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Winter Street Fire Update
November 8, 2008 - The Southborough Fire Department responded to a report of a fire in the house at 10 Winter Street at 3:11 PM. Upon the report of the fire, an Engine was called in from the Town of Ashland as two of the four on-duty firefighter/EMTs were tied up on an ambulance transport. Arriving firefighters were met by the resident who reported that she thought she has the fire extinguished. Firefighters located a fire in the second floor master bedroom of a 1 ½ story house. A fire had started next to the bed, and spread to the mattress, box spring and bedding. A Framingham Aerial Platform was requested as the Southborough Ladder truck is out of service. Firefighters found the fire still burning in the mattress requiring a hose line to be brought into the house to complete extinguishment. The bedding was safely removed from the house, where smoldering sections were completely extinguished. A resident of the home was checked for injuries, but refused transportation to the hospital. Firefighters checked for further spread of the fire, removed the smoke from the house, and investigated the cause of the fire. The cause was determined to be an unattended candle left on a night stand next to the bed. Firefighters cleared the scene at 5:07 PM
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Fay School CO incident
November 8, 2008 - The Southborough Fire Department responded to the Main Dining Hall building at Fay School, 48 Main Street, Southborough at 11:04 AM after receiving a call for a Carbon Monoxide (CO) detector sounding. The CO detector was located in the area of the school’s kitchen. Firefighters using metering equipment found an elevated CO level in the kitchen area. The building was evacuated as a precaution. Further investigation revealed elevated levels of CO on upper floors of the building. The elevated CO levels were caused by a mechanical failure in the kitchen exhaust duct system, which allowed a build-up of CO in the kitchen area. Two Fay School employees were transported to Marlborough Hospital for evaluation for exposure to elevated CO levels, and released. Children at the school were not exposed to danger from the elevated CO levels during this incident. The carbon monoxide detectors were installed per the requirements of recently enacted legislation known as “Nicole’s Law”. Nicole’s Law requires the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in all area of habitation where fossil fuel-burning equipment is located. “The carbon monoxide detectors provided an early warning to the Fay School staff and fire department of a dangerous problem” said Fire Chief John Mauro. “This type of incident highlights the importance of the installation of CO detectors.” The equipment which suffered the failure was repaired and checked for correct operation. The Fire Department cleared the incident at 2:03 PM |
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Scouting for Food
November 8, 2008 - Volunteers bring in food for the Scouting for Food project today.
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Soccer
November 8, 2008 - Southborough youth soccer player takes the ball away from the Hopkinton player. |
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Ski Swap
November 8, 2008 - The Algonquin Regional High School held their annual ski and snowboard sale at St. Anne's today. Strands and White's Ski outlets were also on hand and a percentage of sold items were donated to the ski team. |
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Winter Street House Fire
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 November 7, 2008 - Nursing students from the University of Lowell assist the Southborough Board of Health with the flu clinic held yesterday at the Senior Center. This Saturday more flu shots will be given to all residents 19 years and older that would like one.
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Algonquin Regional High School Ski Team Equipment Sale Saturday November 8 9 AM to 2:30 PM St. Anne’s Church Alpine, Cross Country, Snowboards, Strands, White Hats, gloves , ski pants, ski jackets and more
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Assabet Valley RTHS 11/8/08 Sports no events scheduled |
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The Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus PAC celebrates victories for Women in the Massachusetts Legislature The Mass Women’s Political Caucus PAC celebrates the victorious campaigns of 17 MWPC PAC endorsed candidates. There will be a total of five women joining the ranks at the Massachusetts House in January 2009. “This has been a great year for women candidates in Massachusetts. We saw a number of first-time female legislative candidates run strong, smart, successful campaigns. The MWPC is thrilled that the incoming freshman class will have five experienced, competent women ready to meet the challenges facing the Commonwealth”, said Sheila Capone-Wulsin, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus. “Given that these challenges directly impact the lives of so many women and families, it is crucial that the uniquely female perspective to solving tough issues be represented and this ‘freshman five’ will do just that.” The following challengers/open seat candidates were endorsed by the MWPC PAC; Representative Jen Flanagan, D-Leominster, who defeated former Representative Brian Knutilla, D-Gardner in the September primary will succeed outgoing State Senator Robert Antonioni. Jennifer Benson, D-Lunenburg, who won handily over Kurt Hayes, R-Boxborough garnering 56% of the vote to Hayes’ 44%. Benson will replace Representative Jamie Eldridge. Carolyn Dykema, D-Holliston, who was victorious over Dan Haley, with 52% to 48%. Dykema will replace outgoing Representative Paul Loscoco. Ann Margaret-Ferrante, D-Gloucester, defeated incumbent Representative Anthony Verga in the September primary with 46% of the vote in a three way race. Danielle Gregoire D-Marlborough, received 48% of the vote in a three way race against Arthur Vigeant R-Marlborough and Independent candidate Arthur Valiante. Gregoire will replace retired Representative Stephen LeDuc. Kate Hogan D-Stow, beat Hudson favorite son Sonny Parente R-Hudson with 48% of the vote in a three way race that included independent candidate David Goulding. Hogan will be replacing retiring Representative Patricia Walrath. Incumbents endorsed by the MWPC PAC include; Senator Susan Fargo, D-Concord successfully fended off a challenge by Sandi Martinez, winning 59.5% to 40.5%. Representative Barbara L’Italien, D-Andover, with 59% of the vote over challenger Lawrence Brennan. Representative Willie Mae Allen, D-Mattapan, Representative Ruth Balser, D-Newton, Representative Susan Gifford, R-Wareham, Senator Patricia Jehlen, D-Somerville, Senator Karen Polito R-Shrewsbury, Representative Pam Richardson, D-Framingham Representative Marie St. Fleur, D-Dorchester, Senator Susan Tucker, D-Andover and Representative Marty Walz, D-Boston were also endorsed by the MWPC PAC. About the MWPC Founded in 1971, the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus is a multi-partisan organization committed to increasing the number of women elected and appointed to political office and public policy positions, and to increasing the involvement of women of all ages in the political process. www.mwpc.org |
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The annual Taurid meteor shower is underway and
it could be a good show. 2008 is a "swarm year" for the Taurids. Between
Nov. 5th and 12th, Earth is due to pass through an unusually dense swarm of
gritty debris from parent comet 2P/Encke. When a similar encounter happened
in 2005, sky watchers observed a slow drizzle of midnight fireballs for
nearly two weeks. Whether 2008 will be as good as 2005, however, remains to
be seen. In 2005, the swarm encounter was more central; Earth passed through
the middle of the cloud. In 2008, forecasters believe we are closer to the
outskirts. How much this will affect the shower, no one knows. The best
time to look is during the hours around midnight when the constellation
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A lighter Moment
November 6, 2008 - Town Clerk, Paul Berry takes a little time out to laugh while visiting precinct 3 during Tuesday's busy election. Mr. Berry was very pleased with the voter turnout and no major problems were had. |
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Off into the Woods
November 6, 2008 - Around 8:00 PM last night a multi car accident involving a truck occurred at White Bagley Road and Route 9. Teds was called to tow the truck and vehicle. The truck took the guardrail down and had a fuel leak. Firefighters responded with booms and equipment to limit the spill. DEP and MA Highway were notified of the spill and that the median and guardrail were damaged.
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Gloomy Skies and Dancing Leaves
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Directions from Southborough: Route 85 south to traffic lights before railroad bridge, take Southville Road west toward Westborough. Southville Road turns into Flanders Road at town line. Left at Fruit Street and another quick left on Old Flanders Road |
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Need for a new Police Station
November 6, 2008 - (above - police dispatch file photo) Monday night the selectmen met with the Facilities Building committee to hear a report and see preliminary sketch of what a new police station might look like. The committee and the members of the Southborough Police Department have been working constantly and diligently with preliminary plans and drawings that will give the Southborough police a new facility that will include today‘s technological advances in police work and would capitalize on that to last a good thirty to fifty years but built with a sound fiscal plan. Preliminary sketches of what a new one story police station would look like was passed out to selectmen. The architect, the committee and the police department consider a new one story structure to be easier to lay out for police function and cost effectiveness. The Facilities Building Committee has met with the Southborough Historical Commission last month. They agreed to look into a second option that would include renovation and an addition to the Peter’s Annex. The committee reported to Selectmen that there would be additional costs to the second option. To renovate the Peter’s Annex there would be additional costs such as an elevator and possible removal if asbestos is found and still require an addition and the tearing down of the current garage and sally port area. They also stated that if the Peter’s Annex building was to remain, there would not be enough room for vehicles and flow of traffic with the new proposed one story building. The Police and the Facilities building Committee recommended to the Selectmen that the town go with the new one floor police station. The single story structure would be built on the west side of the parking lot behind the fire station in which in the future there would be a link to both public safety buildings and the fire station would be renovated by possibly moving the offices up to the back of the station which would then face the new police station. During meetings with public safety officials the committee has gone back to the preliminary drawings to possibly include a public safety dispatch more central to the two buildings. The current Southborough Police station at 19 Main Street opened in 1971 in the former Peter’s Annex School which was built in 1929. The building was renovated a few times by the town and by Assabet Valley Regional High School students. The building that currently houses our Police Department is not up to standards for modern police work. The layout of the building is pretty well fixed by the structure itself. The double stairways take up considerable wasted space. The 911 system, files and evidence room are in the basement. The main floor has little space to maneuver around making it dangerous booking criminals. There is little privacy for someone reporting a crime the way the lobby and building are set up. The building was used as a school structure for many years; you can only do so much in the building without compromising the structural safety. Selectmen voted to write a letter to the Facilities Building Committee supporting the new one story police building. Selectman Bonnie Phaneuf though requested that the letter stipulate that this does not preclude the Historical Commission from looking further into the potential for benefits in saving the building as that is what the Commission is charged with. All parties know the need for a new police station is desperately needed. I did an article on the police station prior to the 2008 Annual Town meeting. Click here for preliminary police station plans. In other selectmen business, they heard from Southborough Police Sergeant Jane Moran the monthly report. Town Electrician James Colleary requested $5,000 to repair the fire alarm system in the Southborough Police Station. The alarms are no longer up to code and a new wireless system is recommended. This system can then be removed from the building and placed into another town building upon what happens with a new police station. This item was approved. |
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Reprint of January 25, 2008 article with links to virtual tour of the current Southborough Police Facility Need for a new Police Station?
January 25, 2008 - by Linda Hubley. Most municipal buildings in Southborough have not seen dramatic changes, additions or renovations since being built. We have added on and built new schools but we as a community have not kept pace over the years with our other municipal buildings. In 2004 the Southborough Municipal Committee was created and charged with investigating the needs and spaces of all the municipal facilities within the town. The findings released in 2005, showed that the town has reached critical mass for the need of more office space, storage space and creative work environments. The dearth of space and the fact that many of the offices are not in central locations have oftentimes hampered or created inefficient delivery of the services the town offers to its residents. At the top of the Municipal Facilities Committee were the police and fire stations. A few years ago the Southborough Fire Department operated out of two stations. Station 2 on Harrington Court is now closed with no personnel stationed at that building. All fulltime personnel work out of the Main Station that was built in 1978 but has not seen much rehabilitation. At the same time the Fire Station meeting room is being used much more than in previous years due to the lack of meeting facilities in town. The apparatus bay cannot efficiently house all the vehicles and equipment necessary. But even more critical than the fire station is the condition of the current police station.
The existing building that currently houses the police was built in 1929 as an elementary school and many residents living in town remember it fondly as the Peter’s High School Annex. On May 1, 1971, the old school became the “new” Southborough Police Station. The Town’s population at that time was under 6,000 residents and the name “Metrowest” had not even been coined yet. Since then the population in Southborough has increased to near 10,000, a 52% growth just since the 1990 census. Towns in the Metrowest area including Southborough have seen unprecedented growth in new homes, businesses and traffic. The study presented to the committee from Durland Van Voorhis Architects describes the police station as lacking many code-compliance features such as no elevator for the handicapped, inadequate clearances and hardware at doors and bathrooms. Poor circulation and thermostat control, poor water flow control, inadequate ventilation. The station also has a series of faults in the width and flow of hallways. The town’s critical communication center is improperly housed and the entire layout of the current facility housing the police is woefully inadequate for today’s police requirements. Besides an antiquated dispatch room, the Police station also has to contend with a narrow aisle way notorious for corners, obstacles and small rooms to bring a prisoner in from the sally port to the booking room, to detective rooms or the jail cell itself. This makes for a very congested and dangerous trip for the officers. In other inadequacies in the police station there is a second floor and the basement, neither for which is an elevator available. Due to the lack of storage space the hallways become storage space which narrows them even further. Access to the attic Continue story with photos Click Here |
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Mystic Seaport Names New
President and CEO
Stephen C. White, the former headmaster of the
Fay School in Southborough, MA, has been named president and chief executive
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Tatnuck Book Store Events
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Obama & Biden; Kerry; McGovern; Eldridge; Gregoire and
Dykema win their seats to Government. November 5, 2008 - More than eighty-five percent of registered voters within the Town of Southborough participated in a historic election that has the first ever United States black president and sent three new-comers to the State Senate and Representatives. State wide the Obama/Biden ticket won 56% - 42%; Kerry handily won 66% to 31%; Southborough's new state senator will be James Eldridge who won with 57% of the votes. Southborough precinct one candidate Danielle Gregoire won the 4th Middlesex with 48% of the votes while the Southborough precinct two and three candidate Carolyn Dykema won with 52% of the total vote of her district. Here are the unofficial results for yesterday's election in Southborough.
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Great turnout for Historical Election
November 5, 2008 - Voters turned out in droves to vote at Southborough's three precincts. Here voters in Precinct 3 cast their votes. When polls opened at 7:00 AM yesterday the line stretched out the door and around the corner of the gymnasium.
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Girl Scouts and Brownie troops assist at Election
November 5, 2008 - Brownies baked brownies and rice krispie treats and Girl Scouts directed people to the appropriate lines as part of earning a badges in citizenship. Here members of troop 7103 pose with Southborough police officer Ron Mattioli, Election Warden Art Miner and Poll worker Diane Beane. |
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Please join us for our Veterans Day Observance
VETERANS DAY TUESDAY – November 11th
Veterans will meet at 1015 at the Legion/VFW Headquarters.
We will then march to the All Wars Memorial ~1045
The Observance will begin at 1100
Please join us in honoring the men and women who have served and are serving this country.
Please join us in remembering those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom.
John Wilson - Commander American Legion Post 161 Steve Whynot - Commander - VFW Post 3276 |
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Sudbury River Meeting
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Woodward School Vote
November 5, 2008 - Students at the Woodward school voted in a "mock election" during class Monday. They had to go through the entire process of checking in, taking a ballot, voting and passing the ballot in. They'll make great voters some day. Photos courtesy of Woodward School.
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Sample Ballots for elected positions and questions If you are in Precinct 1 and vote at the Woodward School (no longer @ the Fire Station) click here. FOURTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT If you are in Precinct 2 & 3 and vote at either the Finn School or Trottier School click here. EIGHTH
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Arrrrg Matey
November 4, 2008 - Don't forget to vote today! Polls are open 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM. |
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Beautiful but Invasive
November 4, 2008 - Burning Bush AKA Winged Euonymus blazons the landscape with its fiery red leaves. Once it escapes its urban landscape it can crowd out native species of shrubs in nearby areas. |
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 Cow Pie Contest November 9 After the Cross Country Race and Fitness Walk which begins at 10:00 AM $20.00 square $300.00 prize For more information visit www.southborobelties.org or email Joyceg1@yahoo.com or lpbourdon@aol.com
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The Breakneck Hill Cow Fund Family Fun Run and Walk November 9, 2008 10 am At the Breakneck Hill Conservation Land
$10 Registration for the 4K Race and Family Fun Walk Prizes for Top Runners! Plus Cow Pie Contest: $20 Square could win $300! For more information visit www.southborobelties.org or email Joyceg1@yahoo.com or lpbourdon@aol.com
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Single Tax rate for Residential and Commercial stays the same Last night Selectmen voted to retain the single tax rate for residential and business properties. Assessor Paul Cibelli stressed that the estimated tax bills that went out recently were based on evaluations from Jan 2008. Southborough saw taxable value decrease by $62.4 million to $2.204 billion. The tax bills represent a 9% increase over the previous year. The FY2009 tax rate will be $14.16 per thousand valuation. This means that the average single family home would increase from $7,231 in FY2008 to $7,879 in FY 2009, an increase of $648. Various scenarios involving a split tax rate were shown to the selectmen. In the end the vote was in favor of keeping the single tax rate. This will help to encourage new businesses to town and to retain the businesses already in town. There are 3,691 taxable parcels with 247 of them commercial/residential representing 18.47% of the total tax revenue. The tax rate did not include the Community Preservation Act surcharge. |
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Saturday November 15, 2008 St. Mark's School, Southborough 8:00 PM Please Note: CHANGE OF VENUE!! ASSABET VALLEY MASTERSINGERS and orchestra under the baton of Artistic Director Robert P. Eaton will present two choral masterpieces on Saturday, November 15th at St. Mark’s School, Marlboro Road (Rte. 85) in Southborough. The concert titled “Reflections on Innocence and Peace” will take place at 8 PM and will feature the choral favorite Dona Nobis Pacem by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Intimations of Immortality by Gerald Finzi. These compositions are based on the works of poets Walt Whitman and William Wordsworth respectively and will provide further inspiration through the voices of soloists Maria Ferrante, soprano; Stanley Wilson, tenor; and baritone Steven Small. This location is accessible to the physically challenged. Assistive listening systems, courtesy of Crossroads Community Foundation, are available at all concerts for use by hearing impaired audience members. Large print programs will be offered to those desiring enhanced readability. Concert tickets may be purchased at Robinson Music Company, Westboro; Shattuck Pharmacy, Northboro; Danielson Flowers, Shrewsbury; The English Garden Florist, Southboro; Hudson Area Arts Alliance; and both Joy-Den Jewelers and Main St. Café in Marlboro. Advance sale tickets are discounted $1 (one) from the regular price of $20 (twenty) and $18 (eighteen) for students and senior citizens. For further information please call (978) 562-9838 or view www.avmsingers.org. Partial funding for the Assabet Valley Mastersingers, a non-profit organization, has been provided by the Massachusetts Cultural Council through local Arts Councils. |
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Eight High School Students Chosen to Apprentice with Assabet Valley Mastersingers
This year, eight local high school students from Northborough and Southborough have been chosen as apprentice singers with Assabet Valley Mastersingers Shay Gibson, Katelyn Morreale, Kelsey O'Hare, Caroline Estes, Vale Southard, Charlie LeBlond, Tyler Jacobson, and Meghan Doherty. The Mastersingers' apprentice program provides an excellent educational opportunity for talented high school singers to perform challenging choral masterworks with mature singers, professional soloists, and professional accompaniment. Apprentice singers must be recommended by their high school choral directors, and then must successfully audition with the Mastersingers Artistic Director, Robert Eaton. The students are expected to attend all rehearsals and performances, and are responsible for familiarizing themselves with the music prior to rehearsal and for reviewing the material between rehearsals. Dedicated to perpetuating the love and appreciation of choral music, Assabet Valley Mastersingers delight in presenting new and less familiar music in addition to the celebrated masters. Membership is diverse, representing over fifteen towns, with a wide range of ages and singing experience. The first concert in the Assabet Valley Mastersingers 2008 season is "Reflections on Innocence and Peace," and will feature Intimations of Immortality by Gerald R. Finzi, and Dona Nobis Pacem by R. Vaughan Williams. These choral masterpieces will be performed on Saturday, November 15, at 800pm at St. Mark's School in Southborough. For more information, visit www.avmsingers.org or call 978-562-9838. This year's apprentice singers with Assabet Valley Mastersingers, from left Vale Southard, Shay Gibson, Charlie LeBlond, Katelyn Morreale, Tyler Jacobson, Kelsey O'Hare, Meghan Doherty, and Caroline Estes, with Artistic Director Robert Eaton |
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.jpg) November 3, 2008 - Fourth Middlesex candidate Danielle Gregoire held a Breakfast with the Lt. Governor, Congressman McGovern and more supporters last week. Contributed photos.
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Southborough meetings November 3 - November 7, 2008
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ARHS 11/3/08 Sports
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Breakneck Hill Conservation Area Night Walk
November 2, 2008 - About fifty participants came out on a beautiful night to do a half hour hike through the trails of Breakneck Hill. The group was able to see a wonderful clear sky full of stars and the cows bedded down for the night in one of the fields.
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Wreath Sales
November 2, 2008 - Wreath and candle sales are now going on with the Cub Scouts. This Scout from pack 26 gets a a sale of two wreaths. |
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 November 2, 2008 - Dan Haley running for the 8th district seat for State Representative held a rally tonight in Holliston. Haley is next to outgoing Representative Paul Loscocco, former Lt. Governor Kerry Healy and Ron Bersani, grandfather of Melanie Powell who inspired Melanie's Law for drunk drivers.
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Letter to the Editor -Nov.2, 2008 For Dykema I am glad that we are coming to the election cycle end. I am tired of the bickering and the squabbling. The good news for us here in the 8th Middlesex State Representative District is that one candidate has kept her head and not reduced herself to the tit-for-tat accusations during the race for the Massachusetts House - Carolyn Dykema. Carolyn has stayed on message - 1) complex issues deserve thoughtful discussion - not sound-bytes; 2) the district needs a Rep. who will work full-time and earn the $58,000 (plus) salary; 3) the district needs someone with a business background who can help make the economic engine of Metrowest thrive; and 4) the district needs someone who will communicate regularly, hold office hours, and send newsletters so we know what's going on between elections. Carolyn Dykema, as our State Representative, will bring her local government experience, her ability to build coalitions, and her incredible talent to doggedly pursue solutions that will work. I urge you to vote for Dykema for Representative on Tuesday.
Mary M. Greendale Holliston, MA. 01746 |
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Go Patriots
November 2, 2008 - The littlest Patriot from an earlier Soccer teams skill match. |
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Space Junk to re-enter atmosphere
More than a year ago, in July 2007,
International Space Station astronauts threw an obsolete, refrigerator-sized
ammonia reservoir overboard. Ever since, the 1400-lb piece of space junk has
been circling Earth in a decaying orbit--and now it is about to reenter. If
predictions are correct, the "Early Ammonia Servicer" (EAS for short) will
turn into a brilliant fireball as it disintegrates in Earth's atmosphere
during the early hours of Monday, Nov. 3rd. Uncertainties in the exact
reentry time are so great (plus or minus 15 hours at the time of this alert)
that it is impossible to pinpoint where the fireball will appear. At the
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Sparkles Turns 10
Sparkles the Fire Saftey Dog turns 10. For more information on Sparkles and Dayna. What's going on with Sparkles and her friends and the new book Sparkles Goes to Boston check out the following Links. http://www.sparklesthefiresafetydog.blogspot.com:80/ http://www.firehousedogpublishing.com/ |
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Comprehensive
Zoning bylaw and subdivision rules and regulations review and update The goals of this project include an overall diagnostic of our Zoning By-Laws to ensure internal consistency, conformance with State and Federal laws, improved clarity of language, and alignment with the goals and objectives of the recently completed 2008 Master Plan. Click here for more information on dates of meetings and how to become involved. |
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John
L. Hubley, 44, of Sutton and formerly of Southborough died on
Thursday, November 06, 2008 at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester,
after complications from surgery.
TAURID
METEOR SHOWER: 
Have
you ever had the opportunity to visit the police station? Whether it was on
a tour with your child, have someone that has been arrested or placed in
protective custody, you had to speak with a detective or Sergeant or just
picking up accident forms you would notice the need for a new police
station. 
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Just in: Project Smile 2009 Calendar</ strong>
November
3, 2008 - Students in Mr. Diamantopoulos Health classes listen in to a talk
by Southborough Fire Chief John Mauro. The presentation included motor
vehicle accident photos from Southborough that Firefighters and Paramedics
have been called out to. Another part of the talk was given by former
ARHS and now a BU student, Chris Conte. His presentation is a short
production of the events leading up to the 2005 Murphy sisters accident.
As a multi-media project for BU, Chris and another student put together a
short film on the Murphy Sisters that included interviews with crash
survivor Melissa Smith, Father Craig Lister - Southborough Fire Dept
Chaplin, Fire Chief John Mauro and the parents of Shauna and Meghan -
Michelle and Christopher. Through this tragedy "Safe Rides", Murphy's
Rules of the Road and discounted Skid School programs are available for the
young drivers. For more information on the Safe Ride program and other
programs mentioned 
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