Two Commonwealth departments based in Southborough are part of an effort to promote farms and small businesses selling ice cream made from Mass dairy. Read the full article → from Ice Cream Trail capitalizes on our sweet tooth (Updated)
At the upcoming, Special Town Meeting, the Select Board will take the unusual step of asking voters to cast a non-binding vote to advise them. The Article will ask voters to “recommend” the board pursue regionalizing public safety dispatch services. Read the full article → from 911 Regionalization Article headed to Special Town Meeting (Updated)
A week from tonight, the Southborough Library will host a public forum. Patrons/residents are encouraged to give feedback that will help them with their strategic planning. Read the full article → from Join the Library for a Strategic Planning Forum – August 14
Here is a selection of the committee and board meetings for the week along with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government
The Town has several vacancies on Town committees that need to be filled. I’m spotlighting a few of the volunteer opportunities the Town is most actively recruiting for, and sharing an updated list of all of the openings. Read the full article → from Volunteer vacancies: Rec, EDC, Tricentennial, Personnel, and much more
In less than two months, Southborough will hold a Special Town Meeting (STM). The big Article that is expected to draw interested voters is the bylaw for MBTA Zoning overlays. But there are other topics that may draw voters or spark debates. Read the full article → from Special Town Meeting – September 30
I’m sharing info on important deadlines, who is on the ballots in our town, plus potential issues that some Southborough voters who selected Vote by Mail may need to straighten out. (Especially college students and residents with multiple/seasonal homes.) Read the full article → from State Primary: Double check your Vote by Mail & Save the Date
Here is a selection of the committee and board meetings for the week along with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government
For parents, neighbors, and taxpayers interested in weighing in on the big project, August 12th is a key date worth marking in your calendars. Read the full article → from School Building Update: Save the Date for August 12th
Here is a selection of the committee and board meetings for the week along with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government
While one developer is battling over a controversial 40B project in court and a negotiated agreement abutters say he has violated, another appears to be making headway in negotiating compromises with opponents to his two proposed 40Bs. Read the full article → from 40B Updates
I’ll blame summer for my big oops. I misread the text that I copied and pasted — apparently reading what I wanted to see. I initially wrote that downtown Main Street’s railroad crossing will be fixed this summer. It is actually the Central Street crossing. Read the full article → from Central Street railroad crossing to be fixed in August (Updated)
A Facebook alert by Southborough Police last night showed flooding on Woodbury Road at Vale Terrace. Read the full article → from Water main at Woodbury & Vale Terrace broken & fixed
On Tuesday, the Select Board will hold a hearing on this year’s Transfer Station fees and revising regulations. Read the full article → from Hearing on Transfer Station regs & fees — Tuesday