For those thinking about exhibiting this year, the deadline to register is the end of this month. Sign up has also opened for groups to march in the parade. Read the full article → from Heritage Day 2025: Sign Up to Exhibit
In the early morning hours of Monday, September 1, 2025, Patricia E. DeCollibus passed away peacefully following an acute medical episode. Read the full article → from Obituary: Patricia “Penny” DeCollibus, 78
In my post listing events in town this week, I forgot to include the Cub Scouts’ Info Session! Read the full article → from Learn about Cub Scouts this Sunday
At last night’s Select Board Meeting, the board heard the broad outlines of an offer made by the Town’s Affordable Housing Trust to purchase a Town-owned parcel on Atwood Street. The Trust is seeking to enter an agreement to acquire the property after the Town has successfully cleaned up lead discovered on the site. Read the full article → from Affordable Housing Trust seeking to develop Atwood parcel (Updated-Again)
This week, a woman from Middlesex County tested positive for West Nivel Virus. Earlier this summer, the Southborough Health Department issued a warning about mosquitos tested positive for West Nile Virus in Southborough. Southborough’s “Moderate Risk” status hasn’t changed since I shared the news, but there have been changes in the region. Since many athletes in youth or high school sports travel to away games, I’m providing readers with an update. Read the full article → from West Nile Virus risk is still “Moderate” in town, but there are high risk communities to the north/east
For those who missed (or forgot about) my sharing Southborough Youth and Family Services’ efforts for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in September. . .
The agency is promoting free programs to give community members tools to recognize and support others in crisis or cope with their own depression. They are also asking the community to show their support through lawn signs. Read the full article → from Suicide Prevention Awareness Month reminder
Highlights from last week’s competitions and what’s on tap this week in high school sports. Read the full article → from The week in sports (Updated)
Sabra (Gilcreast) Upjohn, 91, formerly of Southborough, died Tuesday, August 26, 2025, in Shelburne, VT. Read the full article → from Obituary: Sabra (Gilcreast) Upjohn, 91
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
Now that school is back in session for the fall, I’m alerting Pickleball playing readers about a restriction on the Town’s courts. Read the full article → from Pickleball Court Accesss
Choral groups around the area that welcome adult members from the Southborough community. Read the full article → from Where can you raise your voice (this year)?
Another fitness studio had its soft opening this week in Southborough. The business is now inviting the public to its “Grand Opening” celebration a week from tomorrow.
To draw in more community members, btone FITNESS has also partnered with “Shannon’s Path” to hold a 3-day fundraiser for rare cancer research and patient care. Read the full article → from New fitness studio celebrates Grand Opening with Shannon Path fundraiser — Sept 5–7
Last night, the Southborough Select Board unanimously voted against requesting an extension on the state grant for the Neary Building Project.
That kills any remaining hope that project supporters had for building a new 4-grade school at Neary to open for the school year 2028-2029. But this doesn’t mean the end of the Towns’ efforts to pursue a school building project of some kind. Read the full article → from Town won’t request MSBA funding extension for Neary Project
The Fall Town Meeting will include an “appropriation” request to engineer a solution to contamination discovered on the former site of a water tower on Atwood Street. Read the full article → from Town taking steps towards remediating contaminated parcel on Atwood St