The Worcester Business Journal ran a brief profile of Southborough the other week. The most interesting bit from my perspective was a list of the town’s top five taxpayers in FY2009. I wasn’t familiar with any of the names on the list except for EMC, so I looked them up in the FY2009 Real Estate Read the full article → from Southborough’s top 5 taxpayers
Time to renew your Transfer Station sticker
Information on how to purchase Transfer Station stickers for 2010 went out to Southborough residents last week. You can buy them online, by mail, or in person at the DPW office. The deadline is September 15. You’re required to have a valid sticker if you want to use the Transfer Station to get rid of Read the full article → from Time to renew your Transfer Station sticker
Sign up now for August art camps
The Southborough Arts Center is offering two weeks of art classes for children this summer. You can sign your kids up for either a one-day class or a four-day program in anything from pottery to painting to cartooning to kite-making. Classes start August 17 and are open to kids in kindergarten through eighth grade. Registration Read the full article → from Sign up now for August art camps
More on the Parkerville Road water project
Over the next two weeks, DPW crews will be working on Parkerville Road south of Route 9. I asked DPW Superintendent Karen Galligan what the crews will be doing. Here’s what she told me: We are going to be hooking the water main that we installed last summer to the water system. We have to Read the full article → from More on the Parkerville Road water project
Southborough welcomes another Eagle Scout
Southborough Boy Scout Troop 1 named its 55th Eagle Scout recently, with the honor going to Southborough resident Matthew McHugh. The Community Advocate reports: A major step in the Eagle process is planning and completing a service project. With assistance from the troop, McHugh’s project entailed clearing and inspecting all fire hydrants in the town Read the full article → from Southborough welcomes another Eagle Scout
A reminder about Town House hours
Last winter Selectmen decided to mix up the hours the Town House would be open. The move was designed to save the town some money in utilities and to make the Town House more accessible to residents who work during the week. Under the new hours, the Town House was open late on Tuesdays, but Read the full article → from A reminder about Town House hours
The week in town government
This week will be a quiet one as far as town government goes with only two three meetings on the schedule. Monday, July 20 MBTA Triangle Committee, 8:00 pm @ Country Kitchen, Cordaville Hall Tuesday, July 21 Historical Commission, 7:00 pm @ Cordaville Hall Wednesday, July 22 Operating Budget Subcommittee of Regional School Committee, 6:30 Read the full article → from The week in town government
Salad days at the Fire Station
The Southborough Fire Department is into local produce. And I mean really local. Each year firefighters plant a vegetable garden outside the fire station. This year the garden features cucumbers, several different kinds of peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, pumpkins, and more. The vegetables are used to make communal meals during each shift. Captain Joe Hubley said Read the full article → from Salad days at the Fire Station
In the media: Southborough’s old fire engine is still hot stuff
A new ladder truck to replace the one decommissioned in 2007 is estimated to cost around $1M. Compare that to what the town paid for its very first piece of firefighting equipment in 1896 — a whopping $150. That first handtub engine known as the Falcon is still in town, now maintained by the F.D. Newton Read the full article → from In the media: Southborough’s old fire engine is still hot stuff
On the hunt for bats in Southborough
If you’re driving down the street late at night and you happen to see a car parked on the side of the road with a large antenna sticking out of the window, don’t be alarmed. It’s just some folks looking for bats. That’s right, bats. According to the Southborough Police Department, there’s a group in Read the full article → from On the hunt for bats in Southborough
Portions of Parkerville Road closed starting Monday
Sections of Parkerville Road south of Route 9 will be closed over the next two weeks for DPW work. The intersection of Middle Road and Parkerville Road will be closed in all directions on July 21. You can expect delays in the area from July 20 through August 1. The DPW encourages you to seek Read the full article → from Portions of Parkerville Road closed starting Monday
Southborough wildlife: Things that fly edition
Since we’re identifying critters this week, anyone know what kind of butterfly this is? I spotted it while on a walk through the woods a few weeks ago. And this guy was enjoying the peonies on my deck. (Got photos of your garden in bloom or your friendly neighborhood creatures stopping by for a visit? Read the full article → from Southborough wildlife: Things that fly edition
To buy or not to buy – next steps for the police station
Many of you were intrigued by the idea of purchasing the High Speed Video building on Route 85 across from the transfer station as a new home for the police station. I asked Town Planner Vera Kolias what the next steps are. She told me the Municipal Facilities Committee will meet to determine if it’s Read the full article → from To buy or not to buy – next steps for the police station
Southborough resident develops children’s literature class at Algonquin
I recently finished the sixth Harry Potter installment (just in time for the movie), and I can tell you that despite the fact that Harry Potter is classified as children’s literature, it has some pertty grown-up themes. And I’m not the only Southborough resident to think so. Algonquin senior Maggie Rousseau came up with the Read the full article → from Southborough resident develops children’s literature class at Algonquin