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May 22, 2011 - May 28, 2011

May 27, 2011 - The new garden at the library a year later.  Filling in nicely.

The last scheduled date for an entrance test to the Assabet Valley Practical Nursing program for the 2011-2012 class will take place Saturday, June 4^th, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School, 215 Fitchburg Street, Marlborough, MA.

Registration MUST take place at least 48 hours prior to the date, and can be done online. Payment must also be submitted online. Applicants should visit the website, www.assabettech.com, click on LPN Program and then go to Quick links-Entrance Exam to register and sign up for an exam. There is a Study Guide available at the same site.

The examination tests your basic mathematical ability (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers, decimals and fractions; the use of proportions and ratios). Verbal ability, reading rate, and comprehension will also be included. Candidates should arrive 30 minutes prior to the start for check in. No one will be admitted once the exam has started.

There is a $50 non-refundable fee for taking the exam.

The program runs for 40 weeks, full-time, during the day (M-F 7:50 AM to 2:30 PM), beginning in late August and running thru mid-June. Upon completion of the program in June 2012, graduates will receive a Certificate of Proficiency in Practical Nursing and be prepared for the state licensing exam. This program has had a 100 percent passing rate on the state exam for many years.

Edmond F. LaRose, Jr., 67, of Southborough, died on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at Marlborough Hospital after being suddenly stricken ill at home. He was the husband of Jacqueline (Morris) LaRose. Ed was a graduate of Framingham North and attended Burdett College and Northeastern University. He was an appraiser for Travelers Insurance in Worcester for over 30 years. He enjoyed caring for his yard and spending time with his family. In addition to his wife he is survived by his children, Melissa Linstruth and her husband Chad of Leominster; Edmond F. LaRose, III of Palm Bay, FL; a sister, Andrea Bowen of Foxboro; and a granddaughter, Maddyn Linstruth. Visiting hours will be held on Saturday morning, May 28, from 9-11 a.m., at the Morris Funeral Home, 40 Main St., Southborough, (Morrisfuneralparlor.com). Funeral will be private.

SOUTHBOROUGH FIRE DEPARTMENT

                                DAILY LOG

Tuesday 5/17/11

08:39 EMS CALL PARKERVILLE RD 

    A28  FF AMENDOLA     FF ASPESI

    C30  FF NAVAROLI

09:30 PLAN REVIEW MEETING COMMON ST 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

09:37 SMOKE SCARE, ODOR OF SMOKE MIDDLE RD 

    E23  FF ASPESI

    T21  CAPT HUBLEY     FF AMENDOLA     FF NAVAROLI

13:00 SMOKE DETECTOR, RESALE PINE HILL RD 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

13:30 SMOKE DETECTOR, RESALE MOONEY LN 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

14:00 FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION TURNPIKE RD 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

Wednesday 5/18/11

04:12 ALARM SYSTEM DUE TO MALFUNCTIO TURNPIKE RD 

    E22  FF ASPESI

    T21  LT SADOWSKI     FF ASPESI       FF PIERCE

07:51 SMOKE DET. ACT.-NO FIRE, UNINT LOVERS LN 

    E23  LT SADOWSKI

    T21  LT DANO         FF PIERCE       FF GOODSPEED    FF NAVAROLI

09:54 EMS CALL EAST MAIN ST 

    A28  FF PIERCE       LT SADOWSKI

    C30  LT DANO

13:30 SMOKE DETECTOR, RESALE LEDGE HILL RD 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

13:57 TRAINING - EMS MAIN ST 

    HQ1  LT DANO         FF STRONG       FF PIERCE       FF NEAL

14:30 26F REINSPECTION PINE HILL RD 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

15:00 SMOKE DETECTOR, RESALE NICHOLS ST 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

17:08 EMS CALL MAIN ST 

    A28  FF GOODSPEED    FF PIERCE

18:52 EMS CALL BOSTON RD 

    A28  FF PIERCE       FF NEAL

    C30  LT DANO

Thursday 5/19/11

09:00 SMOKE DETECTOR, RESALE STEARNS RD 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

09:26 EMS CALL WOOD ST 

    A28  FF WILLS        FF ASPESI

    C30  FF NAVAROLI

10:15 TANK TRUCK INPECTION SOUTHVILLE RD 

    C3   CAPT MAURO

11:00 PROPANE INSPECTION BARN LN 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

13:39 EMS CALL OAK ST ASH

    A28  FF NAVAROLI     CAPT MAURO

15:02 VEH ACCIDENT W/INJURIES MAIN ST and WYNDEMERE RD

    A28  FF WILLS        CAPT MAURO

    E23  CAPT HUBLEY     FF NAVAROLI

16:00 SMOKE DETECTOR, RESALE TARA RD 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

Friday 5/20/11

12:03 EMS CALL MARLBORO RD 

    A28  FF NEAL         FF PIERCE

    C30  LT DANO         FF ASPESI

13:20 SMOKE DET. ACT.-NO FIRE, UNINT ST MARTIN DR 

    T21  LT DANO         FF ASPESI

13:48 VEH ACCIDENT W/INJURIES 495 SOUTH and RT9 

    A28  FF NEAL         FF PIERCE

    T21  LT DANO         FF ASPESI

14:48 EMS CALL WILLIAM ONTHANK LN 

    A29  LT DANO         FF ASPESI

15:15 EMS CALL TURNPIKE RD 

    C30  FF AMENDOLA

19:07 EMS CALL DEERFOOT RD 

    A28  FF PIERCE       FF NEAL

    C30  LT DANO

21:59 EMS CALL BOSTON RD 

    A28  LT DANO         FF NEAL

    C30  FF ASPESI

Saturday 5/21/11

00:49 VEH ACCIDENT W/INJURIES WOODLAND RD 

    A28  FF PIERCE       FF NEAL

    E23  LT DANO         FF ASPESI

08:39 GAS LEAK (NATURAL GAS OR LPG) DARLENE DR 

    A28  FF SHANAHAN     FF AMENDOLA

    E23  FF KANE         FF ROACH

11:25 EMS CALL MIDDLE RD 

    A28  FF SHANAHAN     FF AMENDOLA

    C30  FF KANE

13:02 RESCUE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL CALL CORDAVILLE RD 

    A28  FF SHANAHAN     FF AMENDOLA

    C30  FF MARTINS

Sunday 5/22/11

04:25 EMS CALL MASS PIKE WEST    

    A28  FF KANE         FF AMENDOLA

    C30  FF MARTINS

07:28 EMS CALL BOSTON RD 

    A28  FF KANE         FF MARTINS

    C30  FF RICE

09:20 ALARM SYSTEM DUE TO MALFUNCTIO MARLBORO RD  

    E23  FF GOODSPEED    FF HOGAN

    T21  LT PELTIER      FF FRANKS       FF MARTINS

16:40 EMS CALL JOHN MATTHEWS RD 

    A28  FF FRANKS       FF MARTINS

    C30  FF GOODSPEED

16:45 ALARM SYSTEM DUE TO MALFUNCTIO HIGHLAND

    E23  FF GOODSPEED

    T21  LT PELTIER      FF HOGAN

18:35 ALARM SYSTEM, UNINTENTIONAL BOSTON RD 

    E23  FF GOODSPEED

    T21  LT PELTIER      FF FRANKS       FF MARTINS      FF HOGAN

22:37 EMS CALL EAST MAIN ST 

    A28  FF FRANKS       FF MARTINS

    C30  FF GOODSPEED

Monday 5/23/11

08:30 SMOKE DETECTOR, RESALE PRESIDENTIAL DR 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

09:30 TANK TRUCK INPECTION TURNPIKE RD 

    C3   CAPT MAURO

15:30 SMOKE DETECTOR, RESALE ATWOOD ST 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

21:53 VEH ACCIDENT W/INJURIES SOUTHVILLE RD 

    A28  FF ROACH        FF GOODSPEED

    E23  LT SADOWSKI     FF RICE

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May 26, 2011 - Sunset over the high tension lines off route 85.

Robert A. Brown, 79, of Southborough, passed away, Thursday, May 26, 2011 at UMASS Medical Center in Worcester. He was the husband of Irene (Holmes) Brown.

A funeral service will be held Sunday at 1:00 PM in the Federated Church of Ashland with burial to follow in Rural Cemetery in Southborough. Calling hours will be held Saturday from 4:00-7:00 PM in the Matarese Funeral Home, 325 Main St. in Ashland.

www.mataresefuneral.com

 Rev. Thomas B. Garlick, 61, the Pastor at St. Anne Church in Southborough, and former Pastor at St. Richard of Chichester Church in Sterling, died unexpectedly at his residence on Sunday, May 22, 2011. Fr. Garlick was born on July 8, 1949 in New York City, son of the late Bruce R. and Joan L. (Belliveau) Garlick. He grew up in Fitchburg and Ashburnham, attended St. Bernard Elementary and graduated from St. Bernard High School in 1967. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College in 1971 and a Masters degree in Counseling from Fitchburg State in 1973. Before beginning studies for the priesthood, he was a Guidance Director at Notre Dame Prepatory School in Fitchburg, taught in the adult education program in Fitchburg and was on the gemological staff at Sharfmans Jewelers for several years. He studied at St . Bernard Seminary, Rochester, NY from 1980 to 1981. After its closing in 1981, he completed his studies at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium in 1984, earning a B.A., M.A. and STB. He was ordained a priest on June 30, 1984, by Bishop Timothy Harrington in St. Paul Cathedral. Since ordination, Fr. Garlick has earned a masters degree from St. Bernard School of Theology and Ministry in Rochester, NY, and completed graduate studies at Andover Newton Theological School, Boston College and The Catholic University of America. He has been an adjunct faculty member at Nichols College in Dudley and Worcester State College. For several years, he has been involved in chaplain education and certification at the local, regional and national levels. He is a Board Certified Chaplain, National Association of Catholic Chaplains; a Registered Jeweler, American Society; and a life member of the National Eagle Scout Association. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Clergy Benefit Plan, is the chaplain to the Saint Vincent Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association and is currently the chaplain to the Worcester Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. He was also a chaplain at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester. He was appointed Director of Pastoral Care Services at Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital in 1995. He has served as Parochial Vicar at St. Anthony Parish in Dudley and Immaculate Conception Parish in Worcester. In 1997 he was named pastor of St . Richard of Chichester Church in Sterling, a position he held for 12 years. In 2009, he was named pastor at St. Anne Church in Southborough. Father Tom was beloved by his parishioners for many reasons including his wit and sense of humor. He leaves three sisters, MaryEllen Hurley and her husband Richard of Leominster, Brenda J. Garlick of Robinsdale, MN and Martha J. Garlick of Sommerville; two brothers, Ralph J. Garlick of Ashland and George P. Garlick and his wife Sandra of Ashburn, VA; a niece, Johanna J. Wilson and her husband David of San Tan Valley, AZ, and their children, Amaya and Gabriel; along with aunts and cousins. Friends and parishioners are invited to attend calling hours from 4 to 8 p.m. with a Wake Service at 7 p.m. with the Bishop Daniel P. Reilly as the Celebrant, on Friday, May 27th, at St. Anne Church, 20 Boston Road, Southborough. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 28th, at the Cathedral of St. Paul, 15 Chatham Street, Worcester with Bishop Robert J. McManus as the Principal Celebrant. Burial will be at New Cemetery, School St., Ashburnham. The family requests donations in his memory may be made to St. Anne Church, 20 Boston Road, Southborough, MA 01772; or the Worcester County Food Bank, 474 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury, MA 01545. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Miles-Sterling Funeral Hoke, 100 Worcerster Rd., Sterling. To share a memory or offer a condolence please visit: www.milesfuneralhome.com

Space Weather News for May 27, 2011
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SOLAR SAIL FLASHES: NASA's Nanosail-D, the first solar sail to orbit Earth, is flashing as it glides through the night sky.  Observers in Europe report luminous peaks as bright as a 1st magnitude star.  The irregular period of the flashes suggests that the sail might be tumbling, although no one is certain at this moment what is causing the phenomenon.  Sky watchers are encouraged to check the Simple Satellite Tracker for local flyby times and watch this unique spacecraft strobe overhead: http://spaceweather.com/flybys

DON'T FORGET THE SPACE SHUTTLE:  Meanwhile, space shuttle Endeavour and the ISS are putting on a show of their own.  The docked spacecraft are making a series of brilliant dawn flybys over North America and Europe, providing early risers with a chance to see Endeavour one last time before it returns to Earth for retirement. Tracking them is easy; just use your cell phone: http://simpleflybys.com.

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May 26, 2011 - The squirrel was catching the last of the days rays and didn't know whether to hide or run.

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May 26, 2011 - ARHS Girls Varsity lacrosse won 14-8 against Holliston and JV also won.

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                                        Library to Celebrate 100 Years at 25 Main Street, Southborough this Fall

 In 1911 The Southborough Library, at 25 Main Street, moved its books and artifacts from the library’s location in the Town Hall at 17 Common Street, down the hill to a new and beautiful building on land donated by the Burnett family. That was 100 years ago. 

Join the Library Trustees, Friends and staff of the Library in celebrating this centennial. Events planned are: a writing & art contest, a time capsule, historical displays at the Library and at the Historical Society, and will culminate with an Open House at the Library on Saturday, September 17 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Library.  The Friends of the Library are sponsoring the Writing and Art Contest for Southborough citizens, age 4-18. Four through seven-year-olds can color a picture that Children’s Librarian Kim Ivers has selected. Eight through thirteen year olds can write an essay, or take a photo that describes, “What the Library Means to Me.” Fourteen through eighteen year olds may take a photo, write an essay or create a video about “Why The Library is Important to the Community.” The contest begins on June 1 and submissions are due by July 15.  Winners will be announced in the Fall.

Library Director Jane Cain and volunteers from the Friends of the Library are gathering stories and photos to record the century that the Library has called 25 Main Street home. For more information, or to get involved in coordinating activities, call the Library at 508.485.5031.

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May 24, 2011 - One of three orioles spotted at our yard the other day.  If you spot them count them and report them.

http://www.massaudubon.org/oriole/index.php

May 24, 2011 - This rainbow was from the other day and taken from Flanders Road Westborough, It shoots over the town of Southborough and drops into Hopkinton.

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Don't Move Firewood

AUGUSTA, Maine – Highlighting the start of Maine’s camping season, the Maine Forest Service, under the Maine Department of Conservation, will again hold an out-of-state firewood exchange this weekend to prevent the importation of dangerous invasive insects to Maine’s forests and to make Maine visitors and residents aware of the problem.

A detail of Maine Forest Service forest rangers will set up an exchange station for two days, Thursday through Friday, May 26-27, at the northbound Kittery rest area, Interstate 95, according to Maine Forest Service (MFS) officials. Not only will the forest rangers exchange out-of-state wood for Maine wood, they also will give out warnings to those who import the banned firewood.

For the third time since the state ban was put in place last year, MFS forest rangers will exchange the prohibited out-of-state firewood for disposal as a way to prevent the spread of two invasive species in particular: Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) and emerald ash borer (EAB).

The threat from both invasive species to North American forests has become a matter of international concern, according to MFS officials. Both insects, already found in near-by states and Canadian provinces, threaten to destroy Maine’s forests.

“It makes a difference, it’s important, and the Maine Legislature has banned out-of-state firewood – we’re trying to make sure these pests do not get a free ride in,” said Dave Struble, MFS state entomologist. “We’re still largely in education mode, and we’ve spent a lot of time and effort getting the word out, working with the state’s promotional agencies, such as the Maine Office of Tourism, and groups such as the Maine Campground Owners Association. We’re getting the word out to visitors, hopefully before they and the bugs get here.”

“Maine’s forest rangers are committed to protecting Maine’s forest resources from threats of all types, including wildfires, abuse and invasive pests,” said Bill Williams, Maine’s chief forest ranger. “We are working closely with our departmental counterparts to ensure that invasive insects do not spread into Maine, which would result in potentially devastating effects on our state’s timber industry. Maine forest rangers will use their law enforcement authority to protect these resources by enforcing this law, as we do with many other statutes.”

The two invasive insects have destroyed millions of acres of trees in other states. ALB has infested the Worcester, Mass., area and recently was discovered in Boston. EAB, which has killed millions of ash trees and threatens Maine’s American Indian basket-making tradition, has been found in New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Maryland, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario.

The first Maine firewood exchange was held September 2010, followed by a second one that October after an emergency order immediately implementing the firewood ban was put in place. Legislation calling for the ban was passed during the 124th Legislature.

Both exchanges were very successful, and wood samples taken during the exchanges were placed in incubation at the New Hampshire Division of Forest and Lands, which has a hatching laboratory, Struble said. The lab consists of a series of ventilated barrels each with glass-emergence jars and a light trap to monitor what emerges from the wood samples, he said.

So far, no invasive species have emerged, “but we won’t really know until the middle of the summer” when the insects normally appear, Struble said. He is anticipating a final report from the lab at that time.

Similar to the previous exchanges, a detail of six Maine forest rangers will staff the Kittery rest area, according to Lt. Jeffrey Currier, Maine Forest Rangers, who is overseeing the operation. Two large, message signs will direct travelers to the exchange station, he said.

Anyone found transporting out-of-state firewood will be required to exchange their firewood for a comparable amount. The confiscated wood will be bagged in plastic and disposed at a wood biomass facility. Each exchange will be logged, according to Currier.

The exchange may be continued on Saturday, May 28, depending on weather conditions and the volume of previous exchanges, Currier stated.

Struble said that Maine state park campgrounds and private campgrounds, many which open this weekend, also are participating in the preventative effort.

“Most are trying to address the situation by providing wood on site and encouraging campers to buy wood locally,” the state entomologist said. “The message is we don’t want people bringing it in -- if you have people bringing it in, burn it immediately.”

What is of greatest concern, Struble said, is the out-of-state firewood brought by people to their private camps. He said it important for neighbors to remind neighbors of the ban to protect Maine’s forests. He said the invasive insects also may be in areas not yet identified as infested, so it is imperative to keep out all non-Maine firewood.

“Our guests are coming into Maine from areas known to be infested,” he said. “We’re working with the assumption that most know not to bring in firewood, and we’re working to reach the others who don’t know this.”

The threat has reached international levels of concern, the state entomologist said. There already is an international joint quarantine on firewood from Canada, and the issue is being raised through such efforts as the Continental Dialogue on Non-Native Forest Insects and Diseases, an international forum of foresters, horticulturists and others spearheaded by The Nature Conservancy, Struble said.

“The step we are taking with the firewood exchange and ban are fully in keeping with regional, national and international concerns,” Struble said. “We are ahead of the curve in that we have regulations in place.”

The state now is operating under an emergency ban, though final regulations are being drafted, Struble said. He said he still is reviewing how the order is working before the final regulations are presented for public comment and are put in place.

“It’s in everyone’s best interest to make sure wood isn’t brought in so it doesn’t destroy Maine’s forests,” Struble said. “If these invasive species get established, it will destroy Maine’s forests, Maine jobs, and destroy something critical to what we are as Mainers.”

For more information on the Maine Forest Service, go to: www.maineforestservice.org 

For more information about the Maine out-of-state firewood ban, go to: www.maine.gov/firewood   
 

Space Weather News for May 24, 2011
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COMET FIREBALL: Bright fireballs appear somewhere on Earth every day.  Most are caused by rocky asteroids. On Friday, May 20th, however, a less common object struck.  Sky watchers in the southeastern USA watched a big but fragile piece of comet break apart in Earth's atmosphere.  The resulting fireball was the brightest meteor observed in nearly 3 years by NASA's all-sky network of meteor cameras.  Videos and more information are featured on today's edition of http://spaceweather.com

HOLD A METEORITE IN YOUR HAND:  Certified authentic meteorites are now available in the Space Weather Store.  Details at http://www.shopspaceweather.com/meteorite-sets.aspx

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Hey Everyone,

Just a reminder...The Recovery Connection will be closed next Monday, May 30th for the Memorial Day Holiday. We will re-open as scheduled on Tuesday, May 31st @ 8:00AM.

We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!

-The Recovery Connection Staff and Members
 

The Recovery Connection

  31 Main Street

  Marlborough, MA 01752

  See our directions page for details on how to find us.

Phone

  (508) 485-0298

Fax

  (508) 485-0312

Email

  info@therecoveryconnection.org

Sports and Recreation

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May 23, 2011 - Work has started on the new playground to be placed at the Southborough Recreation and Art Center.

Rev. Thomas B. Garlick, 61, the Pastor at St. Anne Church in Southborough and former Pastor of St. Richard of Chichester in Sterling, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 22, 2011 in his residence in Southborough. Calling hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 27th, at St. Anne Church, 20 Boston Road, Southborough. A complete obituary will be published in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette on Wednesday. Arrangements are under the care of Miles-Sterling Funeral Home, 100 Worcester Road, Sterling.

www.milesfuneralhome.com

(Southborough, Ma. May 23, 2011) – On Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 7pm, the award winning Trottier Middle School Big Band presents an evening of jazz featuring the greatSouthborough-native saxophonist, Dave Pietro. This event is for all ages to enjoy. Ittakes place at the P. Brent Trottier Middle School Auditorium at 49 Parkerville Road in Southborough, MA.To attend the event, simply bring a cash or dry/canned goods donation for the Southborough Food Pantry. The event is co-sponsored by the Northborough- Southborough Music Association and local businesses including Robinson’s Music and

Fire Log

        SOUTHBOROUGH FIRE DEPARTMENT DAILY LOG

Tuesday 5/10/11

06:32 VEH ACCIDENT W/INJURIES FLANDERS RD  WEU

    A28  FF KANE         FF NAVAROLI

10:00 COMMERCIAL INSPECTION NORTHBORO RD 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

10:00 TRAINING - FIRE MAIN ST 

    HQ1  LT DANO         FF STRONG       FF PIERCE       FF NEAL

11:00 COMMERCIAL INSPECTION TURNPIKE RD 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

11:14 PLAN REVIEW - SMOKE DETECTOR DEERFOOT RD 

    C1   CHIEF MAURO

13:00 SITE PLAN REVIEW MARLBORO RD 

    C3   CAPT MAURO

13:30 SITE PLAN REVIEW NORTHBORO RD 

    C3   CAPT MAURO

13:45 SITE PLAN REVIEW NEWTON ST 

    C3   CAPT MAURO

14:31 ASSIST INVALID WOODBURY RD 

    A28  LT DANO         FF PIERCE

18:13 EMS CALL RICHARDS RD 

    A28  LT DANO         FF PIERCE       EMT GLECKEL

    C30  FF STRONG

18:50 CHIMNEY OR FLUE FIRE, CONFINED EDGEWOOD RD 

    E23  LT DANO         FF PIERCE

    T21  CAPT MAURO      FF STRONG

21:07 SMOKE DET. ACT.-NO FIRE, UNINT CARRIAGE HILL CR 

    E23  FF PIERCE

    T21  LT DANO         FF STRONG       FF NEAL

Wednesday 5/11/11

08:08 SMOKE SCARE, ODOR OF SMOKE PARKERVILLE RD 

    E23  FF PIERCE

    T21  CAPT HUBLEY     FF KANE         FF NAVAROLI

10:12 ADMINISTRATIVE MEETING BARTLETT ST  NOH

    C20  CHIEF MAURO

11:22 EMS CALL GLENWOOD RD 

    A28  FF KANE         FF NAVAROLI

    C30  FF PIERCE

12:00 PLAN REVIEW - SMOKE DETECTOR DEVINE LN 

    C3   CAPT MAURO

13:30 SMOKE DETECTOR, RESALE EAST MAIN ST 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

16:14 BUILDING FIRE GREEN ST  ASH

    E23  CAPT HUBLEY     FF PIERCE       FF FRANKS       FF NAVAROLI

    SC1  CAPT MAURO      LT SADOWSKI     LT PELTIER      LT COLLEARY

    SC2  FF HOGAN

20:07 EMS CALL JOHNSON RD 

    A28  FF FRANKS       FF NAVAROLI

Thursday 5/12/11

02:31 EMS CALL FOLEY DR 

    A28  FF NAVAROLI     FF FRANKS

    C30  LT SADOWSKI

10:00 SMOKE DETECTOR, RESALE PINE HILL RD 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

13:30 SMOKE DETECTOR, RESALE OLD HARRY RD 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

14:00 SMOKE DETECTOR, RESALE PRESIDENTIAL DR 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

18:56 EMS CALL HIGHLAND ST 

    A28 

    C30 

Friday 5/13/11

02:33 EMS CALL MAIN ST 

    A28  FF STRONG       FF NEAL

08:09 SMOKE DET. ACT.-NO FIRE, UNINT BOSTON RD 

    E23  FF AMENDOLA

    T21  LT DANO         FF MARTINS      FF NAVAROLI

09:05 EMS CALL BOSTON RD 

    A28  FF MARTINS      FF AMENDOLA

    C30  FF KANE

11:59 EMS CALL CENTRAL ST 

    A28  FF AMENDOLA     FF MARTINS

    C30  FF NAVAROLI

12:00 PROPANE INSPECTION BIGELOW RD 

    C27  CAPT MAURO

16:32 EMS CALL E MAIN ST WEU

    A28  FF MARTINS      FF AMENDOLA

Saturday 5/14/11

18:43 EMS CALL TURNPIKE RD 

    A28  FF SHANAHAN     FF MARTINS

    C30  FF GOODSPEED

19:52 EMS CALL JERICHO HILL RD 

    A28  FF SHANAHAN     FF MARTINS

    C30  FF GOODSPEED

20:18 VEH ACCIDENT W/INJURIES MARLBORO RD and ST MARKS ST

    A28  FF SHANAHAN     FF GOODSPEED

    C30  FF MARTINS

    E23  LT PELTIER      FF FRANKS       FF HOGAN        SO PELTIER

Sunday 5/15/11

03:54 ALARM SYSTEM, UNINTENTIONAL TURNPIKE RD 

    E22  FF SHANAHAN

    T21  LT PELTIER      FF FRANKS       FF GOODSPEED    FF MARTINS

11:45 ASSSIT POLICE OR OTHER AGENCY MAIN ST 

    C30  LT SADOWSKI

11:52 EMS CALL MITCHELL ST 

    A28  FF NEAL         FF GOODSPEED

    C30  FF SHANAHAN

16:06 ALARM SYSTEM DUE TO MALFUNCTIO HIDDEN MEADOW LN 

    E23  LT SADOWSKI     FF SHANAHAN

Monday 5/16/11

11:42 EMS CALL BOSTON RD 

    A28  FF GOODSPEED    FF MARTINS

    C30  FF SHANAHAN

12:29 VEH ACCIDENT W/INJURIES MARLBORO RD 

    A29  FF FRANKS       FF SHANAHAN

14:16 EMS CALL, NEWTON ST 

    A28  FF SHANAHAN     FF MARTINS

    C30  FF FRANKS

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Sudbury Valley Trustees

National Trails Day Hike

Nobscot Scout Reservation, Sudbury

Saturday, June 4, 8:00-10:30AM

Leader: Dennis Prefontaine, Knox Trail Council Scout Executive.  In 2008, SVT, the Knox Trail Council and the town of Sudbury, helped permanently conserve over 300 acres of the Nobscot Scout Reservation.  Celebrate this achievement on National Trails Day by hiking the region.  Nobscot offers an enjoyable hike up to Tippling Rock, one of the highest points in eastern Massachusetts!  On a clear day, there are views of three states, Boston's towers, Mt. Monadnock, and more. 

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

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

May 22, 2011 - The sun came out along with the blue skies for the last hour of the day today.

Click for school info and directions

Come play poker at Faneuil Hall Marketplace with Tim Wakefield, Jason Varitek, and the rest of the Boston Red Sox!!!

Sign up now for the annual Pitching In For Kids Poker Party at Ned Devine's on Wednesday, June 1 at 6:00pm, and you can play poker against your favorite players!

Don't want to play poker? You can still help!

Buy a 50/50 raffle ticket for the Helicopter Ball Drop!

 The drop will take place on June 2 at the annual Celebrity Golf Tournament. 

One thousand golf balls will be sold at $20 each.

PIFK will receive half of the earnings ($10,000), and the winner (who need not be present) will receive the other half! Buy your tickets here!

Southborough soundbytes

The topic of PILOTS in area towns made it to Channel five television news with St. Marks and Fay school headlining it.  There is still controversy over the non-profits charging so much for students and giving back little especially after purchasing residential properties for living quarters for their teachers.  These properties then essentially come off the tax rolls.  Selectman Rooney has long disagreed with the payments Southborough receives in the PILOT program and spearheaded a committee to find ways to increase that revenue.  Click here for report.  At their April 26, 2011 selectmen’s meeting the Selectmen voted to accept a $25,000 donation from St. Marks and another $10,000 donation that they had promised to help pay for the town’s new ladder truck.  Selectmen also approved contracts prior to town meeting for the following town employee unions:  Mass Cop, Local 167, AFSCME, Council 93 and IAFF, Local 3129.

Another Chapter 40 B is in the works.  Moss Development, Inc has approached several town boards that they are entering an agreement to purchase the property between Crystal Pond Road and Washington Street behind the Route 9 East Gulf Station. There are no plans that have been submitted as of yet but plans for the seventeen acre property are for several buildings housing about 140 units.  The prior proponent of a Chapter 40 B development at that location, Avalon had gone all the way through the boards and withdrew their plans when the economy tanked.  At that time there was much discussion about water, isolation of school age children and entrance/exiting on route nine at that location.

With the impending retirement of Chief John Mauro, the wheels are now in motion for a replacement.  The Selectmen earlier this month approved seeking an amount of several thousand dollars to hire a consultant that will run an assessment and assist with hiring details.  Funds for hiring a consultant were passed at this year’s annual town meeting.   It is unclear at this time if a citizen committee will be formed to assist with the hiring process.

School Committee notes:  The ARHS teachers union approved their contract and it was voted by the Regional School committee.  It is reported one of the smallest increases ever in the history of the teacher union negotiations. The three year contract calls for a 3.8% pay raise.   Sue Dargin was elected chairman and Paul Butka, Secretary of the Northborough Southborough School Committee.  The Committee also voted down school choice once again.  There is an opening on the regional school committee but applications must be in by mid-June.

Assistant Superintendent of Schools

The Northborough – Southborough Union #3 and the Northborough-Southborough Regional School District are seeking a dynamic educational leader to support and work with the Superintendent in the areas of curriculum, instruction, personnel, and finances, beginning with the 2011-2012 school year.  Candidates must be licensed (or eligible for licensure) as a Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent in Massachusetts.  Candidates should have a minimum of a Master’s Degree and at least three years leadership experience in an educational setting.  A detailed job description is available upon request.

Salary for this position will be competitive, depending upon experience.

Qualified applicants need to submit, by 4 p.m. May 27, 2011, a cover letter which describes experiences, education, and other qualifications for this position, a current resume, three (3) recent letters of recommendation, all undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and a photocopy of Massachusetts licensure to:

                                                        Charles E. Gobron, Ed.D.

                                                        Superintendent of Schools

                                                        Northborough Southborough Public Schools

                                                        53 Parkerville Road

                                                        Southborough, MA  01772

Job Description

Your vehicle all covered in pollen? No better time for a car wash!  Visit Choice Car Wash at:

155A Boston Road, Route 30

Southborough, MA

508-481-7395

Hours

M - F 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Saturday  7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Sunday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Get your vehicle ready for those summer road trips by making an appointment at Southborough Auto Tech located at:

145 Boston Road

Southborough, MA 01772

508-485-9082

Billy@SouthboroAutoTech.com

Southborough Auto Tech is now a Massachusetts State Inspection Station

Hours

M - F 6:30 AM - 7:30 PM

Inspection hours 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Saturday (no repairs)

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sunday (No Repairs)

9:00 AM - 4 PM

Senior Center Activities

Southborough meetings

May 23,  to May 28, , 2010

Sports and Recreation

ARHS Sports Photos by Chris Wraight www.thawkspix.com

May 22, 2011 -  In winning form, ARHS JV team won over Weston.

May 22, 2011 - Girls Varsity LAX took a 10-9 loss to Weston.

May 22, 2011 - The Varsity baseball team won 7-2 over Milford.