Algonquin baseball, boys lacrosse, and girls lacrosse all won their respective district championships this weekend, and all play state semifinal matches tonight. That’s a lot of sports action for one evening. Read the full article → from Algonquin in three state semifinals tonight: Here’s how to follow the action
Every year on or about Flag Day, Veterans of VFW Post 3276 and Legion Post 161 hold a flag retirement ceremony in Southborough’s Rural Cemetery. During the ceremony, flags collected from residents, as well as the ones replaced on Memorial Day, will be retired by ritual burning. Read the full article → from Annual flag retirement ceremony on Thursday
A while back I told you about the huge solar array Southborough developer Bill Depietri is building on Cordaville Road near the intersection with Route 9. When complete, it will be the biggest of its kind in Metrowest. But before that happens, Depietri will have to buy some new solar panels. That’s because 14 of his were stolen from the site last week. Read the full article → from MWDN: Solar panels stolen from job site in Southborough
The latest logs from the Southborough Police Department. Read the full article → from Southborough police logs (6/8/12 – 6/10/12): Solicitors elicit complaints
On Thursday, June 14, the Trottier Middle School Big Band will welcome to the stage “musical Renaissance Man” Walter Beasley at the school’s annual Jazz Night. Read the full article → from An evening of jazz: Trottier Big Band to play with saxophonist Walter Beasley – Thursday
Reader Jessica had a close encounter of the creepy kind this weekend, and she’s hoping for help in identifying the 8-legged critter that invaded her home. Read the full article → from Yikes! What is this creepy critter?
What a weekend for Algonquin. On Saturday the boys lacrosse and girls lacrosse teams won their respective district titles in back-to-back matches at Foley Stadium. The same day the Algonquin girls rugby team captured the Massachusetts Youth Rugby Organization State Championship title. Then on Sunday, the underdog Algonquin baseball team staged a huge upset over top-ranked St. John’s to win the Central Division 1 title. Read the full article → from Algonquin captures four championship titles this weekend (with PHOTOS)
For several years now a committee of volunteers has been working on revamping Southborough’s zoning code. They’ve considered everything from open space protection to multi-family housing and subdivisions to commercial development along Route 9. The process will culminate in a vote on the changes at a special town meeting this fall. Read the full article → from Public hearing on proposed zoning code changes – TONIGHT
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government (6/11/12 – 6/15/12)
Did you know Southborough is home to over 100 species of edible wild plants? Me neither. Learn how to identify edible plants in our area – plus how to prepare them – on a walk through the Beals Preserve on Tuesday sponsored by the Southborough Open Land Foundation. Read the full article → from Learn about edible plants on a walk through the Beals Preserve on Tuesday
Yesterday was a big day in Algonquin sports. Both the boys and girls lacrosse teams won their respective Central Division championship games. The boys beat Grafton by a score of 11-9 and the girls triumphed over Westborough by a score of 7-5. Both teams will move on to the state tournament with semifinal games on Tuesday. Read the full article → from Algonquin boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, and girls rugby all win championship titles on Saturday
SOUTHBOROUGH – John C. Misener, 85, a life long resident of Southborough, died on Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Hearthstone at New Horizons in Marlborough after a long illness. John was a World War II Army veteran, serving in Germany and Austria and was part of the Panther’s Division 66. He worked for McCarthy Pools Read the full article → from Obituary: John C. Misener, 85
This is the latest in an occasional series by Beth Melo, a Southborough mom who loves to read to her kids. In this installment, Beth shares recommendations that will grab the attention of the little boys in your family. Read the full article → from Children’s book blog: What Little Boys Are Made Of
Out in my backyard yesterday, with the clouds darkening and the rumble of thunder in the distance, I came across this stunning creature. Read the full article → from In my backyard: A jewel of a damselfly