Sunday night is Southborough Rotary Club’s annual Light Up Southborough. For those of you unfamiliar, it’s a display of lit pumpkins that line the stone wall running around the Old Burial Ground. Read the full article → from Get your pumpkins ready: Light Up Southborough is Sunday night
Next week, the Town is holding two forums to again pitch the Main Street Reconstruction project to residents. It’s a chance for residents to learn about the project and ask questions. Read the full article → from Main Street forums next week – get questions answered before Special Town Meeting (and register for cheap babysitting)
For the second time this year, residents submitted a petition to remove Leo Bartolini from the Zoning Board of Appeals. Read the full article → from Another attempt to dump Bartolini from ZBA
Here are some highlights of events in and around Southborough this week. Read the full article → from Events this week: Nature walk, Legos, legacy preservation, and intro to Tales & Tails
A list of board and committee meetings for the week with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government: Appointments to ZBA, Main St alternative, and possible Flagg Rd vote
Earle Quenten Watkins, 99, of Southborough died peacefully at UMass Medical Center on September 27, 2016 after a short illness. Read the full article → from Obituary: Earle Quenten Watkins, 99
It may come as a surprise to learn that St. Mark’s School has been clear cutting trees for installation of it’s approved solar array on Sears Road. Read the full article → from St. Mark’s clearing trees for solar array (despite active appeal) (Updated)
The Planning Board voted to approve the Site Plan for CommCan’s medical marijuana dispensary at 255 Turnpike Road. Read the full article → from Marijuana Dispensary Site Plan approved
Flags in Southborough and across the state are flying at half staff today in honor of the former President and Prime Minister of Israel Shimon Peres. Read the full article → from Why flags are at half staff: September 30, 2016
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week in Southborough
Carmela (Petrone) Fusaro, 81, of Southborough, formerly of Worcester, passed away Saturday, September 24th 2016 with her beloved sons gathered at her side. Read the full article → from Obituary: Carmela (Petrone) Fusaro, 81
Last night, Attorney William Pezzoni argued that the Town was subverting due process. Although the Zoning Board of Appeals disagreed with his charges, they may have set precedent changing Town procedures for future variance applications. And there is concern about a potential loophole for developers. Read the full article → from Building Inspector, Planning and ZBA struggle with questions over variance process (and refute accusations of collusion and subversion of process)
Algonquin Regional’s Class of 96 is holding their 20th reunion in a couple of weeks.
Don’t wait to buy tickets – they won’t be sold at the door. Read the full article → from ARHS Class of ’96: Book reunion tickets by 10/8 (or by tomorrow for $25 discount)
It seems to be a regular thing now – cats lost and found. The latest one is hanging around a house on Newton Street. Read the full article → from Is this your cat?