It’s a good bet you’ve heard about this one already, but on the off-chance you haven’t … Last Saturday Southborough residents Lauren Richey and Scott Miller got married on a commuter rail train traveling between Southborough and Wellesley. The two met while commuting on the train in 2005. Here’s a roundup of the coverage. Next Read the full article → from Probably Southborough’s most unique wedding ever
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Care package drive for the troops this weekend
Since August 2005 more than 4,000 boxes have been sent to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, all with the same return address: Southborough, MA. The boxes, care packages containing granola bars, beef jerky, playing cards, and other “touches and tastes” of home, weighed in at over at 75,000 pounds total, and were collected over the Read the full article → from Care package drive for the troops this weekend
Help Team Shaffer (and NECC) meet their goal
The Shaffer family of Southborough has a very personal reason for wanting to support the New England Center for Children — son Harrison, who has autism, is a student there. The Shaffers are giving back to NECC by participating in Saturday’s Walk/Run for Autism, and you can help them reach their goal. Last year team Read the full article → from Help Team Shaffer (and NECC) meet their goal
First solo show for Southborough collage artist
There will be no shortage of art in Southborough this weekend, but one Southborough artist will have her sights set a bit farther out of town. Collage artist Kathleen (Kay) Hendrick will celebrate her first solo show at The Gallery at Second Stage Studio, in Cumberland, Rhode Island. You might have seen some of Hendrick’s Read the full article → from First solo show for Southborough collage artist
Documentary follows Southborough’s Luis Tiant to Cuba
Red Sox great Luis Tiant is a long way from home. Born in Cuba, Tiant left the island in 1961 at age 20. After 19 seasons in the Major Leagues, including 8 with the Red Sox (1971-1978), he retired and now lives in Southborough. A new documentary produced by Kris Meyer and the Farrelly brothers Read the full article → from Documentary follows Southborough’s Luis Tiant to Cuba
Kidnapped ship captain has Southborough connection
You’ve no doubt heard that ship captain Richard Phillips, a native of Winchester, was kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Somalia and remains captive at sea in an out-of-fuel lifeboat. Turns out his younger sister, Patty Howard, lives in Southborough. Howard told the Boston Globe that friends and family are gathered at her home Read the full article → from Kidnapped ship captain has Southborough connection
Estate planning seminar
Southborough attorney Susan Grinblatas will present an estate planning seminar in the Southborough Library Meeting Room on Wednesday evening at 7:00 pm. Topics to be covered include: Wills Trusts Guardianship for Minor Children Durable Power of Attorney Advance Directive (“Living Will”) Health Care Proxy HIPPA Release Form Homestead Declaration Read the full article → from Estate planning seminar
The man behind the Buffalo Soldier exhibit
“I was there when the Army was segregated, and I was there when the Army was integrated. The second was definitely better.” Southborough resident Pete DePina spent ten years in the Army in the 1950’s. Decades later he started a collection of Buffalo Soldiers memorabilia that now fills the Southborough Historical Museum, and then some. Read the full article → from The man behind the Buffalo Soldier exhibit
Southborough’s own Cindy Lou Who
Looking for something fun to do with your kids during school vacation next week? How about a matinee of Wheelock Family Theatre’s production of Seussical the Musical featuring 10-year-old Lexi Ryan from Southborough as the iconic Cindy Lou Who. Earlier this season, Lexi, a student at Neary, played the Ghost of Christmas Past in The Read the full article → from Southborough’s own Cindy Lou Who
Madoff scandal hits close to home
The talk has been all about the high-profile investors: Kevin Bacon, John Malkovich, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Sandy Koufax. But once you get past the big guys on the list of potential Madoff victims, you’ll find a couple of names from Southborough. A complete list of Madoff investors was released recently as part of Read the full article → from Madoff scandal hits close to home
Southborough resident finishes the race
Here’s the report from Southborough resident Bruce Ledoux who you might remember competed in the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona race this weekend: 24 hours. 572 laps. New radiator, engine mount, water pump and half-shaft. Lots of tires. Not much sleep. We wouldn’t have it any other way. According to his wife Linda, Bruce and Read the full article → from Southborough resident finishes the race
Marlboro Road water dispute drags on
The water woes on Marlboro Road will continue for a while longer. At a public hearing last month, the Board of Selectmen asked longtime Marlboro Road resident Stephen Stanechewski to work with his neighbors and the DPW to find ways to curb the flow of water from his property onto the roadway. When the water Read the full article → from Marlboro Road water dispute drags on
Southborough kid plays Ghost of Christmas Past
Catching a performance of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol is a holiday tradition for many. If you plan on taking in one of the performances this weekend at Worcester’s newly renovated The Hanover Theatre, pay special attention to the Ghost of Christmas Past played by 10-year-old Southborough resident Lexi Ryan. The young Lexi Read the full article → from Southborough kid plays Ghost of Christmas Past
Southborough resident honored by the American Cancer Society
Volunteer Mary Lou Woodford (left) and Tracy Battaglia (right), a member of the American Cancer Society’s New England Division Board of Directors. (via the Community Advocate) Southborough resident Mary Lou Woodford recently received a volunteer award from the American Cancer Society. Woodford is the director of the Women’s Health Network at the Department of Public Read the full article → from Southborough resident honored by the American Cancer Society