Want to know what your neighbors are talking about? Here’s a list of the most recent comments on the blog (from newest to oldest).
- Mark Pietrewicz left a comment on Assabet’s Pre-Thanksgiving Bake Sale, Early Thanksgiving Buffet, & Annual Showcase Beth, Thank you for the post. I hope many town residents will attend the Showcase on 12/4. Assabet Regional Technical High School is a true gem, and ... December 02 18:01
- JACK BARRON left a comment on School Building Project Update Carl- Please explain two things to me-Why would select people who care greatly about children and desperately want to build them a bigger, fancier and... November 25 19:51
- Carl Guyer left a comment on School Building Project Update Has Southborough’s School Committee Lost Its Sense of Judgment? Two of the four options the School Committee has presented would s... November 22 09:07
- Kathy Cook left a comment on Donate Now to Help fulfill families’ Winter Wishes Beth, Thanks for the post on Winter Wishes. This year we are trying to fund almost $16,000 in Wishes. So far, we have received about $8,000 in donat... November 21 14:26
- Karen Hanlon Shimkus left a comment on Officials agree to bring school building research choices to voters (Updated) Beth, The chart presented above is unbelievably small and hard to read, easily missed by the reader. Can you verbally summarize the numbers presen... November 20 17:04
- Karen Hanlon Shimkus left a comment on Officials agree to bring school building research choices to voters (Updated) Let’s first discuss the takeaways first in a wider context: · The Voter Bill Payers have to ask the... November 20 16:48
- JACK BARRON left a comment on Officials agree to bring school building research choices to voters (Updated) Please be sure to have a minimum of voters who want to vote for a project before it can go forward--such as 51% must agree before anything can move fo... November 18 21:05
- Michael Nute left a comment on Officials agree to bring school building research choices to voters (Updated) As a minor clarification, CIPC did not have quorum at the meeting so I don't believe it was officially a CIPC meeting. Jason spoke well though.... November 18 15:04
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Tax bills going up slightly higher than projected It is certainly admirable that Mr. Cibelli, Southborough’s Town Assessor, remains so steadfastly confident that the growing number of Massachusetts ... November 16 08:37
- Karen Hanlon Shimkus left a comment on Tax bills going up slightly higher than projected The above information explains HOW the tax burden pie is being sliced, i.e. your piece of the tax pie, based on a hypothetical number: your assessed v... November 14 16:05
- Mike Pojani left a comment on Letter: Stay alert on Select Board actions The usual John. They ignore the town people and do whatever their agenda proposes! We have seen it many times in the past ten years. something is vote... November 12 09:21
- Diane Romm left a comment on Big changes coming to ARHS graduation requirements Thank you, Beth, for your very thoughtful post about the new ARHS requirements. One question came to mind, though: Where is the notion coming from tha... November 11 15:15
- John Kendall left a comment on Letter: Stay alert on Select Board actions What the heck is going on at Town Hall?... November 10 17:10
- Thomas Grillo left a comment on Grief Support Group for Seniors (Updated) Please note: this does not work: "To sign up, click here, call 508-481-5676 or email syfs@southboroughma.com."... October 31 23:11
- Michael Nordstrom left a comment on Town Meeting debates how to study a potential rehaul of Town Governance Any idea what other similar towns are doing to address their town government from a process perspective? It seems odd to me that we would propose to ... October 31 09:19
- Karen Hanlon Shimkus left a comment on Town Meeting debates how to study a potential rehaul of Town Governance ARTICLE 10 – Voter Alert and Caution – Article 10 still misses the point: it’s the WRONG overhaul – it’s also ab... October 30 09:25
- JACK BARRON left a comment on Town Meeting debates how to study a potential rehaul of Town Governance How about advisory, selectpersons and planning board each reach out to survey monkey and send three separate surveys to all citizens. One survey from ... October 29 21:18
- Jeff Rudd left a comment on Letter from Advisory to Town Meeting Voters We have a good prospect here regarding Costco. I wish we would stop scaring them away by talking how we want to increase there taxes before they even... October 27 10:02
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Letter from Advisory to Town Meeting Voters All this talk about increasing the percentage of the commercial tax base by adding hundreds of millions of dollars in new development loses much of it... October 26 09:36
- Michael Weishan left a comment on Updated Primer on Monday night’s Special Town Meeting (Updated) Fellow Residents: The impetus behind Article 10 is misplaced. The real problem here is not "modernizing" our government. The critical issue should b... October 23 22:04
- Diane Romm left a comment on Letter: Costco Project Tax Revenue Comparison Carl, What you have provided is interesting. Originally, I planned to vote for the Costco development, given our Town's tax situation. However, this... October 23 07:40
- Alan Belniak left a comment on Letter: New Article 10 – Revised on 10-21-25 "Move from OPEN town meeting to a representative town meeting (Vote no. You will be left holding the bill with literally no voice.)" - You li... October 22 22:25
- Al Hamilton left a comment on Letter: New Article 10 – Revised on 10-21-25 Why we should say Yes to Article 10 I have to disagree with Ms. Shimkus 1. Growth in Taxes – Ms Shimkus appears t... October 22 15:58
- Beth Melo left a comment on Letter: Costco Project Tax Revenue Comparison FYI - Notice for the Tax Classification Hearing where the Select Board will vote to set the tax rate(s) for FY26 was September 25 12:33
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Letter: Select Board asks residents to support zoning Warrant Article at Special Town Meeting Our outdated Zoning Bylaws are as outdated as our high property values.... September 24 14:29
- John Butler left a comment on Letter: Select Board asks residents to support zoning Warrant Article at Special Town Meeting Costco is a great use of the vacant Industrial land at I495 and Rt 9. This is true entirely apart from its tax benefits to the Town. Presenting ... September 22 17:22
- Claire Reynolds left a comment on Letter: Select Board asks residents to support zoning Warrant Article at Special Town Meeting Dear Voters, This letter provides an excellent explanation of why STM Article One should be approved: tax relief, shopping options, and updated (Indu... September 22 10:04
- Alan Belniak left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Developer’s Article proposes new use for entire Industrial Park zone Beth summarized this, per usual, very well. Although already stated, I want to ensure everyone is aware: this, in and of itself, is *not* a project. T... September 17 22:26
- JACK BARRON left a comment on Mass DCR’s Nature Story Times for 2–5 yr olds this fall In response to Carl's message. I am very confused, just a few months ago we were told we could well afford a new school, and it would just be a small ... September 17 20:30
- John Kendall left a comment on Fall Town Meeting Update: IP Zoning changes focus on bringing Costco to town (Updated-again) This is a great opportunity for the town. I hope nobody messes up the zoning and prevents Costco from coming to town... September 17 19:12
- Kelly Roney left a comment on Obituary: Sabra (Gilcreast) Upjohn, 91 Oh, my! Sabra was such a lovely person. I'm so sorry she's gone.... September 17 19:11
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Developer’s Article proposes new use for entire Industrial Park zone Southborough’s financial situation is now being described as “desperate.” Yet our residential tax rate is already higher than that paid on 87% o... September 17 09:35
- Claire Reynolds left a comment on Letter: Industrial Park re-zoning proposal is an economic opportunity that should be embraced Tonight’s Planning Board public hearing will be an excellent opportunity to show support for: 1. Addressing residents... September 15 11:52
- Jon Green left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Developer’s Article proposes new use for entire Industrial Park zone The title of this alone is concerning considering nobody in town, abutters or residents have seen the by law. It’s even worse when you have develope... September 12 05:03
- Ellen Marya left a comment on The week in government (Updated) Early in the week, this Thursday's (9/11) Affordable Housing Trust meeting was moved from the evening to morning due to scheduling conflicts. It will ... September 10 10:41
- Diane Romm left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Neary Roof may (or may not) be on the Warrant OMG, after reading this update of what transpired at the meeting, is it any wonder that the citizens of this Town tune-out? Seriously, folks. It... September 07 08:10
- Annie Pfaff left a comment on Events this week (Updated) Thank you for sharing about the Kindergroup Open House! Based on the weather forecast, please note that it has been RESCHEDULED to next Sunday, Septem... September 06 18:15
- Al Hamilton left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Neary Roof may (or may not) be on the Warrant Beth Thanks for clarifying. There is no question that the roof is in bad shape and needs to be addressed. The challenge with putting a new ro... September 06 09:17
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Neary Roof may (or may not) be on the Warrant Well, the unfathomable has happened and it has created quite a dilemma. The voters of Southborough have rejected the construction of a new school to r... September 06 08:49