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5 injured in crash on Route 9 in Southborough
SOUTHBOROUGH - A two-car crash in Southborough sent at least five people to the hospital on Monday with injuries ranging from moderate to serious,...
UPDATE: Truck crash blocks Route 9 in Westborough
A large truck flipped onto its side on Monday afternoon in Westborough, spilling debris across Route 9 near the Southborough town-line.
School officials describe COVID-19 ‘outbreak’ at Southborough’s Neary school
By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter
SOUTHBOROUGH – An “outbreak” of COVID-19 recently prompted 23 individual cases in fifth grade classes at Margaret A. Neary...
School Committee Vice Chair says residents don’t feel heard in ARHS mascot selection process
By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter
NORTHBOROUGH/SOUTHBOROUGH - Northborough Southborough Regional School Committee Vice Chair Daniel Kolenda noted at a Sept. 14 meeting that some residents...
An open letter to the Northborough/Southborough Regional School Committee
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following message was sent to the Northborough/Southborough Regional School Committee on Aug. 18 in response to recent discussions about changing Algonquin...
High school scoreboard: Power rankings bring good news for area teams as winter season...
REGION - A handful of area basketball and hockey teams celebrated favorable rankings this past week through the state’s new power ranking system.
Weighing win-loss...
UPDATE: State police, FBI ‘monitoring the situation’ after cluster of school threats, superintendent says
UPDATE: This story has been updated to note that the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has been in touch with the State Police,...
The holiday spirit shines – brightly – in Southborough neighborhood
By Bonnie Adams, Managing Editor
Southborough - Growing up in Somerville, John Mansfield’s family always decorated the outside of their house for Christmas. So when...
Car flips, hits utility pole in Southborough crash
A car struck a utility pole before coming to a rest upside down on Parmenter Road in Southborough on Friday afternoon.
Southborough Rotary Club will hold Food Truck Festival for four weeks
The Rotary Club of Southborough will hold its Food Truck Festival for three consecutive Wednesdays over the coming weeks.
MidWach League announces 2021 fall all stars
REGION - Well over 100 local high school athletes were recently recognized with all star honors as the MidWach League released its finalized fall...
One person hospitalized following three-car crash in Southborough
One person was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after a three-car crash in Southborough on Thursday morning.
UPDATE: Westborough, Southborough fire departments join response to fire in Hopkinton
Fire personnel from multiple area communities were in Hopkinton on Saturday morning tending to a house fire there.
Algonquin mascot study group recommends retiring the Tomahawk
By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer
NORTHBOROUGH/SOUTHBOROUGH - Algonquin Regional High School's (ARHS) sixteen member Mascot Study Group recommended the retirement of the “Tomahawk” mascot at a...
Southborough official asks to halt Marlborough Road project
By Susan Gonsalves, Contributing Writer
SOUTHBOROUGH – Southborough’s Historical Commission chair called upon the Select Board on Nov. 16 to halt plans to relocate the...
Paulhus out as Southborough Police Chief
Kenneth Paulhus is officially no longer Southborough’s Police Chief, leaving the job after being placed on leave earlier this year.
Massive copper beech tree thriving in Southborough
Southborough - Copper beech trees are worth talking about. One planted at Tufts University sometime between 1855 and 1860 made the news when it was taken down after being struck by lightening in 2015.
Weather phenomenon rolls dense pollen cloud across region
A drop in temperatures across the region brought with it a particularly dense cloud of pollen on Tuesday, rolling across area communities.
Town of Southborough expresses appreciation to Assabet Valley students
By Cindy Zomar, Contributing Writer
Southborough - Karen Galligan, director of the Southborough Department of Public Works, knew exactly who to call when she needed...
Preservation work continues on Southborough’s historic Burnett-Garfield House
Southborough – Since the approval of a $970,000 preservation restriction on the Burnett-Garfield House in April 2016, crews have been working on the 84 Main St. estate, preserving it to its original 19th-century splendor. Owner Jon Delli Priscoli plans to transform the main house into a boutique bed and breakfast and restore the original St. Mark’s chapel, which he hopes to use for weddings and other services in the future.