Recreation in Southborough
Coverage of recreational activities for Southborough. Focus on events in town. Additional features on events related to residents or local organizations.
Heritage Day coverage wrap-up
For those of you looking to relive Heritage Day, here’s some additional coverage to feast on, including an excellent video of the pie eating contest courtesy of Metrowest Daily News. Check out the links below. Images of the open house at the Fire Department Commemorating Southborough’s Lost Souls – an article from Metrowest Daily News Read the full article → from Heritage Day coverage wrap-up
Images from Heritage Day
Did you make it to Heritage Day? Have photos you want to share? Post them to Flickr with the tag heritageday08. Here are some I took. Update: Read more about Heritage Day in this Metrowest Daily News article that includes details about the pie eating contest won by Matt Petry, age 9. Read the full article → from Images from Heritage Day
Heritage Day pumpkin lighting
Pumpkins lined the stone wall along Common St. last night during the annual pumpkin lighting, one of my favorite Heritage Day activities. My own young pumpkin has an early bedtime, so we didn’t get to see things all aglow, but we swung by during daylight hours to get some photos. Read the full article → from Heritage Day pumpkin lighting
Today’s Heritage Day schedule
7:30 – 9:30 am Vendor set up at St. Mark’s field 9:30 am Parade line up at St. Anne’s Church 10:00 am Annual Heritage Day Parade begins (Boston Rd., Main St., Common St.) 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Heritage Day Book Sale & Bake Sale at the Library 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Fire Department Read the full article → from Today’s Heritage Day schedule
Tales of the (unmarked) crypt
There are some 300+ marked graves in Southborough’s Old Burial Ground located between the library and Pilgrim Church. But that’s nothing compared to the more than 700 graves that lie unmarked. Two years ago, the Southborough Historical Society commissioned a ground-penetrating radar survey of the cemetary to locate unmarked graves. Why is it that an Read the full article → from Tales of the (unmarked) crypt
Ready for Heritage Day fun?
Need more details on Heritage Day? See our full coverage, or check out the schedule on the Recreation Department website. Read the full article → from Ready for Heritage Day fun?
Go green on Heritage Day
The Southborough Recycling Committee will sponsor a “Green Space” booth on Heritage Day. Stop by to learn about recycling, composting, alternative fuels, and how to decrease your carbon footprint. Read the full article → from Go green on Heritage Day
Get your pumpkins ready
Southborough’s annual pumpkin lighting and viewing will take place on Sunday, October 12th, 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Drop off your pumpkins at the Library from 4:30 to 6:30. Read the full article → from Get your pumpkins ready
Keep an eye out for the girls in green on Heritage Day
Heritage Day is all about fun and games, and thanks to the initiative of a local Girl Scout troop, you’ll be able to take some of the fun home with you. The eighth-graders in Southborough Troop 2766 have put together a 44-page book full of games, puzzles, coloring, and other activities inspired by Southborough and Read the full article → from Keep an eye out for the girls in green on Heritage Day
Cubs win the world series … the Southborough Cubs, that is
The hopes of the Chicago Cubs may have been dashed, but for the Southborough Cubs, it was another story entirely. In the Metrowest Adult Baseball League’s best of three championship series, the Southborough Cubs took both games of a double-header against the Framingham Orioles on Sunday to win the title. Congrats to the Cubies! Read the full article → from Cubs win the world series … the Southborough Cubs, that is
Looking for a good read?
Be sure to visit the Friends of the Southborough Library book sale on Heritage Day (10:00 am – 3:00 pm at the Library).You’ll find books for both adults and young readers priced from 25 cents to $2. VHS and books on tape will be for sale, too. And if all that book browsing makes you Read the full article → from Looking for a good read?
Register for the Heritage Day Road Race
The race is a 5-mile run or 3-mile walk to be held on Sunday, October 12 (rain or shine) as part of Heritage Day. The registration cost is $20 if you pre-register, $25 if you register on the day of the race. Register by 10/5 and get a free T-shirt. Registration form, course map, and Read the full article → from Register for the Heritage Day Road Race
What to look forward to on Heritage Day
Looking to plan out your Heritage Day? Check out the schedule posted on the Rec Department’s website. Some highlights: Sunday, October 12th 10:00 am – Heritage Day Road Race 7:00 – 8:30 pm – Pumpkin Lighting & Viewing Monday, October 13th 10:00 am – Annual Heritage Day Parade 11:00 am – 2:00 pm – Fire Read the full article → from What to look forward to on Heritage Day