Each week we take a look back at the top stories reported in the Southborough Villager 10 years, 20 years, and 30 years ago. Here are the stories that were making headlines during the week of September 19. Read the full article → from The Villager Files: Week of September 19
The Southborough Library celebrated 100 years in its Main Street home on Saturday with food, photos, and lots of memories. Residents and library staff enjoyed apple cake – a Friends of the Southborough Library specialty – while browsing photo displays and telling stories of the way things were. Read the full article → from PHOTOS: Southborough Library celebrates 100 years on Main Street
Class sizes in Southborough schools were a hot topic last budget season. School committee members warned that several grades – particularly at Neary – had classes that were well beyond policy guidelines. Parents feared that proposed cuts to the school budget would drive class size even higher. As it turns out, just the opposite has happened. Read the full article → from Class sizes in Southborough shrank this year
Southborough Youth and Family Services wants to publicly thank Tanya Trainor, owner of Miss Tanya’s Nursery Schools in Westborough for her generosity in allowing them the use of her school’s van for our Sizzlin’ Summer Scene program. Read the full article → from Local business helps out a Southborough summer camp in need
A couple dozen volunteers showed up at the new South Union Playground yesterday armed with shovels and rakes to help spread a mountain of mulch around the playground equipment. Read the full article → from PHOTOS: Volunteers work on new playground
Here’s what’s happening at the Southborough Library this week. Read the full article → from At the Southborough Library this week (9/19 – 9/25): Legos, Southborough history, and more
Here’s what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from The week in high school sports (9/19 – 9/25)
The latest chapter in a sad family drama will play out this week in a Cape Cod courtroom as Southborough resident Treefon Manoloules goes on trial for the 2009 murder of his brother Aris Manoloules. Read the full article → from Murder trial begins for Southborough man this week
The Metrowest Daily News was on hand last Thursday when paraolympian Chris Waddell visited Neary School to share his compelling story. The visit was sponsored by Fay School where Waddell hosted a screening of his documentary One Revolution later that day. Read the full article → from MWDN: Paraplegic talks about overcoming labels
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government (9/19 – 9/23)
James J. Battles, 81, a longtime resident of Southborough, died on Sunday, September 18, at Marlborough Hills Health Care after a long illness. Read the full article → from Obit: James J. Battles – September 18, 2011
Ann E. Downing, 85, devoted mother and grandmother passed away September 15, 2011, after a debilitating illness. Read the full article → from Obit: Ann E. Downing – September 15, 2011
Pauline A. (Rasmusson) Lefebvre Sevigny, died Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at the age of 78, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Alfred Lefebvre and the late Robert J. Sevigny. Read the full article → from Obit: Pauline A. (Rasmusson) Lefebvre Sevigny – September 14, 2011
The Southborough community will come together for two great events this weekend, and you can be a part of both of them. Here are the details. Read the full article → from What to do this weekend: Celebrate the library and help build a playground