Southborough’s unemployment rate rose in June to 7.1% after falling to 6.7% the previous two months. Read the full article → from June unemployment creeps back up
Southborough Little Leaguers win first game of round-robin play
Southborough is off to a good start in the state little league championship. In their first game of round-robin play last night in Norwood, the team shut out North Leominster by a score of 3-0. Read the full article → from Southborough Little Leaguers win first game of round-robin play
Rec Department summer camps still have some spots available in August
It’s hard to believe August is just around the corner. If you’re looking for a way to maximize the fun during what’s left of summer, consider one of the Recreation Department’s playground camps. The camps run weekly through August 27. There are still spots available, so it’s not too late to sign up. Read the full article → from Rec Department summer camps still have some spots available in August
No decsion on Gulbankian businesses
Residents came with a lot to say about the Gulbankian family businesses at last night’s Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, but many of them didn’t get the chance to say anything. ZBA Chairman Sam Stivers told the standing-room-only crowd that they would not discuss the merits of the case at the meeting. Instead they focused on procedure. Read the full article → from No decsion on Gulbankian businesses
Southborough little league team headed to state championship tournament
Southborough won the Little League Section 2 championship on Tuesday night – it’s first Section 2 championship ever – and in doing so, earned a spot among the state’s final four. Our boys will face off against Newton West, Leominster, and Peabody Western in the state championship tournament that starts tonight. Read the full article → from Southborough little league team headed to state championship tournament
On the market this week
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week
Chamber music festival concerts start tonight at St. Mark’s
The fifth annual St. Mark’s International Chamber Music Festival kicks off its concert series tonight with a performance starting at 7:00 pm. The concert will feature performances by master teachers who hail from Boston, New York, and Moscow, along with students from throughout the Metrowest area. Read the full article → from Chamber music festival concerts start tonight at St. Mark’s
Construction continues on Southborough’s new ladder truck
The latest construction update on the town’s new aerial ladder truck. Read the full article → from Construction continues on Southborough’s new ladder truck
Volunteers needed to help with Summer Nights
A message from the Friends of Southboro Recreation. Read the full article → from Volunteers needed to help with Summer Nights
What the fire department has been up to
The latest Fire Department call logs. Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
Gulbankians to go before zoning board Wednesday night
At their meeting on Wednesday night, the Zoning Board of Appeals will try to sort out what businesses can legally operate on the Gulbankian Farms property at the corner of Mt. Vickery and Cordaville Roads. Read the full article → from Gulbankians to go before zoning board Wednesday night
Garfield House going up for auction
There’s already been some discussion of this on the blog, but for those of you who haven’t heard, the so-called Garfield House — the stone house on the corner of Main Street and Deerfoot Road — will be going up for auction on Tuesday, August 17. Read the full article → from Garfield House going up for auction
Proposed strip club on Framingham-Southborough border a no-go … for now
Several of you emailed me about this last week. An entrepreneur from Groton had hoped to open a “classy” strip club at the former Tin Alley Grill on Route 9 in Framingham just east of the Southborough border. It would be what one reader called “a decidedly unsavory entry to town.” Read the full article → from Proposed strip club on Framingham-Southborough border a no-go … for now
Clothes dryer ignites fire in Richards Road home
The Southborough Fire Department responded to a fire on Richards Road on Saturday. Read the full article → from Clothes dryer ignites fire in Richards Road home