Stories about how the Southborough Community is reaching out to is to offer aid, help others feel less isolated, spread some joy or help mitigate stress during the stay-at-home and social distancing advisories. (You can find these under "coming-together" in the Features menu.)
The Southborough Rotary Club sent out its April newsletter with updates on good news and disappointing news. Read the full article → from Rotary news: Earth Day cleanup cancelled (plus other events); Helping Food Pantry
While social distancing made Easter festivities a challenge this spring, the community made the most of it. Read the full article → from Looking at Easter in Southborough: Bunny visit, egg hunt, and a church parade
With congregations unable to gather in pews for Good Friday and Easter, I’m sharing how churches are reaching congregations virtually. Read the full article → from Good Friday and Easter streaming services
Last night the Board of Selectmen held another virtual meeting. Here are the highlights. Read the full article → from BOS Update: Conditional Hiring Freeze, Allowing non-essential committee meetings, and more
A group of students from Algonquin have thrown a lifeline to peers struggling with their writing. Read the full article → from Algonquin Writing Center using digital platform to help students
Southborough Fire and Police departments will be helping a very special visitor the day before Easter. Read the full article → from Easter Bunny is coming to Town early – Saturday
A Southborough church’s teen group is asking the community to help people put out of work by the pandemic. Read the full article → from Fundraising Drive to help furloughed workers
These days, the only passengers have been Northborough and Southborough school nurses. The staff has been able to use the available buses to deliver lunches to students. Still, the district is working to renegotiate the contract given the long school closure. Read the full article → from School Bus news: Nurses using them to deliver lunches and tech devices; contract fees being renegotiated
Two different movements overlap this week, encouraging the community to make, display and hunt for special painted rocks. Read the full article → from Kindness Project & Painted Rock Scavenger Hunt coincide this week
With Holy Week and Easter approaching, I checked in to see how churches are helping residents continue to worship. Read the full article → from “Palm Sunday” Pickup, streaming services, and other ways Southborough churches are leading remote worship (Updated)
We all need some fun in our lives. Southborough Kindergroup is trying to help organize that for families keeping their young ones at home. Read the full article → from Participate in Southborough “Egg Hunt” – Saturday through Easter
Around the community, people are embracing different ways to thank medical workers, emergency responders, and other essential workers. Read the full article → from Thanking responders and essential workers (plus, a “fun fact”)
The Southborough Library will be launching a weekly Book Club online tonight at 8:00 pm. Although it doesn’t specify an age group, the first book up for discussion is a young adult, fantasy novel. Read the full article → from Virtual Book Club launching tonight & “meeting” weekly
Southborough Youth and Family Services recognizes the emotional impacts that covid- 19 and safety protocols are having on the community. Read the full article → from Online Support Groups for range of age groups (from 6-9 yrs to 60+) and for parents