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October 17, 2010 - October 23, 2010

Annual

Southborough Firefighters Association

HALLOWEEN PARADE

Please join us on October 24^th for tons of fun, ribbons, candy and trophies!

Halloween Parade: 4pm in front of Mauros Market.

Ends at the Southborough Fire Station.

Norfolk Aggies Annual Haunted Hayride

October 22&23, 29&30 7:00pm-11:00pm

$10.00 Adults    

$5.00 for kids

Join us for a 35 minute hayride through the haunted fields and forests of Norfolk Aggie. It’s a hauntingly good time for all.

25 Winter Street, Woodville, MA (Hopkinton)

“Halloween Fantasy Fun”

Saturday, October 30^th 11am -3pm Hopkinton High School

September 20, 2010 --- Bring your children to Hopkinton High School for the HHS Drama Ensemble’s Halloween Fantasy Fun Day, Saturday, October 30, 11am – 3pm (open admission). At this family friendly, non-scary event, princesses, knights and favorite story book characters will come to life and enchant visitors through skits and interactive singing. As you travel along an enchanted journey you will experience unique Halloween entertainment, indoor trick-or-treating, face painting, seasonal arts & craft activities, and games.

Halloween Fantasy Fun is a great way for families to kick-off their Halloween weekend! Wear your costumes! Admission is $7/child with $20/family maximum. To learn more about the event visit: www.hhsdramaensemble.com or contact Barb Timko at hopkintondrama@gmail.com please put “Halloween” in the subject line.

All proceeds from the event will support the HHS Drama Ensemble’s trip to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. HHS drama is proud to have been selected to perform at the prestigious arts festival, as part of the American High School Theatre Festival (AHSTF) in August 2011. For more information about the trip, or to make a donation contact Valerie von Rosenvinge at vvonrosenvinge@hopkinton.k12.ma.us

October 22, 2010 - Come on over to the last weekend of the art show at the Southborough Art Center.

 MARLBOROUGH HOSPITAL RANKS NUMBER TWO IN COMMONWEALTH, FOURTH IN

NEW ENGLAND FOR TREATING HEART ATTACKS

 Marlborough, MA (October 21, 2010) – Marlborough Hospital has been named the second best hospital in the state for the survival of a heart attack from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The data also ranks the hospital fourth in New England and number 31 in the nation for exceptional cardiac care. Based on this health measures tool, patients presenting with a heart attack at Marlborough Hospital received treatment considered best practice nearly 100 percent of the time in 2010.

Joining Marlborough Hospital with CMS’s top cardiology recognition is UMass Memorial Medical Center, which was named the leading hospital in New England and third best in the country for surviving a heart attack. In addition, HealthAlliance Hospital was ranked as fourth in the state. Collectively, this marks the first time that three of the top five hospitals in the state were all members of UMass Memorial Health Care. The data was released by CMS through the USA Today website .

“We at Marlborough Hospital are incredibly proud of this report which includes data compiled over a three year period from 2006 to 2009,” said Danial Carucci, MD,  director, Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence at Marlborough Hospital and a member of the board of trustees.

“The end result of a coordinated, consistent, “systems” approach to treatment of heart attack victims is that patients treated here are surviving at one of the highest rates in the country. This means that whether your care is entirely delivered by Marlborough Hospital clinicians within Marlborough Hospital or you receive advanced care at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, your chance of living through this event is higher than at any other institution in Massachusetts and near the absolute top when compared with nearly 4,600 other hospitals in the United States.”

CMS developed its health outcome measures tool to improve quality in all American hospitals. The organization estimated the 30-day risk-standardized mortality rates (RSMRs) for Medicare patients hospitalized with a principal discharge diagnosis of heart attack. CMS then estimated the RSMRs from heart attack for each hospital within 30 days of submission.

Out of 4,600 hospitals across the nation the reported mortality rate at Marlborough Hospital for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) – commonly known as a heart attack – is well below the national average and places the hospital in the 99.9 percentile.

About Marlborough Hospital

Marlborough Hospital, a community resource since 1890, is served by a medical staff of more than 300 primary care physicians and specialists. The hospital provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and ancillary services, including oncology, laboratory and radiology services, physical therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, inpatient and partial day mental health services as well as diabetes education and management. A state-of-the-art Emergency Department, staffed by emergency medicine physicians from the UMass Memorial Medical Center, provides 24-hour emergency care. As a member of UMass Memorial Health Care, Marlborough Hospital provides patients with a direct link to the advanced medical resources of UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, a nationally recognized academic medical center. Marlborough Hospital is a recipient of the 2009 Betsy Lehman Patient Safety Recognition Award, is fully accredited by the Joint Commission and is certified as a primary stroke service by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. For more information about Marlborough Hospital, visit www.marlboroughhospital.org

Northborough-Southborough Boy’s Youth Lacrosse registration Nov 10-24, 2010

Northborough-Southborough Boy’s Youth Lacrosse registration will take place

in November for the upcoming Spring 2011 season. This is open to boys in both towns in

grades 2 through 8.

Registration will be open for the first week (November 3 – 10) only for returning players, and

then it will open on November 10th an hour after the information meeting for all

players. Registration will close November 24th.

Registration is done online at www.nsyla.org. New families are encouraged to come to the

information night on November 10th.

We strive to take all boys who wish to play, however we have physical limits due to team size,

availability of qualified coaches (head coaches need to know lacrosse, assistant coaches we will

train), and availability of field space the towns make available to us. We have ended up with a

waiting list each year of boys who tried to register after the registration closed.

There will be an Information Night on November 10th from 7-8PM at the Northborough

Library. New and returning Parents and players are invited to come. There will be a brief

presentation and then questions are welcome. Details about our program, the sport of lacrosse,

equipment, and the league we play in and its’ philosophy are some of the topics we will cover.

Additional information is available on the website, www.nsyla.org.

Robert L. Wilbur, 92 of Southborough died on Thursday, October 21, 2010 after a period of declining health.

He was the husband of Eve Blanche (Burgess) Wilbur who passed away in 1974.  

Bob was a 1936 graduate of Marlboro High School and a 1940 graduate of Northeastern University of Boston. In 1941 he joined the Army and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater in World War II.   Mr. Wilbur was an accountant for General Electric for over thirty years and was a former treasurer for the Southborough Historical Society. He enjoyed gardening, woodworking and traveling.

He leaves his children, Virginia Clark and her husband Richard of Champaign, IL Lawrence Wilbur and his wife Carol Palumbo of Natick;  Nancy Parillo of Sherborn; Gail Pfeiffer and her husband Laurence of Glenelg, MD;  a sister, Harriet Perry of Marlborough; 9 grandchildren, Garry & Julie Clark; Brian, Jillian, Emily Wilbur;  Anthony & Michael Parillo; and Katherine & Rebecca Pfeiffer.
He was pre-deceased by 2 sisters, Marjorie Sherman and Eleanor Lavallee.

Visiting hours will be held on Sunday, October 24, from 3 to 6 PM at the Morris Funeral Home, (morrisfuneralparlor.com)  40 Main St.  Southborough.

A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Monday, October 25, at
12, noon.

Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the Southborough Historical Society,
Box  364,    25 Common St. Southborough,  MA  01772

Frost advisory in effect from 11 pm this evening to 8 am edt saturday,
The NWS in taunton has issued a frost advisory, which is in effect from 11 pm this evening to 8 am edt saturday.
Overnight low temperatures are expected to fall into the lower to middle 30s across this region. This will result in areas of frost developing very late tonight into early Saturday morning, especially in outlying locations.
Precautionary/preparedness actions,
A frost advisory is issued when frost is expected to develop during the growing season. Those with agricultural interests are advised to harvest or protect tender vegetation. Also, potted plants normally left outdoors should be covered or brought inside away from the cold.
 

October 21, 2010 - Congressman James McGovern pins the Bronze medal on WWII vet 89 year old Arthur Butler of Southborough.  Mr. Butler served during WWII in Okinawa where he had been wounded from a grenade.  The Congressman awarded Mr. Butler both the Bronze medal and the Purple Heart this afternoon at the All Wars Memorial.  Several local Veterans, police and Selectwoman Bonnie Phaneuf were on hand for the ceremony.

October 21, 2010 - Colors are changing fast.  If you haven't been leaf peeping by now, you might want to do it this weekend.

Frost advisory remains in effect from midnight tonight to 8 am edt Friday,
A frost advisory remains in effect from midnight tonight to 8 am edt Friday.
Much colder air filtering in behind a cold front will result in temperatures dropping into the low to mid 30s tonight. Areas in the frost advisory have not yet experienced a freeze this autumn.
Precautionary/preparedness actions,
A frost advisory is issued when frost is expected to develop during the growing season. Those with agricultural interests are advised to harvest or protect tender vegetation. Also, potted plants normally left outdoors should be covered or brought inside away from the cold.
 

October 21, 2010 - A talk on the Asian Longhorned beetle brought out about a dozen residents last night.  If you didn't attend but would like to know more about the beetle there is information that has been left at the Southborough Library for residents.

October 21, 2010 - The Tomahawks took on Shepherd Hill to clinch the sectionals.

October 21, 2010 -  ARHS JV Volleyball took on Shepherd Hill and won 2 - 0.

October 19, 2010 -  Robert assists with tossing the cartons during the troop package drive.

October 19, 2010 - The Direct TV blimp floated over town today.

Annual

Southborough Firefighters Association

HALLOWEEN PARADE

Please join us on October 24^th for tons of fun, ribbons, candy and trophies!

Halloween Parade: 4pm in front of Mauros Market.

Ends at the Southborough Fire Station.

On  A Mission

October 18, 2010 - Ari and Ashley Haseotes talk about OneMission.

Wake up one day and you have a beautiful son.  Wake up seven months later and that son, your first child,  has been diagnosed with a rare leukemia.  That is exactly the nightmare that Ashley and Ari Haseotes have been through.

Ashley had been working in sales prior to the birth of her son.  A family decision had been made for her to stay home and not go back to work.  But being the energetic person that she is, she had to do something.  So she called St. Jude’s Hospital and began a relationship that included donations and hosting a party to raise funds for St. Jude’s.  It was in 2006, just two months after that party that the diagnosis for their son, Nicholas, was confirmed.  Nicholas had been getting sick and not shaking off the colds.    He was admitted to Children’s Hospital in Boston where at a very young age Nicholas began the long process of fighting off the cancer. 

Ari and Ashley lived for six months at the hospital while Nicholas was under the treatments of chemotherapy and blood transfusions.  At every turn they questioned the nurses and doctors about procedures, new technology and treatments.   They were told that some diseases just don’t get the attention for drug companies to spend money on to find cures.  Nicholas had the rare form Leukemia that affects just about five hundred children a year world -wide.

Staying at the hospital the family also found out what life is like living without the conveniences of home.  Worried about their son, they stayed at the hospital for the six months.  Sharing stories, meals and getting support from other mothers and fathers that were in the same predicament.   Fortunately, little Nicholas responded to the treatments and was allowed home later that year.  Nicholas has been cancer free since coming home in late 2006.

The whole situation though, made a life changing direction for Ashley.  Compassionate about getting the best treatments and service for the children suffering from cancer to the parents who have struggled to balance work, family, home and their sick child at the hospital to the nurses and doctors that strive to do their best to comfort families and advance life saving skills and treatments for the children.  Ari and Ashley founded One Mission – www.onemission.org 

There are several reasons for the foundation.  The Haseotes family saw first hand that the larger awareness for diseases such as AIDS, diabetes and breast cancer outscored children’s cancer research by many many dollars.  Currently Children’s cancer research sees only 30 cents out of every dollar in research money. 

One Mission changes that.  Their donations, fundraisers and events all raise funds that benefit the Children’s Hospital of Boston, the Jimmy Fund and St. Jude’s.  Several of the items funded at Children’s Hospital are the life-saving research conducted by pediatric Oncologist, Dr. Scott Armstrong a leading researcher in Leukemia cancer.   It also funds the B.E.A.D.S. Program, books, toys and games along with family resource programs.  This past year they funded mini-fridges for those parents staying over at the hospital.  Before this all the parents shared one large refrigerator.

One Mission hosts several fundraisers a year.  They host Vineyard Vines shopping Events, a team in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, One Mission Market Place where one can buy designer clothes and accessories at awesome prices, Kids Cancer Buzz-off which cuts your hair in honor and support of kids with cancer and Wines around the World Tasting and Gala among many other smaller events around New England.  A person is always welcome to donate straight from the One Mission website.  Don’t forget to get your company involved in donations also.

One Mission’s next fundraiser is Sample. Sip. Celebrate. Wines Around the World Tasting and Gala which will be held Thursday, November 18, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM at the Boston Harbor Hotel, Wharf Room, Rowes Wharf, Boston.  Silent and Live Auctions, Cocktail Attire, tickets $200 with proceeds benefiting Children’s Hospital of Boston.

Ashley has found her heart and soul by working toward the goal to help end cancer in children.  Congratulations to her for her efforts.

 Asian Longhorned Beetle – Learn all About It at the Southborough Public Library, Tuesday, October 19 and Wednesday, October 20

The Southborough Public Library will host a talk on the Asian Longhorned Beetle, a menace to central Massachusetts vegetation of late. There will be one session at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 19 and the same session on Wednesday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m.

Linda Hubley, of the United States Department of Agriculture, who is a Southborough resident and avid outdoors person, will present.  Linda became the first female Massachusetts State Park Supervisor in 1981, supervising Walden Pond State Reservation. She has taught about the environment in Southborough, served on the Southborough Recreation Facilities Committee, Conservation Commission and Roads Safety Committee, the Local Emergency Planning Committee and other organizations. In 1998, Linda co-founded the Sudbury River Watershed Organization, and was the recipient of the Elaine Beals award from the Southborough Open Land Foundation this year for her environmental dedication.
The talk is free and open to the public. Call the Library at 508.485.5031 for more information, and to sign up to learn about the Asian Longhorned Beetle in Massachusetts at the Southborough Library on either October 19 or 20.

A rabbit has now been found in the area of
Jericho Hill Road and Fisher Road. If someone wants to call to claim it and offer a description, detailing when
it went missing, the number is 774 245 2234.

October 18, 2010 - There are several types of signs that seem to keep popping up all over town, making it look tacky.

October 18, 2010 - ARHS Field Hockey VS Marlborough.  Algonquin won 4 to 1.

October 17, 2010 - were among the many volunteers helping out at the troop package drive.

October 17, 2010 - Officer Mabardy makes sure that everyone had the proper stickers in order to drop items off at the annual Hazardous Waste day at the Southborough Transfer Station Saturday.

Space Weather News
http://spaceweather.com

SOLAR FLARE: The strongest solar flare in nearly three months erupted from sunspot 1112 on October 16th.  Remarkably, the M1-class event did not disrupt a huge magnetic filament passing right by the blast site.  Future eruptions might, however, if this active sunspot continues to grow as quickly as it has in the past few days. Visit http://spaceweather.com to view movies of the event from the Solar Dynamics Observatory.

COMET 103P/HARTLEY AT ITS BEST:  For backyard stargazers, the next few nights are the best time to see green Comet 103P/Hartley 2 as it approaches Earth for an 11-million-mile close encounter on Oct. 20th. Set your alarm for the dark hours before dawn, go outside, and look straight up. You will find Hartley 2 not far from the bright star Capella. Although the comet is barely visible to the unaided eye, it is easy to locate using binoculars and looks great through a backyard telescope.  Sky maps and more information may be found at http://spaceweather.com .

THE COMET HUNTER: Need a telescope for Comet Hartley 2? We recommend the David H. Levy Comet Hunter--on sale during Hartley 2's close encounter with Earth. Click here: http://www.shopspaceweather.com/152mmf48comethunterotawithdeluxecaseandaccessories.aspx
 

Southborough Library  website:  Click here

A message from Prudence Webster, Treasurer of the Friends of the Library:

We are getting ready for the annual Heritage Day Friends’ Book and Cookie Sale on Monday, October 11 from 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

In preparation for this sale on Monday, October 11, we will be sorting and separating book donations on the mornings of Wednesday, September 22 and September 29. Come and help us and get a sneak preview of this year’s stock!

Please drop off your cookie donations on Saturday, October 9, to the Library staff, or bring them on Monday at Heritage Day!  Thank you.  - Library Friends.

Senior Center Activities

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.

Southborough meetings

October 18 to October 22, 2010