Holding a garage/yard sale? Looking for garage/yard sales? This is your post! Read the full article → from Open thread: Southborough garage and yard sales this weekend (6/9 & 6/10)
More than 200 cyclists will take to the streets on Sunday, winding their way through Northborough, Westborough, Southborough, Upton, Hopkinton, Milford, Ashland, Marlborough and Hudson to raise money for cancer research. Read the full article → from Cyclists to ride through Southborough on Sunday as part of cancer fundraiser
The Algonquin girls lacrosse team is gearing up for a rematch. For the second year in a row, the girls will face rival Westborough in the Central Division 1 finals on Saturday. But this year they’re hoping for a different outcome. Read the full article → from Postseason update: Algonquin girls lacrosse join boys in district finals
Flags in Southborough and across the state are flying at half staff today in honor of Springfield Police Officer Kevin Ambrose. Read the full article → from Why flags are at half staff today: Friday, June 8
One of the things I love about wandering the trails of the Southborough Open Land Foundation’s Beals Preserve are the glimpses you get into Southborough’s past. From the pond where families harvested ice in the wintertime, to the pastures where cattle grazed, to what’s left of an old riding ring. Read the full article → from SOLF presents walking history tour of Beals Preserve on Sunday
Algonquin teams have been enjoying success in the Central Division 1 playoffs this week. The boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, and baseball teams are all still in the running for division titles. The boys lacrosse team will play in the division finals on Saturday, while the girls lacrosse and baseball teams compete in their respective semifinals tonight. Read the full article → from PHOTOS: Algonquin in the postseason
Stonebrook Village is a development that can’t seem to get off the ground. First proposed as a 15-unit 40B affordable housing development off Oregon Road in 2008, the project got approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals in September 2010. But last August, Southborough developer William Depietri scrapped plans for the 40B saying he wanted to build an over-55 community on the property instead. Read the full article → from MWDN: Southborough senior housing project on hold
The Friends of the Southborough Library will hold their semi-annual book sale at the library on Saturday, June 9. Stop by to browse an excellent selection of fiction and non-fiction books for adults and children, including biography, travel, gardening, cookbooks, health and hobby items in hardcover and paperback. Read the full article → from Friends of the Southborough Library book sale on Saturday
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week
I’ve talked a lot on the blog recently about the success Algonquin sports teams are having in the postseason, but turns out they’re not the only ones. I recently learned that the Assabet baseball and softball teams are chalking up wins of their own. Read the full article → from Postseason update: Assabet baseball in semifinals, girls softball wins voke title
If you’re the parent of a little one and you’re starting to think about preschool, consider attending an open house at Southborough’s Montessori Children’s House on Thursday. Read the full article → from Southborough Montessori school invites parents to open house on Thursday
I wasn’t able to attend last night’s Board of Selectmen meeting, but the Metrowest Daily News was there and reports on an interesting development in the ongoing effort to change Southborough’s form of government. Selectmen voted last night to create an ad hoc committee that will be charged with bringing Town Manager legislation before voters once again. Read the full article → from MWDN: Southborough selectmen revive town manager effort
It was a nail-biter for the Algonquin boys lacrosse team last night at Foley Stadium, but the T-Hawks pulled out a 7-6 win against St. John’s in the Central Division 2 semifinals. Sophomore Mike Wood scored the final two goals, including the game-winner which came with just 3:54 left to play. Read the full article → from Postseason update: Algonquin boys lacrosse, baseball advance; girls tennis out
What the fire department has been up to Read the full article → from Fire department logs for the week (5/29/12 – 6/4/12)