The latest logs from the Southborough Fire Department. Read the full article → from Southborough fire logs (4/2/13 – 4/8/13)
2013 Boston Marathon runner: Jennifer Martin
Twenty-four Southborough residents will don a Boston Marathon bib on Monday to run for themselves and for causes they hold dear. Every runner has a story, and from now until marathon day, I’ll feature as many of those stories as I can on the blog. Today we meet Jennifer Martin who is running on behalf of the Friends of the Southborough Youth Commission Read the full article → from 2013 Boston Marathon runner: Jennifer Martin
St. Mark’s spring sports season underway
St. Mark’s has started its spring sports season, and the school sent along this update on how it’s going so far. Read the full article → from St. Mark’s spring sports season underway
Town Meeting makes historic decision to expand Board of Selectmen
Southborough’s Board of Selectmen has been a 3-member board since the Colonial era. Chairman John Rooney argued last night it was time to bring the board into modern times, and Town Meeting agreed, voting overwhelmingly to increase the size of the board to five. Read the full article → from Town Meeting makes historic decision to expand Board of Selectmen
Southborough Town Meeting wraps up in one evening
I don’t know how common it is for Town Meeting to conclude its business in one evening – I suspect not very – but that’s exactly what happened last night. Read the full article → from Southborough Town Meeting wraps up in one evening
Obituary: Barbara J. Powers, 57
Barbara J. Powers, 57, of Southborough died on Sunday April 7, 2013, at Metro West Medical Center in Framingham after a short illness. Read the full article → from Obituary: Barbara J. Powers, 57
LIVE BLOG: Southborough Annual Town Meeting 2013 – Day 1
Tonight at Trottier, Southborough voters will dig into the 27 articles that make up this year’s town meeting warrant. It’s a shorter list than most years, but there are still some big issues to hash out, from budgets to capital purchases to changes to our town government, and more. Read the full article → from LIVE BLOG: Southborough Annual Town Meeting 2013 – Day 1
Reminder: Art in Bloom opens at the Southborough Library with a reception on Thursday
Here’s what’s happening at the Southborough Library this week. Read the full article → from Reminder: Art in Bloom opens at the Southborough Library with a reception on Thursday
High schools sports this week (4/8/13 – 4/14/13)
Here’s what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from High schools sports this week (4/8/13 – 4/14/13)
Reminder: Southborough’s Annual Town Meeting starts TONIGHT
Hopefully you don’t need me to remind you that Southborough’s Annual Town Meeting starts tonight at 7:00 pm at Trottier Middle School. If you’re doing some last-minute cramming before tonight’s session, here are some links and resources that will help. Read the full article → from Reminder: Southborough’s Annual Town Meeting starts TONIGHT
The week in government (4/8/13 – 4/12/13)
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government (4/8/13 – 4/12/13)
Children’s book blog: Fooling around with books
This is the latest in an occasional series by Beth Melo, a Southborough mom who loves to read to her kids. Read the full article → from Children’s book blog: Fooling around with books
Youth and Family Services needs your help to send kids to summer camp
For nearly 30 years, Southborough Youth and Family Services has operated a summer camp for middle school children. After a round of budget cuts a few years ago, they lost town funding for the program, but continued to operate thanks the generous support of local businesses, community groups, and the Friends of the Southborough Youth Commission. This year, the donations were not enough, and SYFS made the difficult decision to cancel the camp program. Read the full article → from Youth and Family Services needs your help to send kids to summer camp
Selectmen may move to postpone Town Meeting vote on controversial Transfer Station fund
There has been much discussion on this blog over the past few days about a proposal to create an enterprise fund for the Transfer Station. Now town officials say they will likely move to postpone a vote on the fund at Town Meeting on Monday. Read the full article → from Selectmen may move to postpone Town Meeting vote on controversial Transfer Station fund