss how to hire a new fire chief
Fire department logs for the week. Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to (5/10 – 5/16)
Fire department logs for the week. Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
Fire department logs for the week. Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to (4/26 – 5/2)
The Metrowest Daily News reports Southborough police caught two brothers allegedly stealing metal on Sunday night from The Eagle Leasing Co. on Route 9 Read the full article → from MWDN: Southborough Police nab alleged metal thieves in act
Last month the state Supreme Judicial Court issued a ruling saying the smell of marijuana is not sufficient evidence for police to search a vehicle, since possession of less than an ounce of marijuana is no longer a crime in Massachusetts. Read the full article → from Police say bylaw another tool in marijuana enforcement
Fire department logs for the week. Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to (4/19 – 4/25)
The Metrowest Daily News ran a story yesterday comparing crime rates in Southborough last year to the previous year. While the overall crime rate in Southborough notched down about 9% — driven in large part by a significant reduction in domestic complaints from 2009 to 2010 — the town saw a notable increase in burglary and theft last year. Read the full article → from Crime in Southborough: Domestic complaints down, burglaries and larcenies up
Fire department logs for the week. Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to (4/12 – 4/18)
Fire department logs for the week. Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
At Town Meeting last night, Selectman John Rooney passed along some good news. St. Mark’s School and Fay School have each agreed to donate a new police cruiser to the Southborough Police Department this year. Read the full article → from St. Mark’s and Fay to donate two police cruisers
Smoke detectors saved the day — and the house — on Skylar Drive last night. Here’s a report from the Southborough Fire Department. Read the full article → from Electrical fire damages home on Skylar Drive