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Northborough/Southborough Newsletter

List of posts to be included in the Northborough/Southborough newsletter email.

Algonquin girls tennis beats Beverly in playoff opener

The Algonquin girls tennis team marched to a playoff win on Friday, defeating Beverly by a score of 4-1 in the preliminary round.

Algonquin girls hockey beats Medfield, qualifies for state championship with OT win

The Algonquin girls hockey team is headed to a state championship game after a batch of late-game heroics against Medfield on Monday night. 

Plans call for expansion at Bearfoot Road warehouse in Northborough

The Northborough Planning Board got a first look last month at plans to add two additions to a warehouse building at 100 Bearfoot Road.

Algonquin girls soccer team falls to Hingham in finals

The fourth-seeded Algonquin Regional High School girls soccer team fell to second-seeded Hingham by a score of 1-0.
An Algonquin player charges forward during a game in the Fall II sports season earlier this year. Photo/Jeff Slovin

‘A tough pill to swallow’: Algonquin football left out of MIAA playoffs

By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor NORTHBOROUGH/SOUTHBOROUGH - Algonquin football finished its regular season with a 6-2 record.  When playoff seeding came out, though, the team was...

Northborough company wants to increase its storage of flammable materials

Aspen Aerogels is seeking to increase its on-site storage of flammable and combustible liquids, flammable gases ...

Traditional summer baseball continues in the region

By Jeff Slovin, Contributing Writer Northborough - Despite the pandemic, traditional summer baseball continues throughout the region.  On Friday evening, July 24, Northborough and Shrewsbury battled...

Southborough forms pocket park working group

By Susan Gonsalves, Contributing Writer SOUTHBOROUGH – A working group to develop Southborough's planned St. Mark’s Street pocket park will be composed of seven at-large members...

Community gets a ‘Taste of Northborough’

Some of Northborough’s restaurants, caterers, and businesses gathered in one location on Oct. 28 for the Taste of Northborough.

White Cliffs developer presents plans to selectmen

The proposed developers of an intergenerational housing project on the White Cliffs property brought their plans before the Board of Selectmen on March 13.

‘He will be missed’: Northborough remembers Chief Hutchins

By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter NORTHBOROUGH — Town leaders remembered former Northborough Police Chief Kenneth Hutchins during a Board of Selectmen meeting July 19.  “I...

Northborough firefighters rescue woman, dog stuck in ice

The Northborough Fire Department rescued a woman and her dog who were trapped in the mud and ice at Carney Park.
Runners begin the Applefest 5K Road Race at Melican Middle School.

Applefest 5K run/walk returns to Northborough roads

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer NORTHBOROUGH – Nearly 300 runners and walkers registered to support the annual Applefest 5K Road Race on Sept. 18....

Ryan Newell named Southborough Police Chief

Ryan Newell, who served as acting chief, has been appointed chief of the Southborough Police Department by the Select Board on Aug. 30.
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Northborough Community Yard Sale set for June 25

The Northborough Recreation Department is inviting residents to come to its Community Yard Sale later this month. 
A Community Advocate photographer recently snapped a unique photo of a chipmunk with his head buried in his front paws. “[He] looked like he was having a bad day,” Cheryl Arsenault joked. “Maybe [he’s] sick of all this COVID talk.”

‘Chipmunk having a bad day’

NORTHBOROUGH - A Community Advocate photographer recently snapped a unique photo of a chipmunk with his head buried in his front paws.  “ looked like...
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Northborough’s latest COVID-19 update, impact on town services

An increase in cases was expected after the holiday week, but Northborough didn’t see the spike it did after Thanksgiving.

Southborough Town Meeting to vote on $300,000 grant for St. Mark’s Clock Tower

By Stuart Foster, Contributing Writer SOUTHBOROUGH - Southborough residents will vote on whether to award a $300,000 grant for the renovation of the St. Mark’s...

Algonquin rugby advances to finals

On Thursday afternoon, the top-seeded Algonquin Titans boys’ rugby team defeated the No. 4 Catholic Memorial Knights by a score of 28-26, advancing to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state championship game.
Southborough Summer Nights culminates with fireworks for the first time since 2018.

Southborough Summer Nights features food, music and fireworks

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer SOUTHBOROUGH – Southborough residents and visitors were visibly happy to gather Aug. 28 for the 17th Summer Nights event...