The Recreation Department is hosting an afternoon of family fun at the new South Union Playground on Saturday. The kids can play – or watch a magic show and juggling performance – while you score some deals on recreation programs. Read the full article → from Reminder: Family fun with the Recreation Department on Saturday
The latest logs from the Southborough Police Department Read the full article → from Southborough police logs (3/25/12 – 3/27/12): Neighbor dispute on Woodland Road
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week
This is the first in an occasional guest series brought to you by Southborough residents Leah Ammon and Cindy Evangelous who together own FitStudio 28 in Westborough. This week Leah and Cindy help you get your spring fitness routine started off on the right foot. Read the full article → from From FitStudio 28: Tips for springing into fitness
Thank you to all the readers (and there were many of you) who emailed to let me know about Southborough resident Gregg Beloff, who was honored at a Boston Celtics game earlier this month. Beloff was chosen as the evening’s Hero Among Us for his work with the Special Olympics. Read the full article → from Southborough resident honored by the Celtics as a ‘Hero Among Us’
Town Meeting is less than two weeks away. We’ve talked about many of the issues that will be on the warrant, but certainly not all of them. For those of you who want to start doing your homework, the complete warrant has been posted on the the town website. Read the full article → from Town meeting warrant and annual report now available
When it comes to technology in the schools, everyone seems to have an opinion, and the school district wants to hear yours. On Monday they’ll host a public forum on their long-term school technology plan. Read the full article → from Learn about the school technology plan at a forum on Monday
What the fire department has been up to. Read the full article → from Fire department logs for the week (3/20/12 – 3/26/12)
PITTSFIELD – Shirley Ann Lyons Spiewak, 82, died peacefully Saturday, March 24th, surrounded by her loving family, at the Providence Care Center of Lenox, where she had resided since June 2011. Shirley was born in Highland Park, Michigan on Nov. 3, 1929, to Edward D. Lyons and Jeanette A. Kidd Leslie. She attended local Detroit Read the full article → from Obituary: Shirley Ann Lyons Spiewak, 82
This month, on Thursday, March 29, the Southborough Genealogy Club hosts Virginia Wright of TIARA (The Irish Ancestral Research Association) who will speak about the life insurance applications and other records held by the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters, covering late 19th and early 20th century Massachusetts Irish, and some German members of the Foresters Society. Read the full article → from Explore your Irish roots with the Southborough Library Genealogy Club – Thursday
The open discussion thread is your place to ask questions, sound off on town issues, or share information with other readers. Read the full article → from Open discussion thread: Ask questions, share opinions
Does Southborough need a bigger Board of Selectmen? Would the town benefit if we hired a so-called strong town manager to handle day-to-day operations? Voters will consider both those issues when Article 4 comes up at town meeting next month, but some in town say voters should get to decide on the two issues separately. Read the full article → from Committee member favors splitting town manager article
The deadline for filing nomination papers has come and gone, leaving voters with two contested races in town elections this year. Read the full article → from Two contested races this year: Selectmen and Planning Board
For the fifth year in a row, Southborough Town House employees are participating in Pansies for Progress, a fundraising drive for the Pancreatic Cancer Alliance. Like last year, funds are being raised in honor of Southborough’s former police chief Bill Webber, who passed away in 2008 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Read the full article → from Pansies for Progress fundraiser runs through Friday