When the Community Skating Rink opened last year in Fayville, several of you asked where you could get used skates and other equipment. This year, the Friends of Southborough Recreation have you covered. Read the full article → from Save the date … and your winter gear
The last piece of trim has been painted. The last nail hammered in place. And now the home at 209 Parkerville Road is ready for a new family to move in. Read the full article → from Town-owned affordable home on Parkerville Road now up for sale
Southborough’s unemployment rate continued ticking downward in April. The rate in April was 6.7%, down from a high of 7.8% in January of this year. Read the full article → from Southborough unemployment rate continues to fall
I’ve had several readers ask me about the unusual mowing pattern on the St. Mark’s lawn this year. If you’ve driven down Main Street or Route 85, surely you’ve noticed that a large portion of the lawn has gone unmowed all spring, with the tallest of the blades now a good couple feet high. Read the full article → from Good question: What’s up with the lawn in front of St. Mark’s?
Flags in Southborough and across the state will fly at half staff until sunset on Friday in honor of former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Ralph E. Sirianni of Winthrop. Sirianni died on Monday. Read the full article → from Why flags are at half staff today and tomorrow
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week
Southborough resident Margaret Doyle sent in photos of an important one-act play recently performed at Algonquin. Here’s the write-up. Read the full article → from Algonquin drama class tackles school violence
A look back at the hot stories and discussions in May 2010. Read the full article → from The month in review: May 2010
All three of Southborough’s state legislators are up for reelection this year, and all three will face challengers in their respective races. Read the full article → from Southborough reps face election challenges in 2010
Friends of the Vanni family are holding another fundraiser this weekend to help offset the mounting medical bills of Jeanne Vanni, a Southborough mom who is battling a rare form of stomach cancer. Read the full article → from Country club event to aid local family
Fire department logs for the week Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
If you have overdue books at the public library, this is for you: during the first two weeks of June, the Southborough Library staff will forgive your overdue fines on Southborough library books, audiobooks, DVDs, CDs and videos in exchange for a donation of paper goods or laundry soap for the Southborough Food Pantry. Read the full article → from Southborough Library announces amnesty days
Thursday is the annual Pops Night concert at Algonquin, always a favorite of mine because you get to listen to good music while munching on snacks. What’s better than that? Read the full article → from Thursday is Pops Night at Algonquin
A special flag flew over Finn this weekend, one that came all the way from Baghdad. Read the full article → from A special Memorial Day observance for Finn students