The other week I told you about a new art installation at Woodward – a collection of ceramic tiles painted by the students with scenes of Southborough. On Wednesday you can check out the art for yourself at an open house at the school. Read the full article → from Check out Woodward’s new student art installation at an open house on Wednesday
The Algonquin boys baseball team is headed to the semifinals after beating Milford yesterday in extra innings by a score of 8 to 5. The Metrowest Daily News has a recap of the game. Read the full article → from Algonquin baseball makes it through to the semifinals
At their meeting last week, Selectmen voted unanimously to release a report from a performance assessment conducted last fall on the four finalists for Southborough police chief. But in the version they released, all information related to the candidates’ performance was blacked out. Read the full article → from Selectmen release report on police chief candidates … sort of
It’s overgrown with weeds. The fence is falling in. And now the Planning Board has asked the owner of the vacant lot at the corner of Main Street and Newton Street to clean it up. Read the full article → from Planning Board asks owner to clean up vacant lot
Last week Southborough awarded its annual town scholarships to seven outstanding members of the class of 2010. Here’s a list of award winners. Read the full article → from Southborough grads awarded town scholarships
The Algonquin boys lacrosse team pulled off a huge upset against Grafton on Saturday in their quarterfinal matchup. Sixth-ranked Algonquin beat third-ranked Grafton by a score of 9 to 7. Sophomore Connor Healey scored five of Algonquin’s goals, and fellow sophomore Dave McGovern scored two. Read the full article → from Photos: Algonquin boys lacrosse wins big, plus updates on other post-season games
Rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of the 362 members of Algonquin’s class of 2010 who received their diplomas yesterday. You can read about the ceremony and speeches in the Metrowest Daily News. Southborough mom Margaret Doyle was there and sent along photos of some of the Southborough grads. Read the full article → from Photos: Congrats to the class of 2010
A My Southborough reader sent in this photo of a house on Route 30. Signs out front say the house was flooded by Genzyme. Today, the Metrowest Daily News has more on the story. Read the full article → from In the media: Man blames Genzyme for flooding Southborough property
It’s not often that Southborough sees tornado warnings, especially two days in a row, but that’s exactly what happened this weekend. Read the full article → from Wild weekend weather (with video)
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government
It’s a big weekend for Southborough seniors. Members of the class of 2010 will walk across the stage at Algonquin on Sunday to collect their diplomas. The ceremony begins at 2:00 pm in the gym. Read the full article → from Algonquin and Assabet graduations are this weekend: What’s your advice for the grads?
Summer may be almost here, but if you’re still working your way through spring cleaning (I am!) and are looking to get rid of furniture or other household goods, here is an excellent option sent in by Southborough resident Carol Turner. Read the full article → from Furniture donations needed for local families
The folks behind Southborough’s annual Summer Nights celebration have been hard at work organizing this year’s event. It’s the seventh year in a row the town-wide party capping off summer has been held, and organizers say this year will be better than ever with more food options and more entertainment options for older kids and teens. Read the full article → from Summer Nights: This year with more food and more games
School hasn’t let out for the summer yet, but for those of you who are already looking ahead to September, the calendar for the 2010-2011 school year has been posted on the district website. Read the full article → from School calendar for 2010-2011 available