Gabrielius Bazikas celebrates Halloween at Children’s Hospital during his 2006 stay for leukemia treatment. (Photo from Metrowest Daily News) In recent days, Southborough has lost two notable residents to cancer (library director Paula Polk on 10/26 and firefighter Pat Hanley on 10/27). Today comes a story of one who is winning his battle against the Read the full article → from Strength beyond his years
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Southborough resident honored by firefighters
(Photo from the Metrowest Daily News) Southborough resident John Patrick “Pat” Hanley lost his battle with cancer last week. He was 55. Hanley was a 30-year veteran firefighter and emergency medical technician who worked in both Sudbury and Framingham. He was honored by fellow firefighters who marched in his funeral procession on Friday. Read more Read the full article → from Southborough resident honored by firefighters
Happy Halloween
A cute picture from the Community Advocate of Nicholas Poon and Sam Salvi at the Southborough Youth and Family Services Halloween Party last week. Read the full article → from Happy Halloween
Library director and Southborough resident loses battle with cancer
Paula Polk (Photo from Metrowest Daily News) Southborough resident Paula Polk, long-time director of the Morse Institute Library in Natick, passed away on Sunday after a battle with cancer. She was 59. More information in an article from the Metrowest Daily News and the obituary in the Boston Globe. Read the full article → from Library director and Southborough resident loses battle with cancer
Quilt show this weekend at the Community House
I love quilts. I’ve even made a quilt or two in my time. But while making quilts is hard, looking at them is quite easy. And you’ll have the opportunity to practice your quilt peeping skills at the Community House this weekend where the works of the late Southborough resident Alice Deschamps will be on Read the full article → from Quilt show this weekend at the Community House
Southborough puppeteer celebrates milestone performance
Deborah Costine and Len Gerwick of The Gerwick Puppets show off their creations in Lenny’s Marlborough studio. (Photo from Metrowest Daily News) I know Southborough residents have many talents, but I didn’t know puppeteer was one of them. Deborah Costine, a Southborough resident, has been making and performing with puppets for 34 years as half Read the full article → from Southborough puppeteer celebrates milestone performance
Murphy Sisters Foundation presents Drive to Save Lives – tonight
Three years ago this month, tragedy struck Southborough with the deaths of teenagers Shauna and Megan Murphy in a car accident. Tonight the Murphy Sisters Foundation and SADD present “The Drive to Save Lives,” an information session on safe driving practices, at 7 p.m. in the Algonquin auditorium. The presentation is the work of motivational Read the full article → from Murphy Sisters Foundation presents Drive to Save Lives – tonight
Algonquin bomb scare suspect is from Southborough
According to Metrowest Daily News, the juvenile suspect in yesterday’s bomb scare that evacuated Algonquin is from Southborough. Police have not released the suspect’s name. Northborough police intend to press charges against the teen who admited he was responsible for the hand-written note which he also said was a hoax. Related stories: Police say the Read the full article → from Algonquin bomb scare suspect is from Southborough
Southborough’s Gravestone Girls
Graveyard Girl Brenda Sullivan shows her group’s wares at Heritage Day in Southborough. (Photo from Metrowest Daily News) Southborough residents Brenda Sullivan and Maggie White, who along with Melissa Anderson of Worcester, make art out of gravestone carvings, were profiled in a recent Metrowest Daily News article. The Gravestone Girls use a casting process to Read the full article → from Southborough’s Gravestone Girls
Southborough nonprofit helping kids smile
Here’s a nice story about a Southborough-based nonprofit that provides birthday gifts to area children. The Smiling Kids organization, founded in 2003 by Southborough residents Karen and Bob Sommers, has distributed 3,000 gifts this year to children who otherwise might go without on their birthday. Want to help? Host your own Party with a Read the full article → from Southborough nonprofit helping kids smile
Attorney for elderly tree huggers indicted
It’s been a mixed week for Christopher M. Uhl, an attorney from Southborough. First he’s in the news for representing three elderly women from Shrewsbury who were served with eviction notices after tying themselves to a crabapple tree slated to be cut down to make room for a dumpster in their housing complex. He’s doing Read the full article → from Attorney for elderly tree huggers indicted
A true Red Sox fan
Jack Egizi, 12, of Southborough doesn’t lose his head despite having to wait out the rain delay at the start of the game. (From The Boston Globe) Read the full article → from A true Red Sox fan
Southborough resident’s discovery makes troops safer
While on tour in Iraq, Southborough native Jason Cox developed a technique for detecting improvised explosives that uses infrared imaging. The technique allows troops to identify roadside bombs from a safer distance. Cox was recently honored for his work with the US Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. Read the full story in the Boston Read the full article → from Southborough resident’s discovery makes troops safer
Southborough resident weighs in on Palin
Southborough resident Charlie Gadbois, who has a child with Down Syndrome, shared his thoughts on the Palin nomination with the Wall Street Journal: “Trig Palin already seems to have raised public awareness of many of those issues. Charlie Gadbois, a Southborough, Mass., home builder whose 11-year-old daughter, Marie, has Down syndrome, said he programmed his Read the full article → from Southborough resident weighs in on Palin