Going into their meeting last week, the Board of Selectmen were looking at a budget shortfall of $120K for fiscal year 2010. By the end of the evening, the budget was balanced, with the cuts coming entirely from the school benefits budget. Town employees — excluding school employees — currently pay 22.5% of their health Read the full article → from Selectmen reduce school benefits budget by $120K
The week in town government
Here are the department and committee meetings for the week. The Planning Board will hold a public hearing on new athletic fields St. Mark’s wants to build alongside the fields behind Pilgrim Church. The DPW will hold a public hearing on plans for the town’s water system. The Zoning Board of Appeals continues their discussion Read the full article → from The week in town government
Options and costs for replacing Ladder 26
(This is part 5 in a series of posts about the proposal for a new aerial ladder truck in Southborough. For more information, see the series introduction.) When you buy a new car, what’s the first thing you do? You take it for a test drive, right? That’s exactly what the Aerial Ladder Study Group Read the full article → from Options and costs for replacing Ladder 26
Gambling (or not) at one local liquor store
Gambling where you buy your liquor is not a new concept, but the Board of Selectmen doesn’t want you lingering around while you do it. On Tuesday night the Selectmen unanimously rejected a request on behalf of Turnpike Liquors (65 Turnpike Road) to install a Keno monitor. The store already offers Keno, but the monitor Read the full article → from Gambling (or not) at one local liquor store
New poll: Should we buy a ladder truck?
There’s one more installment in the ladder truck series to be posted later today, but if you’ve already made up your mind about whether the town should purchase a new ladder truck, head on over to the My Southboorugh poll and register your vote. You’ll find the poll in the sidebar to the right. (If Read the full article → from New poll: Should we buy a ladder truck?
More public meetings than you can shake a stick at
Southborough has gone public meeting crazy. I’m not sure if it’s the run-up to Town Meeting, but there are four public meetings in the coming weeks covering everything from historic preservation, to DPW projects, to the tax rate. Here are all the details. Monday, March 9: Water System Master Plan On average, the town of Read the full article → from More public meetings than you can shake a stick at
Rotary talent show Friday night
There’s still time to get tickets for the annual Southborough Rotary Talent Show happening on Friday night at Trottier. Purchase advance tickets for $10 tomorrow morning in the Trottier lobby between 7:30 and 8:30 am. Or buy them at the door for $15. Organizer and Trottier teacher Pamela Lunder tells me the show will feature Read the full article → from Rotary talent show Friday night
Tough terrain: Getting access to Southborough homes
(This is part 4 in a series of posts about the proposal for a new aerial ladder truck in Southborough. For more information, see the series introduction.) Rebecca Waterfall, one of the organizers of the Southborough Fire Ball, has reason to want a new ladder truck in Southborough. Like others in town, she has a Read the full article → from Tough terrain: Getting access to Southborough homes
Naming the Algonquin auditorium for Dennis Wrenn, and more on tributes
The Northborough-Southborough Music Association (NSMA) is leading the effort to rename the Algonquin auditorium in Dennis Wrenn’s honor, but they’ll have to wait a while to do it. The school has a policy that instructs officials to wait 6 to 12 months before recommending commemorations for those who have passed. So, later this year Superintendent Read the full article → from Naming the Algonquin auditorium for Dennis Wrenn, and more on tributes
Latest fire logs and police logs … sort of
I’ve posted the latest logs from the fire department for your perusal. Some of you asked if I could post the police logs, as well. I looked into it, and while technically I could do it, there’s one problem: I’m lazy. Each week the fire department kindly emails me their logs, so there’s absolutely no Read the full article → from Latest fire logs and police logs … sort of
Fill up on the cheap at Falconi Bros. today
This just in from my peeps on the street. Falconi Bros. is offering gas at $1.49 a gallon today. I checked, and the last time gas was that cheap in New England was July 2001, so get yourself to the pump! Falconi Bros. is located on Boston Road near the center of town. (map) Read the full article → from Fill up on the cheap at Falconi Bros. today
Keeping the Arts Center open
I’ll admit I have a soft spot in my heart for the building that houses the Southborough Arts Center — it’s where I went to kindergarten after all. Come to find out, I’m not the only one. “I view it as part of the town’s DNA,” Selectman Sal Giorlandino told a crowd of Arts Center Read the full article → from Keeping the Arts Center open
Southborough Unscheduled – tonight!
What will you do tonight? I can tell you what Southborough kids won’t be doing: homework. Or organized sports. Or any other school-scheduled activity. Tonight is the annual Southborough Unscheduled, a night where parents and kids take a break from a hectic life and enjoy some much-needed family time. The flyer says that in addition Read the full article → from Southborough Unscheduled – tonight!
A little help from our friends: Relying on mutual aid
(This is part 3 in a series of posts about the proposal for a new aerial ladder truck in Southborough. For more information, see the series introduction.) “We had to stand there and watch it burn.” That’s what Fire Chief John Mauro Jr. said about a residential chimney fire his crew responded to late last Read the full article → from A little help from our friends: Relying on mutual aid