Fire Chief John Mauro Jr. will tell you self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) are “literally the lifeline” of firefighters responding to any number of hazardous situations. He’ll also tell you many of Southborough’s SCBAs no longer meet current safety standards. But that’s about to change. Read the full article → from Southborough gets $85K grant to replace firefighting equipment
Selectman John Rooney thinks it’s time for the non-profits in town to step up. With the backing of the Board of Selectmen, Rooney recently asked both St. Mark’s and Fay School to increase their payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) donations to help cover the cost of town services they use, and to compensate for the loss of property tax revenue on residential property owned by the schools. Read the full article → from Rooney asks St. Mark’s and Fay to contribute more
The Metrowest Daily News today took a look at how teacher salaries in Southborough compare with the rest of the state. Here’s what they found out. Read the full article → from MWDN: Southborough teacher salaries are near average
Turns out it’s just too wintry outside to talk about summer camp. The Southborough Extended Day Program had planned on holding an open house for its Summer Fun Camp tonight at Trottier, but the event has been canceled due to the roof problems at Trottier. Read the full article → from Summer camp open house tonight canceled
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week
Trottier Middle School will be closed all day on Thursday because of issues with heavy snow on the roof. Read the full article → from UPDATED: Trottier closed tomorrow due to ‘large amount of snow’ on the roof
Pizza 19 wasn’t the only local business before the Board of Selectmen last night. Colony Market was also there. But while Pizza 19 had their license granted, Colony Market had theirs revoked after selectmen determined the owner lied on his application for a liquor license renewal. Read the full article → from Selectmen say Colony Market ‘misrepresented facts’ to get liquor license
State Representative Steven Levy, who represents Southborough precinct 1, will hold office hours on Friday, February 4, at the Southborough House of Pizza (5 Main Street). Read the full article → from Rep. Levy to hold office hours in Southborough on Friday
Southborough kids have had plenty of time this winter to perfect their sledding skills and exercise their snowball throwing arms, but what about their reading, writing, and arithmetic? Read the full article → from It’s our fourth week in a row of interrupted school schedules
Pizza 19 owner Pedro Franco told selectmen last night he hopes to open his new pizza shop at 150 Framingham Road later this week. That may make pizza lovers in town happy, but it doesn’t please some of the residents who live nearby. Read the full article → from Pizza 19 plans to open this week, neighbors not happy
Fire department logs for the week Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
Southborough schoolchildren will enjoy their fourth snow day of the year on Wednesday. Superintendent Charles Gobron made a rare evening call to cancel school due to tomorrow’s forecast of snow and ice. Read the full article → from Closings and cancellations for Wednesday, February 2: Schools, Town House, and more
Superintendent Charles Gobron has been waking up early a lot lately. It’s not insomnia. It’s not the stress of budget season. He’s been waking up early to make a phone call. You all know the phone call I’m talking about: the snow day phone call. Read the full article → from Anatomy of a snow day: How the call to cancel school is made
We may be mired in winter, but the folks at Southborough Extended Day know it’s never too early to start thinking about summer camp. On Thursday they’ll hold an open house to help families learn more about the Southborough Extended Day Summer Fun Camp. Read the full article → from Learn about SEDP’s Summer Fun Camp at an open house on Thursday