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Northborough/Southborough Newsletter

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

Regional School Committee gets first look at ARHS athletic complex project

A roughly $7 million improvement project may be coming to Algonquin Regional High School athletic fields next year.
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...

Finalists named for Northborough town administrator

Three finalists have been named in the search for the next Northborough town administrator. They will be interviewed Nov. 15.

Algonquin Regional graduates 338

By Jeff Slovin, Contributing Writer Northborough - The 338 seniors from the Algonquin Regional High School class of 2020 graduated during a special socially-distance ceremony...
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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...

Algonquin junior places fourth at national wrestling tournament 

Rafael Knapp strung together a series of upsets on his way to a fourth place finish at the Virginia Beach-based tournament on March 27.
NJWC members Amy Walton and member Ruth Reeve packing meals for the Northborough Community Meals program.

Northborough Community Meals program needs funding to continue

By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer Northborough - Trinity Church located at 23 Main Street, has long been the host of the Wednesday evening Community Meals....
A public health worker helps prepare vaccines at the collaborative vaccination clinic that ran in Westborough with support from six other communities this spring. Northborough, Southborough, and Westborough are leading the region in COVID-19 vaccinations.

Northborough, Southborough, Westborough lead region in vaccination metrics

By Stuart Foster, Contributing Writer REGION – Northborough, Southborough and Westborough are exceeding the state average for COVID-19 vaccinations by wide margins, data shows.  That is...

STERIS, Northborough Planning Board case dismissed

STERIS Corp.’s appeal of the Northborough Planning Board’s permit denial, which has been before state Land Court, has been dismissed.

More contested races emerge as Northborough finalizes municipal ballot

Nearly every race in Northborough annual town election on May 10 is now contested. This is according to Town Clerk filings.
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Save the dates for Northborough’s Applefest: Sept. 17 to 19

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer NORTHBOROUGH – The state’s COVID-19 reopening prompted plans for the return of nearly all of Northborough’s Applefest traditional events....
A scoreboard bearing the now retired “Tomahawk” name towers over an Algonquin ballfield. (Photo/Dakota Antelman)

Committee hears options for new Algonquin mascot

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...
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Northborough & Southborough School Committees support District’s 4-day in-person learning model

By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer Northborough/Southborough - The Northborough and Southborough K-8 School Committees unanimously voted on Feb. 11 to support Superintendent Greg Martineau’s plan to...

STERIS Corp. appeals Northborough Planning Board’s permit denial

By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter NORTHBOROUGH - STERIS Corp. has filed an appeal after the Northborough Planning Board denied its site plan and groundwater...

Boros Cares 4 Troops to display Northborough Hometown Heroes banners

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer Northborough – Plans are underway to publicly honor Northborough’s service members of the U.S. Armed Forces. The honorees can...
The Southborough Police Station is located on Cordaville Road. Photo/Laura Hayes

Police scuffle in Southborough Walgreens following stolen credit card report

Steve Raymond, of Brockton, has been charged with two counts of both credit card and identity fraud, among other charges.

Post 234 looking for new members

Post 234 was originally chartered in 1919 and has been part of the Northborough community for over 100 years.

Northborough to consider purchasing Whitney St. property

The Select Board will hold a hearing to consider exercising the town’s right of first refusal to purchase a property at 432 Whitney Street.
One of Ted Rolfe’s Northborough baseball teams poses for a team photo. Photo/Courtesy Ken Giardina

Ted Rolfe made memories as a beloved baseball coach

By Nick Abramo, Sports Columnist NORTHBOROUGH - Ted Rolfe’s most famous pupils were about as far apart on the personality spectrum as you can get...

Southborough fire captain appointed as West Boylston fire chief

A longtime Southborough firefighter will soon leave the department for a new role in West Boylston as the town’s fire chief.