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Congratulations are in order
January 12, 2008 - At the January 3 joint meeting of the Southborough, Northborough and the Northborough Southborough Regional School Committee meeting, Dr. Gobron was offered the position of the Northborough Southborough Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Gobron who has thirty-five years teaching in the Southborough School system and had been appointed several years ago as the Northborough Southborough Director of Curriculum gladly accepted the position. Dr. Gobron has been the acting Superintendent since last year's untimely death of Rosemary Joseph. Dr. Gobron has a doctorate degree from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Masters in Elementary Education from Framingham State College and a degree in Psychology from the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA. We wish him the best as the new permanent Superintendent of the Northborough Southborough School system. One of his first major projects was to present the Northborough Southborough Regional School and the Southborough K-8 budget this morning to the Southborough Selectmen and members of the Advisory Committee. |
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Budget Crunch time
January 12, 2008 - Recreation Director Doreen Ferguson presents her department's budget to selectmen Bonnie Phaneuf, William Boland and Salvatore Giorlandino. |
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Iced Nest
January 12, 2008 - This nest was coated in ice after yesterday's rain turned a bit frosty this morning, but it didn't deter this robin from checking it out as a future home.
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January
12, 2008 Algonquin Regional High School
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January 12, 2008 Assabet Valley Regional High School
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Rainy Days
January 11, 2008 -Not only a rainy day but thunder and lightening throughout the day. Many brooks and streams are now over their banks. |
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 Community Preservation Committee At last night’s meeting of the Community Preservation Committee met to discus last minute details on various proposed projects that have been submitted for review. Selectmen Bonnie Phaneuf and William Boland were asking for guidance on how the money for the affordable housing portion of the Community Preservation funds should be handled and at what percentages. The current way it is set up makes it hard to negotiate with potential sellers of property that would fit the affordable guidelines. CPC committee members will work with the selectmen so that all parties will have a check off list of what is expected of both the CPC and the Affordable housing. Also present last night was Nancy Vargas of the MBTA Triangle committee to present final changes in their plan to have the triangle become a nice and visible park for the community. Plans include excavating the foundation of the old livery stable, walkways, benches, trees and historic plaques. A vote was taken at the meeting on which projects to fund and go on the warrant articles for this spring’s Town meeting which begins April 14, 2008. Those projects include the MBTA Triangle, this years payment for Chestnut Hill property, second phase of the town records restoration, affordable housing, the Nichols house, South Union school renovations and application for the National Historic Register. (file photo - Town Clerk's office employees pull out some of the old records slated for restoration). |
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Police Log Friday January 4, 2008 Patrol and building checks MVSV 9/85, 85 and Main Street 21:53 School Alarm Parkerville Road 21:50 Suspicious Activity MV underage drinking possible 12:31 Medical Cherry Street 17:53 Gas Odor Chestnut Hill Road 15:08 Warrant Atwood Road 14:42 Traffic Complaint 9/Parkerville Road erratic operator high rate of speed 14:25 car safety seat install 13:54 ACO two dogs loose Pinehill Road 13:53 Parmenter Pinehill Road DMV two flats and off road 12:37 Mutual aid SFD to Westborough MA pike Tractor trailer accident 12:34 B & E East Main Street 12:30 Out of gas Acre Bridge Road and route 85 12:30 Vehicle stuck in snow bank, Lynbrook Road 09:16 Dare program 08:41 2 car accident Marlboro Road at Acre Bridge 08:40 ACO route 9 for injured seagull 08:28 Flagg Road neighbor dispute 07:35 Deerfoot Road Larceny of camera Thursday, January 3, 2008 Building checks and patrols Traffic enforcement: route 85, route 85, Route 9 and Breakneck Hill Road, Route 9 and Oakhill Road, Route 85 and Acre Bridge Road, Boston Road 23:07 Bryden Road youth disorderly 22:10 traffic light problem route 9 and Central Street 21:44 ACO Dog barking Southville Road 21:31 residential alarm Carriage Hill Road 21:11 Smith Lane medical 21:09 Commercial alarm Main Street 20:29 Wood Street person rings doorbell and leaves 19:07 gas odor Chestnut hill Road 17:46 MVA Cordaville Road 16:46 Newton Street Medical 15:30 Firearms processing 15:27 residential alarm garage Oland Lane 15:03 medical Newton Street 14:41 suspicious activity Parkerville road letter received 13:32 vandalism route 9 truck hit building 13:00 mutual aid ambulance to Westboro Computer drive 12:00 vandalism Route 9 10:24 medical Fisher Road 09:57 Marlboro Road Light cycling erratic 09:30 school resource officer Parkerville Road 09:24 medical Fisher Road 09:09 ACO dead deer William Onthank lawn 05:36 Parkerville Road Furnace problem, SFD called 04:37 DMV lights flashing route 85 at Rockpoint Road More Police Log |
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 Due
to inclement weather, today’s Eagle Count has been postponed until
Wednesday, January 16.A target date of January 11 will be used for a concentrated survey of major rivers, lakes, reservoirs and the coast by MassWildlife personnel and volunteers across the state. This event is part of a nationwide Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey that is held every year in early January. “As usual our long time partner, National Grid, will be assisting in the survey by providing a helicopter for surveying the Quabbin Reservoir area and the Connecticut River,” said Dr. Tom French. Ground teams will also be covering known eagle territories statewide during the day. In 2007, 48 bald eagles were documented in Massachusetts during the one day event. Anyone spotting an eagle from January 1 through 15 is encouraged to report the sighting by email at Mass.wildlife@state.ma.us or by postal service to "Eagle Survey", MassWildlife, Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, 1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough, MA 01581. Please provide date, time, location and town of eagle sightings, number of birds, juvenile or adult, and observer contact information. The restoration of bald eagles to Massachusetts is a great success story. Eagles had not nested in the state since 1905 in Sandwich and later vanished from much of the country due to loss of habitat and DDT pesticides. MassWildlife along with many other conservation minded partners began the restoration effort in 1982 after eagles were discovered wintering in the Quabbin Reservoir area. From 1982 -1988, young eagle chicks were transported from wild nests, primarily from Canada to be raised in cages overlooking the reservoir. When the birds were old enough to fly, the cage doors were opened and the birds were free to fly. This method, called hacking, assures that the young birds would view the area as their home base. The hope was that when grown, the eagles would choose the Quabbin area to nest. This occurred, with the first successful fledging of 3 eaglets at Quabbin in 1989. Since that time, eagle nesting activity has spread to at least 25 known nesting territories in the state. The nesting birds are descended from the original hacked eaglets as well as descendants of hacked birds from neighboring states. Eagle restoration efforts were funded through several sources; major funding came from the former Bank of Boston and hunting and fishing license fees (Inland Fish & Game Fund), the Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Fund, as well as support from National Grid, federal aid from the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Massachusetts Audubon Society. |
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January
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January 11, 2008 Assabet Valley Regional High School
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Fire Log
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New Lights for Richards Road
January 10, 2008 - The new lights are now in place but still not operational as yet at the intersection of Richards Road and Route 85/Cordaville Road. |
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January
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Blue Jay
January 10, 2008 - There have been a lot of bluejays around this winter. |
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 Girl
Scout Cookies are now for sale!Girl Scouts will be taking orders in town through door-to-door sales and by setting up "booth sales" throughout Southborough through April. On Saturday, January 26, 7th grade Troop 2766 will be selling the ever-popular Thin Mints, Shortbread Cookies, Caramel deLites, and many other cookie varieties at the Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby in the Pilgrim Church Hall from 8AM to 4PM. To locate other cookie booth sales near you, please check the local Girl Scout Council website at http://www.ptgirlscouts.org/cookies/buy-girl-scout-cookies.html Thank you for supporting the Cookie Sale. Your purchase helps girls develop self-confidence, business skills and teamwork. |
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 January 10, 2008 - Another beautiful sunset night last night. Two photos a few minutes apart.
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Sudbury Valley Trustees Snowshoe At Memorial Forest in Sudbury January 26, 2008 9AM -12 Noon When the snow is deep, there is no better way to get around than with snowshoes. They make walking in deep snow a breeze! If you have your own snowshoes, or even if you don’t, please join SVT and Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) of Marlborough for a snowshoe clinic. EMS will provide snowshoes and instruction. Space is limited, so sign up early. Registration Required. Members: Free, Non-members: $5.00. Call 978-443-5588 for reservations and information. |
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Woodward Spirit Day
January 9, 2008 - Spirit day at Woodward was this past Friday and what a variety of hats that were chosen to be worn at school that day. (contributed photos from Woodward School).
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The Melt is on
January 9, 2008 - As temperatures in the area soared into the 60's the snow is melting at a considerable pace. Soon there won't be much snow left to snowtube on as these youngsters were loving the sport this past weekend.
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Fiery Sumac
January 9, 2008 - The fruit of the Sumac shows off its red glory at the Breakneck Hill Conservation Land. |
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January
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The Steeple Coffeehouse is delighted to welcome Aztec Twostep and the Blackstone Valley Bluegrass Band on January 12, 2008. Rex Fowler from Pittsfield, Maine and Neal Shulman of New York City met one "open mike" night at a Boston folk club in the spring of 1971. Each impressed by the other's talents, they joined forces and Aztec Two-Step (named for a line from "A Coney Island of the Mind" by Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti) was born.
Just one year later,
signed by
Elektra Records,
Neal and Rex were in
Los Angeles putting the final touches on their debut album,
Aztec Two-Step. Quickly becoming a
staple of FM and college radio the album remained in print for fifteen
years and was the foundation for a performing and recording career that
continues to the present day. In 1992,
Aztec Two-Step
was re-released by
ERA Records.
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Sheriff Department
January 8, 2008 - Sergeant Michael A. Germano shows members of the Southborough Local Emergency Planning Committee the Mobile Command Unit for Worcester County. Tom Ashe, Director of Community Relations for the Office of the Sheriff gave a presentation of what the unit can do with Reverse 911. |
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January 8, 2008 Algonquin Regional High School
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It's a Meltdown
January 8, 2008 - The reservoir shows a sheen of melted ice on the frozen surface results from today's temperatures that hovered near 60 degrees. |
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Soon to be 100 years old
January 8, 2008 - Jo-An Montvitt, a life-long resident of Southborough, will be turning 100 on January 18, 2008. Jo-An and her husband, Julian, raised 3 boys on their family farm on Route 9 in the Fayville section of Southborough. Mauro's Roadside Stand sold eggs, fruits and vegetables to locals for nearly 100 years. Jo-An and Julian celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary in November 1974 and sadly, Julian passed away in February of 1975. Jo-An proudly has 8 grandchildren, 10 great-grand children and the family continues to grow! To celebrate Jo-An’s 100th birthday, we will be having a party on January 20th at the Marlborough Country Club. Included is a picture of Jo-An taken with her first great-grandson, Zachery Jones. |
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Can Spring be far away?
January 8, 2008 - Today a robin sits in a tree at the top of the knoll at the Davco Orchard property at Breakneck Hill Road. |
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Trottier Book Club
January 7, 2008 - Pam Esty illustrator of the Beacon Street Girls answers questions from members of the book club held this past Friday at the Trottier Middle School. |
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Southborough meetings January 7 - January 12, 2008
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Sunset over Southborough
January 7, 2008 - Sunset over the Sudbury Reservoir from White Bagley Road last night. Barely discernable in the waning light are dozens of animal tracks on the frozen surface. |
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More Sledding Adventures
January 7, 2008 - More fun trips down the hill at the St. Mark's Golf Course.
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January 6 - 12, 2008 Algonquin Regional High School
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Senior Center Weekly Schedule
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January 7, 2008 - a tractor and corn combine sit idle at the Chestnut Hill Farm. Parking is available for passive recreation use such as cross country skiing and snowshoeing. (no dogs allowed). Chestnut Hill agricultural rights were purchased through CPA funds and with the help of the Sudbury Valley Trustees. SVT Conserves 98 Acres in Framingham and 15 Acres in Stow at the close of 2007 Two properties, totaling 98 acres in Northwest Framingham, were permanently preserved as open space by donations of conservation restrictions from two private landowners to Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT) at the close of 2007. SVT is the local land trust for the town of Framingham and the regional land trust dedicated to protecting land in the 36-town region that is the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord river basin. George and D.D. Harrington donated a conservation restriction to SVT on their property, ensuring that it will never be developed. The 80-acre Christmas Tree Farm on Nixon Road, known as Baiting Brook Meadow Farm, is now permanently conserved. “D.D. and I are pleased to have accomplished this,” said Mr. Harrington, “as it was our original intent to protect the property when we purchased it in 1971.” “We are so grateful to the Harringtons for their careful stewardship of the property and their foresight in protecting it,” said Christa Collins, Director of Land Protection for SVT. “Their generosity will allow for the permanent protection of important wildlife habitat and also preserves some of the agricultural heritage of this area.” Mrs. Edith Overly also conserved her 18-acre property on Edmands Roads with a gift of a conservation restriction to SVT. This significant property contains upland and wetland wildlife habitat as well as agricultural land. Both properties abut Callahan State Park and enhance a regionally significant corridor of conservation lands in Northwest Framingham. “SVT is so pleased that these two very important and significant properties have been permanently protected,” said Ron McAdow, Executive Director of SVT. “SVT will now begin raising funds to help cover the costs associated with the protection and stewardship of these properties. If you enjoy open space, please contribute towards our fundraising effort, by calling Michael Sanders at the SVT office at 978-443-5588.” In Stow, 15 acres of important wildlife habitat were permanently preserved as open space by a private landowner and Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT). Candace Herene donated land she owned on Great Road, just east of the Bolton town line. “Leaving the land as I remember it as a child, keeping the Herene name on the property to remember my parents, and keeping the property as is for future generations were the ingredients that made this gift a very easy decision for me,” said Ms. Herene. The property, which will be known as SVT’s Herene Reservation, includes a section of Elizabeth Brook, a tributary of the Assabet River. In addition, a portion of the property has been recognized as priority habitat for the Eastern Box Turtle, a species of Special Concern in Massachusetts. “Ms. Herene’s gift will go a long way toward ensuring that important wildlife habitat and water resources are protected forever,” said Christa Collins, Director of Land Protection for SVT. “We are extremely grateful for her generosity and foresight in putting this land into SVT’s care.” Sudbury Valley Trustees is a conservation group founded in 1953, dedicated to protecting land in the 36-town region that is the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord river basin. For more information, visit Sudbury Valley Trustees’ website at www.sudburyvalleytrustees.org |
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Lookout
January 6, 2007 - Andrew Mills and sons enjoy a day out on the hill at St. Mark's Golf Course. |
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Capturing Some Air
January 6, 2007 - The hill at St. Mark's Golf Course was packed today with youngsters and adults trying out sleds and tubes old and new. |
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Waiting for the flag
January 6, 2007 - Southborough ice-fishermen Dave, Joe and Matt sit patiently awaiting the flag from their traps at the Hopkinton Reservoir earlier today. Below, Dave, Joe and Skip check out Dave's trap to see what caused the flag to shoot up.
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From Empty to busy
January 6, 2007 - These two youngsters enjoy the Neary playground equipment even if it does have snow all around it.
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