Saturday night is the second to last Steeple Coffeehouse show for the season, and they’re featuring a double bill with Danielle Mraglia and the duo of Leslie Lee and Steve Gretz. Here are the program notes. Read the full article → from Steeple Coffeehouse show on Saturday night
The Southborough Board of Health approves and regulates septic systems in town. They’re also concerned with general public health issues. At a candidates evening held last month, the two residents vying for a spot on the Board of Health — Desheng Wang and Mary Lou Woodford — spoke to those different roles. Read the full article → from Board of Health candidates offer different backgrounds
Framingham resident Ian Schimke, 20, was sentenced to 4 to 6 years in state prison for causing a car crash on Southville Road in December 2008 that killed a Framingham teen. Read the full article → from Framingham man sentenced in Southville Road crash
The annual Southborough Gardeners plant sale will take place at the Community House on Saturday from 8:00 am to noon. Read the full article → from Southborough Gardeners plant sale on Saturday
A kids sing-a-long with Kathy Earabino at the Library on Friday at 10:30 am. Read the full article → from Kids sing-a-long at the library on Friday
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week
Andrew Mills is running for a seat on the Planning Board. Learn more about his plans and qualifications in his own words. Read the full article → from Meet the candidate: Andrew Mills (Planning Board)
UnoGate is officially over. At an executive session on Wednesday night that lasted more than four hours, selectmen discussed the investigation of comments made by town department heads at an afterwork gathering at Pizzeria Uno last fall. A statement issued by the Board of Selectmen after the executive session said the investigation concluded there was no wrongdoing on the part of the town employees, and no further disciplinary action would be taken. Read the full article → from Breaking news: Town employees cleared of all wrongdoing
The aftermath of a car crash involving nine teenagers played out in the Algonquin parking lot last week, and while the blood was fake, the drama was real. Read the full article → from Mock car crash a sobering lesson at Algonquin
Lisa Braccio, a candidate running for a position on the Planning Board, has decided to withdraw from the race. You can read her reasons for dropping out in the following letter. Read the full article → from Braccio drops out of race for Planning Board, endorses Mills
The Selectman campaign between incumbent Sal Giorlandino and challenger John Rooney has seemed largely civil up until this point, but last night the gloves came off. At a Meet the Candidates Forum hosted at the Southborough Library, each questioned the other’s leadership skills, and Giorlandino accused Rooney of orchestrating a negative Internet campaign against him. Read the full article → from Testy moments at last night’s candidate forum
Fire department logs for the week. Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
Last year the popular community garden plots at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land were chock full of tomatoes, pumpkins, zucchini, sunflowers, and more. This year organizers expect demand for the plots may be even greater, with a chance that demand could exceed availability. Read the full article → from Reserve you community garden plot
It was almost a year ago that Choate Field at Woodward Elementary School played host to Hollywood. The cameras will be back in town on Friday, but on a slightly different scale. Read the full article → from Fox News to broadcast live from Southborough on Friday