Above: Even the squirrels are thankful today I have a little something extra to be thankful about this year. At Tuesday’s Board of Selectmen meeting (before all the broohaha about the Swap Shop), the selectmen issued an official proclamation to acknowledge my work on this blog. I’m told it had been in the works for weeks, Read the full article → from Happy Thanksgiving, Southborough
DPW Superintendent Karen Galligan announced yesterday that the Swap Shop at the Transfer Station will close for good on December 1. Her decision garnered unanimous support from the town’s selectmen, but the same cannot be said of its residents. Read the full article → from Resident plans petition over Swap Shop closure – UPDATED
December is a busy month in Southborough. To help with your planning, I’ve put together a list of all the holiday events I know about. I’ll share more detail on each of them as the dates get closer, but here are the basics so you can get them on your calendar. Read the full article → from A preview of holiday happenings in Southborough
Here’s a list of what’s open and what’s not around town over the Thanksgiving holiday. Note that like last year the Transfer Station will be closed on both Thursday and Friday but open normal hours on Saturday, and the Library will be closed starting Thursday through the whole weekend. Read the full article → from What’s open and what’s not over Thanksgiving
William M. Smith, age 89, known to family and friends as Bill, passed away at the home of his daughter on November 16, 2011. Read the full article → from Obituary: William Smith – November 16, 2011
With a professional development day for teachers on Monday, Southborough kids have an extra long Thanksgiving break. If you’re looking for something to do with the kids next Monday, how about taking them skating? Read the full article → from St. Mark’s rink open for skating on Monday
What the fire department has been up to Read the full article → from Fire Department logs for the week (11/15 – 11/20)
When advanced registration closed last night, more than 800 runners and walkers had registered for Thursday’s Gobble Wobble Road Race. The kids’ Fun Run is nearly full in all age groups. If you haven’t signed up yet and you want to, there’s still time. Read the full article → from Two more chances to sign up for Thursday’s Gobble Wobble
A Southborough institution is closing it’s doors. I’m not talking about the Spa, or the Southborough House of Pizza, or Fitzgerald’s store. I’m talking about the Swap Shop. Read the full article → from Breaking news: Southborough’s Swap Shop to close for good on December 1
Every so often the Central Mass library updates a list of the most popular titles in their catalog. While they don’t break the list down by town, it’s probably a safe assumption that what’s popular in all of Central Mass is also popular in Southborough. Read the full article → from What Southborough is reading and watching this month: November 2011
Here’s a post I’ve been meaning to bring you for weeks now. Earlier this fall, a group of Southborough Cub Scouts got some very useful training at the Southborough Fire Station. Here are the details courtesy of Troop Leader Bob Flynn. Read the full article → from Cub Scouts learn life-saving lessons
With two extended power outages in as many months this fall, Southborough residents have had some strong words for National Grid. Next week they’ll get to tell officials exactly how they feel at a public hearing at Trottier on Tuesday. Read the full article → from Hearing on National Grid response to power outages next Tuesday at Trottier
In last week’s open thread, My Southborough reader John asked about the status of hiring a replacement for Fire Chief John Mauro Jr. who retired back in September. Read the full article → from Good question: Any updates on hiring a new fire chief?
The annual Thanksgiving Day match up between Algonquin and Westborough will be all about bragging rights this year. Both sides are going into the game with a 1-9 record, so I don’t believe there are any playoff implications for either team, but no doubt the game with be spirited nonetheless. Read the full article → from Thanksgiving football: Algonquin takes on Westborough at home