The Southborough Board of Health is sponsoring a flu clinic for residents seniors and town employees on and pneumonia clinic for seniors Thursday, September 26. Read the full article → from Flu and Pneumonia clinic this Thursday
The Southborough Board of Health is taking on a new concern: gun safety. The board says they’re approaching the matter from a public health perspective, not a political one. Read the full article → from MWDN: Southborough Board of Health to look at gun safety
The Southborough Board of Health is sponsoring a flu clinic for seniors and town employees on Thursday, September 27. Read the full article → from Southborough seniors and town employees can get flu shots on Thursday
Earlier this summer, residents living near Chestnut Hill Farm complained to the Board of Health about a strong odor of manure coming from the farm. The board had little sympathy at the time, saying the odor was not a public health risk, but Public Health Director Paul Pisinski said recently the two sides have worked together to reach a compromise. Read the full article → from Odor issue at Chestnut Hill Farm resolved
The battle against mosquitoes continues in Southborough tonight as many of the town’s schools, athletic fields and playgrounds are scheduled to be sprayed with insecticide in an effort to reduce the risk of mosquito-borne diseases including EEE and West Nile. Read the full article → from Southborough schools, athletic fields, and playgrounds to be sprayed for mosquitoes tonight
We’ve talked about a wide range of topics here on My Southborough, but I don’t believe dog poop has ever been among them. That all changes today. Read the full article → from Board of Health: Dog poop doesn’t belong in a storm drain
The Central Mass Mosquito Control Project just released its list of spray areas for this evening, and a number of Southborough streets are on the list. Read the full article → from Mosquito spraying in Southborough tonight
Southborough’s Board of Health voted today to suspend outdoor activities and close town facilities between 6:00 pm and 6:00 am, effectively immediately. The vote, which comes on the heels of similar decisions in neighboring towns, is a response to the heightened risk of mosquito-borne illness like West Nile and EEE in our area. Read the full article → from Breaking news: Southborough suspends outdoor activities due to mosquito threat (UPDATED)
With the threat level for mosquito-borne illness now at “high” in Southborough and the surrounding area, many neighboring towns have made the decision to cancel evening activities. Southborough seems likely to follow suit. Read the full article → from Area towns canceling evening activities. Will Southborough do the same?
A reminder to those of you in the Newton Street area that the Central Mass Mosquito Control Project will spray insecticide this evening after mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus were found last week. Read the full article → from Reminder: Mosquito spraying tonight in Southborough
The Central Mass Mosquito Control Project announced today mosquitoes infected with the West Nile virus were found in Southborough. The virus was detected in mosquitoes trapped on Newton Street on August 28. No cases of human infection in Southborough have been reported. Read the full article → from Breaking news: Mosquitoes infected with West Nile have been found in Southborough
State health officials yesterday bumped up the threat level for mosquito-borne-illness in our area after mammal-biting mosquitoes infected with the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus were found in Westborough. Read the full article → from Threat level for EEE in Southborough raised to “moderate”
Back in June there was some discussion on this blog about a “horrific” smell in the area of Route 30 on the west end of town. At the time I couldn’t track down the source, but I’m wondering if an article in today’s Metrowest Daily News offers a clue. Read the full article → from MWDN: Southborough board not sympathetic to manure complaints
The Central Mass Mosquito Control Project announced today that the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus was found in mosquitoes in Westborough. The West Nile virus was found in mosquitoes in Shrewsbury and also in Tewksbury. Read the full article → from EEE found in mosquitoes in Westborough; West Nile in Shrewsbury