SOUTHBOROUGH LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS, MA

Southborough - Chris and Melinda Shanahan met while working together for an ambulance company. They married in June of 2009 with nothing but dreams and hopes for a healthy and prosperous life together. Melinda began nursing school while Chris worked three jobs to make ends meet: full-time as a firefighter for the Southborough Fire Department, part-time for Medstar Ambulance in Worcester and per diem for the Holden Fire Department.

Southborough - The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) this past week confirmed the finding of EEE and the West Nile Virus infected mosquitoes...

Southborough – Attention walkers: if you haven's already heard about and visited the Breakneck Hill conservation land then you don's know what you'se missing. Located on Breakneck Hill Road in Southborough, the parcel of land is particularly well-known for the Belted Galloway cows that graze there during spring through autumn. But, it also has walking paths with very lovely views – just right for a morning or afternoon walk to enjoy the sound of nature.

Southborough – Southborough Summer Nights will bring together an evening of entertainment and family fun. This year will mark the ninth anniversary of the...

Southborough - Enjoy a perfect day of ballet fun for the budding dancers and story lovers in your family Thursday, Aug. 2, at 2:30...

Southborough - The Southborough Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) is issuing a warning to residents to take steps to protect themselves against mosquito-borne viruses. A growing...

Southborough - (l to r) Adeline Tomaino, 5, her brother, Nathaniel, 4, and Rachel Elbirt, 4, lead the annual Fourth of July Parade, held...

Southborough - The Southborough Open Land Foundation (SOLF) invites the public to join husband and wife team, Barbara Volke and Stephen Moore, president of the Massachusetts Butterfly Club, for a butterfly walk at the Elaine and Philip Beals Preserve Sunday, July 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event marks the second butterfly walk hosted by the SOLF. Visitors will have the opportunity to spot a variety of butterflies, or "dancing flowers"; among them, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Viceroys, Monarch, Long-Dash Skipper or Appalachian Brown butterflies.

Southborough - Visitors to the Southborough Library have the unique opportunity to view a piece of town history - the original copy of the Declaration of Independence that was sent to Rev. Nathan Stone (minister at the Meeting House in Southborough, which was located on the site of the current Pilgrim Church) to read to his parishioners in July of 1776. According to Bob Elliott, a member of the Southborough Historical Society and a re-enactor, this copy of the Declaration of Independence is monumental. The head of each congregation was sent a copy with this order (as stated on the bottom of the document): "That the Declaration of Independence be printed; and a copy sent to the Ministers of each Parish, of every Denomination with in this State; and that they severally be required to read the same to their respective congregations, as soon as divine service is ended, in the afternoon, on the first Lord's Day after they have received it."

By Sue Wambolt, Contributing Writer   Northborough/Southborough - The Southborough and Northborough Rotary Clubs will be participating in the Rotary International Student Exchange program, sponsoring a...

Southborough - The Southborough Library's INSIDE STORY speaker series presents Joseph K. Nunes, Administrative Executive Director of Southboro Medical Group (SMG) and a member...

Region – The first official day of summer has brought extreme heat and humidity to the region. The city of Marlborough has set up three cooling center for residents searching for relief from the oppressive weather. The centers are located at - Marlborough Police Station Lobby - 355 Bolton St.; Marlborough Council on Aging Auditorium - 250 Main St.; and the Marlborough Hospital- UMass -157 Union St. cafeteria until 7 p.m. and lobby until 8 p.m.

Westborough - The towns of Westborough and Southborough will be holding a public auction on Saturday, June 30 starting at 10:00 a.m. at the...

By Sue Wambolt, Contributing Writer Southborough - Flag waving residents lined the train tracks at the Southborough train station June 13 in anticipation of the...

Southborough - Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT) recently teamed up with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to build a new trail over...

Southborough - Meme Luttrell began dancing at age five when her mother, Terre Burke, was talked into teaching ballet to the neighborhood children. In 1966, Burke founded the Acton School of Ballet at the Minuteman Building on Windsor Avenue in Acton. The school is still in existence. Luttrell's love for dancing has not waned over the years. Instead, it has become an integral part of her life, offering her a refuge from the chaos of every day.

Southborough - At 92, Alice Cavanaugh does not miss a beat. Her busy calendar, which includes working at the Southborough Senior Center (at the front desk), running the Senior Center store, singing with the Southborough Singers and playing cards every Tuesday afternoon rivals that of someone half her age. On Wednesdays, her only day off, Alice does not slow down. Rather, she visits one of her sisters, does her hair, or prices items for the Senior Center store.

Southborough - Spring is here and the Belted Galloways are back in the fields on Breakneck Hill Road. There is a new, rare addition to the group, a red Beltie calf - born to two black parents who must have each been carrying a red gene. The cows enjoy grazing along the grassy rolling hills and amongst the apple trees, basking in the sun and feasting on the lush grass. Chris Molinaro, vice president of the Breakneck Hill Cow Fund, and caretaker of the Belties, applies liquid bug repellant to the cows - a new formula which turns purple when applied. Molinaro said that the repellant is "super helpful" and lets him see which cows he has covered and which he has missed.

Southborough - On May 20, an army of volunteers gathered at the Southborough Senior Center to collect, sort and box care package donations for the troops in Afghanistan. Under the direction of Southborough resident Lisa Braccio,

Southborough – When Hannah Grimm, of Southborough, recently celebrated her 10th birthday, she gathered with friends, enjoyed cake and ice cream, but instead of untying ribbons and bows and tearing off colorful wrapping paper, she gathered donations from her guests for The Smiling Kids, Inc.