Northborough/Southborough Newsletter

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer NORTHBOROUGH – Producer, director and actor Josh Telepman secured a unique venue to present a Pulitzer Prize-winning play. The...

By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter NORTHBOROUGH/SOUTHBOROUGH — From the Eagles to the Coyotes, a committee recently heard several options for a new Algonquin Regional...

By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter NORTHBOROUGH — Planning Board Chair Kerri Martinek recently suggested a moratorium for warehousing, trucking and distribution in Northborough “until...

By Nick Abramo, Sports Columnist SOUTHBOROUGH/HUDSON - A chance conversation at a Hudson bar in the early 1970s led a dad to start his young...

By Normand Corbin, Northborough History Columnist NORTHBOROUGH - The Northborough Bank was enacted by the Massachusetts Legislature and signed by the Governor on March 28,...

NORTHBOROUGH - A Community Advocate photographer recently snapped a unique photo of a chipmunk with his head buried in his front paws.  “ looked like...

Christopher Deacetis appointed to Earthwork Board By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter NORTHBOROUGH — New faces are coming to Northborough committees. The Northborough Planning Board appointed...

By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter NORTHBOROUGH — Northborough Town Administrator John Coderre shared the challenges of filling town positions with the town’s Diversity and...

By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter NORTHBOROUGH — Dawn Rand was 19 when she began her career in local government.  She took a civics course while...

By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer NORTHBOROUGH - The saying “home is where the heart is” takes on new meaning for Northborough resident Leslie Harrison.  Her commitment...

By Susan Gonsalves, Contributing Writer SOUTHBOROUGH – Selectmen recently voted to have town counsel instruct the Historical Commission to stop using certain documents related to...

By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter NORTHBOROUGH — When the Friend Fridge located at 37 Pierce St. needed a new refrigerator, the community stepped up. In...

By Susan Gonsalves, Contributing Writer SOUTHBOROUGH – The Southborough Police Department will soon replace two Motorola portable radios thanks to a state grant, according to...

By Kevin Stone, Contributing Writer NORTHBOROUGH - Just a few short years ago, the Northborough Post 234 American Legion team was considered an afterthought in...

SOUTHBOROUGH - Drone photography recently caught the campus of the St. Mark’s School and the surrounding Southborough landscape shining in brilliant color. Ongoing construction...

By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter NORTHBOROUGH — Police in Northborough recently arrested two men who now face charges after they allegedly stole nearly $14,000...

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 — Some of the members of Northborough’s Design Review Committee called for the removal of their fellow committee member, Lisa Maselli, following a...

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer SOUTHBOROUGH – Children’s Librarian Kim Ivers, aka Miss Kim, is currently spending much of her work time this summer...

By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter NORTHBOROUGH — Developers are hoping to build single-family homes on an approximately four-acre peninsula on Bartlett Pond. They’re also proposing...