The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously last night to impose a voluntary odd/even water restriction starting immediately and running through September 22. Under the ban, outside water use is restricted based on your house number, so odd-numbered houses use water on odd-numbered days, and even-numbered houses use water on even-numbered days. Read the full article → from Voluntary odd/even water ban now in effect
An increase in the cost of a Transfer Station sticker has been an annual event for several years now. Last night Selectmen decided to hold the fee at its current rate of $175, but there was little consensus on the board about how the Transfer Station should operate and be funded in the future. Read the full article → from No increase in sticker fee, but changes for the Transfer Station could be on the way
In a surprise move at last night’s Board of Selectmen meeting, Zoning Board of Appeals member Regina McAuliffe withdrew her application for reappointment to the board. Her withdrawal paved the way for selectmen to appoint Southborough businessman David Eagle as a new permanent member of the ZBA. Read the full article → from McAuliffe steps aside, selectmen appoint Eagle to zoning board
Earlier this week a group of Southborough residents gathered at the Senior Center to package up gifts from home to send to soldiers serving overseas, including one Southborough native far from home. Read the full article → from Care packages sent to troops, as special thanks comes in from overseas
The Southborough Library will hold its first Pajama Story Time of the summer tomorrow starting at 7:00 pm. Read the full article → from Pajama Story Time starts Wednesday night at the library
A collection of surplus equipment from Southborough’s Department of Public Works will hit the auction block later this week. DPW Superintendent Karen Galligan said the equipment, which includes several vehicles and lawn mowers, is no longer used. Read the full article → from Southborough DPW equipment to be sold at public auction on June 30
The Southborough Library is getting a jump on Independence Day revelry. Its annual Fourth of July parade will be held on Thursday, June 28 at 11:00 am. Read the full article → from Annual Southborough Library Fourth of July parade is Thursday
The question of whether Southborough needs fours schools or whether it could get away with three has been an ongoing debate for several years now. The School Committee has looked into the issue in the past, but Superintendent Charles Gobron said at a meeting earlier this month he plans to form a new committee dedicated to evaluating Southborough’s school housing needs. Read the full article → from Superintendent to form committee to evaluate school building needs
The latest topic in the Southborough Business Network’s INSIDE STORY Business Speaker Series is healthcare. Explore topics that will interest both business owners and healthcare consumers at the Southborough Library on June 27. Read the full article → from Reminder: Business speaker series to focus on healthcare – Wednesday
Eleonora F. Burke, 99, an attorney at law, of South Kingstown, R.I., since 1999, and formerly of Southborough, died Friday, June 22, 2012. She was the wife of the late Philip W. Burke. Read the full article → from Obituary: Eleonora F. Burke, 99
Southborough author Steve Ulfelder revisits the Southborough Library on Tuesday to read from and discuss his second novel, The Whole Lie. Read the full article → from Southborough author to discuss latest novel at the Southborough Library on Tuesday
Admittedly, I’m a bit delayed in sharing this story. But for anyone lucky enough to hear the Trottier Middle School Big Band play with jazz great Walter Beasley earlier this month (I was), no doubt the music is still reverberating in your head. It was a truly wonderful concert, and not just for the amazing music, but also for the touching tribute to Trottier seventh-grader Eric Green. Read the full article → from MWDN: Southborough’s Trottier School band pays tribute to Eric Green
Animal World Experience comes to the Southborough Library on Tuesday to present Jackson’s Wild Journey, a story about a little boy who falls asleep and dreams he travels the world meeting animal friends along the way. The story features a giant book that comes alive as animals leap from its pages. Read the full article → from A ‘Wild Journey’ at the Southborough Library on Tuesday (UPDATED)
When the Planning Board meets tonight, it will continue its discussion of a proposed overhaul to Southborough’s zoning bylaws. Tonight the focus will be on changes to the bylaws that govern open space requirements in residential subdivisions. They’re changes not everyone agrees with. Read the full article → from Planning Board continues public hearing on zoning changes – TONIGHT