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  • Patricia Burns Fiore left a comment on The week in government Tonight (Tuesday) at the Select Board meeting, the Neary Building Committee will be presenting their one (and only) solution to the condition of Neary... December 16 18:24
  • Alan Belniak left a comment on Town accepting feedback on Sidewalk Accessibility Report A typical approach here is to look at the sidewalks and ramps that are scored as 'Poor' or 'Very Poor' first. The rest, frankly, have to wait un... December 16 13:05
  • Patricia Burns Fiore left a comment on Town accepting feedback on Sidewalk Accessibility Report This article is from December 4 and says, “Last night, Town Administrator Mark Purple reported to the Select Board that the Town had posted th... December 16 11:45
  • Mike Pojani left a comment on MetroWest RECC Update: Community forum on Thursday Looking at this proposal it looks a lot of expensive renovations and additions are going to be required to meet the requirements. Are these so called ... December 11 14:34
  • Kelly Roney left a comment on Select Board approves signing Metrowest RECC agreement My understanding is that this is the building to be repurposed for the RECC: https://maps.app.goo.gl/UHVZgYXYftks3hLx6. If so, it's half a block from ... December 07 15:04
  • Lily Apstein left a comment on Saturday is Santa Day! (Updated) Hello everyone! We are students from a club at St. Mark's School called Haiti Partnership. We will be raising money for our partner school in Haiti. ... December 05 15:38
  • Kathy Cook left a comment on Neary Building presentation to Select Board — Dec 17 I expect the Neary project presentation and discussion to start at about 7:05. We have some other things to deal with before then which is why we are... December 05 15:31
  • Mike Pojani left a comment on Celebrating two DPW retirements Congratulations Dean been long time coming but finally here! Time to enjoy and enjoy whats coming! Mike and Deb!... December 05 08:50
  • Kathy Cook left a comment on Donate to help fulfill families’ Winter Wishes Beth, Thanks for sending this reminder. I am the Treasurer of the Friends of the Southborough Youth Commission Inc. (SYC). I am not sure why we are... December 03 09:53
  • Jan Maguire left a comment on Annual Kids Shop – Dec 7 This is also a great opportunity for our older family members or those with memory issues to shop in a safe place. A smaller space to navigate, a hel... December 02 13:28
  • Ennio Ferretti left a comment on Bridget Gilleney retiring from DPW (Updated) Congratulations on your recent retirement. We had some great conversations thru the years. You are the most pleasant person to talk to. I've been in ... December 02 10:51
  • Mark Pietrewicz left a comment on Events this week (Updated) Beth, thank you for the post regarding the 12/5 Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School showcase night. I am hopeful that many Southborough resi... December 02 10:16
  • Mike Pojani left a comment on Bridget Gilleney retiring from DPW (Updated) Best wishes to Bridget in her retirement! Always had great conversations with her and she always followed thru on any issues and projects! Enjoy your ... November 27 08:38
  • Kelly Roney left a comment on Bridget Gilleney retiring from DPW (Updated) I'm blessed to have gotten to know Bridget, who is so kind and warm-hearted.... November 27 00:58
  • Gail Tannenbaum left a comment on Bridget Gilleney retiring from DPW (Updated) As a resident of Southboro since 1984, I'd like to take a moment to say a big Thank You and Congratulations to Bridget Gilleney. Ask anyone in t... November 26 19:08
  • Mike Pojani left a comment on Select Board approves signing Metrowest RECC agreement Al I understand the needed space if the RECC was to be placed here in Soiuthborough but to rely on this state to guarantee funds on an ongoing basis i... November 26 15:09
  • Mike Pojani left a comment on Select Board approves signing Metrowest RECC agreement Al thanks for your response and I understand about the use of state grants. But with the issues in this state regarding taxpayers waste by our various... November 26 07:35
  • Mike Pojani left a comment on Select Board approves signing Metrowest RECC agreement What happened to the article providing a picture of the proposed site on Philips St. in Westborough for the new RECC location along with my question h... November 24 10:36
  • Mike Pojani left a comment on Select Board approves signing Metrowest RECC agreement What is the cost going be to renovate that abandon facility to be used as the RECC? Also who is responsible for the cost? The State grants?... November 23 09:03
  • Barry Rubenstein left a comment on ZBA to deliberate on 40B abutting Breakneck Hill — Dec 11 (Updated-again) The article reports an assertion by a member of the public that “costly water problems” at Kallander Field were “purportedly” caused by a fail... November 21 19:09
  • Al Hamilton left a comment on Learn about the Neary Building Project: I attended Monday’s Neary Building Information Session at the Senior Center and listened and learned a great deal. Roger Challen and Superintendent ... November 21 17:37
  • Tim Martel left a comment on The week in government (Updated) A few comments/questions about the Select Board meeting.
    1. The link to BOS agenda is not working. This works though: https://www.southboroughm... November 18 15:29
    2. Ryan Newell left a comment on Obituary: Elizabeth Lee Agosto, 45 The Southborough Police Department would like to express our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and co-workers of Elizabeth Agosto. She was a... November 12 09:17
    3. Diane Romm left a comment on Learn about the Neary Building Project: Hello Al and Carl, Thank you for discussing this important issue that will affect the taxes of the residents. Now that the former dump on Parkervill... November 11 17:58
    4. Al Hamilton left a comment on Learn about the Neary Building Project: As a community, we are responsible for all or some of 6 school buildings. A school building can go 30 to 50 years between major renovations. That mean... November 07 08:29
    5. Paul Cimino left a comment on Obituary: Gail A. (McClain) Jenks, 82 All of the Jenks family have served our community well in so many different ways over the years, and Gail was no exception. I was sad to... November 01 13:28
    6. Michael Nordstrom left a comment on Letter: Southborough at the Crossroads I'm interested in getting feedback from Carl's post. What is the residential tax bill on a $500,000 house in Westborough and what is the tax bill for... October 30 09:40
    7. erik glaser left a comment on Letter: Southborough at the Crossroads Al, I caught up on the SB meeting from the other night - very interesting topics including the tax discussion. While I agree with you that the tow... October 28 13:50
    8. Carl Guyer left a comment on Letter: Southborough at the Crossroads Poor Al, forever demographically challenged. Does he know Westborough residents pay one of the highest residential tax rates in the state.... October 24 22:04
    9. Andre Fortin left a comment on Letter: Southborough at the Crossroads Respectfully, I hope the people in charge can come up with more creative solutions to tackle this issue than bringing in even more supermarkets and bi... October 24 13:02
    10. Alan Belniak left a comment on Letter: Southborough at the Crossroads I can’t speak for Al here, but I suspect he was quoting the Home Depot and Target and Whole Foods examples as just that - examples. Those valu... October 24 12:33
    11. Jessica Devine left a comment on Letter: Southborough at the Crossroads Hi Al. This is an excellent letter. I appreciate how you have explained in plain English what the issues are and what the town needs to do. What ca... October 24 08:06
    12. JACK BARRON left a comment on Letter: Southborough at the Crossroads In response to sewers and mega stores. In many surveys the residents of this town do not want to be Shrewsbury, Westborough, Framingham or Natick. I t... October 23 20:18
    13. Carl Guyer left a comment on Breakneck Hill Farm trail restrictions due to farm dump cleanup work So the 2nd Act of what is a 3 Act tragedy is approaching the end. The first Act, The Mission, which played out for 2 years, involved my efforts as a... October 21 09:53
    14. Paul Cimino left a comment on Save the Dates for Spring Town Meetings Beth, thanks for covering this information. As our Town Moderator, I of course moderate our Town Meetings, but I have no say regarding the call o... October 18 09:42
    15. Kelly Roney left a comment on Obituary: Charles Keller, 81 I knew Charlie when he was chair of the Southborough Democratic Town Committee and Jim and Lois Denman recruited me. That must've been 30 years ago. C... October 15 11:12
    16. Ann Deschamps left a comment on Rec invites voting on Trunk or Treat Movie When does the Trunk or Treating start? If someone doesn't want to go to the parade or party?... October 10 14:37
    17. john yin left a comment on Special Town Meeting passes MBTA Zoning Article (Updated) Hi, There were several of my neighborhood folks including me who left after first round of voting. We did not know there was going be a revote right ... October 06 11:50
    18. Freddie Gillespie left a comment on Special Town Meeting passes MBTA Zoning Article (Updated) I need to make a correction to information I presented to Town Meeting The Southville Road property owner only paid 2.5 million not the reported ... October 03 13:34
    19. Ryan Newell left a comment on Town Meeting gives thumbs up for joining a Metrowest RECC (Updated) Beth, just to follow up for clarification on my comments regarding prisoner releases: When the Governor signed the State budget on July 29, 2024, the ... October 03 07:43
    20. Betsy Rosenbloom left a comment on Town Meeting passed all Town-sponsored Articles but only 1 of 2 Petitions TY Beth for your invaluable service to the town! This blog is my starting place for info about what is going on in town and is esp. important before (... October 02 16:36
    21. Jessica Devine left a comment on My take on the 2 hour MBTA Zoning Debate (Updated) Great summary, Beth. Thanks for all you do!... October 02 10:24
    22. Ann Deschamps left a comment on Special Town Meeting will reconvene Tuesday night Unfortunately, you can't accommodate everyone. There is just no way.... October 01 13:21
    23. Kathy Cook left a comment on Special Town Meeting will reconvene Tuesday night The Special Town Meeting was held on Monday night due to the results of a town-wide survey. I don't have the survey results handy but there was a cl... October 01 10:04
    24. Mike Pojani left a comment on Special Town Meeting passes MBTA Zoning Article (Updated) Looks to me the vote was very close on all key articles? But as in the past does it really accomplish anything. I feel folks in this great town are no... October 01 09:03
    25. Anita Reeder left a comment on Special Town Meeting will reconvene Tuesday night This scenario is exactly why we need TM to be on a Saturday. My husband and I are unable to attend this second night due to a previous commitment whi... October 01 09:01
    26. Frank Tipton left a comment on Special Town Meeting passes MBTA Zoning Article (Updated) Hi - I think your voting tally is off by a very large number - can you please verify? I believe there were over 500 people at the meeting. Thx.... October 01 06:31
    27. James Nichols-Worley left a comment on Letter: Let’s be honest about opposing denser development Michael, Thank you for your thoughtful letter. I hope I can address two of your points and allay one of your concerns. My opinion is
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