Organizers of the Southborough Community Gardens want you to be on the lookout for a fungal foe. Phytophthora infestans, more commonly known as late blight, is the same fungus that caused the the Irish Potato Famine in the 1800’s, and it’s been found on tomato plants in the Community Gardens off Breakneck Hill Road. Researchers Read the full article → from Community gardeners warn of tomato blight
On the market this week
Notable this week is the number of houses that went under agreement. Thanks to Doug McClain (email) of Century 21 Commonwealth Realty for supplying the listing information. New on the market 17 E Main St (map) – 7 room, 3 bed, 1 bath Colonial – $359,000 22 General Henry Knox Road (map) – 7 room, Read the full article → from On the market this week
Southborough puppeteer gets national recognition
Southborough’s very own puppeteer Deborah Costine recently received a national award for her one-woman (and many puppet) production called A Woodland Cinderella. The Citation for Excellence in Puppetry, awarded by national puppetry organization UNIMA-USA, recognizes shows that “touch their audiences deeply; that totally engage, enchant and enthrall.” “Deborah kept her audience thoroughly engrossed with her Read the full article → from Southborough puppeteer gets national recognition
Southborough unemployment rate highest in 17 years
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress yesterday that the economic downturn appears to be ‘abating’, but in Southborough unemployment is still sharply on the rise. The Southborough unemployment rate hit 6.8% in June. That’s the highest jobless rate in town since January 1992 when it was 6.6%. Since January of this year, the unemployment Read the full article → from Southborough unemployment rate highest in 17 years
Regional planners suggest improvements to I-495
A couple regional planning committees have been studying the I-495 corridor from Berlin to Hopkinton, including the portion that runs through Southborough. This week they presented some ideas to improve the traffic capacity of interchanges on 495 and to reduce traffic along the corridor, reports the Metrowest Daily News. In addition to redesigning the interchange Read the full article → from Regional planners suggest improvements to I-495
What the Fire Department has been up to
Tuesday 7/14/09 10:49 Good intent call, Turnpike Road 12:07 EMS call, Admiral Lane 14:26 Unintentional transmission of alarm, Harvest Lane Wednesday 7/15/09 01:53 Service call, Marlboro Road 08:46 EMS call, North Street Thursday 7/16/09 05:26 EMS call, Southville Road 11:50 EMS call, Wildwood 14:17 Unintentional transmission of alarm, Sears Road 17:00 EMS call, Latisquama Road Read the full article → from What the Fire Department has been up to
Southborough’s top 5 taxpayers
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