Many of us spent the last two nights making decisions that will impact residents of this town for the year to come and beyond. While Town Meeting turnout appeared to be on the high side relatively speaking, it remains the case that the few are making decisions for the many. Read the full article → from Good question: Is what’s good for you good for all?
The Southborough (K-8) School Committee met last night and put their stamp of approval on a new teacher contract that will award 3.5 percent in pay raises over the next three years in return for teachers paying more for their health insurance. Read the full article → from K-8 school committee approves new teacher contract
Earlier this month, the Cultural Arts Committee at Finn School teamed up with parents to host a cultural day. This year, the focus was on the Irish, Polish, and French Canadian cultures. Read the full article → from Finn School hosts cultural day
The Southborough Extended Day Program is offering a vacation camp for kids in kindergarten through sixth grade next week. Read the full article → from Southborough Extended Day offers vacation camp
Back by popular demand, the Southborough Recreation Department will sponsor a stamping class for kids on Sunday hosted by Tessa Stephens. This one will be all about creating a scrapbook page. Read the full article → from Stamping class for kids on Sunday
Southborough Boy Scout Adam Wolfset wants Neary school to be come “recreation central.” With a supportive vote at Town Meeting on Tuesday night, the sixteen-year-old is one step closer to achieving his goal. Read the full article → from Town Meeting approves volleyball court to be built at Neary
Town Meeting on Tuesday endorsed a citizen-backed plan that will move the town further down the path of restructuring our government. Read the full article → from New governance study OK’d by Town Meeting
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week
If you’ve been reading the blog these past two days — and if you were at Town Meeting — you already know that voters rejected nearly all attempts to further trim town budgets. What that means is your taxes are going to be higher next year, but how much higher? Read the full article → from How much will the tax rate increase next year?
Fire department logs for the week. Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
The Southborough (K-8) School Committee will meet tomorrow to vote on a 3-year contract for teachers. Read the full article → from School committee to vote on teacher contract on Thursday
Thanks to a decision by Town Meeting last night, Southborough kids will one day soon have a new place to play. In a close vote, residents approved spending $96K in Community Preservation Act funds to build a new playground at the South Union School, which houses the Recreation Department and Arts Center. Read the full article → from South Union School playground project approved by Town Meeting
Reading the comments on this blog, you might have expected fireworks on the floor of Town Meeting when it came time to discuss the question of whether to reimburse town employees for legal fees incurred during the Southborough Eight investigation. That’s not how it turned out. Read the full article → from Town Meeting opts for compromise in Southborough Eight reimbursement
‘ll write more in the morning, but for those of you who can’t wait until then, here are the highlights from day 2 of Twon Meeting. Read the full article → from Town Meeting day 2: A quick recap (reimbursement, playground, and more)