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Beautiful gardens to see. Conservation issues to learn. Rare and endangered plant habitats to study. And more.

Garden in the Woods' 2010 season runs April 15 through October 31. Many events are planned for the season (check our calendar). Visit this website often to discover which plants are in bloom. Opening week is full of exciting blooming plants (visit our Bloom Board).

The Society's horticulture staff and interns have been readying the Gardens for weeks. There were leaves to rake and shred and spread, limbs to collect and remove, paths and trails to check and refurbish.

New this year in the garden is a stunning fence by Frank Hamm in the Edible Garden next to the Idea Garden. Please read the article about its construction. As the season progresses, we will highlight other new things in the garden. Frank will construct another surprise later in the season.

Whether your interests include a short or long walk after a long day at work, learning about conservation or horticulture, visiting a favorite native plant, breathing in the delightful smells of the garden, checking out the new blooms, or just sitting and listening to the birds in the woods, you will find a haven at Garden in the Woods.

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Acton, Massachusetts 01720
Phone: 978.264.4200
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Revere Beach Weekly Walks, 10:30 am-11:30 am, Revere Beach Reservation, Revere

Kids Spring Fling: Come to your Senses, 1 pm, Blue Hills Reservation, Milton

A Seedy Story, Earth Day, 4 pm, Western Gateway Heritage State Park, North Adams

Winter into Spring Birding, 8 am-10 am, Halibut Point State Park, Rockport

Discovery Days at the Park, 11 am-2 pm, Walden Pond State Reservation, Concord

Signs of Spring Family Program, 1-2:30 pm, Mount Tom State Reservation, Holyoke

Spring Hike at Wompatuck, 1 pm-3 pm, Wompatuck State Forest, Hingham

Tilting Rock Hike, 1:30 pm-3:30 pm, Wrentham State Forest, Wrentham

Belle Isle Canoe Paddle, 2 pm-4 pm, Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, East Boston

Tot Time, 10 am-11 am, Mount Holyoke Range State Park, South Hadley

Discovery Days at the Park, 11 am-2 pm, Halibut Point State Park, Rockport

Thoreau and the Two Revolutions,1 pm-3 pm, Walden Pond Reservation, Concord

Learn to Fish! 9 am-1 pm, Hopkinton State Park, Hopkinton

Family Hike at Quashnet River Woods, 10 am-noon, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Falmouth

Great Blue Hill Hike, 1 pm, Blue Hills Reservation, Milton

Birds Abound in Brighton, 2 pm-3:30 pm, Meet at Artesani Playground, Brighton

A Spring Campfire Celebration, 7:30 pm-9 pm, Revere Beach Reservation, Revere

Discovery Days at the Park,11 am-2:00 pm, Great Brook Farm State Park, Carlisle

Spring Fun Day, 11 am-2 pm, Harold Parker State Forest, North Andover

Spring has Sprung, 11 am-noon and 2 pm-3 pm, Belle Isle Marsh, East Boston

Lyrids Meteor Shower Night Hike, 8 pm-9:30 pm, Breakheart Reservation, Saugus

Bird Brains, 10-11:30 am, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Falmouth

Plant a Flower on Earth Day, 10 am-noon, Webb State Park, Weymouth

The Lorax Visits Upton, 10:30 am-noon, Upton State Forest, Upton

Wicked Big Puddle Exploration, 11 am, Stony Brook Reservation, Hyde Park

Discovery Days at the Park, 11 am-2 pm, Maudslay State Park, Newburyport

Tide Pool Discovery at Red Rock Park, 11 am-noon & 2 pm-3 pm, Red Rock Park, Lynn

Celebrate Earth Day! Make More Earth, 1-2 pm, Walden Pond Reservation, Concord

Snakes Awake for Spring Break!1-2:30 pm, Great Brook Farm State Park, Carlisle

Myles Standish Monument Climb, 2 pm-6 pm, Crescent Street, Duxbury

Oh My! The Spring Sky!, 8-10 pm, Halibut Point State Park, Rockport

Park Serve Day!, Pick a Park, Give a day, Make a difference

Junior Ranger Day, 10 am-2 pm, Georges Island, Boston Harbor

Earth Day Coffee House, 7:30 pm, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Falmouth

Gyotaku: Fish Printing, 10 am-11 am, Schooner Ernestina, New Bedford

“To Build A Fire” Family Program, 1 pm-2 pm, Chicopee Memorial State Park, Chicopee

Tide Pool Exploration at Red Rock Park, 3 pm-5 pm, Red Rock Park, Lynn

The Southborough Democratic Town Committee will host a Meet the Candidates night on Monday, April 26, at 7:00 p.m. in the Fire Station meeting room. All candidates running in the Town Election on May 10th are invited.

Of course, this is for the public, so the public is invited as well!

May marks the opening of the Massachusetts fair season in the Commonwealth. Whether you are visiting your local agricultural destinations or simply looking for a good time to enjoy memories with community, family and friends, do not forget to mark your calendars for this years' Massachusetts Agricultural Fairs! With over 40 fairs in the Commonwealth, Massachusetts farmers are bringing their best and brightest to their local fairs to promote and showcase what Massachusetts agriculture is all about.

If you would like a copy of the 2010 Fairs Brochure or more information on Massachusetts Agricultural Fairs, please contact Ellen Hart at 617-626-1742 or email: ellen.hart@state.ma.us

Who: Girls, of all skill levels, entering grades 7th – 10th

When: July 6th – July 9th

Where: Algonquin Regional High School

Coaches: Algonquin Girls’ Varsity Players

• Early Bird Rate (register before June 1)

• Regular Rate

• Promotion Package - enrollment in both the Algonquin Tomahawks

ARHS Volleyball Boosters Club. Make checks payable to: ARHS Boosters Club and mail to ARHS

VB – Yung, 36 Pine Hill Road, Southborough, MA, 01772, with completed registration form. If

you have any questions, contact us at thawkvolleyball@gmail.com.

2009 Annual Report
Southborough, Massachusetts

2009 Annual Report
Southborough, Massachusetts

More than 100 Cub Scouts from 27 Packs and nine towns showcased their need for speed as they raced their pinewood derby cars at the Tri River District Pinewood Derby competition at the Milford Youth Center, Saturday.

Pinewood derby races are a longtime Cub Scout tradition in which scouts must craft a car made of a block of wood with a kit the Boy Scouts provide. Southborough Packs 1, 26 and 921 hold their pinewood derby race at the Pilgrim Church, and the winners of those races go on to the district competition.

Yesterday, Cub Scouts watched eagerly as their cars each raced down a 40-foot aluminum track, once in each of the six lanes. A computer kept track of the speed and took an average of all six runs. The top three Tiger Scouts - first-graders - won trophies, and the top five overall Cub Scouts also took home trophies.

"For Cubs, it's the biggest event of the year," said Scott McWilliams, Cubmaster of Southborough Pack 26. "And they get to do it themselves. They learn a lot of skills and mechanics. The adults enjoy it too."

McWilliams said there have been derby races in Southborough since the Boy Scouts came to Southborough in the 1950s.

"They used to race on wooden tracks and someone would stand there with a stop watch," he said. "Now it's all computerized with a laser timer, right down to the millisecond."

Harry Boyden of Southborough, Pack 921 won third place overall.

Robert M. Burns, 62, of Cotuit and formerly of South Yarmouth, died Monday, April 5, 2010, at the Eagle Pond Rehabilitation and Living Center in South Dennis.

He was the husband of Sydney (Blanchard) Burns.

Son of the late Michael L. Burns, and the late Helen (Sutton) Bowman, Mr. Burns was also the stepson of the late William E. Bowman.

Mr. Burns was born in Boston and raised in Westwood. He graduated from Catholic Memorial High School and attended UMass before enlisting in the Air Force in 1968. He served in Okinawa as an interpreter and on search and rescue missions until his honorable discharge as a sergeant in 1972.

Mr. Burns worked in several fields. His favorites were being an engineer at the Aengus Recording Studio and as a dairy farmer in Southborough.

In 1992, Mr. Burns graduated from Framingham State College with an English degree and then moved to Cape Cod in 1992. He loved writing, music and bass fishing.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Burns is survived by two sons, Zachary Burns of Gardner and Matthew Burns and his wife, Andrea (Levin) of Baldwinville; and three granddaughters, Devin, Emily and Hannah all of Baldwinville.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Thursday, April 15, in St. Pius X Church, Station Avenue, South Yarmouth. Interment will follow at 1:30 p.m. in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne.

Memorial donations may be made to Heifer International, 1 World Ave., Little Rock, AR 72202. www.heifer.org

Virginia A. Sweet Rose (Merrills) Gray, 91, of Dillon, S.C., and formerly of Fayville and Mashpee. died Wednesday, April 8, 2010. She was the wife of Asa E. Gray, who passed away in 1981. Mrs. Gray was a 1935 graduate of Marlborough High School and attended and worked on every class reunion. She worked at Fenwal Inc. of Ashland for more than 35 years. Mrs. Gray was a member of the Southborough Grange, where she held several offices, and a member of several fishing organizations. In 1980 she retired to Mashpee where she worked for the Barnstable County Fair Association, Mashpee Archives and the Senior Center. She was always active in helping out anyone who needed it and was loved by all who knew her and she will be greatly missed. She leaves her children, William Gray and his wife, Gretchen, of Hopkinton, Sandra Schofield and her husband, Wendell, of Worcester; Cheryl Gray of Dillon, S.C., with whom she lived; a former daughter-in-law, Mora Gray of Framingham and Florida; a sister, Norma Sora and her husband, Peter, of Southborough; sister-in-law, Evelyn Coble of Ocean Springs, Miss.; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews and cousins. Funeral and burial will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of the Morris Funeral Home (morrisfuneralparlor.com), 40 Main St. Southborough.