Dr. Charles Edward Ovid Fraser, a beloved member of the community, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2024, at the age of 97 Read the full article → from Obituary: Dr. Charles E. “Ovid” Fraser, 97 (Updated)
On Tuesday night, the Select Board voted against two of the members of Town committees whose terms expire at the end of this month. They opposed reappointing Doriann Jasinski to the Southborough Housing Opportunity Partnership Committee (SHOPC) and Kristin LaVault to the Community Preservation Committee (CPC).
The unanimous vote against LaVault was made without first allowing public feedback. Read the full article → from Select Board votes not to reappoint two longtime volunteers to SHOPC and CPC (Updated)
Richard Paul Watkins, fondly known as Rick to his family and friends, went to heaven on June 10, 2024, at Tampa General Hospital, with his family by his side. Read the full article → from Obituary: Richard Paul Watkins, 62
Police are looking for information on men captured on security videos during a break-in at a Southborough home yesterday afternoon. The news also serves as a warning to secure homes even in the middle of the day. Read the full article → from Break-in on Mt. Vickery in daylight through 1st floor window (Updated)
The Southborough Police Department posted to Facebook this afternoon news that “The state is currently experiencing a major 9-1-1 outage.” Read the full article → from 911 is down! For emergencies call police directly (Updated)
The Southborough Library is promoting their Summer Reading program for teens and older children. Free programs encouraging tweens and teens to pop into the library throughout the summer kicked off this week — including one tonight. Read the full article → from Free library fun for tweens & teens this summer (Updated)
Have you noticed the new signs for the “Southborough Center Historic District”? The Historical Commission is excited to announce the news and invite the public to a reception to celebrate and discuss potential future historic districts in town. Read the full article → from Celebrate Southborough’s Historic District – June 27th
Where are the best places for local fun to find a respite from the hottest days of summer if you don’t have decent A/C to stay cool? Or to escape rain later this summer without getting cabin fever? Read the full article → from Indoor Fun for all ages
Here is a selection of the committee and board meetings for the week along with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government
Here are highlights of what’s happening around (or related to) our town this weekend through next. Read the full article → from Events this week
A week from Sunday, the Open Space Preservation Commission will again hold tours of its pollinator gardens – to celebrate collaboration on gardens promoting native biodiversity. Read the full article → from Pollination Garden Tours – June 23 (Updated)
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week in Southborough
The video has been posted from last night’s School Committee meeting. I’m sharing bookmarks to the sections parents and readers may be most interested in watching. Read the full article → from School Committee and parents address issues raised with Neary investigation (updated)
Area Farmers Markets have all reopened in time for summer, some with changes. Read the full article → from Farmers Markets are beckoning