It’s 7:00 am on a recent weekday. A few cars dot the parking lot at Trottier Middle School. It will still be [time] before most kids show up for the school day, but already the Trottier band room is coming to life. Read the full article → from Trottier Big Band plays on its success
Both Algonquin and Assabet kick off their spring sports season this week with games on Thursday and Saturday. For Assabet it’s boys volleyball and lacrosse. For Algonquin it’s boys lacrosse and girls rugby. Read the full article → from High school spring sports season opens on Thursdsay
Selectman Bill Boland will hold office hours at the Senior Center on Saturday morning. It’s a chance for residents to meet informally with Boland in advance of town meeting. Read the full article → from Selectman to hold office hours at the Senior Center on Saturday
Out of a field of 42 schools in the 80th Annual Massachusetts High School Drama Festival, 14 have made it to the state finals this weekend, and Algonquin is one of them. Read the full article → from Algonquin Dramahawks in theater festival finals on Thursday
Superintendent Charles Gobron told parents and seniors at a series of budget forums last week that the schools have done all they can to trim the K-8 budget, and they don’t plan to make any more cuts in advance of town meeting. It’s a message he reiterated to selectmen last night. Read the full article → from Superintendent says he’ll leave it up to voters
We spent last weekend outside working in the yard. It was chilly, but the sun was bright, the neighborhood kids were out playing in their driveways, and we truly felt spring was just around the corner. Turns out what’s actually around the corner might be more snow. Read the full article → from No fooling: Significant snow possible Friday
Fire department logs for the week Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
For the fourth year in a row, Southborough Town House employees are participating in Pansies for Progress, a fundraising drive for the Pancreatic Cancer Alliance. Read the full article → from Pansies for Progress fundraiser runs through Friday
The Southborough Board of Health is seeking nominations for their annual Doctor Stone Award for Outstanding Public Health Service to the Southborough Community. Read the full article → from Nominations sought for public health service award
The Northborough-Southborough Jr. T-Hawks football and cheer program made a big change earlier this year, switching from Pop Warner to the American Youth Football League. If you’re wondering what the change will mean for your kids, or if you just want to learn more about the Jr. T-Hawks’ program, attend an information session on Wednesday night. Read the full article → from Jr. T-Hawks football and cheer information night on Wednesday
It probably won’t come as a surprise to learn that there are more Southborough residents now than there were ten years ago. Read the full article → from Census numbers show population growth in Southborough
We all know technology has changed the way teachers teach and students learn. Things in the classroom today are different than when we were students. When you see the electronic whiteboards now installed in classrooms at Woodward, Neary, and Trottier, you’ll realize just how far it’s come. Read the full article → from Electronic whiteboards engage both students and teachers in Southborough
Town Meeting is less than two weeks away. We’ve talked about many of the issues that will be on the warrant, but certainly not all of them. For those of you who want to start doing your homework, the complete warrant has been posted on the the town website. Read the full article → from Town meeting warrant and annual report now available
I’ve been working on a number of tweaks to (hopefully!) improve your browsing experience over here at My Southborough, the first of which I rolled out just a short time ago. Perhaps you noticed? Read the full article → from Some tweaking