Two Southborough Girl Scouts — Nicolette Vere and Lily Pearl — have organized an event to help people learn what it takes to train their pets as therapy pets. Read the full article → from Would your pet make a good therapy pet? Here’s your chance to find out.
There have been a number of Southborough-related stories in the local media lately. In case you haven’t seen them, here’s a round-up. Read the full article → from Media round-up: Southborough in the news
If you’re training for the annual Heritage Day Road Race, you’ll want to know the route. Read the full article → from Check out the route for the Heritage Day Road Race
Scarecrows will once again grace the lawn of the Community House come Heritage Day thanks to the Southborough Gardeners’ Scarecrows Come to Town Contest. Read the full article → from Scarecrows are coming to town again this year
I wasn’t able to attend the Regional School Committee meeting last night, but the Metrowest Daily News reports the audience broke out into applause when the committee voted to name parts of the high school after three notable Algonquin figures. Read the full article → from Regional school committee approves Algonquin naming suggestions
The Foundation for MetroWest is inviting area teens — including those from Southborough — to apply for its Youth Action Council. Sounds like a fantastic opportunity. Read the full article → from Youth Action Council looking for members
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week
Please join me in welcoming the latest My Southborough sponsor, The Culinary Underground School for Home Cooks Read the full article → from Welcome Sponsor: Culinary Underground
When Arkansas volunteer firefighter and fire safety expert Dayna Hilton – known to many as Firefighter Dayna – releases her new book children’s book Sparkles Goes to Boston next month, many Southborough residents will find the characters in the book quite familiar. Read the full article → from Children’s author to release fire safety book in Southborough
Just shy of 15% of you turned out to vote in the state primary yesterday. For the most part, Southborough voted with the majority in the handful of contested races on the ballot. Read the full article → from State primary: How Southborough voted
Fire department logs for the week. Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
Southborough Youth Basketball welcomes girls and boys of all abilities in grades 1 through 8 to sign up for the town basketball league. Read the full article → from Registration for Southborough Youth Basketball open through October 14
When longtime Algonquin music director Dennis Wrenn died unexpectedly in February 2009, an effort to rename part of the high school in his honor began. Tomorrow night, Wrenn’s supporters will finally find out if it’s going to happen. Read the full article → from Regional school committee to vote tomorrow on naming recommendations
Author B. J. Vaughn will visit on Wednesday, September 15, at 11 a.m., to talk about her writing of a Civil War romance, Muddy Waters: And the Man in The Chimney, to be released this fall. Read the full article → from Civil war romance author to speak at the Southborough Library on Wednesday