Heading into Boston to celebrate First Night on Wednesday? A late train has been added to schedule, so you can stay for the fireworks and still make it home on the commuter rail. The last train on the Framingham/Worcester line is scheduled to leave South Station at 1:00 am and will make all stops, including Read the full article → from Late train for First Night revelers
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Undecking the halls: Boy Scouts offer tree removal
Packing away the ornaments and unstringing the lights is your job, but get your tree to the curb and the Boy Scouts will do the rest. The Scouts will pick up trees on the next two Saturdays – January 3rd and 10th. You can make an appointment by sending email to troop1trees@gmail.com. Include your name, Read the full article → from Undecking the halls: Boy Scouts offer tree removal
Happy Holidays
I’ll be enjoying time with my family this holiday, so no new posts until Monday. However you celebrate this time of year, I wish you much peace and joy. Happy Holidays and thanks for reading the My Southborough blog! (And don’t forget, St. Mark’s is open for ice skating this weekend. Click here for the Read the full article → from Happy Holidays
How you can help: Southborough Food Bank
Students from the McAuliffe school sort donations at the Southborough Food Pantry last week. (Photo by Linda Shaffer) (This is the latest in a series of posts about ways you can help those in need this holiday season.) The Boy Scouts do it. A group from the McAuliffe school in Framingham just did it. And Read the full article → from How you can help: Southborough Food Bank
Fire Department delivers toys
Members of the Southborough Fire Department had the chance to play Santa Claus last week when they delivered three truck-loads of toys for local families in need. The toys were donated by the Southborough community as part of an annual giving program. Toys were delivered to the Framingham Salvation Army, Southborough Youth & Family Read the full article → from Fire Department delivers toys
How you can help: The gift of custom photography
(This is the latest in a series of posts about ways you can help those in need this holiday season.) During the holidays we’re used to donating toys and food, clothing and gift cards. But here’s your chance to give one deserving family something that will last a lifetime: preserved memories. Southborough photographer Nancy Gould Read the full article → from How you can help: The gift of custom photography
How you can help: Toy donation at the Fire Station
Colin Hartnett, with his brother Dustin and sister Grace, drop off toys at the Southborough Fire Department. (Photo courtesy of the Southborough Fire Department) (This is the latest in a series of posts about ways you can help those in need this holiday season.) All 8-year-old Colin Hartnett wanted for Christmas was toys. Sounds pretty Read the full article → from How you can help: Toy donation at the Fire Station
How you can help: Holiday Giving Program
(This is the first in a series of posts about ways you can help those in need this holiday season.) “It’s hard to be a kid who needs in Southborough.” That from a woman who should know. As director of Southborough Youth & Family Services, Laurie Sugarman-Whittier has worked closely with Southborough kids and families Read the full article → from How you can help: Holiday Giving Program
Images of Christmas past
The Southborough Historical Museum has permanent collections on the town’s past, and this month they’ve added a few holiday exhibits. You’ll find not only artifacts from Christmases past, but gifts and trinkets for Christmas present. The museum is typically open on Monday and Tuesday mornings 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, and Wednesday evenings 6:30 – Read the full article → from Images of Christmas past
Drop & shop this weekend
Sure there’s Internet shopping, but sometimes you just need to pound the pavement. If you have some holiday errands to do this weekend and you’d like to do them without kids in tow, the Recreation Department can help. For $25 per child (and $20 for each additional sibling), you can drop your kid off at Read the full article → from Drop & shop this weekend
Santa arrives in Southborough: Photos from Santa Day
Did you make it out to see Santa on Saturday? I don’t know what the official attendance was, but jolly old St. Nick had no shortage of adoring fans when he arrived in dramatic fashion on St. Mark’s lawn. In the shot below, the crowds were just beginning to gather to await his arrival. The Read the full article → from Santa arrives in Southborough: Photos from Santa Day
Let the holidays in Southborough begin!
It’s a big weekend in town. Santa arrives, and the opportunities for holiday shopping seem endless. Most of the action takes place downtown, but there are some outliers not to be missed. Here’s a roundup. 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Annual Holiday Kids Shop (Woodward): Sponsored by Boy Scouts Troop 92, the Kids Shop is Read the full article → from Let the holidays in Southborough begin!
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa poses with his elves at last year’s Santa Day. (Photo submitted by Clare Carreras) Santa arrives by his traditional means — that being a helicopter, of course — this Saturday at noon at the corner of Rtes 30 and 85. He’ll then head to the Community House to hear the wishes of the littlest Read the full article → from Santa Claus is coming to town
Toy donation at the Fire Department
The Southborough Fire Department is sponsoring a toy drive this holiday season. Drop off new, unwrapped toys at the Fire Department now through December 17th. Toys will be distributed to families in need through Southborough Youth and Family Services and the Framingham Salvation Army. Read the full article → from Toy donation at the Fire Department