Town Meeting attendance was high this year – relatively speaking – with 413 residents filling the seats at Trottier the first night and 240 the second. Read the full article → from Town meeting attendance highest since 2005
Volunteers needed for annual town clean-up event: Saturday, April 30
Tired of looking at those discarded fast food bags, soda bottles, and assorted roadside trash as you drive home every day? Why not volunteer to help clean them up at the 21st Annual Town Clean Up event on Saturday, April 30. Read the full article → from Volunteers needed for annual town clean-up event: Saturday, April 30
What the fire department has been up to (4/12 – 4/18)
Fire department logs for the week. Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to (4/12 – 4/18)
Spring poetry festival at the Southborough Library
You can learn to write poetry, attend poetry readings, and enjoy a British tea at the Southborough Library this month and next as part of the library’s Spring Poetry Festival. Read the full article → from Spring poetry festival at the Southborough Library
Open discussion thread: Ask questions, share opinions
The open discussion thread is your place to ask questions, sound off on town issues, or share information with other readers. Read the full article → from Open discussion thread: Ask questions, share opinions
Fay School to host screening of “Race to Nowhere”
If you missed the screening of the documentary Race to Nowhere at Algonquin last month, you have another chance. Fay School will host a screening on Thursday, and they’re inviting Southborough residents to attend. Read the full article → from Fay School to host screening of “Race to Nowhere”
POLL: Would a secret ballot change the way you vote at Town Meeting?
There has been much talk on the blog lately about the vocal contingent that showed up at Town Meeting last week to support the school budgets. One commenter likened the “in your face” attitude of some Town Meeting voters to bullying. Read the full article → from POLL: Would a secret ballot change the way you vote at Town Meeting?
St. Mark’s: Toilet paper folding champs
This story got a bit of coverage in the local media, but in case you missed it, a group of St. Mark’s students say they earned themselves a world record by — of all things — folding more than two miles of toilet paper. Read the full article → from St. Mark’s: Toilet paper folding champs
Scouts earn religious medals for service to their Catholic, Jewish, and Islamic faiths
Three Southborough scouts recently earned special recognition for their religious service. My Southborough reader Bob sent in this report. Read the full article → from Scouts earn religious medals for service to their Catholic, Jewish, and Islamic faiths
The week in sports (4/18 – 4/24)
Here’s what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from The week in sports (4/18 – 4/24)
PHOTOS: Colonial Day at Neary
A unit on our nation’s founding culminated in the annual Colonial Day celebration at Neary School on Friday. Read the full article → from PHOTOS: Colonial Day at Neary
Booths available for Northborough community yard sale – May 7
Looking for a way to get rid of all that stuff cluttering your closets or attic or garage? Northborough Recreation will host its second annual Community-wide Yard Sale on May 7, and Southborough families are invited to participate. Read the full article → from Booths available for Northborough community yard sale – May 7
Southborough residents eat for half price at Tomasso today
Tomasso Trattoria (154 Turnpike Road) has a great track record of giving back to the Southborough community, and today they’re giving back by offering residents a great deal. Read the full article → from Southborough residents eat for half price at Tomasso today
The week in government
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government