All three of Southborough’s state legislators are up for reelection this year, and all three will face challengers in their respective races. Read the full article → from Southborough reps face election challenges in 2010
The parade isn’t Southborough’s only Memorial Day tradition. Another is placing an American flag at the grave of every Southborough veteran in tribute of their service to the country. Read the full article → from Help place flags on the graves of Southborough’s veterans
Southborough will remember its veterans on Monday with its annual Memorial Day parade. The parade starts at 9:00 am at the Marlboro Saving Bank at the corner of East Main and Newton Streets. Veterans are asked to meet at the Legion/VFW Headquarters at the Community House at 8:15 am. Read the full article → from Memorial Day parade set for Monday
Learn to search military mecords at the Southborough Public Library Genealogy Club meeting, Thursday, May 20. Read the full article → from Learn to find your ancestors using military records at the Southborough Library
This one is a bit late in coming, but back on May 1, Southborough held its annual Spring Clean Up. DPW Superintendent Karen Galligan told me 52 groups signed up to collect trash from roadways across town. Read the full article → from Earth Day volunteers pick up 550 bags of trash
Framingham resident Ian Schimke, 20, was sentenced to 4 to 6 years in state prison for causing a car crash on Southville Road in December 2008 that killed a Framingham teen. Read the full article → from Framingham man sentenced in Southville Road crash
Andrew Mills is running for a seat on the Planning Board. Learn more about his plans and qualifications in his own words. Read the full article → from Meet the candidate: Andrew Mills (Planning Board)
Last year the popular community garden plots at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land were chock full of tomatoes, pumpkins, zucchini, sunflowers, and more. This year organizers expect demand for the plots may be even greater, with a chance that demand could exceed availability. Read the full article → from Reserve you community garden plot
The Metrowest Daily News reported this morning that they have yet to receive copies of the legal bills they requested related to the Southborough Eight investigation. By law the town had until the end of last week to comply with MWDN’s Freedom of Information Act request, or provide a reason why they couldn’t. Read the full article → from MWDN: Town hasn’t handed over legal bills
A look back at the hot stories and discussions in April 2010. Read the full article → from The month in review: April 2010
Who knows if it’s our proximity to the starting line in Hopkinton, or all the 5K runs we hold in town that serve as training opportunities, but per capita, Southborough had more residents run the Boston Marathon this year than almost any other town in Massachusetts. Only four towns had a higher per capita rate. Read the full article → from 22 Southborough residents ran this year’s marathon
What was billed as a bylaw change to modernize outdated language in the town’s traffic code at town meeting on Tuesday night, became a debate about civilian flaggers versus police details. And when all was said and done, Town Meeting opted to stick with the old language and voted down the article. Read the full article → from Town Meeting rejects article to control use of civilian flaggers
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week
The Metrowest Daily News reports on a novel recycling program at Woodward. Students are collecting empty drink pouches – think Caprisun and the like – and sending them to New Jersey-based TerraCycle to be made into useful items like backpacks. The school gets two cents for each pouch collected. Read the full article → from In the media: Southborough students have recycling in the bag