On March 29,
2008 at 8 p.m., join millions of people
around the world in making a statement about
climate change by turning off your lights for
Earth Hour, an event created by the
World Wildlife Fund.
Earth Hour was
created by WWF in Sydney, Australia in 2007, and
in one year has grown from an event in one city
to a global movement. In 2008, millions of
people, businesses, governments and civic
organizations in nearly 200 cities around the
globe will turn out for Earth Hour. More than
100 cities across North America will
participate, including the US flagships–Atlanta,
Chicago, Phoenix and San Francisco and
Ottawa,
Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.
View cities involved around the world.
We invite everyone
throughout North America and around the world to
turn off the lights for an hour starting at 8
p.m. (your own local time)–whether at home or at
work, with friends and family or solo, in a big
city or a small town.
Join people all
around the world in showing that you care about
our planet and want to play a part in helping to
fight climate change. Don’t forget to sign up
and let us know you want to join Earth Hour.
One hour, America.
Earth Hour. Turn out for Earth Hour!
EARHART Warren S. Earhart, 90, of
Southbororugh, MA and formerly of Ironton, passed away peacefully on
March 27, 2008. He was the husband of Lois (Johnson) Earhart of
Southborough for the past 62 years. Born in Columbus, the youngest
child of Robert and Darlene (Scofield) Earhart. A graduate of Ohio
State University School of Law, class of 1939, he went into the FBI
and was stationed in North Carolina and New York City. It was while
stationed in New York that he met his beloved Lois. Later he served
in the US Army JAG Corps during World War II and was in the European
Theater of Operations. After his tour of duty he married the love of
his life, shortly there after they moved to Ironton, where he served
as Common Pleas Judge of Lawrence County for 20 years. From his
experiences on the bench, he amassed a vast store of funny stories
about human nature that he loved to share with others. Judge Earhart
continued in public service to the people of Ohio after finishing
his time as judge, and he received recognition from the Ohio
legislature for his over 50 years of service to the state. Among his
many awards, he was proud to have been appointed a Kentucky Colonel.
In 1992 he and his wife moved to Southborough. He will be remembered
for many reasons, but certainly his integrity, kindness, his love of
his family, his faith in Christ, his passionate political opinions,
and his avid support of Ohio State football are high on the list of
reasons. He will be dearly missed by his family and those whose
lives he has touched. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his
children, John Earhart of Fairfax, VT, Ralph Earhart and his wife,
Susan of Charleston, SC, Marty Coleman and her husband, Ross of
Southborough, MA, Mark Earhart and his wife, Wendi of Fredericktown,
Nancy Smith and her husband, Rick of Hilliard; 11 grandchildren; 8
great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. There are
no visiting hours. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March
29, at Trinity Church, 14 Wattaquadock Hill Rd., Bolton, MA at 11
a.m. In lieu of flowers, Warren would have wanted contributions to
the Christian Children's Fund, 2821 Emerywood Parkway, Richmond, VA
23294. Arrangements are by MORRIS FUNERAL HOME, 40 Main St.,
Southborough, MA.
morrisfuneralparlor.com Sign the online guestbook at
www.dispatch.com/obituaries
Super Fans
March 29, 2008 - These ARHS students were
selling the Tomahawk Super Fan clothing line at the ARHS Student VS the
Faculty basketball game Thursday night.
The Kids Choir of the
First Congregational Church is presenting a musical, "Holy Moses",
Friday and Saturday night April 11 and 12 at 7 pm.
Suggested donation is
$2 for adults and $1 for children 12 and under. Please also consider
donating a canned good item for local food pantries.
There are 40 talented
children, a live band, and awesome choreography. A fun night for
everyone!
Spelling Bee
Judges
March 29, 2008 - Spelling bee judges sit in
anticipation of catching someone off guard with their spelling. Left
to right: Donna McDaniel, Metrowest Daily News columnist, School
Superintendent, Dr. Charles Gobron and Community Advocate columnist Ken
Powers.
St. Mark's School, Southborough Summer
Singing Program
Summer Singing at St. Mark’s School in
Southborough is back for its third year so come and be a part of the fun!
Two programs are being offered this summer: Sing, Act & More!
for ages 11-13 and Singers Can Act! for ages 14 and up.
Aspiring young performers will be directed by New York University faculty
member, Martha Collins with assistance from Walnut Hill pianist and coach,
Elaine Smith Purcell and Juilliard voice graduate, Debra Parker. Under their
guidance, students will learn to sing, act and dance with confidence and
flair! Both courses will run from July 28-August 8 with a final performance
on Friday, August 8, 7:00 pm in the beautiful new Center for the Arts.
Sing, Act & More!
is for singers aged 11-13 as of August 1, 2008. This class will run from
Monday-Friday, 9-12:30 pm. Participants will take part in group drama games,
singing classes, dance and movement. No auditions are required for this
program and anyone who is keen and enthusiastic will have a fabulous time
preparing for the fully staged, final concert.
Singers Can Act!
is limited to 14 participants aged 14 and above. This class will run from
Monday–Friday, 10:30-4pm. These young singers will have both group and
individual dramatic and musical coaching by our outstanding faculty. Singers
will also take group movement and dance and will be featured in solos or
small ensembles in the final concert. Anyone interested should contact Debra
Parker to schedule an audition.
All information including faculty biographies
and application forms are available by visiting the St. Mark’s School
website:
www.stmarksschool.org/summermusic Any questions may be directed to
program coordinator, Debra Parker, at 508-786-6305 or
debraparker@stmarksschool.org
Summer Chamber Music
Festival Concerts
Wednesday, July 9: 7 pm
Opening Concert Class of 1945 Hall
Sunday, July 20: 7:30 pm
Tabernacle, Craigville Conference Center, 251
Lake Elizabeth Drive, Centerville, MA (Cape Cod)
Saturday, July 26: 7 pm
Chamber Music Festival Closing Concert Class of
1945 Hall
Additional Concerts
will be announced for the Chamber
Music Festival on this site during the Festival.
Summer Vocal Music Concert Friday, August 8:
7pm Closing Performance Sing, Act
and More! and Singers Can Act!
All concerts are free and open to the public.
Parking is available adjacent to the Center for the Arts. The Center for the
Arts is handicapped accessible.
The International Chamber Music Festival and
Institute features private lessons, chamber music coaching, orchestra,
master classes and a series of faculty and student concerts, July 7-26.
Master teachers from Boston, New York and Moscow will serve as the faculty
for the Festival and Institute.
For further information, about the chamber
music program, please contact Festival Director, Ellina Blinder,
508-786-6309 or ellinablinder@stmarksschool.org.
St. Mark’s School is located at 25 Marlborough Road, Southborough, MA
01772.
ARHS Sports Schedule 3/29/08
Boys
Varsity
Lacrosse
JAMBOREE @SIMSBURY (CT)
12:30PM
AVRTHS Sports
Schedule 3/29/08
no events scheduled
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Acorn Eater
March 29, 2008 - Al's
Boomerang thinks it's okay to eat squirrel food.
Annual ARHS
Faculty Vs Student Basketball
Annual ARHS
Faculty Vs Student Basketball Entertainment
Power Loss
March 28, 2008 -National
Grid Workers cut a tree limb that caused a power loss on Parkerville Road
South, this morning.
March 28, 2008 - Members of the Central MA
District E Champion boys Lacrosse team get ready to receive their awards at
the ARHS Faculty vs. Student basketball game last night.
Attention
Kindergroup Alumni!
March 28, 2008 - Did you know this is
Kindergroup's 30th year? On Thursday, April 17, Kindergroup will be
celebrating this milestone at its annual Members Night Out to be held at the
Hopkinton Country Club. Both current Kindergroup members and alumni from any
year are invited to participate. As always, the raffle has many sought after
items - including Red Sox tickets, jewelry from Tiffany & Co., certificates
for professional portraits and dozens more. Proceeds from the raffle are
shared among some very worthy local organizations, including Southborough's
Arts Center, Library, Community House, Summer Nights, Police Department,
Fire Department, Youth Association and Senior Center. Alumni should contact
Jen Thompson via email at
jen.thompson@verizon.net or cell 508 509-4438 to purchase tickets.
(Please note that the deadline to register is April 4.)
ALGONQUIN ATHLETIC BOOSTERS’ CLUB HOSTS FOURTH
ANNUAL FACULTY-STUDENT BASKETBALL GAME
The Algonquin Athletic Boosters’ Club will host
the Fourth Annual Faculty-Student Basketball Game on March 27, 2008. The
game, which is the Boosters’ major fundraiser, will take place in the
Algonquin Gym at 6:30 PM. All proceeds from the event help support the
Algonquin Athletic Programs.
“The Athletic Department at Algonquin greatly
appreciates the support it receives from the Booster Club, not only in terms
of the funds raised, but also the ‘spirit’ within the community” states Fran
Whitten, the Algonquin Athletic Director. “The Booster Club enables coaches
to pursue professional development opportunities, supplements the athletics’
budget by purchasing training equipment for the weight room and always
serves as a wonderful fan base at athletic contests” continued Whitten.
Boys and Girls Varsity players will be coached
by Whitten and will play against faculty members representing various skill
levels and academic disciplines. “I feel it is important to participate as
it gives me an opportunity to showcase my mad skills”, joked English teacher
and Boys’ Varsity Soccer coach, John Frederick. “Although I am a teacher and
a coach, I still have the ability to dominate both the male and female
student athletes at ARHS in any sport, never mind a sport that I dominated
when I was a student here” quipped Frederick. Faculty player and Lower
School Assistant Principal Paul DiDomenico plays for a different reason.
“Students love to see teachers step out of the normal routine in order to
have fun. In this case, no only do we have fun, but we promote Tomahawk
pride and benefit the Boosters, an organization that works tirelessly on
behalf of our students. It is a pleasure working at a school that has such
an active spirit and giving community.”
The night is filled with other special events.
Three Algonquin teams, the 2007 Boys’ Baseball Team and the 2007 Boys’
Lacrosse Team will be honored at half-time for their league and post-season
performances as well as the 2007 District League Champion Girls’ Spring
Track Team. The Gymnastics’ Team will perform routines and wonderful gift
baskets donated by the various athletic teams will be raffled off. A 50/50
Raffle for a cash prize will round out the evening’s fundraising efforts.
“We hope to exceed last year’s total of $4,800”
says Booster President, Alice Edman. “It’s a fun night for everyone—the
teachers really “get into it” with faculty teachers cheering, trash talking
and playing as if they were still students themselves. The students enjoy
playing against their teachers and the crowd cheers for both teams. We want
to thank additional sponsors such as Polar Beverages, TeamWorks and the new
Pantry Gourmet for their generous support.”
Tickets are $2.00 for students with a student
ID and $5 for adults. ARHS students who attend are eligible to enter a free
drawing for some great prizes.
“I look forward to the competition, although, I
doubt it will be much of one,” says the ever competitive Frederick. Wanting
to get the last word, Whitten replied, “I am looking forward to coaching the
students’ team and shutting down the so called dominant Mr. Frederick!”
All are welcome to come to the game, root for
the students or the staff and support a worthwhile cause.
Southborough
Spelling Bee Nets Over $12,000 to Community Schools
March 27, 2008 - (contributed photos by Tony
Martins) People are still abuzz about the recent Southborough Education
Foundation’s Spelling Bee -- and for good reason. It took over 40 words such
as “pharmacopoeia” and “septuagenarian” for a team of Trottier school
teachers and administrators to claim the title over seventeen other
Southborough squads. Linda Murdock, Darlene Scorzelli and Kim Barton of the
“Trottier Rambunctions” held off the tough competition of parents, town
officials, local businesses, and students, successfully capturing the crown
by spelling “objurgate”. Besides each team member bringing home a Bose Wave
Radio, they will also have their names put on a spelling bee plaque that
will be displayed at the Southborough Library.
The Trottier team prevailed over three other
teams in the finals: The Ides of March (from Woodward), Spellbound, and the
Rotary Club. Winners of the Team Spirit award went to the Finn Credibles,
who entertained the kids in the crowd with their superhero antics. Winners
of the Best Costume award went to the Woodwords team, who were cleverly
dressed as scrabble boards with matching earrings made of game pieces.
The contestants were not the only winners at
the event. Spectators were entertained by the Master of Ceremonies Bruce
Werner and by the teams themselves. While some of the younger spectators
cheered for their favorite teams, others tried their hand at spelling the
words themselves with cards and pencils that had been provided. A variety of
raffle prizes such as signed Red Sox baseballs, a Bose Wave Radio, and gift
certificates to Tomasso Trattoria, Panzano Market and the spa A Beautiful
You also made winners out of people who were not on stage.
The
big winners for the night, however, were all the Southborough schools as the
Southborough Education Foundation (SEF) raised over $12,000 with the fun,
educational event. All the money goes directly to support innovative
educational programs for Southborough students through grants that are
awarded each spring. Past programs supported by SEF include Exploring Our
World through Music (Finn), WaNNa Walk and Weather Watchers (Woodward),
Literacy Centers (Woodward and Neary), Mobile Publishing Centers (Neary);
Worms are Wonderful composting center, 8th Grade Electives, and RM Math
(Trottier), and Health Fair (Algonquin). Last year, SEF contributed over
$20,000 to these and other programs. SEF is presently accepting proposals
for this year’s grants and will make announcements of winners in June.
The Spelling Bee, which SEF plans to make an
annual event, was made possible by the support of many local businesses.
Overall sponsors were The Capital Group and the Crossings at Whites Corner.
Team sponsors included Boston Private Bank, Eaton Apothecary, F.W. Webb,
Mockingbird Partners LLC, Pandetix LLC, SCS Financial, The Fusion Group, and
Wellen Construction. Other business donors included Domino’s Pizza, the Bose
Corporation, The Boston Red Sox, Heisler & Mattson Properties, Marlborough
Savings Bank, Southborough Jewelers, Polar Beverages, Roche Brothers and
BJ’s Wholesale Club.
Accepting the responsibility of judging were
long time Southborough resident Donna McDaniel from the Northborough
Southborough Villager, Ken Powers from the Community Advocate, and Dr.
Charles Gobron, the Superintendent of Northborough Southborough Schools.
The Southborough Education Foundation and both
the contestants and spectators look forward to conducting the Spelling Bee
again next year.
March
27, 2008 - At this week’s Board of Selectmen’s meeting Selectmen heard from
the last Conservation Commission candidate, Karen Muggeridge. She was asked
the same questions as the other three candidates were asked at the previous
meeting. However, due to concerns of Ms Muggeridge’s dealings with previous
Conservation Commission hearings pertaining to developments in her
neighborhood and future developments by one of the same developers,
Selectmen had concerns of placing her on the current board. All three
selectmen then appointed John Maciolek to the Conservation Commission citing
his prior strong experience with Conservation Commissions. All candidates
were encouraged to entertain the idea of sitting on one of the other
committees that have openings such as Open Space, Storm Water Committee and
the Community Preservation Committee. As of Tuesday’s meeting those
candidates in attendance had declined the offer.
The Planning Board and the Board of Selectmen
than moved into a joint meeting to hear from DPW Superintendent Karen
Galligan, SEA representatives and Town Engineer John Woodsmall discuss
changes made to the Main Street Reconstruction Project. Several residents
and business owners had met for several hours on March 20th at
the DPW building to discuss the implications of the project and hammer out
alternatives. The result is what is being called the Alternate number four
plan. Under this plan there will be some available parking for the Morris
Funeral Home and the Stone business. There will be a six foot shoulder east
of the route 85/30 intersection. There will be no parking across from the
public safety facility. There will be replanting of trees for the “avenue of
trees” and new bumpouts and crosswalks. The left hand turn lanes have been
shortened to stack only three vehicles at a time. Raymond Hokinson a
resident of Main Street whose property will be affected questioned the
daytime meeting before the Easter Holiday for input on the plan at the 11th
hour. He could not make that meeting but had been involved in the Main
Street Reconstruction projects that have come up since 2004. After all
presentations and questions from the audience both the Board of Selectmen
and the Planning Board voted to move the project on to the MA Highway for
review.
David Parry who has worked tirelessly on this
project on behalf of Main Street residents then presented the proposed
warrant article to seek funds for a feasibility study of putting the
utilities underground when the Main Street Project begins (estimated time
frame 2012). Mr. Parry introduced Tim McHugh who will be leading this
project. The objectives would be to remove all overhead utilities and place
them underground during the construction phase while the road is opened to a
good depth of 18” to do this. The area that is proposed would begin at East
Main, Newton Street and Boston Road and the western end will be at the
proposed main entrance to Fay School near the admissions building. The idea
of the warrant article would be to study the feasibility of putting the
utilities underground, then if found it is feasible go for a design and look
for funding methods to fund the entire project either by grants, town
expense or asking for donations. An affirmative vote was taken to support
putting the article on the warrant.
Southborough Police Log
Monday 3/24/08
911 hang-ups -Route 9, Marlboro Road
Patrol and building checks
Radar: Main Street, Northboro Road, Deerfoot
Road
23:44 ACO Newton ST. Dog barking
20:53 B & E out of Motor vehicle Wyeth Circle
20:36 B & E out of Motor vehicle Sears Road
20:36 Community policing Cub Scout tour of
station
19:42 medical Clifford Road
13:36 Problem with locksmith, Woodbury Road
13:09 medical Summit Road
13:05 medial Newton Street
12:16 MVA route 9 and Winter Street
11:46 B & E motor vehicle Whistler Lane
10:30 medical Newton Street
09:05 commercial alarm Main Street
08:46 five large turkeys in road, Marlborough
Road
07:54 Whistler Lane, Blackberry stolen
07:23 Rockpoint Road, wife’s pocketbook stolen
from MV More Police Log
SOUTHBOROUGH
GARDENERS
Present a
KITCHEN & GARDEN TOUR
1
to 5 PM
June 1, 2008
Eight Southborough Locations
Advance tickets $20, At the door $25,
day of the tour, pick up map and tickets at the Community House, 28
Main Street (RT 30).
For
advance tickets send SASE with check to Southborough Gardeners, PO
Box 184, Southborough, MA 01772 or telephone: 508-485-8959 or
e-mail:
mlaura291@aol.com
Photos of the Water Gardens on our Tour
Click on the photos to enlarge them
Letter to the Editor
We Must Do A Better Job Protecting Our Water
Supplies
You may have found the recent articles about
pharmaceuticals in the drinking water supplies of 24 major metropolitan
areas throughout the United States disturbing or shocking and wondered how
safe your water is. The major way for drugs to get into our drinking water
is from wastewater flowing into the source. While the watersheds of the
reservoirs supplying the MWRA communities are not impacted by wastewater
treatment plant discharges, little is really known about smaller municipal
systems with local wells. The findings of the various pharmaceuticals being
in the range of parts-per-billion are not believed to be harmful to humans
while fish and wildlife are already showing adverse effects from drug
contamination in the waterways.
The region of the Upper Sudbury River, whose
waters eventually flow through a number of towns, has remained free of
effluent discharges from wastewater treatment plants. This may change over
the next few years if appeals of the permits issued by the Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP) to the Town of Hopkinton fail and the
wastewater treatment plant is built on the edge of the Whitehall Brook,
which is classified as an Outstanding Resource Water of the Commonwealth,
and is a tributary to the Sudbury River. The Massachusetts DEP has
technically classified the treatment plant as a ground discharge facility
although the discharge will be less than 200 feet from the brook. Ironically
DEP funded studies done by the Unites States Geological Survey, which
describe the problems caused by siting ground discharge treatment plants
near water bodies while also pointing to the cost-benefits from properly
locating these facilities on more distant uplands reducing the costs of
treatment.
With more than 70% of the state’s waters
impaired by some form of pollution properly sited and monitored ground
discharge facilities could help improve the quality of the state’s surface
waters. This benefit remains questionable however with the existing level of
oversight provided by the Department of Environmental Protection. The most
recent DEP statistics show that in 2007 47.8% of the permitted ground
discharge facilities in the state were in non-compliance with the terms of
their permits. Allowed to continue, this lack of historical regulatory
enforcement combined with a permit approval process managed with the goal to
eliminate public input, the potential benefit of ground discharge treatment
plants will be lost.
____________________________________________________________________________________
Why is this important?
Permits designed to protect public health and the environment are only
effective if the permittee complies with the limits imposed. Maintaining
compliance with these permits helps assure that drinking water and surface
waters are protected from pollution. Source-DEP website
___________________________________________________________
Please join the Cedar Swamp Conservation Trust
and the Sudbury River Watershed Organization in urging DEP Commissioner
Laurie Burt to prioritize the implementation of the appropriate regulations
and procedures to correct these recurring agency problems and ensure the
protection of the Commonwealth’s water supplies.
John Craycroft , President
Frederica Gillespie, Executive Director
Cedar Swamp Conservation Trust
Sudbury River Watershed Organization
18:25 SMOKE SCARE OAK HILL RD
E22 LT SADOWSKI FF STRONG
E23 LT DANO FF RICE More fire log
Massachusetts
State and Local Police Team Up to Reduce Aggressive and Distracted Driving
The Massachusetts State Police and local police
joined together today at the Natick District Court to raise awareness about
the dangers of aggressive and distracted driving. The event kicked-off the
Commonwealth’s 2008 “Road Respect” Mobilization, a statewide
coordinated effort involving additional directed traffic enforcement and
public information that runs through April 16, 2008.
“Reducing the level of aggressive and
distracted driving will keep our roadways safer,” said Massachusetts State
Police Colonel Mark Delaney. “We ask all drivers in Massachusetts to take a
moment to reflect on their own driving behavior, then work to improve on it
all year-long to help make the roadways of Massachusetts safer and less
stressful for everyone.”
The Executive Office of Public Safety and
Security is providing $1.2 million of federal grant funds for the Road
Respect Mobilization.
Registrar Anne Collins stated, “The Registry of
Motor Vehicles is happy to be part of the Road Respect team that is working
to save even more lives. The data is clear, to save lives we need drivers to
slow down and wear their seatbelts. These are not complicated solutions,
they do not require long term financing and high tech solutions. They
just require respect.”
James Butcher, an assistant chief probation
officer in Westborough District Court, spoke to attendees about how
aggressive driving ended the life of his 18-year-old daughter Courtney. She
was killed while riding as a passenger in a speed-related crash in Leicester
in the spring of 2007.
For additional information on the Road
Respect Mobilization as well as tips to avoid aggressive and distracted
driving, go to
www.mass.gov/highwaysafety
Police Station Tour
March 26, 2008 - Sgt. James hosted Cub Scout
Den 4 (the Caged Tigers) at the Southborough Police Station Monday night. On
behalf of the seven Dad's who also had the station tour, please support our
police department at Town Meeting (April 14) next month.
Southborough
Youth Baseball and Softball
Opening Day!
Sunday May 4th
at Mooney Field
World Series Trophy on Display
8:00 - 10:00 World Series Trophy, Coffee and Raffles
10:30 - 12:00 Parade and Opening Day Ceremony
12:00 - 4:30 PM Amusements and BBQ Cookout
Jurassic Obstacle Course
Sports Challenge Bungee
Radar Speed Pitch, Sports Bounce
Ice Cream, Cotton Candy, Popcorn
All players in uniform for Parade and Pictures
Still Waiting
March 26, 2008 - The buds have hardly broken
and every morning seems to start out cold. Eventually, things should start
to warm up and we will see green leaves again. Photo by Hal Kiess.
Come to the Annual Algonquin Athletic
Booster Club’s
Faculty versus Student Basketball
Game
Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Algonquin Gym
Raffles for great gift baskets
50/50 Raffle for Cash
Raffle items for ARHS students who
attend
Come support the Boosters’ Club
All proceeds go toward the ARHS
Athletic Programs
Adults $5.00
Students $2.00
Southborough Extended Day Program
(SOUTHBOROUGH,
Mass., March 26, 2008 -contributed photos from Southborough Extended Day
Program) – Southborough Extended Day Program, Inc. is pleased to unveil its
new child-centered summer program for 2008—“The Summer Fun Club”. This new
and improved program, which is held at Southborough’s Mary Finn School,
welcomes children in grades K-5. The program runs from June 30th
through August 15th and combines the best of both
worlds—convenience and affordability for working parents and summertime fun
for kids!
“This year’s
program is better than ever!” says Executive Director, Donna Jasek. She
continues… “We are happy to offer students traditional camp offerings, such
as swim lessons and outdoor playtime, blended with weekly field trips”. The
fun doesn’t stop there… while at the program, students may choose from
several electives, participate in workshops and spend time playing with
friends.
Working
parents feel comfortable knowing their children are well-cared for and have
the ability to pick and choose the days their children will attend. “Parents
love this program because they have so many options. They can select full or
half days, a full week at a time or single days from time to time. You can’t
find that flexibility anywhere else in this area”, says Monica Miranda, the
program’s Assistant Director. SEDP offers very competitive weekly or daily
rates, including swim lessons. Additionally, parents who opt for the full
summer or who have multiple children in the program receive a hearty
discount. It simply can’t be beat!
For more
information, or to sign up for the Summer Fun Club, simply call (508)
481-9353 or visit the Summer section of the Southborough Extended Day
Program’s website at
March 26, 2008 - After discussing the situation
with National Grid workers, Southborough Police Sergeant Tim Slatkavitz
walks by the broken pole on Route 9 earlier this week.
Drilling for the real deal
March 25, 2008 - Firefighters drill on auto
extrication behind the firehouse today. Keeping their skills up for when the
accidents do happen.
Yesterday's Route 9 Traffic Mess
March 25, 2008 - A state trooper gives
directions to a nurse on her way to work at a local hospital. She
found herself as confused as most drivers on how to skirt the pole and wires
across route 9 yesterday.
Annemarie's Dance Centre
(Above Photo Junior performers, below photo
Senior dancers in the performance Unexpected places and at Plymouth
State. (Contributed photos)
On Saturday March 1,
2008 at 7:00PM 20 of the studio's most accomplished dancers took the
stage for a one night only performance of Unexpected Places. The
concept of the concert was finding pieces of home in unusual
circumstances. Movement Project students have been studying with
accomplished guest choreographers Karen Murphy-Fitch and Jennifer
Carlson-Delinks since the two week summer intensive in August. The
senior company was also chosen to perform at the adjudicated Plymouth
State Dance Premier Gala in February. We are looking forward to the
upcoming 2008-2009 season. Audition registration forms are now available
at the studio. For more information on Annemarie's Dance Centre, a
Southborough News Advertiser,
click here.
3/23
3/24
10:30 story & craft 4-5 yrs
3:30 2nd & 3rd grade book club
3/25
10:30 story & craft 2 -3 yrs
3/26
story & craft 2-5 yrs
3:30 knitting
3/27
music & mother goose 11:00
7:30 Crochet class
3/28
3/29
Route 9 Collision
March 24, 2008 - National Grid workers untangle
the mess of wires from the damaged telephone pole that was sheared off at
the base earlier this afternoon when a car slammed into it. The
vehicle ended up about 100 ' further down the road in the yard of aTurnpike
Road residence. Southborough Police and Fire responded to the accident
scene. The driver was unhurt and did not seek medical attention.
MA State Police and Mass Highway also responded to assist with traffic.
Route 9 was closed in both the westbound and eastbound lanes for a few hours
until the low wires were cut to at least let the Eastbound lane to reopen.
Traffic was routed onto Woodland Road, Central Street or Oak Hill Road.
The Westbound side of Route 9 opened to one lane moments ago. Work is
still going on to replace the pole and wires.
March 24, 2008 - Kim gives her dad a few
pointers on his first horseback ride.
Scenes from along the Reservoir Trail
March 24, 2008 - Several
residents hiked the Reservoir Trail this nice sunny weekend as attested by
the photos the Southborough News has received. Above photo were taken
by Hal Kiess and below photo by Carol Willoughby.
Guess who came to Easter Dinner
March 24, 2008 - This Turkey showed up just
in time for dinner to be served.
Happy Easter from the Southborough News
March 23, 2008 - Sunrise over the Hopkinton
Reservoir.
United Parishes of Southborough Easter Sunrise Service
March 23, 2008 - Approximately 100 members
of St. Mark's, St. Matthew's, St. Annes, Pilgrim Church and the First
Community Church attended the annual Easter Sunrise services at the
Hopkinton State Park this morning.
Work Continues
March 23, 2008 - Work continues on the lot that
will eventually house the new Walgreen's Pharmacy at the corner of Route 9
and Oak Hill Road. The old Volvo dealership and a house were taken down to
make room for the new building.
Attention
Kindergroup Alumni! 
The
big winners for the night, however, were all the Southborough schools as the
Southborough Education Foundation (SEF) raised over $12,000 with the fun,
educational event. All the money goes directly to support innovative
educational programs for Southborough students through grants that are
awarded each spring. Past programs supported by SEF include Exploring Our
World through Music (Finn), WaNNa Walk and Weather Watchers (Woodward),
Literacy Centers (Woodward and Neary), Mobile Publishing Centers (Neary);
Worms are Wonderful composting center, 8th Grade Electives, and RM Math
(Trottier), and Health Fair (Algonquin). Last year, SEF contributed over
$20,000 to these and other programs. SEF is presently accepting proposals
for this year’s grants and will make announcements of winners in June.
March
27, 2008 - At this week’s Board of Selectmen’s meeting Selectmen heard from
the last Conservation Commission candidate, Karen Muggeridge. She was asked
the same questions as the other three candidates were asked at the previous
meeting. However, due to concerns of Ms Muggeridge’s dealings with previous
Conservation Commission hearings pertaining to developments in her
neighborhood and future developments by one of the same developers,
Selectmen had concerns of placing her on the current board. All three
selectmen then appointed John Maciolek to the Conservation Commission citing
his prior strong experience with Conservation Commissions. All candidates
were encouraged to entertain the idea of sitting on one of the other
committees that have openings such as Open Space, Storm Water Committee and
the Community Preservation Committee. As of Tuesday’s meeting those
candidates in attendance had declined the offer.
Massachusetts
State and Local Police Team Up to Reduce Aggressive and Distracted Driving
Turnpike
Road residence. Southborough Police and Fire responded to the accident
scene. The driver was unhurt and did not seek medical attention.
MA State Police and Mass Highway also responded to assist with traffic.
Route 9 was closed in both the westbound and eastbound lanes for a few hours
until the low wires were cut to at least let the Eastbound lane to reopen.
Traffic was routed onto Woodland Road, Central Street or Oak Hill Road.
The Westbound side of Route 9 opened to one lane moments ago. Work is
still going on to replace the pole and wires.
