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October 3, 2009 - Colors are a few weeks ahead of schedule this year.  Probably due to the unusual weather we have experienced this year.  Today's dismal weather tended to brig the colors out a bit muted.

NORFOLK COUNTY AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL

400 Main Street

Walpole, Massachusetts  02081

Phone:  508.668.0268 ext 399  FAX: 508.668.0612

We cordially invite you to Open House 2009

Sunday, October 4, 2009

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

There will be activities, demos & exhibits as follows:

Admissions Information

Free Refreshments

Computer Lab
Heavy Equipment Operation

Animal Exhibits

Dog Grooming & Obedience

Tree Climbing Demo

Landscape Garden Display

And much, much more. . . .

Click here For More Information

 

ABOUT NORFOLK COUNTY AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL

Norfolk County Agricultural High School (NCAHS) is a public high school that offers academic and vocational training to 460 students from the 28 towns and one city of Norfolk County and more than 40 out of county (tuition) towns. The school is situated on 300 acres in Walpole, a suburb of Boston, and offers specialty training to students who are interested in pursuing careers in Animal and Marine Science (veterinarian science, canine grooming and obedience, marine science, dairy and livestock management and equine studies), Plant and Environmental Science (floral design, urban forestry, landscaping, environmental technology, ornamental gardening and natural resources), and Diesel and Mechanical Technology (diesel and heavy equipment operation and repair, construction, welding and small engine repair). The school is one of three such schools in Massachusetts charged with promoting agriscience and agribusiness opportunities.

Our school is different than most regional vocational technical high schools in that students attend both academic and vocational classes every day. It is also unique in that the vocational areas are interrelated. Most students take some courses in each area throughout their four years. During the ninth and tenth grade, students participate in a foundation program in which they experience all areas of the agricultural curriculum. At the end of the tenth grade, students select a vocational major in which they will specialize for the next two years. Students are required to pass four years of English, three years of mathematics, three years of social studies, two years of science and 34.5 vocational credits in order to graduate. A distance learning video conferencing program offers eligible seniors the opportunity to complete six college credits in Spanish I and II from Bridgewater State College.

In the last decade, new agricultural programs have been added to meet the needs of the region. Equine Science, Marine Biology and Environmental Technology have been introduced as vocational programs. The Agricultural Mechanics program has also been updated to focus on diesel and mechanical technology. A collaboration with Southworth-Milton and New Hampshire Technical Community College is preparing students for exciting careers in mobile equipment repair.

There are 27 high schools in the County and 41 feeder middle schools. Depending on their residence, students may apply to two other regional technical high schools as well as the Center for Technical Education in Quincy. These programs do not offer state approved agricultural programs.

NCAHS has a high retention rate (students enter in grade 9 and graduate) and a low dropout rate, which was 0% in 2007-2008. The attendance rate is about 96%.
The number of students attending post secondary programs upon graduation has also increased. This number has exceeded 70% for the past four years. As we have strengthened and improved our academic courses, more students have opted into two and four year colleges. We are also pleased to report that more than 20% of our students find employment in related occupations, and 1-5% annually join the military. Positive placements (college, related employment and military) exceeded 98% for the class of 2008.

Our students and teachers take advantage of many cultural and educational experiences available in the South Shore and Boston. Field trips during school and club activities after school, weekends and during the summer provide a wealth of enrichment opportunities. In addition, local businesses offer our faculty and students tours and visits that enhance the curriculum.

Once students become involved in NCAHS, we see many positive results. About 35% of our students maintain honor roll status and about 25% have perfect attendance. At least one third of the student population is involved in our athletic program and many students participate in more than one school club or activity. Many awards and opportunities for recognition are provided to our students.

Five years ago we began collaboration with Bridgewater State College that allows seniors to take college level Spanish through distance learning. Tufts University professors and students share our campus several times each year and Stockbridge School of Agriculture at UMass Amherst enrolls many of our students .Internship programs for students with the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Comparative Medicine, The New England Wildlife Center and The Arnold Arboretum in conjunction with Mass Bay Community College provide tremendous career opportunities. We are proud that our school offers so many enriching opportunities and that students and their parents are committed to ensuring that they may participate by providing transportation and assisting with and participating in fundraising activities.

In 1998, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts initiated a statewide assessment program, MCAS. Students must pass English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics tests in order to be eligible for graduation. State curriculum frameworks have been developed, and our teachers have worked diligently to align our curricula and to prepare students. This same year our school became part of the High Schools That Work Network. This initiative gave us the perfect vehicle to address the needs of our school and improve student achievement. The class of 2003 was the first class that met these rigorous MCAS standards. School scores have continuously improved. All members of the last six graduation classes reached the competency determination. This means that they have passed both the English Language Arts and Mathematics tests. A strong developmental program and remediation program integrated throughout the curriculum certainly have a role in their success. Norfolk County Agricultural High School scores were higher than the state averages. The Norfolk County Agricultural High School has been the proud recipient of three prestigious educational awards; The Pacesetter School Award, The Compass School Award and The Vanguard School Gold Award.

 

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.

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Got Pet Food?

October 3, 2009 -  Southborough, Massachusetts Police Officer Meredith Lobur has offered to help the Southborough Food Pantry by asking for donations to help families feed their pets. Donations can be dropped off at the Southborough Police Station or you can call Officer Lobur at the Southborough Police business line 508-485-2147 and she will make arrangements to pick up the donations.Donated items can be unopened bags of dry pet food, canned pet food and unopened treats or you may want to consider a cash donation for the purchase of pet food supplies. At the present time there is no storage area at the Pilgrim Church closet that acts as the food pantry, Officer Lobur has offered to pick up, store, and deliver the pet food for the food pantry.

State of the Art Facility

October 3, 2009 - So close and brand new.  Healthy Paws Veterinary Center and Black Cat Inn is ready to take care of your pet.  Conveniently located about less than a quarter of a mile from the west end of Southville Road the Vet center is located on Fruit Street via Flanders Road or Old Flanders Road in Westborough.  Click here for more information on Healthy Paws Veterinary Center.

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Lorraine Estella
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REALTY EXECUTIVES Boston West
205 Turnpike Rd • Southborough, MA  01772
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Southborough, MA 01772
List Price: $849,000
Type: Single Family
Type of Single-Family: Detached
Style: Colonial
Status: New
Acres: 1.01
Lot Size: 43,996
Basement: Yes
Rooms: 10
Bedrooms: 4
Full Baths: 2
Half Baths: 1
Master Bath: Yes
Fire Places: 2
Garage Parking: Attached, Side Entry
Garage Spaces: 2
Year Built: 1995~
Year Round: Unknown
Approx. GLA: 3,328
MLS#: 70983772
Description: Picture perfect colonial w/farmers porch, mahogany deck,brick patio & walkways in most desireable cul de sac neighborhood. Prof. landscaped grounds w/gardens,fruit trees,stone walls, etc. 2-story foyer,hardwood flrs,high ceilings,moldings,wainscotting,french doors,step-down family room w/masonry fireplace & atrium doors to deck. Eat-in kitchen w/indirect lighting, built in desk & granite.Luxurious master suite w/adjacent sitting room w/fireplace & shelving. Spacious master bath has radiant heat.

Real Estate Transactions brought to you by Lorraine Estella of Realty Executives

Price

Address

Seller

Buyer

Date

$270,000.00

89 Turnpike Road

Michaela Trust

Ferris Development Group LLC

8/7/2009

$320,000.00

22 Rockpoint Road

Johnson, Janet M. & Michael T

Ma Wen Long & Ma Xiao Qing

8/12/2009

$296,400.00

8 Cherry Street

Hazeltine, Michael B & Deanna L.

Chiocco Matthew J & Laura M.

8/14/2009

$234,000.00

187 Parkerville Road

Walsh, Gerald R. Tr

McKiernan, Sean & Karen

8/18/2009

$335,000.00

1 Summit Road

Cable, David Scott

Brudner, Jeffrey W.

8/20/2009

$530,000.00

32 Wildwood Road

Pathi Renuka and Amarkumar

Nair, Prehanth & Leena

8/26/2009

$390,000.00

4 Upland Road

Katuska, Charles & Teresa

Spencer, Matthew J.

8/28/2009

$350,000.00

17 East Main Street

Abouchleih, Mohammad

Segarra, Daniel J.

8/28/2009

$915,000.00

2 Bay Path Lane

Finelli, Thomas E. & Karen M.

Marchewka, Nicholas H. & Sorgini

8/28/2009

$160,100.00

255 Cordaville Road

American Home Mortgage Ser

Chase, Ken

8/31/2009

$363,500.00

22 General Henry Knox

Shu, Sudong & Zhang Bin

Javaherchi, Kamyar & Ansari, Helen

9/2/2009

$533,442.49

Northboro Road

Mountain View Park LLC

LBM Financial

9/3/2009

$900,000.00

2 Whydemere Drive

Hadad, James, J. & Bellido Enrique

Carr, Vickie

9/4/2009

$335,000.00

9 Oregon Road

Curcio, Enrico

Charles, Angel L.

9/16/2009

$6,551,724.00

78 Turnpike Road

Arista Southboro LLC

Gunther Southborough LLC

9/17/2009

$634,000.00

2 Fitzgerald Lane

Dervishian, Narine

Song, Jungfeng, Wang Zhaohui

9/18/2009

$440,000.00

2 Strawberry Hill

Barton, Barbara

Gardner, Ptrick G. and Amy G.

9/21/2009

$404,000.00

10 Winchester Street

Baptiste, Donald J. Jr.

Whitcher, Keith E. & Tara P.

9/22/2009

$585,000.00

50 Wildwood Drive

Pradhan, Samir A. & Lina M.

Heggadahalli Rajanna R.

9/25/2009

$1,150,000.00

Wolfpen Lane

Franchi, Anthony A. Jr. Tr

Frendl Gyorgy

9/25/2009

$450,000.00

28 Fairview Drive

Eustache, Jessica

Hayes, William H. & Maureen F.

9/28/2009

$550,000.00

55 Parkerville Road

Gal Nominee Trust, Lamy Gerald

Wakstein, Julie & Godfrey Cornelia

9/30/2008

$298,000.00

211 Cordaville Road

Megally Adel A. & Amal F.

Sarnosky, Vincent & Shawn

9/30/2009

$299,000.00

4 Moulton Road

Hemphill, Margaret & William D.

Jamil Ejaz

10/2/2009

$401,000.00

32 Framingham Road

Prenner, Charles J. & Cali Joanne

Kalyanaraman, Ashvin

10/2/2009

Parking Lot Flight

October 3, 2009 - About fifty seagulls called the parking lots near Starbucks home this morning.

Transportation Officials Announce T’s First Bike Cage In Boston

MBTA Highlights $4.8M Investment of Stimulus Funds to Improve Bike Services T Police Launch Bike Theft Awareness Campaign for Month of October


Celebrating the unveiling of the T's first bike cage in Boston, Transportation Secretary James Aloisi cuts a ribbon with (from left to right) Livable Streets Alliance Director Steve Miller, BRA Director of Bicycle Program Nicole Freedman, MassBike Executive Director David Watson, Secretary Aloisi, and Acting MBTA General Manager William Mitchell.

Boston, MA -- Transportation Secretary James A. Aloisi, local officials and bicycle advocacy groups gathered at Forest Hills Station on the Orange Line today to unveil a new, state-of-the art bike cage. Aloisi also highlighted a planned investment of $4.8 million in federal recovery funds to improve and expand bike services for T customers.

Accessible with a swipe of a Bike CharlieCard, the brand new Forest Hills cage constructed to accommodate 100 bicycles will provide customers with a safe, secure, and sheltered location to park their bikes. Following the success of the MBTA’s first bike cages at Alewife Station in 2008, Forest Hills station was identified as Boston’s first station to be equipped with a bike cage. The location was selected based on bike parking demand, and to fulfill environmental justice goals.

Promoting cycling as a healthy and environmentally responsible alternative to driving, Transportation Secretary James A. Aloisi said, “For too long we have underinvested in transit and bicycle facilities. In order to encourage customers to take advantage of a wide range of transportation options we must first provide them with the appropriate facilities and services.”

In addition to bike cages at Alewife and Forest Hills Station, funding for additional locations has become available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The MBTA will use $4.8 million in federal stimulus funding for a variety of programs to enhance and expand bicycle parking facilities at MBTA stations. This ARRA program will fund the construction of up to 10 additional bike cages and up to 50 covered bike racks at transit stations systemwide.

"Offering a bike cage at Forest Hill MBTA Station is a terrific idea," said Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino. "It will decrease the number of cars being driven into the surrounding residential neighborhood by Downtown Boston commuters, and it offers an alternative to riding the bus for the first part of the morning commute and the last leg of the evening commute. I look forward to seeing more bike cages installed at MBTA facilities around the City."

Committed to ensuring that the commuting needs of customers are met, Acting General Manager William A. Mitchell stated, “With the on-going popularity of Alewife’s bike cages and the introduction of one at Forest Hill’s, we are making investments that respond to customers needs in ways that promote a friendlier environment, and healthier lifestyle.”

The MBTA is one of the first transit agencies in the U.S. to construct this type of bike cage. The bike cage consists of a chain link fence enclosure with a security gate and a canopy. Features include lighting, security cameras and an emergency call box. The secured bike cage accessible only by riders with a “Bike Charlie Card” provides a higher level of security with the camera surveillance system.

“Putting bike cages at T stations is a great way to make using public transportation and being environmentally responsible easier,” said State Representative Liz Malia. “I’m so glad that the Forest Hills station was chosen as the location for Boston’s first bike cage.”

In addition to the introduction of the Forest Hills bike cage, MBTA Transit Police Chief Paul MacMillan kicked-off the 2nd Annual Transit Police Bicycle Theft Awareness Campaign. During the month of October transit police officers will be on duty sharing bike theft prevention advice. Officers will also be offering bike owners wallet cards on which they can record their bicycle’s serial number, make, and model.

“This campaign is dedicated to re-educating our customers on bike theft prevention,” said Transit Chief Paul MacMillan. “I urge cyclists to take advantage of this important information that ultimately will help to protect their property.”

According to the National Bike Registry there are over 1.5 million bicycles stolen each year. Half of all stolen bicycles end up in police property rooms with no way to notify the owners. Less than 2% of all recovered bikes get returned to their owners.

Charlie BikeCards are available at Alewife and Forest Hills stations from a Customer Service Agent, at Downtown Crossing’s Customer Service Center.

Sports and Outdoor Activities

Algonquin Regional High School

No Events Scheduled

Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School

No Events Scheduled

Trottier Field Hockey

October 3, 2009 - Lindsay Fuce  goes for the ball as Coach Stacy Stewart looks on. Below  Molly Dore and Lindsay Fuce partner up in the game held earlier this week.

Bees

October 2, 2009 - Honey bees munch on a pear earlier last week. 

SOUTHBOROUGH GARDENERS presents

Scarecrows come to town!

Heritage Day, 2009

Contest and Display – October 10th-17th

 

SOUTHBOROUGH RESIDENTS!!!

Groups~Individuals~Adults~Children

All are welcome to create a Scarecrow!

Displayed on the Community House lawn!

  Prizes awarded in 4 categories!

                                        And……Best of Show!

For information, rules, and official entry form

Visit these locations:

Library-Town Hall-Recreation Center

Or call (508)481-5156 or (508)485-3595

Deadline for entry is October 2nd

Click here for Entry Form

Create a Scarecrow

October 2, 2009 - Although this scarecrow was made for the celebration of the Beals preserve, the Southborough Gardeners are holding a scarecrow competition during the upcoming Heritage days.

Mahlon Hoagland, a molecular biologist whose discoveries of transfer RNA and the mechanisms behind amino acid activation helped build the foundation of genetics, died in his home in Thetford, VT, on Friday. He was 87 years old.

Mahlon Hoagland
Image: VACE

As a young scientist in the 1950s and 1960s, Hoagland studied RNA and DNA alongside Paul Zamecnik at Harvard Medical School and Francis Crick at Cambridge University. He made his most significant contributions to biology in his 30s and largely dedicated the rest of his career to teaching, mentoring, and writing. According to several friends and colleagues, he was also a gifted artist.

"Hoagland's early work opened up the field of biochemistry," said Thoru Pederson, a molecular biologist at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and a long-time colleague. "But beyond his research, his most notable asset was his effectiveness at communicating biomedical sciences to the general public through teaching and writing."

Hoagland was born in 1921 and grew up in Southborough, Massachusetts. His father, Hudson Hoagland, was a prominent physiologist and cofounder of the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology. Eager to pick a career path that wouldn't put him in direct competition with his father, Hoagland studied biochemical sciences and pediatric surgery at Harvard University. During medical school, he joined the US Navy and served as a doctor in WWII. Hoagland also took time off while recovering from tuberculosis at Trudeau Sanatorium in Saranac Lake, NY, which he contracted from a baby he was treating. When he returned to Boston in 1947 to complete his MD, he realized he was too weak to continue his residency and switched to research, working in the Huntington Laboratories at Massachusetts General Hospital.

In 1956, Hoagland, Zamecnik and Elizabeth Keller discovered the initial steps of protein synthesis -- amino acid activation by formation of aminoacyl adenylates from amino acids and ATP -- publishing their results in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Two years later, Hoagland and Zamecnik discovered transfer RNA, the adaptor that shuttles amino acids to messenger RNA. The presence of tRNA had been predicted by Crick a few years earlier, but Hoagland's study, also published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, was the first to prove its existence.

Hoagland traveled to Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University in 1957 to work with Crick and Watson, using the newly discovered tRNA to try to unlock the genetic code. He returned to Harvard soon after and in 1967, he accepted a position as chair of the microbiology department at Dartmouth Medical School. Three years later, he left Dartmouth to take over his father's old position as director and president of the Worcester Foundation, strengthening the research institution's cell biology, endocrinology, neurobiology, and reproductive biology programs.

In the 1970s, Hoagland led one of the first congressional delegations of researchers lobbying for government support for the advancement of science. "His leadership played a key role in facilitating the government's support for science," said Alex Rich, a molecular biologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a long-time colleague. "He was lively, engaging. He could get anyone behind any cause."

After 15 years at the Worcester Foundation, Hoagland retired to Thetford, VT, in 1985. During his career, he was twice nominated for the Nobel Prize and received the Franklin Medal for life sciences in 1976. He published 62 scientific papers, which have been cited more than 2,500 times, according to ISI Web of Knowledge. He also wrote six books on molecular biology for the general public, including The Way Life Works, and won American Medical Writers Book Awards in 1982 and 1996.

According to friends and colleagues, Hoagland was a gifted wood sculptor, once creating a "beautiful wooden base for a wire model of tRNA" Rich had put together, the researcher said. The structure was on display in the Worcester Foundation before the institute merged with the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

"On a personal level, Hoagland was ill-equipped for science," said Pederson. "He was plagued with self-doubt, although he has no reason to be; he made brilliant discoveries. But he loved teaching and working with his hands. He was quintessentially elegant and decent; a truly wonderful person."

Hoagland suffered from kidney failure and heart problems. He died in his home after nine days of fasting under the care of his family, carrying out his wish to die naturally. He is survived by three children, five stepchildren, four grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and his ex-wife.
 

In observance of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service Governor Patrick has ordered the American and Commonwealth flags lowered to half staff on Sunday, October 4, 2009 from sunrise to sunset.

 From Governor Patrick:

In observance of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service, please be advised that Governor Deval L. Patrick has ordered that the United States and the Commonwealth flags be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings from sunrise until sunset on Sunday, October 4, 2009.

 

If you follow Dayna and Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog here is some hot off the press news about Sparkles being in the news for fire prevention month during October.

Sprouts fire safety tips

and Sparkles is on the Times Square jumbotron, on a Las Vegas Marquis and was mentioned on the house floor in Washington DC

Business News

PROTONEX AWARDED $2.0 MILLION CONTRACT TO FURTHER DEVELOP

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL POWER SYSTEMS

SOUTHBOROUGH, MA; Protonex Technology Corporation a leading provider of advanced fuel cell power systems today announced that it has received a $2.0 million contract award from the U.S. Army to build, test and deliver solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power systems. This program will focus on advancing the robustness of Protonex' SOFC power systems operating on high-performance liquid fuels.

This 12-month contract builds upon a prior program with the U.S. Army and will focus on system

integration and testing in order to develop a fully integrated liquid fuel generator system. At the

conclusion of the program, Protonex is expected to deliver multiple liquid-fuelled SOFC power systems to the Army for further testing and evaluation. There is growing military and commercial interest in the use of common liquid fuels, including alternative or renewable fuels to reduce dependence on foreign oil. Solid oxide fuel cells, with their low emissions and high efficiency, are well-suited to generate electricity from these high-energy-density fuel sources.

Fuel-flexible generators capable of operating on both traditional and alternative liquid fuels can provide highly efficient electricity generation from both today’s transportation fuels and the biofuels of tomorrow. Development of these small SOFC systems will provide the military with lightweight, extremely quiet and fuel efficient power systems that can be used as auxiliary power units (APUs), portable generators or field battery chargers. With further anticipated improvements, Protonex’ portable SOFC systems could save more than 60% of the weight of existing power solutions and when used to power equipment directly, the fuel cell systems offer potential savings of more than 80% of the weight burden of primary batteries.

“We are pleased to have received this significant award from the U.S. Army,” stated Dr. Jerry Martin, Vice President of SOFC Development for Protonex. “This additional program further validates the growing interest by the U.S. military to identify new power solutions for soldiers and vehicles. This program will allow us to accelerate the conversion of our SOFC systems to liquid fuels and further advance our leading-edge SOFC platforms for military and commercial markets.”

Double-Take® Software Releases New Version of Double-Take® Flex

Version 3.1 Highlights Include Hot Desking & Support for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7

Key Facts:
Double-Take® Software (NASDAQ: DBTK) is releasing Double-Take® Flex version 3.1, which will provide users with beneficial new features, including support for hot desking, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and segregated data storage.
Double-Take Flex is an easy-to-use and cost-effective solution that allows multiple desktops or servers to boot from a centralized image repository stored on SAN-based storage or NAS to increase administrator control and security, while reducing the cost of management.
• Double-Take Flex allows companies to better manage IT workloads in the face of rising costs associated with of desktop and server provisioning and management.
• Double-Take Flex customers include the U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Commerce, Mojave Water District, Palm Beach County Health District and City of Lodi.

New Features in Double-Take Flex 3.1
Support for Hot Desking – Hot desking uses the Double-Take Flex NOMAD architecture to allow users to easily boot their workloads from one machine to another and take advantage of shared image capabilities. This feature is independent from a machine and can be implemented on any virtual or physical machine within a single location.
Support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 – This support allows users to have a disaster recovery and business continuity plan in place while enjoying the benefits of increased reliability and flexibility for their server and desktop infrastructures.
Support for Segregated Data Storage – A user’s unique data is stored separately from the group’s boot image, allowing Double-Take Flex to update the shared boot image without overwriting an individual’s unique data. This feature provides significant data de-duplication by maintaining one shared boot image instead of a boot image for each user.

Optional Add-On - Double-Take Flex also provides administrators the option of using RES PowerFuse User Workspace Delivery Software to keep track of user’s unique profile changes independent of the master boot image.

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Bob Roudebush, director of solutions engineering at Double-Take Software: “This new version of Double-Take Flex provides our customers with enhanced features to make managing IT workloads, especially corporate desktop, easier and more streamlined. For example, using its unique shared boot image technology, Double-Take Flex now enables each user’s desktop experience to seamlessly follow them around from device to device, leveraging the existing technology investments they’ve already made.

Sports and Outdoor Activities

Algonquin Regional High School

TOMORROW'S EVENTS - Saturday Oct. 3
 Boys JV Football VS Gardner High School Algonquin 10:00AM
 Boys Freshman Soccer VS **Postponed To 10/30/2009 - Westboro High School Algonquin 11:00AM
 Girls Freshman Soccer VS **Postponed To 10/30/2009 - Westboro High School Algonquin 11:00AM
 Girls Varsity Soccer VS Marlborough High School Algonquin 5:00PM
 Boys Varsity Soccer VS Marlborough High School Algonquin 7:00PM
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School

No Events Scheduled

To Residents!

Join us this Sunday for a nature walk rain or shine at Breakneck Hill at 3pm sponsored by the Stewardship Committee. You will learn about the history of the land, conservation management and restoration activities. Visit vernal pools, see the old quarry, and view and meet the cows.

Hope to see you there!

Southborough Recreation

HARVEST MOON: This weekend's full Moon has a special name--the Harvest Moon. It's the full moon closest to the northern autumnal equinox (Sept. 22). In years past, farmers depended on the light of the Harvest Moon to gather ripening crops late into the night. Now we appreciate it mainly for its beauty.  Go outside this weekend and enjoy the moonlight.

SOLAR MINIMUM RETURNS: Two sunspots, which appeared on the autumnal equinox to break several months of extreme solar quiet, have faded away, leaving the sun blank once again. The deepest solar minimum in nearly a hundred years appears poised to continue. NASA spacecraft are now reporting a surge in cosmic rays around Earth caused, somewhat ironically, by this low solar activity.  The full story may be found at http://spaceweather.com .

Don't miss out on this rare opportunity to have your child's silhouette cut!  The Friends of Southborough Recreation is holding this two day event, Portraits in Silhouette by Jean Comerford, tomorrow, Friday October 2 and Saturday, October 3rd. 

There are still limited time slots available on both days.  Contact us to make an appointment for your children.  Visit the Recreation website at www.southboroughtown.com/recreation/recreation for times and registration details. 

Create a memory to last a lifetime! 

Albena (Brusie) Ambrosini

 

 

FRAMINGHAM Albena (Brusie) Ambrosini, 92, of Framingham and formerly a long time resident of Clinton, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2009 at St. Patricks Manor in Framingham. She was the loving wife of Tony Ambrosini for 65 years before he passed away in 2006. Born in Southborough, she was one of eight children of the late Charles and Caroline (Bertonassi) Brusie. Bena was raised in Southborough, attended a one room school house before graduating from the former Peters High of Southborough. In 1941 she married Anthony Ambrosini and a few years later moved with their young son Peter to Clinton. Bena was an active member in Holy Rosary Parish of Clinton and the parents group of Notre Dame High School in Fitchburg. She was the administrator for Kerrigan OMalley Insurance Agency of Clinton for many years before retiring at the age of 78. Following the death of her husband, Bena lived at Carmel Terrace Assisted Living Residence in Framingham, until her recent move to St. Patricks Manor. Her family is very grateful to the staff and residents of both Carmel Terrace and St. Patricks for the friendship, loving care and support she received there. Friends and relatives are invited to calling hours at the Morris Funeral Home, 40 Main Street in Southborough on Friday, October 2, from 5 - 7 p.m. A viewing will be held on Saturday, October 3, at 9 AM at the Holy Family Chapel at St. Patricks Manor followed by a Mass of the Resurrection at 10 AM A family burial will be at 1 PM at the Rural Cemetery in Southborough. She leaves a son Peter Ambrosini and his wife Kathleen of Dover, her grandchildren Kim Chandler of Franklin; Amy Ferguson of Groton; David Ambrosini of Medfield; her great grandchildren, Ryann and Molly Chandler; William and Mia Ferguson. She was predeceased by her brothers, Peter and John; her sisters, Mary, Louise, Ida, Margaret, and Rose. Friends and relatives are invited to calling hours on Friday, October 2, from 5 to 7 PM at the Morris Funeral Home (Morrisfuneralparlor.com) 40 Main St. in Southborough. A viewing will be held on Saturday, October 3, at 9 AM at the Holy Family Chapel at St. Patricks Manor, 863 Central St., Framingham, followed by a Mass of Resurrection at 10 a.m. A family burial will be at 1 PM at the Rural Cemetery in Southborough In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent in her memory to American Diabetes Assoc., 330 Congress St. 5th floor, Boston, MA 02210.
 

Friends of the Southborough Public Library Annual Book Sale
Heritage Day, Monday October 12, 2009

The Friends of the Southborough Library will hold their annual Heritage Day book sale at the Library on Monday, October 12, 2009, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. An excellent and fresh selection of fiction and non-fiction books for adults and children, including biography, travel, gardening, cookbooks, health and hobby items in hardcover and paperback will be on sale. Accompanying our book sale will be delicious baked goods for sale and enjoy browsing our selection of gently used handbags. All proceeds from the book sale benefit the Southborough Public Library. The Southborough Library is located at 25 Main Street, Southborough. No early-bird admission please. For more information, or to offer help, contact the library at (508) 485-5031. Plan to join us for the book sale on Monday, October 12!

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Sachem is Algonquin’s very own award winning literary magazine. The magazine is staffed and run solely by Algonquin students. It is crucial to keep Sachem alive as a venue for students to display their creative work and a place for them to be published authors. Printing costs require the staff to look outside for donations.

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Sports and Outdoor Activities

Algonquin Regional High School

TOMORROW'S EVENTS - Friday Oct. 2
 Girls JV Volleyball @ Hopkinton High School   3:30PM
 Girls Freshman Field Hockey VS Hopkinton High School Algonquin 3:30PM
 Girls Varsity Field Hockey @ Shrewsbury High School High School 3:30PM
 Girls Freshman Volleyball @ Hopkinton High School   3:30PM
 Boys Varsity Golf @ North Middlesex H S Townsend Ridge 3:30PM
 Girls JV Soccer @ Marlborough High School   4:00PM
 Boys JV Soccer @ Marlborough High School   4:00PM
 Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Hopkinton High School   4:30PM
 Girls JV Field Hockey @ Shrewsbury High School High School 5:00PM
 Boys Varsity Football @ Gardner High School   7:00PM
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School
TOMORROW'S EVENTS - Friday Oct. 2
 Boys JV Golf @ Blackstonevalleyregtechhs Click for directions   3:00PM
 Boys Varsity Soccer VS Nashoba Valley Techhs   3:30PM
 Girls Varsity Soccer @ Bay Path Regtechhs Click for directions   3:30PM
 Girls Varsity Field Hockey VS Montachustt Regvochs   4:00PM
 Boys Varsity Football @ Nashoba Valley Techhs Click for directions   7:00PM

Sudbury Valley Trustees

Concord River, Billerica

HARVEST MOON PADDLE

Sunday October 4, 9:00-11:30

Celebrate the Harvest Moon just a little early and join Sudbury Valley Trustees and Organization for the Assabet River on a Concord River paddle.   Starting and ending at Route 3A/129 in Billerica, we’ll paddle upstream to SVT’s Ralph Hill Conservation Area.  We’ll enjoy a leisurely walk around some of the trails at Ralph Hill before paddling back to the put-in location.  SVT Director of Membership Michael Sanders, OAR Staff Scientist Sue Flint, and Volunteer Phil Stickney will lead this outing. Participants will learn from OAR about its water quality program on the Concord River and then from SVT about its conservation efforts in the region. 

Registration required. SVT/OAR Members: Free, Non-Members: $10.

For additional information and registration, visit www.svtweb.org or call 978-443-5588.

Sudbury Valley Trustees is a regional land trust that conserves land and protects wildlife habitat in the Concord, Assabet, and Sudbury river basin for the benefit of present and future generations.

Further information on other outings and SVT properties are available on SVT’s website at www.svtweb.org.

September 30, 2009 - (contributed photo) Nicholas D’Errico has been coming to the Southborough Public Library ever since his pre-school years, when his family moved to town. For the past four years, Nick comes to the library ready to work – for free. He is an outstanding volunteer at the library. And this year, he was awarded a prize for excellence in volunteering at the library.

            The Massachusetts Regional Library System, in partnership with the hockey-playing Boston Bruins has generously given prizes to participating readers and libraries to recognize a teen who has given hours to their library through volunteering!

Nick was chosen to win the puck prize – a hockey puck signed by Bruins goaltender Tim “the Tank” Thomas. 

Nick was nominated by the Southborough Library Staff, because he is a friendly person, who gets along with all staff and with the public. Children’s Librarian, Kim Ivers says, “He’s been asked to do all sorts of things and he’s always happy to help.” Nick has helped at the library – preparing for Harry Potter parties, making a planetarium, and most recently moving several hundred books after the summer flood at the library, as we moved out of and back in to the Children’s Room – and he volunteers with a welcome smile on his face.

Nick is a Junior in high school. The staff of the library congratulates Nick and appreciates his volunteer efforts!

September 30, 2009 - Linda Hubley - At the Southborough Town meeting last night Voters were quick to approve the majority of articles on the town warrant. The Southborough Fire Department will be able to purchase a replacement for ladder 26. To purchase this vehicle money from the town’s stabilization fund, unused money from the 2001 Town meeting for a community facility design and borrowing of $350,000. Other money will come from donations from several non-profit schools such as Fay, St. Mark’s and the New England Center for Children. Selectmen Boland said the cost over the planned fifteen year payout would come to around $30 for the average homeowner.

The Police Department also got approval to raise the fine for public possession of marijuana to $400. Acting Police Chief Jane Moran told the audience that of the sixteen people so far stopped for marijuana possession under an ounce ten were under the age of eighteen and the other six were under twenty-five. Chief Moran addressed the crowd by saying she wanted to hit them where it would mean something not just a small fine. Five of the sixteen offenders of the current law have not paid their fines. With this new law the Southborough Police would be able to have criminal complaints issued through the Westborough District Court for failure to pay the fine.

The Police Department also proposed a new tightened bylaw to address the numerous solicitors and complaints that follow. Under the new bylaw passed last night, residents will be able to sign onto a do not solicit list that would be passed out to all registered solicitors. They will also be required to register with the Southborough Police, pay a $25 fee, background checks will be done and solicitors will have to wear badges. Town, state, county and federal employees on official business and Non Profit groups, charitable organizations, religious and political solicitation are except from the bylaw. Voters also approved funds for a new police chief vehicle.

Other articles passed were hearing of reports, volunteer services for persons over the age of 60 in exchange for a reduced property tax. Article five called for the updating of Zoning fees and penalties for erecting, altering, demolishing, moving or change of use of property. The structure for licensing of dogs was changed by the addition of wording for Kennel with fees attached for numbers of dogs in a household or kennel. It will cost $30 for a kennel of four dogs or less, $60 for a kennel of five to ten dogs and $100 for a kennel of more than ten dogs.

The Conservation Commission won approval to have a revolving funds account that will assist with consultant costs, a wetland scientist and part time conservation officer currently on staff. The monies in the account will come from local filing fees.

What did not pass though was moving town meeting to Saturday from the annual Monday night annual town meeting start.

The Friends of Recreation have already begun working on their next fundraiser the "3rd Annual Gobble Wobble".  This is the largest fundraiser.  Last year they had over 500 participants and expect the same this year. 

This fundraiser helped support many preschool aged events and program scholarships for children of all ages.  It also allowed the Friends of Recreation to help make Southborough Summer Nights a huge success by donating towards the main fireworks event.  Summer Nights is a free event for our community and we hope to continue this tradition.

Many people have already signed up to volunteer for that morning of the Gobble Wobble but they need a few more hands.

If you are available Thanksgiving morning (11/26) between the 8am and 12pm please respond via this email or call the recreation office 508-229-4452.

Thank you,

Friends of Recreation

Sports and Outdoor Activities

Algonquin Regional High School

TOMORROW'S EVENTS - Thursday Oct. 1
 Girls JV Volleyball VS Marlborough High School Algonquin 3:30PM
 Girls Freshman Volleyball VS Marlborough High School Algonquin 3:30PM
 Boys Varsity Golf @ St. Johns H.S.   3:30PM
 Girls Freshman Soccer @ **Postponed To 10/28/2009 - Shepherd Hill Regional HS   3:45PM
 Boys Freshman Soccer @ **Postponed To 10/28/2009 - Shepherd Hill Regional HS   3:45PM
 Girls Varsity Soccer @ Nipmuc Regional HS   4:00PM
 Girls JV Soccer @ Nipmuc Regional HS   4:00PM
 Girls Varsity Volleyball VS Marlborough High School Algonquin 4:30PM
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School
TOMORROW'S EVENTS - Thursday Oct. 1
 Boys Varsity Golf @ Montachustt Regvochs Click for directions   3:00PM
 Boys JV Golf VS Nashoba Valley Techhs   3:30PM
 Girls JV Volleyball @ Douglas High School   4:00PM
 Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Douglas High School   5:00PM

2009 FALL TROUT ALLOCATIONS AND STOCKING

Autumn anglers will be happy to learn that fall trout stocking is just getting underway. This fall, 64,000 rainbow trout and 8,000 brown trout will be allocated among the five wildlife management districts across the state.  The rainbow trout will average over 12 inches in length and the brown trout will average over 11.5 inches in length.    The fish are produced at MassWildlife hatcheries in Sandwich, Belchertown, and Montague. Water temperatures permitting, trout stocking will begin no earlier than the last full week of September and completed by mid-October. For a list of stocked waters, go to www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/recreation/fishing/trout/trout_stocked_waters.htm. Waterbodies stocked in the fall are underlined. Anglers are advised to contact the District Office in their area to determine when stocking begins: Northeast (Acton): (978) 263-4347; Southeast (Bourne): (508) 759-3406; Central (W. Boylston): (508) 835-3607; Connecticut Valley (Belchertown): (413) 323-7632; Western (Dalton): (413) 684-1646.

AUTUMN OUTDOOR SAFETY TIPS

Fall is a wonderful time to be outdoors with its dazzling colors, crisp air, and wildlife activity galore. Whether your passion is hiking, hunting, fishing, birding, or just taking in the scenery, a few common sense safety reminders will add to your enjoyment during a day in the field.

  • Know your limits. Don't take off on a long hike, hunt, or bike ride if you're not physically ready.

  • Always tell someone where you're going and when you expect to return.

  • Watch the weather. New England weather is notorious changeable. Be ready with extra clothing.

  • Expect the unexpected. Carrying a fanny pack with a few first aid items, matches, water, pocket knife, cell phone, map, compass, whistle, extra food, and flashlight can help prevent small problems from becoming big ones.

  • Wear blaze orange for visibility. Whether you're a hunter, hiker, birder or dog walker in rural areas, it's a good idea to wear a cap or vest of highly visible blaze orange clothing while you’re enjoying the great outdoors.

  • Respect the water. Canoeists and kayakers are required to wear life jackets from September 15 to May 15, but all water enthusiasts, especially anglers who wade in larger rivers, would be wise to wear floatation devices now that water temperatures are cooling.

  • Respect other outdoor users. Mountain biking, horseback riding, wildlife watching, hunting, and hiking need not be and are not mutually exclusive activities. Know the seasons and who is likely to be sharing the woods and waters with you. Keep dogs under direct control and respect other outdoor users’ rights to enjoy our open spaces.

  • Finally, licensed sportsmen and women are reminded to take the basics of hunter safety to heart. Treat every firearm as it were loaded, keeping the muzzle pointed in a safe direction at all times. Positively identify your target and what lies beyond it.

For other wildlife and outdoor safety information and tips, visit the new Outdoor Safety web page at www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/recreation/safety/recreation_safety.htm.

Don't Forget Town Meeting Tonight

Trottier School

7:00 PM

Important items concerning Southborough and you are on the warrant

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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

 
Alright to Touch

September 28, 2009 - Painted turtles, box turtles, snapping turtles, an array of turtles were brought out for display yesterday at the Beals preserve opening celebration.  Below, a skunk checks out the people.

UA FPO

“How to Increase Our Kids’ Athletic Performance While Keeping Them Safe”

(Find out more by visiting the New England Dental Group booth during Heritage Days!)

by Margarita Panajoti, D.M.D.

Did you know that the workings of the mouth—particularly the jaw—has a direct effect on how young athletes perform?

People of ancient times realized this instinctively. In ancient Greece, for example, athletes bit down on leather straps…a practice that gave them a competitive advantage. Early Viking and Roman warriors discovered that similar practices resulted in sharper focus.

From these primitive efforts, an exciting innovation has evolved.

The focus and power of many athletes are inhibited by a reflex reaction: teeth-clenching. Thanks to the innovative work of Under Armour—a world renowned manufacturer of athletic gear—dentists can now harness and enhance young athletes’ performance, while offering much needed protection.

Protective, custom-designed solutions offer amazing athletic advantages.

UA Performance Mouthwear can deliver benefits that help athletes train harder and perform at higher levels, while offering superior, customized dental protection.

Whether your kids participate in full-contact, limited-contact, or non-contact sports, there is a mouthpiece available especially for them. These devices increase strength, increase endurance, increase reaction time, while reducing stress, impact, fatigue, and distraction.

Clinical trials, along with independent studies conducted at top universities and research centers have confirmed these advantages.

How do they work?

These customized mouthpieces help the human body help itself by unleashing the power of the jaw. Using patented “ArmourBite™” technology, the devices prevent teeth from clenching while pivoting the jaw forward, relieving joint pressure.

Dentists have long known about the positive potential the human jaw: now we have the technology to put it into productive use.

Visit the New England Dental Group booth during Heritage Days to find out more.

We all want our kids to excel at their chosen sports. But we also want to keep them safe. Thanks to these exciting, innovative, and custom-designed devices—and the expertise of dentists trained to fit them—we can do both.

Dr. Margarita Panajoti is a member of the American Dental Association and the Massachusetts Dental Society. She practices dentistry at New England Dental Group, 661C Boston Post Road, Marlborough, Massachusetts and may be reached by calling 888-495-7733.

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Portraits in Silhouette by Jean Comerford
Fundraiser for the Friends of the Southborough Recreation Department

 

Text Box: Dates:     Friday 10/2 & Saturday 10/3  
                By appointment only.
                Appropriate for ages 6 months and up. 
Times:     Between the hours of 10AM to                            4PM each day
Contact:   Email:   melissa_shields@yahoo.com
                  Phone: (508) 229-4452 
Place:      Southborough Recreation Department
                21 Highland Street 
                Southborough, MA
Cost:      $29 per child for first silhouette cut
               $10 per child for second cut
               Single frames $28
Double or triple frames $38
Mounting included

Website: http://www.portraitsinsilhouette.com/

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sudbury Valley Trustees 56th Annual Meeting

Wolbach Farm 18 Wolbach Road, Sudbury Valley Trustees

October 1st, 2009

Free and Open to the Public

6:00pm - Refreshments and Walks

7:00pm - Business Meeting with Awards. Slide Show “Recollections of 55 Years of Conservation” honoring SVT founder George Lewis

Sudbury Valley Trustees is a regional land trust conserving land and wildlife habitat in the 36-town region of the Concord, Assabet, and Sudbury river basin. www.svtweb.org

September 28, 2009 - Southborough Selectmen and the Southborough School Committee KG-8 Committee have chosen Deborah Keefe to fill the vacancy on the K-8 committee that was left vacant by the retirement of Paul Gaffney who has taken a job out of state. Deborah Keefe comes to the School Committee with experience as an aid in the Arlington School District, volunteer in the Southborough Schools, a former teacher from Inglewood CA and currently works as a kindergarten teacher at Kidsborough in Hopkinton, MA.

Dan Kolenda received the nod for the Regional School Committee and was appointed by the Southborough members of the Regional School Committee. Dan Kolenda is a lawyer, father of children that attend the Southborough School system and recently returned from Iraq where he served as an Army Major in the Army Reserves.  He has also served on several town wide committees.

Southborough meetings

September 28 -  October 3, 2009

Meeting

Date

Time

Where

BOARD OF SELECTMEN Sept 29 6:00 pm Trottier Middle school room 190
Trust Fund Advisory Committee 10/1 5:00 PM front foyer town house
Recycling committee 10/1 7:30 PM Conference room, DPW building
28  Monday 29 Tuesday 30 Wednesday 1 Thursday 2 Friday 3 Saturday
8:30am Health Clinic
8:30am Walking Group
9:30am Pool
8:30am Health Clinic
 Friday Hours

9AM - Noon

9am Unstructured Activities
 
10am Bocci
10am Creative Writers
9:30am Mah Jongg
9:30am Painting Class
9:30am Cribbage
11am Senior Singers
2pm Fitness
10am Bocci
10am Canasta
12 PM BluePlate 12 PM Ping Pong 12 PM Pitch
 
2 PM fitness 12 PM Pitch 1:00 PM Bridge

Click here for the new Senior Center Website

Alice’s Gift Shop:

Please stop by and see what Alice has in the gift shop this summer. There are some really pretty items. If you would like to make a donation, please drop them off at the front desk.

Computers:

We now have two computers in the hall before you enter our main room that are now hooked up to the internet. You will be able to read e-mail and look up information as well as play some fun card games. Feel free to sit down and use the computers. Let us know if you would like any help.

Children's Library room is now reopened. Still awaiting some more furniture but open.  So come on back!

The Southborough Library Board of Trustees has an immediate opening, due to the relocation of one our six members. The Library Trustees are advocates for the budget and services of the Public Library. They meet on a monthly basis, on the second Tuesday of each month, at 5:00 p.m. at the Library.

This replacement will be an appointment by the joint Board of Library Trustees and the Selectmen, effective until May of 2010. At that time, there will be an election for this position, to serve the balance of the vacated post, until 2012. Interested? Please speak with the Library Director, Jane Cain, by October 1. Visit the Library, or call (508) 485-5031. Thank you!

Southborough Library Schedule

Sunday 27 Monday 28 Tuesday 29 Wednesday 30 Thursday 1 Friday 2 Saturday 3

10:30 Story Time

Session 1 begins

Ages 2-5

Please register in

Children’s Room

 

10:30 Story Time

Ages 2-5

Please register in

Children’s Room

 

10:30 Story Time

Ages 2-5

Please register in

Children’s Room

6:30Young Adult

Book Group

 

11:00 Toddler

Time

Ages 0-2 years

 
 

Library open

on Saturdays

 

Sports and Outdoor Activities

Algonquin Regional High School

TOMORROW'S EVENTS - Tuesday Sep. 29
 Girls Varsity Field Hockey @ Wachusett Regional H.S. High School 3:30PM
 Girls JV Volleyball VS North Middlesex H S Algonquin 3:30PM
 Girls Freshman Volleyball VS North Middlesex H S Algonquin 3:30PM
 Boys Varsity Golf VS Wachusett Regional H.S. Juniper Hill 3:30PM
 Boys Varsity Cross Country VS Leominster High School Algonquin 3:30PM
 Girls Varsity Cross Country VS Leominster High School Algonquin 3:30PM
 Girls Varsity Soccer VS Milford High School Algonquin 3:45PM
 Girls JV Soccer VS Milford High School Algonquin 3:45PM
 Boys Varsity Soccer @ Milford High School Click for directions   3:45PM
 Boys JV Soccer @ Milford High School Click for directions   3:45PM
 Girls Varsity Volleyball VS North Middlesex H S Algonquin 4:30PM
 Girls JV Field Hockey @ Wachusett Regional H.S. High School 5:00PM
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School
TOMORROW'S EVENTS - Tuesday Sep. 29
 Boys Varsity Cross Country @ Ayer High School Click for directions   3:30PM
 Boys Varsity Cross Country @ Montachustt Regvochs Click for directions   3:30PM
 Girls JV Volleyball @ Nashoba Valley Techhs Click for directions   4:00PM
 Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Nashoba Valley Techhs Click for directions   5:30PM
Beals Celebration

September 27, 2009 - Mrs. Elaine Beals and her son Whitney listen to a visitor today on the opening celebration of the Beals Preserve.

And It Finally Starts

September 27, 2009 - The Cordaville Triangle project with funds from the Community Preservation Committee begins.  This project has gone through a metamorphous since its original beginnings when the MBTA first came to town with a Southborough Station.

Scarecrow

September 27, 2009 - A scarecrow greets visitors today at the Beals Preserve.

On Friday, September 25, 2009 Attorney General Martha Coakley, candidate for U.S. Senate attended

State Senator Michael Moore's spaghetti supper.   The group photo includes Representative Carolyn Dykema.

from left: Senator Harriette Chandler (D-1st Worcester) Representative Vincent Pedone (D-15th Worcester)

Attorney General Martha Coakley Representative Carolyn Dykema (D-8th Middlesex) Senator Michael Moore (D-2nd Worcester)

Albena Ambrosini

 

 

FRAMINGHAM Albena (Brusie) Ambrosini, 92, of Framingham, and formerly of Clinton and Southborough, passed away peacefully Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, at St. Patrick's Manor in Framingham. She was the loving wife of Tony Ambrosini for 65 years, before he passed away in 2006. Arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of the Morris Funeral Home, 40 Main St. (Morrisfuneralparlor.com), Southborough.
 

September 27, 2009 - Don't forget the Southborough Town Meeting Tuesday September 29 @ 7:00 PM. 

Click here for the warrant.

Fire Log

Saturday 9/19/09

07:09 TRAINING - EMS MAIN ST 

    HQ1  LT DANO         FF ROACH        FF GOODSPEED    FF NEAL

15:02 EMS CALL LIBERTY DR 

    A28  FF GOODSPEED    FF KANE

    C30  LT DANO

23:09 VEH ACCIDENT W/INJURIES TURNPIKE RD and PARKERVILLE RD

    A28  FF GOODSPEED    FF WILLS

    E23  LT DANO         FF ASPESI

23:34 SMOKE DET. ACT.-NO FIRE, UNINT WOODLAND RD 

    E23  LT DANO         FF ASPESI

Sunday 9/20/09

15:23 UNAUTHORIZED BURNING CORDAVILLE RD and CAUSEWAY RT 85 

    B24  FF RICE         FF KANE

    C30  FF STRONG

18:01 SMOKE DET. ACT.-NO FIRE, UNINT CARRIAGE HILL CR 

    E22  FF STRONG       FF FRANKS

Monday 9/21/09

05:47 EMS CALL ROUTE 495 NORTH OF 9    

    A28  FF RICE         FF KANE

    E23  FF STRONG       FF FRANKS

09:00 TRAINING - OTHER GROVE ST  WOR

    C27  CAPT MAURO

12:18 SMOKE DETECTOR, RESALE RICHARDS RD 

    C20  CHIEF MAURO

13:00 ADMINISTRATIVE MEETING MAIN ST 

    C1   CHIEF MAURO

14:15 LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTIONS TURNPIKE RD 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

14:41 VEH ACCIDENT W/INJURIES TURNPIKE RD 

    A28  FF ROACH        FF PIERCE

    C27  CAPT MAURO

    E23  LT PELTIER      FF FRANKS

16:00 SMOKE DETECTOR NEW CONSTRUCT SOUTHVILLE RD 

    C27  CAPT MAURo

17:00 ADMINISTRATIVE MEETING COMMON ST 

    C20  CHIEF MAURO

21:12 SYSTEM MALFUNCTION MAIN

    E22  LT PELTIER      FF FRANKS

    E23  FF PIERCE       FF AMENDOLA

For More Fire Log Click Here

Sports and Outdoor Activities

Algonquin Regional High School

No Scheduled events

Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School
TOMORROW'S EVENTS - Monday Sep. 28
 Boys Varsity Golf VS Shawsheen Valley Tech HS   3:00PM
 Girls Varsity Field Hockey VS Northbridge High School   3:30PM
 Boys JV Football @ Blackstonevalleyregtechhs Click for directions   3:30PM
 Girls JV Volleyball VS Sutton High School Gym 4:00PM
 Girls JV Soccer @ Montachustt Regvochs Click for directions   4:00PM
 Girls Varsity Volleyball VS Sutton High School Gym 5:30PM
 Boys Varsity Soccer VS Montachustt Regvochs   6:00PM
 Girls Varsity Soccer @ Montachustt Regvochs Click for directions   6:00PM
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