There’s an update this week on a topic that caused much debate here on the blog in the run-up to this year’s election. In September the Massachusetts Republican Party filed a complaint alleging improper corporate contributions were made to the campaign of Representative Carolyn Dykema. Read the full article → from Dykema cleared of wrongdoing in GOP complaint
The latest logs from the Southborough Police Department Read the full article → from Southborough police logs (12/7/12 – 12/9/12): Intoxicated woman in the roadway
Here’s what’s happening at the Southborough Library this week. Read the full article → from At the Southborough Library this week (12/10/12 – 12/15/12): Holiday fun
Here’s what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from High school sports this week (12/10/12 – 12/16/12)
In what has become an annual occurrence, the winter moths are back. I noticed the small brown moths for the first time several years ago, and have seen them every winter since. That’s not a good thing. The moths are harmless, but the eggs they lay turn into caterpillars that can do some serious damage. Read the full article → from The winter moths make their return
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government (12/10/12 – 12/14/12)
Christopher John Weigl, 23, passed away suddenly December 6, 2012 as a result of a tragic accident. A lifelong Massachusetts resident and Boston University graduate student, Christopher was born in Framingham and lived most of his life in Southborough, MA. Read the full article → from Obituary: Christopher Weigl, 23
The Friends of the Southborough Library will host a Christmas Sale on Saturday, December 15 at the library. Pick up some great gifts for the book-lovers on your list, or maybe a few treats for yourself. Read the full article → from Friends of the Southborough library Christmas Sale – Saturday, December 15
Three Southborough artists will open their studios to shoppers this weekend and next, and for two of them it will be for the last time. Earlier this week I told you about Sunny Window’s Nancy Engel and her impending move to Costa Rica. Turns out after 25 years in town, ceramic artist Cathy Gerson is also moving. Cathy tells me she’ll be leaving for North Carolina this coming April. Read the full article → from Reminder: Open studios in Southborough this weekend
On Saturday night, the Steeple Coffeehouse, located in Pilgrim Church’s Fellowship Hall, will welcome back popular local artist Jason Anick. A Marlborough native, Anick will lead a quartet of talented musicians. Read the full article → from Marlborough native returns to the Steeple Coffeehouse stage on Saturday
Southborough is mourning the loss today of Christopher Weigl, the 23-year-old Boston University student who was killed in a bicycle accident in Boston yesterday. Weigl grew up in Southborough and earned the rank of Eagle Scout at age 14. He graduated from Skidmore College and was attending BU to pursue a masters in photojournalism. He played the clarinet. Read the full article → from Christopher Weigl was Eagle Scout, promising photographer
On this day in 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked, propelling the US into the Second World War. Today flags in Southborough and across the nation will fly at half staff today in observance of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Read the full article → from Why flags are at half staff today: Friday, December 7, 2012
A Boston University graduate student from Southborough died this morning in an accident on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. Twenty-three year old Christopher Weigl was killed when his bicycle collided with a tractor-trailer as the vehicle was making a turn onto Saint Paul Street. Read the full article → from Breaking news: BU student from Southborough dies in bicycle accident
[This is the latest in an ongoing guest series brought to you by Southborough’s Culinary Underground. This week Chef Lori shares a recipe perfect for your holiday party.] Read the full article → from From the Culinary Underground: Ask the magic cheese ball