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Northborough/Southborough Newsletter

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

Northborough

Northborough schools lay out $26.9 million preliminary budget

NORTHBOROUGH – Superintendent Gregory Martineau presented a preliminary budget of $26.9 million to the Northborough School Committee during their Dec. 2 meeting.   It called for...

Police hold ‘stuff-a-cruiser’ drive at Northborough Walmart

NORTHBOROUGH - Representatives of the UMass Medical School Police Department set up shop in Northborough, Dec. 4 for a "stuff-a-cruiser" donation drive to benefit...

Santa returns to Southborough via helicopter

SOUTHBOROUGH – Families flocked to St. Mark’s School field on Dec. 4 for the return of a spectacular sight at Southborough’s 44th annual Santa...

Northborough builds path to help kids get to Peaslee swings

NORTHBOROUGH – All of the playgrounds at Northborough schools will now be equally accessible after the school district helped build a ramp to a...

Southborough Select Board approved cutting six trees along Marlborough Road 

By Susan Gonsalves, Contributing Writer SOUTHBOROUGH – Following a lengthy discussion, the Southborough Select Board agreed last month to cut down six of nine trees that...

Northborough celebrates holidays with expanded ‘Light up Northborough’ event

NORTHBOROUGH - Hundreds of Northborough community members filled Blake Street on Dec. 4 for this year’s “Light Up Northborough” event. After a virtual tree lighting...

Southborough native participates in skating fundraiser to fight cancer

SOUTHBOROUGH – Southborough's Caroline Depietri has been preparing to be a featured skater at the Skating Club of Boston’s “A Night of Stars” event. That...

New Algonquin mascot options narrowed to five 

NORTHBOROUGH/SOUTHBOROUGH – The list of new Algonquin Regional High School mascots has been narrowed to five options – the Eagles, Falcons, Nor’Easters, Thunder and...

Northborough-Southborough youth football players earn spots on all-star teams

NORTHBOROUGH/SOUTHBOROUGH - Four area youth football players will soon head to Florida to compete in a national tournament there as members of their respective...

‘Light Up Northborough’ will include first annual menorah lighting, Dec. 4

NORTHBOROUGH – A menorah will be lit during this year’s “Light Up Northborough” event on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 4:30 p.m. on Blake Street...

Juniper Hill Golf Course celebrates success of Turkey Day fundraiser

NORTHBOROUGH - Juniper Hill Golf Course recently raised $2,341 in cash, checks and supermarket gift cards to be donated to a variety of local...
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Southborough Select Board continues to debate request to hire fifth dispatcher

By Susan Gonsalves, Contributing Writer SOUTHBOROUGH – A majority of Southborough Select Board members are not comfortable hiring a fifth full-time dispatcher mid-year as requested by...
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Southborough adopts single tax rate of $16.28

By Susan Gonsalves, Contributing Writer SOUTHBOROUGH – The average residential tax bill in Southborough will rise by $523, equivalent to  4.89 percent, following a vote...

Southborough marks 15th annual Gobble Wobble run/walk

SOUTHBOROUGH – After being held virtually last year, the 15th annual Gobble Wobble 5K race and two-mile walk returned to Southborough roads on Thanksgiving...

Northborough Selectmen approve truck exclusions on Maple St., Ridge Rd.

NORTHBOROUGH – Trucks will no longer be able to drive on Maple Street and Ridge Road after the Northborough Board of Selectmen approved a...
Algonquin Regional HIgh School (ARHS)

Northborough/Southborough school official recommends no flexible masking before Jan. 15

NORTHBOROUGH/SOUTHBOROUGH – The Algonquin Regional High School school community may continue to mask at least until January following a recent recommendation by district staff.  This...
Esther Valverde Collado leads BINGO at a new world language class Neary. (Photo/Laura Hayes)

Southborough’s Neary school launches new world languages program

SOUTHBOROUGH – Joy Head’s fourth grade classroom at Margaret A. Neary School was filled with excitement on a recent Tuesday afternoon.  The students were playing...
Northborough

Northborough adopts single tax rate of $16.49

NORTHBOROUGH – The Northborough Board of Selectmen unanimously approved a single tax rate of $16.49 for Fiscal Year 2022 during their Nov. 22 meeting. This...

Northborough considers building ADA accessible trail at Senior Center

NORTHBOROUGH – Northborough Town committees are proposing a number of trail related projects, which could be funded through the Community Preservation Committee.  The list of...
Southborough buses line up, parked at Solomon Pond Mall. The district’s bus provider has an app for parents to track their child’s bus.

Northborough, Southborough schools roll out bus-tracking app

NORTHBOROUGH/SOUTHBOROUGH – The Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough has launched an application where parents can track their child’s bus.  The app, entitled “Where is...