It’s pancake time! The 42nd Annual Boy Scout Troop 1 Pancake Breakfast will be held on Sunday, March 6 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Neary School cafeteria. In addition to the pancakes, scouts will serve up sausage and ham, coffee, tea, milk, and OJ. The breakfast is all-you-can-eat, so you’re sure to leave happy. Read the full article → from Boy Scout Troop 1 Pancake Breakfast on Sunday
If you own a dog in Southborough and it’s more than six months old, you need to get a license for it each year. Licenses for the current year expire at the end of the month, so now’s the time to get a new one. Read the full article → from Time to get a new dog license
In January Fire Chief John Mauro Jr. announced his intention to retire after 38 years in the department come this fall. Selectmen last night decided to wait until after the town elections in May to launch a search for his replacement. Read the full article → from Selectmen to defer fire chief search until after May elections
The season continues for the Algonquin girls and Assabet boys hockey teams as both play postseason games this week. Read the full article → from Algonquin and Assabet hockey teams head to the postseason
Is a pizza place a restaurant? You might think that’s an easy question to answer, but when it comes to zoning regulations, there’s room for interpretation. The Zoning Board of Appeals will have to figure out the answer on that question and more as they consider whether the new Pizza 19 should be allowed to continue to operate. Read the full article → from Neighbors raise issues about zoning at Pizza 19 property
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week
The annual Southborough Rotary Talent Show takes place on Friday, March 4, at 7:00 pm in the auditorium at Trottier. It’s an event that gets a good turnout, so if you want tickets, consider ordering them in advance. Read the full article → from The annual Southborough Rotary Talent Show is Friday
On Saturday, the Algonquin Dramahawks will perform John Steinbeck’s classic Of Mice and Men at the Massachusetts High School Theatre Guild Festival in Leominster. On Thursday and Friday, they’ll perform the show right here at home. Read the full article → from Algonquin students present Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’
Southborough has been making headlines recently. Here’s a wrap-up of Southborough stories in the news this past week or so. Read the full article → from Southborough stories in the news
Selectmen got a little bit closer to a balanced budget last night, but they’re still looking at a $1M gap. It’s a gap they said the schools may have to close, because cutting more from the municipal side would start impacting public safety. Read the full article → from Chief: We’re playing Russian roulette with the taxpayers
Fire department logs for the week Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
Tomorrow evening the Algonquin Parent Teacher Organization will host a screening of the documentary Race to Nowhere. Billed as a call to action for families and educators, the film shines a light on “the dark side of America’s achievement culture.” Read the full article → from APTO to screen ‘Race to Nowhere’ on Wednesday at Algonquin
Most of you probably know that the schools take up a good chunk of the town budget. But what about other services like public safety or public works or human services? Town Finance Director Brian Ballantine put together a handy chart to help Selectmen — and taxpayers — understand where the money goes. Read the full article → from Visualizing where your tax dollars go
When the Northboro-Southborough T-Hawks made the decision to split from Pop Warner last month, things got a bit ugly. The two organizations reached a settlement late last week on how to split $90K in assets and $30K in equipment, with both saying they’ll run football and cheer leagues in Northborough and Southborough next year. Read the full article → from Southborough will have two youth football leagues next season