Mark your calendars, Southborough Unscheduled 2010 will be on Thursday, March 11. The homework-free, activity-free, and meeting-free evening is sponsored by Southborough Youth and Family Services, and is intended to encourage families to spend more time together. Here’s more information from SYFS: On this night (after 6:00 pm), there will be no homework, no sports, Read the full article → from Save the date: Southborough Unscheduled 2010
On the market this week in Southborough
Here’s what’s new and what’s moved on the market this week. Thanks to Doug McClain (email) of Century 21 Commonwealth Realty for supplying the listing information. New on the market 51 Boston Rd (map) – 8 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath Colonial – $229,900 225 Cordaville Road (map) – 7 room, 2 bed, 2 bath Read the full article → from On the market this week in Southborough
Traffic mess on Routes 9 and 85
Traffic is a mess on Route 9 this evening. I just drove over the Route 85 bridge, and Route 9 west is backed up in both directions as far as the eye can see. I believe — although I haven’t confirmed — that the traffic light at White’s Corner (Route 9 and Breakneck Hill Road) is out. Read the full article → from Traffic mess on Routes 9 and 85
Play poker, support the belties
From the Southborough Belties blog: The Breakneck Hill Cow Fund is sponsoring a charity Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament on November 21 at the Woodville Rod and Gun Club in Hopkinton. This will be a great way to raise the funds necessary to get the cows through the winter and have some fun in the Read the full article → from Play poker, support the belties
Get a family portrait at Heritage Day and benefit SYFS
Southborough Youth and Family Services is teaming up with photographer Karen McCall to offer family portraits at Heritage Day on October 12. Sittings are available at a special discounted rate of $10. Proceeds go to support SYFS programs. Stop by the SYFS booth on Heritage Day to set up an appointment. Portraits will be available Read the full article → from Get a family portrait at Heritage Day and benefit SYFS
More details on Southborough’s search for a new police chief
Abby from the Metrowest Daily News was at the Selectmen’s meeting last night and reports some additional details about the police chief search committee. Committee chairwoman Desiree Aselbekian told selectmen that 32 candidates applied. The committee selected eight to interview, but one dropped out before being interviewed, leaving seven. After two nights of interviews, committee Read the full article → from More details on Southborough’s search for a new police chief
What the fire department has been up to this week
Tuesday 9/29/09 18:38 Gasoline or other flammable spill, 495 South Wednesday 9/30/09 21:22 EMS call, 495 North 22:26 Carbon monoxide incident, Autumn Hill Lane Thursday 10/1/09 12:32 EMS call, Richards Road 13:17 Public service assistance, Boston Road 13:41 EMS call, Woodland Road 14:06 EMS call, Boston Road 16:57 EMS call, Main Street Friday 10/2/09 18:25 Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to this week
Police chief finalists named
The Metrowest Daily News has the list of finalists recommended by the Police Chief Search Committee. They are Interim Chief Jane Moran, Holden Lt. David Armstrong, Westfield Lt. Hipolito Nunez and Framingham Lt. Paul Shastany. The article also discusses member John Rooney’s resignation from the committee last month. Rooney disagreed with the committee’s decision not Read the full article → from Police chief finalists named
Volunteers needed at Turenne Wildlife Habitat
Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT) maintains a number of open spaces in Southborough and surrounding towns, including the Turenne Wildlife Habitat in the Oak Hill Road area. I haven’t yet been, but it’s on my to-do list. SVT is in need of some volunteers to assist with transplanting and other garden tasks at the wildlife habitat Read the full article → from Volunteers needed at Turenne Wildlife Habitat
All about science at the Southborough Library
This fall the Southborough Library will offer a new science series for kids in kindergarten or first grade. The program will run on Wednesday afternoons in October and November. During each session, kids will read books and do an experiment on a different science topic each week. The program will be held on October 21 Read the full article → from All about science at the Southborough Library
Tonight’s selectmen meeting
The day job has me traveling this week, so posting may be a bit light for a couple of days. Since I’ll be out of town, I won’t be able to attend the Board of Selectmen meeting tonight. Anyone want to go and fill us in on what happens? You can email me with a Read the full article → from Tonight’s selectmen meeting
Raindrops
Some photos from my backyard. Read the full article → from Raindrops
In the media: Southborough resident using scare tactics
Here’s a fun story from the Metrowest Daily News about Southborough resident Mike Krausert who works as the director of operations at SpookyWorld/Nightmare New England in Litchfield, New Hampshire. Krausert is responsible for creating scenes he says are “the scariest and most intense” for a Halloween park in all New England. Read more in the Read the full article → from In the media: Southborough resident using scare tactics
Update on plans to memorialize Dennis Wrenn
Not long after the death of beloved music director Dennis Wrenn last February, many suggested that the Algonquin auditorium should be renamed in his honor. “I’m completely in favor of some sort of memorial,” Superintendent Charles Gobron told me at the start of school this year. But what that memorial will be is still to Read the full article → from Update on plans to memorialize Dennis Wrenn