The skating rink at St. Mark’s School will be open to Southborough residents this week. There will be free skate hours every weekday during school vacation from 1:00 to 2:00 pm. Read the full article → from St. Mark’s rink open for skating this week
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government
My Southborough reader Maura sent in this report about a recent scout trip. Read the full article → from Southborough Scouts go to court
Fay School invites members of the Southborough community to their first ever Winter Carnival on Saturday, February 26. The event is open to families with children ages 3 to 10 years, and admission is free. Read the full article → from Winter Carnival at Fay School on February 26
The deadline for signing up for the spring youth baseball and softball seasons is fast approaching. Programs are available for boys and girls ages 5 to 16. You need to sign up by Monday, February 28 to guarantee a spot. Read the full article → from Youth baseball and softball registration ending soon
The Regional School Committee unanimously approved a $17.6M budget at their meeting on Wednesday night. While the budget is a slim 0.55% increase over last year, Southborough’s portion of the bill will increase by nearly $400K — a 6.87% increase over last year. Read the full article → from Modest increase in regional school budget, but big increase in Southborough’s assessment
Thanks to some warm weather this week, ice dams are for the most part a thing of the past, mailboxes are being released from their snowy tombs, and the snowbanks are starting to recede. Read the full article → from Fire Chief: Now is the time to prepare for basement flooding
Today, Representative Carolyn Dykema (D-Holliston) was honored to receive the Legislator of the Year Award from the Massachusetts Veterans Service Officers Association (MA VSOA) Read the full article → from Dykema honored by veterans group
It’s time for my periodic roundup of Southborough residents who have made the news lately. If you know of any I missed, given them a shout out in the comments. Read the full article → from Southborough residents in the news
The Northborough/Southborough Special Education Parents Advisory Council is sponsoring some vacation fun next week at Pump It Up in Shrewsbury Read the full article → from February vacation fun at Pump It Up hosted by NSPAC
The Worcester Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists will present a free Intermediate Genealogy workshop at the Southborough Library on Saturday, March 19, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Read the full article → from Free intermediate genealogy workshop at the Southborough Public Library
Trottier Middle School Principal Keith Lavoie invites Southborough residents to join students and faculty for a special presentation at the school on Tuesday, March 1. Read the full article → from Save the date: Rachel’s Challenge comes to Trottier (3/1)
Each year at town meeting, voters dole out thousands of dollars collected under the Community Preservation Act to projects that range from historical preservation to open space acquisition to affordable housing. Selectman John Rooney suggested this might be the year for voters to hold some of that cash in reserve. Read the full article → from CPA funds: To spend or not to spend, that is the question for voters
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week