Southborough resident and storm chaser Rich Hamel was in Oklahoma when the devastating tornado hit the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore earlier this week. Hamel shared his account with Boston.com. Read the full article → from Southborough storm chaser witnesses devastation in Oklahoma
The latest logs from the Southborough Fire Department. Read the full article → from Southborough fire logs (5/14/13 – 5/20/13)
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
Each year voters at Town Meeting decide how to allocate a couple hundred thousand dollars collected through the Community Preservation Act. A good chunk of the money goes to pay the Chestnut Hill bond, but there’s still plenty left over. In the past CPA money has gone toward things like the South Union Playground, volleyball courts at Neary School, and affordable housing projects. Read the full article → from Find out how to apply for community preservation funds at a public forum on Thursday
Earlier this year I announced my intention to retire from my post at My Southborough after 4-1/2 years. At that point the future of the site was unclear, but today it gives me great pleasure to announce I have found someone (an excellent someone) to take over the blog. Read the full article → from A note about the future of My Southborough (it’s good news!)
A home on Oak Hill Road was broken into at some point in the day on Friday, May 17. According to logs from the Southborough Police Department, a side door of the home was forced in and various items were stolen. Read the full article → from Southborough police logs (5/17/13 – 5/19/13): Home on Oak Hill Road broken into
Here’s what’s happening at the Southborough Library this week. Read the full article → from At the Southborough Library this week (5/20/13 – 5/25/13):
Here’s what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from High school sports this week (5/20/13 – 5/26/13)
Classes have resumed at Trottier Middle School this afternoon after the school was briefly placed on lockdown. In a message to parents, Trottier Principal Keith Lavoie said the lockdown was initiated after a 22-caliber bullet was found in a classroom. Read the full article → from BREAKING NEWS: Trottier placed in lockdown this afternoon after bullet found in classroom
Flags in Southborough are flying at half staff today in honor of WWII veteran and longtime Southborough resident Charles Hamel who passed away last week at the age of 93. Read the full article → from Flags lowered today in honor of longtime Southborough resident and WWII veteran
A number of police and fire incidents in Southborough made headlines recently. Here are the links to stories you may have missed. All were reported in the Metrowest Daily News. Read the full article → from Police and fire headlines you may have missed
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government (5/20/13 – 5/24/13)
My Southborough reader Margo sent in a photo of the morel mushroom bounty she found this week right in her own backyard. She said the mushrooms are very good at camouflage, but she discovered them hiding in her yard quite close to her house. Read the full article → from A bounty from your own backyard
Southborough resident Lanting Huang-Truong is calling on her artistic talents to benefit victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. Owner of the Bigelow Center for the Arts, Lanting has organized a community mural project, with the murals to be auctioned off and proceeds donated to The One Fund Boston. Read the full article → from Paint murals to benefit Boston bombing victims on Sunday