A My Southborough reader recently asked whether Verizon and Charter offer the same public access programming. I checked with Cable Television Chairman Paul Ferguson, and the answer is no, at least for now. There are three local cable channels: Public, Government, and Education. Both Charter and Verizon offer the Public and Government channels. (The Public Read the full article → from Cable access programming: Charter vs. Verizon
Southborough town planner honored with regional award
Southborough Town Planner Vera Kolias was awarded the annual Regional Spirit Award by the Metrowest Growth Management Committee (MWGMC) last month. “It’s a cool award,” Kolias said. “I feel honored that they chose me.” MWGMC is a collaborative planning organization that focusses on regional issues shared by Metrowest communities along the Route 9 corridor from Read the full article → from Southborough town planner honored with regional award
New business hopes to replace Country Gourmet
The Metrowest Daily News has the latest on the future of the Country Gourmet. Property owners, and former Capasso Farms proprietors, John and Liz Sherry told selectmen on Tuesday night that the Country Gourmet’s lease was terminated last fall. The Sherry’s want to see the liquor license transferred to Shohdy Ziada, who also owns Turnpike Read the full article → from New business hopes to replace Country Gourmet
On the market this week
Another slow week in the Southborough real estate scene. Thanks to Doug McClain (email) of Century 21 Commonwealth Realty for supplying the listing information. New on the market 255 Cordaville Rd (map) – 6 room, 2 bed, 1 bath Cape – $175,000 Sale pending 12 General Henry Knox Rd (map) – 9 room, 3 bed, Read the full article → from On the market this week
Photos from Wednesday’s storm
Southborough resident Nancy Gould took some photos of the storm that rolled through on Wednesday afternoon that left her yard looking more like January than July. That white stuff is hail. Read the full article → from Photos from Wednesday’s storm
Summer concert series at St. Mark’s starts Friday
As part of their fourth annual Summer Music Festival, St. Mark’s will host a free concert series starting Friday and featuring performances by both students and faculty. All concerts take place in the Class of 1945 Hall in the Performing Arts Center (map) and are open to the public. Here’s the schedule (via Wicked Local Read the full article → from Summer concert series at St. Mark’s starts Friday
Children’s room at Southborough Library likely closed for multiple weeks
The library is a great place to take the kids on rainy days, but not this week. Facilities Director Phil Rinehart told me the lower level at the library — including the children’s section and meeting rooms — was flooded with approximately 2 to 3 inches of water on Tuesday and will be closed indefinitely. Read the full article → from Children’s room at Southborough Library likely closed for multiple weeks
What the fire department has been up to
This fire log doesn’t include all the calls from Tuesday’s storm. You can see those here. Tuesday 6/30/09 13:28 EMS call, Southville Road 14:38 Gas leak, Southville Road Wednesday 7/1/09 07:14 EMS call, Richards Road 09:33 Unintentional smoke detector activation, no fire, Turnpike Road 11:16 Unintentional smoke detector activation, no fire, Flagg Road Thursday 7/2/09 Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
Lightning strikes police station, officer injured
It comes as no surprise that yesterday was a busy day for emergency responders (looks like today might be too), but police and fire crews responded to one call yesterday that was a little too close to home. At around 2:15 pm, lightning struck the police station. An officer who was in the garage at Read the full article → from Lightning strikes police station, officer injured
Wild weather continues
You probably heard the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Hopkinton, Holliston and Milford. It expired about 45 minutes ago. What are things like in your neck of town? Update: Reports of hail on the south side of town, but no tornado touched down. Read the full article → from Wild weather continues
Cordaville Road building eyed for new police station
There’s been an interesting development in the ongoing saga over securing a new facility to house the police department. The Metrowest Daily News reports town officials last week toured the High Speed Video Inc. building at 150 Cordaville Road (map) which recently came on the market. (Fire Chief) Mauro and (Interim Police Chief) Moran also Read the full article → from Cordaville Road building eyed for new police station
Heavy rain brings flooding, road closures, lightning strikes
I wasn’t in town yesterday afternoon, but I hear there was quite a deluge. The Metrowest Daily News has a rundown of the damage, including a lightning strike at the police station: In Southborough, flooding led to road closures on Parkerville Road, Main Street at Parkerville Road, and Boston Road, police said. The worst flooding Read the full article → from Heavy rain brings flooding, road closures, lightning strikes
Tallying up the movie money
The Hollywood lights are but a distant memory, but one thing remains: the money. Town Administrator Jean Kitchen said the movie company has paid in full for their time in town. The town took in a total of just over $30,000 for the shoot, including use of the Town House and Senior Center parking lots. Read the full article → from Tallying up the movie money
Extension granted for Rossi Estates subdivision
Rossi Estates is a long-planned 11-unit subdivision off Mt. Vickery Road, but while a special permit for major residential development was approved back in 2006, don’t expect them to break ground any time soon. The Planning Board on Monday night granted another one-year extension to the project’s developer Bartolini Builders. It’s the third such extension Read the full article → from Extension granted for Rossi Estates subdivision