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August 6, - September 12, 2009

September 12, 2009 - Saturday is a soggy day.

September 12, 2009 - The U-9 Southboro Strikers get the ball against the Sudbury Shakers this afternoon.

September 12, 2009 - The Southborough Scorpions U-10 take on the Belmont Mayhems.

September 12, 2009 - Click here for Southborough Art Center activities.

September 12, 2009 - Members of the Algonquin Ski Team were up early to wash cars today at the Southborough DPW.  They held the fundraiser to help with costs for equipment and trips.  Their annual Ski sale will be coming up in early November.

September 11, 2009 -  Here is the schedule for the Southborough Ladder Truck Committee's presentation for a new vehicle to replace the out of commission Ladder 26.  It can be seen on Southborough Cable television which can be found on Verizon channel or Charter.

The Railroad
House Band that will be playing from 12:00 to 4:00 on Sunday, September
27th at the Beals Preserve Celebration.
Their website is www.railroadhouseband.com 

"Not strictly a Bluegrass band, we play a range of material that is
Bluegrass based; but pulls in Jazz, Country, Rock, and Blues, and it
doesn't stop there. We're just playing tunes we like, and having a
blast doing it!  We have six pieces in the band, and are playing
instruments typically used in a Bluegrass configuration. Most of our
tunes feature 2, 3, or 4-part vocal harmonies."
 

The Beals’ Preserve is located “down the Lane” on the south side of Main St opposite Chestnut Hill Rd.

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITES: Noon to 5pm

          •        NOON - Arrive, picnicking

          •        12:30 – Ribbon cutting/dedication

          •        1:00 – Animal Adventures Presentation

          •        1:00 - Trail walk with naturalist Peter Alden

          •        1:00 - 4:00 Gordon Morrison, illustrator, at pond

          •        2:00 – Trail walk with naturalist Jeff Collins

          •        2:30 - Trail walk with naturalist Peter Alden

          •        4:00 – Book signing - Gordon, Peter, & Jeff

          •        4:30 – Last bids for silent auction.

ONGOING THROUGHOUT EVENT

          •        Artists Painting in the field

          •        Scarecrow display on property

          •        Silent auction

          •        Nature based scavenger hunt

          •        Lemonade & snack stand – refreshments for sale

          •        Bluegrass Music by Railroad House Band

Fifty States

September 11, 2009 - Southborough News reader Jim Holmes sent along the photo of him standing next to Oklahoma which makes it his fiftieth state that he has visited.  If you have an interesting photo of a vacation or special event send it along to editor@southboroughnews.com

Sports and Outdoor Activities

Algonquin Regional High School

Be Aware of unregistered Solicitors

On the Reverse 911 system last night, Southborough Police advised local residents about a group of young solicitors using very strong tactics.  Here is what was on the recording

Fire Log

Friday 9/4/09

10:00 ADMINISTRATIVE MEETING COMMON ST 

    C20  CHIEF MAURO

13:38 EMS CALL BOSTON RD 

    A29  FF KANE         FF RICE

    C30  FF STRONG

14:47 ALARM SYSTEM, UNINTENTIONAL JOSLIN LN 

    C20  CHIEF MAURO     FF KANE

    E22  LT SADOWSKI     FF STRONG

17:10 EMS CALL PARK CENTRAL DR 

    A29  FF RICE         FF STRONG

    C30  FF KANE

17:35 EMS CALL     

    A28  LT SADOWSKI     FF KANE

18:19 EMS CALL,EXCLUDE VEH ACC W/INJ HIGHLAND ST 

    A29  FF STRONG       FF RICE

Saturday 9/5/09

00:54 ALARM SYSTEM DUE TO MALFUNCTION MAIN ST 

    E22  LT SADOWSKI     FF STRONG

    E23  FF RICE         FF KANE

15:09 EMS CALL CORDAVILLE RD 

    A29  FF PIERCE       FF SHANAHAN

    C30  LT PELTIER

Sunday 9/6/09

17:27 SMOKE SCARE, ODOR OF SMOKE PINECONE LN 

    C30  LT SADOWSKI

20:18 EMS CALL BRIARCLIFF RD HOP

    A29  FF STRONG       FF ROACH

08:35 EMS CALL GILMORE RD 

    A29  FF PIERCE       FF AMENDOLA

    C30  LT DANO

Monday 9/7/09

14:41 EMS CALL ROUTE 495 NORTHBOUND 

    A29  FF PIERCE       FF AMENDOLA

    C30  LT DANO

17:43 COVER ASSIGNMENT OAK HILL RD ASHLAND

    E21  LT DANO         FF RICE         FF PIERCE       FF AMENDOLA

20:02 VEH ACCIDENT W/INJURIES FRAMINGHAM RD and MARLBORO RD

    A29  FF PIERCE       FF AMENDOLA

    E23  LT DANO  For more fire log click here

September 10, 2009 - For more Marlborough Labor Day photos from Southborough News photographer Chris Wraight click here.

Join the Southborough Public Library
Genealogy Club

Attend a planning meeting, Thursday, September 24

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

 

For people of all skill levels.

To sign up, please visit or call the library at 508-485-5031.

Algonquin Regional High School

TOMORROW'S EVENTS - Friday Sep. 11
Girls	JV	Volleyball	VS	Nashoba Regional H.S.	Algonquin	3:30PM
Girls	Varsity	Volleyball	VS	Nashoba Regional H.S.	Algonquin	4:30PM

Concert for ARHS Serenity Garden

Jed Marum, Folk/Celtic Singer and Songwriter to Perform at Algonquin Regional High School on Saturday night , October 3, 2009

Jed Marum will perform a concert to benefit the Algonquin Serenity Garden on Saturday night October 3 at 7PM in the Algonquin Regional High School Auditorium. Jed is a 1970 graduate of Algonquin. Jed Marum albums play regularly on Folk/Bluegrass and Celtic radio programs around the world. His music is also distributed widely on all the major MP3 services. Throughout the US each year Jed plays over 150 shows at festival, club and concert venues.

Reflected in his song writing and song selection is a keen interest in history and the passing of culture from generation to generation. Jed performs traditional songs and contemporary songs in musical style that is both Celtic and American, with strong Bluegrass roots. For more information about Jed see his website: Http://www.jedmarum.com

Tickets for the show are $10 for adults and $5 for students and children. For more information about the Serenity Garden Project and about how to purchase tickets open the following link http://www.nsboro.k12.ma.us/algonquin/courtyard/Welcome.htm.

For additional information contact Susan Halpin shalpin@nsboro.k12.ma.us

International Space Station flybys

The International Space Station is the biggest, brightest object orbiting Earth. The station's solar arrays span 240-feet from tip to tip, almost as wide as a football field. The ISS outshines Venus; only the sun and Moon are brighter. For more information click here: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html

Sept. 10    ISS 08:32:10 pm W 08:34:12pm 27° -2.0 (very bright)

Sept 11     ISS 07:21:13 pm WSW 07:23:35pm 64° -3.7 (very bright)

BRIGHTNESS: -4 (super-bright)

Southborough's very own, 
Karen Fiore will be performing with Night Shift at the Jimmy Fund 
Walk on September 13th.
The website is, www.nightshiftent.com
 

Massachusetts Police Chiefs Walk Boston Marathon route in Memory of Southborough Chief of Police Lost to Cancer

Boston Marathon^® Jimmy Fund Walk is Sept. 13

BOSTON ­–– On September 13, more than 50 police chiefs from across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will walk together on the historic course of the Boston Marathon® to raise money for cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

This year’s Walk carries a particularly important meaning for the chiefs as they will walk in honor of Chief Bill Webber, the Southborough chief of police who lost his life to pancreatic cancer in October 2008. Webber was a dedicated supporter of the Jimmy Fund for many years, walking annually since 2003, and even participating as a Virtual Walker in last September’s Walk, just a month before he passed away.

Webber was only 53 when pancreatic cancer claimed his life. He battled the disease for 18 months. His wife, Kathleen, and two children, Kevin Webber and Kathleen Barry, will walk 26.2 miles as a part of Team Police Chiefs.

“A lot of chiefs were walking before me, and a lot of chiefs will walk after me,” says team co-captain John Creighton, retired Uxbridge Chief of Police. “Coming in contact with the patients and their families, we see their hope and optimism. To be a part of that is an honor.”

The Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk has been important to the Chiefs for 21 years. Some years, the chiefs have held an across-the-state relay run leading up to the Walk and then walked the last three miles from the Jimmy Fund Clinic with patients and their families. Over the years, the Chiefs have collectively raised $100,000 for cancer research and treatment by walking.

On September13, the chiefs will lace up their sneakers along with 8,000 other walkers from Massachusetts and 28 states across the country who will walk with the goal of raising $6 million for cancer research at Dana-Farber. Over the past 20 years, the Walk has raised more than $60 million for Dana-Farber.

Massachusetts Chiefs of Police chose the Jimmy Fund as their official charity in 1953. The chiefs also show their support through the Hall of Badges, which showcases 200 police badges from across the Commonwealth and is on display at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

To register or make financial contributions for the 21st annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, visit www.jimmyfundwalk.org  or call (866) JF-1-WALK.

Southborough
September 18, 8:30-9:30am
Red Barn Coffee Roasters
205 Turnpike Road
Southborough, MA 01772

Alzheimer's is a devastating disease not for the one so much that has the disease but those left behind that are the caregiver, family member or friend of the one who has it.  My mom had a very lucid moment last week and knew who I was for just a few minutes. It was the first time in nearly two years that she actually could talk of her first born.  Mom doesn't know that she has the disease but my brother, sisters and I do and it can hurt so much to see her like that knowing that she would hate living like this.  Mom is not alone and Alzheimer's patients are being diagnosed earlier and faster.  It's time we learn more about the disease and how to stop or at least slow it down.  Click here for Clare's Team Page.

Algonquin Regional High School

TOMORROW'S EVENTS - Thursday Sep. 10
Girls	Varsity	Field Hockey	VS	Shrewsbury High School	Algonquin	3:30PM
Boys	Varsity	Golf	@	Wachusett Regional H.S.	Holden Hills	3:30PM
Girls	JV	Field Hockey	VS	Shrewsbury High School	Algonquin	5:30PM

No Sports Scheduled

The Iron Workers Local #7 opened up against the Wayland “A” Team winning that game 14 – 5.  The Iron Workers next met the Wayland Gray Soz  and won that game 13 to 7 and advanced to the Semi Finals. 

 The Iron Workers lost in the semi-finals against a strong Tewksbury Seniors dropping the game 22 – 2.  Mgr Stephen Goldstein said that they had their hitting shoes on in that game and there was nothing we could do to stop them

            The Iron Workers resumed their regular season play traveling to Wayland to take on the Gray Sox and took both ends of the doubleheader 11 – 7 and 8 – 5.  Marlboro’s offense was led by Dennis Naylor and Pete Mirabella both going 4 for 5 .

           The Friends of the Marlboro Seniors traveled to Shrewsbury and split a doubleheader losing the 1^st 6 – 3 and winning the 2^nd 3 – 2.  Marlboro’s offense was led by Jeff Allen 4 for 5 and Ron Saloman 2 for 4.

           The team records for the year Iron Workers Local #7 are 26 – 7 and the Friends of the Marlboro Seniors is 10 – 14.

September 8, 2009 - The Sudbury River finally starts receding and slowing since the earlier part of the summer where it was roaring most of the time.

Join Clare Curran-Ball and Linda Hubley in supporting research for prevention and treatment of the disease Alzheimer's.  Both of us have a parent that has currently been diagnosed with the disease.  Click the logo to the left for the Team Page.

thank you

Friends of Southborough Recreation to Hold Fundraiser

The Friends of the Southborough Recreation Department will hold a fundraiser at Jenny Boston on Thursday September 24th from 7 - 9 p.m. Shoppers will receive a ten percent discount on merchandise with up to twenty-five percent of the evening’s total sales going to the Friends.

From Sept. 25 - 27 customers can also shop and give credit to Friends of Southborough Recreation (although 10% discount will not apply).

Jenny Boston is a boutique store specializing in accessible and fun jewelry, handbags, scarves and accessories. The store is located at Colonial Plaza, 45 East Main Street, Westborough, MA (across the street from the Rugged Bear & Arturo's Restaurant)

About Friends of the Southborough Recreation Department
The Friends of the Southborough Recreation Department supports recreational activities for the youth and families of Southborough by seeking grants and donations and by actively engaging in fundraising activities.  Funds are used in conjunction with the town’s recreation department to support community events, develop community programs and provide scholarship awards.

Algonquin Regional High School

No Sports Scheduled

Triboro Youth Hockey Association
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   Sport: Hockey, League: >Bantams
    Date: 9-3-2009 at 7:50p
    Team: Triboro-Bantam 2   vs  
Location: NESC - Marlborough, MA
   Score: 0 to 3

Not a bad first game for the Bantam 2's. Clearly improved as the game progressed, having the territorial edge over the second half of the game. Need to work on getting in shooting position and getting to the net. Nice job by the four D.
 

September 7, 2009 - The radar board sits idle during a lull in traffic on Southville Road.

There is a vacancy on the Southborough K-8 School Committee & the N-S Regional School Committee due to the resignation of Paul Gaffney. Click here for a committee volunteer form & submit it to the Superintendent's Office, located at the Neary School.

Southborough meetings

September 7 -  September 12, 2009

September 7, 2009 - The Union Handtub from Southborough MA is pulled through the parade route.

Algonquin Regional High School

TOMORROW'S EVENTS - Tuesday Sep. 8
Girls	JV	Volleyball	@	Marlborough High School		3:30PM
Girls	Freshman	Volleyball	@	Marlborough High School		3:30PM
Boys	Varsity	Golf	VS	Milford High School	Juniper Hill	3:30PM
Boys	Varsity	Cross Country	VS	Wachusett Regional H.S.	Algonquin	3:30PM
Girls	Varsity	Cross Country	VS	Wachusett Regional H.S.	Algonquin	3:30PM
Girls	Varsity	Volleyball	@	Marlborough High School		4:30PM