A Level 2 registered sex offender who was allowed to live just a few doors down from an East Main Street preschool, was arraigned this week on more serious child pornography charges. Read the full article → from MWDN: Southborough man accused of child porn possession indicted
What went on and off the market this week. Read the full article → from On the market this week
April is National Poetry Month, and to celebrate, the Southborough Library will once again host their annual Tea and Poetry event. Now in its fourth year, the Tea and Poetry party takes place on Friday, April 12 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm. Read the full article → from Tea and poetry at the Southborough Library on Friday
When it comes to talking budgets at Town Meeting, it’s a safe bet that the school budgets, which comprise 70% of the town’s spending, will take center stage. Not this year. Both the K-8 and Algonquin budgets passed on Monday with almost no discussion and almost no opposition. Instead, the budget that engendered the most debate this year belonged to the Southborough Library. Read the full article → from Against the advice of selectmen, Town Meeting supports increasing staff hours at the Southborough Library
Members of the Trottier community have been working with the family of Eric Green to plan a celebration of his life to take place on June 8 at Trottier. Eric passed away suddenly in January 2012 at the age of 12. A seventh grader at Trottier at the time, Eric would have graduated from the school this June. Read the full article → from Celebration of life for Eric Green planned at Trottier
The latest logs from the Southborough Fire Department. Read the full article → from Southborough fire logs (4/2/13 – 4/8/13)
Twenty-four Southborough residents will don a Boston Marathon bib on Monday to run for themselves and for causes they hold dear. Every runner has a story, and from now until marathon day, I’ll feature as many of those stories as I can on the blog. Today we meet Jennifer Martin who is running on behalf of the Friends of the Southborough Youth Commission Read the full article → from 2013 Boston Marathon runner: Jennifer Martin
St. Mark’s has started its spring sports season, and the school sent along this update on how it’s going so far. Read the full article → from St. Mark’s spring sports season underway
Southborough’s Board of Selectmen has been a 3-member board since the Colonial era. Chairman John Rooney argued last night it was time to bring the board into modern times, and Town Meeting agreed, voting overwhelmingly to increase the size of the board to five. Read the full article → from Town Meeting makes historic decision to expand Board of Selectmen
I don’t know how common it is for Town Meeting to conclude its business in one evening – I suspect not very – but that’s exactly what happened last night. Read the full article → from Southborough Town Meeting wraps up in one evening
Barbara J. Powers, 57, of Southborough died on Sunday April 7, 2013, at Metro West Medical Center in Framingham after a short illness. Read the full article → from Obituary: Barbara J. Powers, 57
Tonight at Trottier, Southborough voters will dig into the 27 articles that make up this year’s town meeting warrant. It’s a shorter list than most years, but there are still some big issues to hash out, from budgets to capital purchases to changes to our town government, and more. Read the full article → from LIVE BLOG: Southborough Annual Town Meeting 2013 – Day 1
Here’s what’s happening at the Southborough Library this week. Read the full article → from Reminder: Art in Bloom opens at the Southborough Library with a reception on Thursday
Here’s what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from High schools sports this week (4/8/13 – 4/14/13)