The comments have been flying fast and furious on the blog this week, and keeping up with the conversation hasn’t been easy. In an attempt to help, I’ve created a new page that provides links to the most recent 25 comments. Read the full article → from Where to find recent comments
DPW Superintendent Karen Galligan has a sense of humor. With the hullabaloo about her choice of color for Transfer Station stickers this year – pink for those of you who don’t know – she decided to have a little fun. Read the full article → from Light red? Dusty rose? Just what color is the transfer station sticker?
We haven’t had a hard frost yet this year, and that means the mosquitoes are still out. It also means the town’s outdoor activity ban is still in place, and that’s going to impact a popular Heritage Day event. Read the full article → from Heritage Day pumpkin viewing to end early due to mosquito threat
Lots of great things are happening at Assabet this year. Here is a collection of press releases with all the details. Read the full article → from News from Assabet
The Friends of the Southborough Library will hold their annual book sale on Heritage Day, Monday, October 8, and they’re accepting donations of gently-used books and DVDs. You can deliver book donations to the library through 5:00 pm on Saturday, October 6. Read the full article → from Donate books – and cookies! – to the annual Heritage Day book sale
When the Southborough Police Department announced the arrest of a registered sex offender on child pornography charges earlier this week, it came to light that the suspect lived on East Main Street in close proximity to one of the town’s preschools. Many of you have asked how that could happen when the town enacted a bylaw in 2008 to prohibit sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of schools, day cares, and other facilities. Read the full article → from Selectman: Mistakes were made in case of registered sex offender
The sun peeked through late Sunday afternoon after a what was a gray, rainy weekend. It didn’t last long, but there was enough time after the Patriots game for a family walk through Southborough’s Beals Preserve. Read the full article → from PHOTOS: Rainy afternoon at the Beals Preserve
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
The Metrowest Daily News talked with the two candidates who will be vying for your vote in the 8th Middlesex District about their views on small business. As you might imagine in what has been a contentious race, there wasn’t much common ground. Read the full article → from MWDN: Dykema, Lamb disagree on small business
Congratulations to Southborough resident Lisa Braccio who will be honored next month with the Knox Trail Council’s Good Scout award. The award recognizes Lisa’s work organizing semi-annual care package drives for the troops. Read the full article → from Southborough’s Lisa Braccio to be honored as a ‘Good Scout’
Berlin-based Hands-On Nature will visit the Southborough Library on Thursday to share a presentation on owls. Children ages 5-8 are invited to learn about owl tracks and owl habits. Read the full article → from Get hands on with owls at the Southborough Library on Thursday
The Southborough Police Department announced today that Daniel Goichman, a registered sex offender who lived on East Main Street, was arrested yesterday for possession of child pornography. Read the full article → from Breaking news: Registered sex offender arrested on child pornography charges in Southborough
The Southborough Rotary Club announced today it was forced to cancel its annual Heritage Day road race scheduled for Sunday, October 7, due to low pre-race registration. This year was to be the 36th annual running of the Heritage Day 5K. All proceeds from the race were to benefit the Southborough Food Pantry and Rotary International’s effort to eradicate polio. Read the full article → from The Heritage Day road race has been canceled
Here’s what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from High school sports for the week (10/1/12 – 10/7/12)