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BRUSH
BURNING INFORMATION
THE BRUSH BURNING PERMIT
PROCESS FOR THE 2009 BRUSH BURNING SEASON (January 15 to May 1) IS THE
FOLLOWING:
· Written Brush
Burning permits MUST be obtained in person annually at the
Fire Station, 21 Main Street .
o Permits are available
from now until April 30th
o Permits shall be issued
to residents only (no landscapers or commercial permits allowed by
regulations)
· Hours to obtain permits
are:
o Monday through Friday
8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
o Saturday 9:00 AM to 1:00
PM
· Permit fee for the season
is $10.00
o Only checks made
out to the Town of Southborough will be accepted
o Senior citizens 65 years
of age and over are free
· Permit holders must call
every day that you plan to burn, however, you can only call between 9:00
AM and 12 NOON for permission to burn.
o Burning can only be
conducted between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM per Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection regulations [310 CMR 7.07 (3)(e)]. Burning may be
denied due to environmental factors.
Massachusetts DEP
strongly encourages the chipping and mulching of brush versus burning due to
environmental concerns. The Town's Department of Public Works accepts brush
at the Town's Transfer Station.
Whoever violates any
provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500
plus the cost of suppression or by imprisonment for not more than one month
or both (M.G.L. c. 42, §13).
Massachusetts General Laws c. 111, § 142 A-E and 310 CMR 7.07 as well
as 527 CMR 10.22 regulate all open burning activities.
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February 14, 2009 - Valentine's Day - Pick your
valentine up some flowers, candy & gift from Gulbankian Farms Garden Center
and Florist Shop today. Click the photo to go to order page or stop in
at 40 Mt. Vickery Road across from Town Center Plaza. |
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Buffalo Soldiers Exhibit and Living History talks
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February 13, 2009 - The Buffalo Soldiers, Inc.
earlier this year at the Massachusetts State House. The Buffalo
Soldiers Heritage, Inc. has been working with the Stony Brook Museum to
acquire a building to house the numerous artworks, sculptures, books and
more of pertaining to the history of the Buffalo Soldiers and
African-Americans throughout the United States Military. An exciting,
first ever series of exhibits containing living history talks begins this
Saturday at the Southborough Historical Museum from 10 AM to 3 PM. The
first featured guest speaker is David Cunningham of the Rhode Island 1st and
2nd regiment who will speak about
the Colonial Wars, American Revolution, 1812
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Model Trains this Weekend!
Free Revels Performance
Friday, February 20
11 am and 1 pm
Join Us for School Vacation Fun!
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Model Trains Are Back!
Saturday, February 14 and Sunday, February 15
All day
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The Museum launches February
school vacation week with a weekend filled with model
railroading fun! The Northeast Ntrak Modular Railroad Club
will be at the Museum Saturday, February 14 from 10 a.m.-5
p.m., and Sunday, February 15 from noon-5 p.m. Admission to
the train display is $7/family, but admission to the Museum
is free. The Ntrak trains are smaller in size than
traditional model trains, but are just as much fun. Trains
climb mountain passes, shunt freight cars, and use branch
lines to pick up and set out cars at the many industries and
stations along the way. Call the Museum for more
information at 781-861-6559.
National Heritage Museum
33 Marrett Road
Lexington, MA 02421
781-861-6559
http://www.nationalheritagemuseum.org
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The Movement Project Performance
Company
of Annemarie's Dance Centre
Announces Annual Concert:
Reflection
February 28, 2008 at 7:30
Keefe Technical High School
Framingham, MA
18 of the studio's accomplished dancers take
the stage for one night only in the performance of Reflection, the
Movement Project's annual concert. Choreography was created by Annemarie
Fairhurst, Amanda Belanger, Jenny Carlson, Jill Jackson, Chrissy Reynolds
and Sarah Zakrzewski. This year will also feature student work choreographed
by Alex Anastos, Carolyn Maiorana, Natasha El-Massih and Crystal Pratt. The
performance is appropriate for all age levels and we encourage all to
attend. Tickets are $8.00 ahead of time and $10.00 at the door. Performance
will run no longer than 2 hours. Please call the studio with any additional
questions (508) 881-5109. Tickets may be purchased through performance
company members or in the studio office. We look forward to seeing you
there.
A nnemarie’s
dance centre
Established 1978
Quality instruction with a caring
touch for all ages and abilities
Click here for
website link
111 Cherry Street, Ashland, MA 01721
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Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School
215 Fitchburg Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
Post Grad Tech Training Info Session
Thursday, Feb 26
9-10 am
Anyone interested in the daytime Post Grad Technical programs should attend
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Southborough Recreation
Not just sports but a whole catalog
full of activities that include camping, horseback riding, golf and tennis
lessons, lessons and classes for car care, Art and music, babysiting and
more can be found at the Southborough Recreation Website, sign up now before
all the slots in your favorite activity get filled. Click here for
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The
Arts Center at Southborough, 21
Highland St., announces the
Algonquin senior class of 2009 art
show, A Creative Collaboration, is
open through March 1. Gallery hours
are Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 4
p.m., docent available; and
weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
self-guided.
Featured in the exhibit is the
artwork of 10 super-talented seniors
in the Advanced/AP art studio.
Featured artists include Sarah
Kacevich, Kayleigh Kahn, Catie
Konstas, Jen Ludwig, Carolyn
Maiorana, Carolyn Mukai, Cori
Reuter, Holli Robinson, Catarina
Teixeira, Katrina Wells and Helen
Yang.
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SPORTS NEWS ARHS Sports 2/14/09
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Boys |
Varsity |
Wrestling |
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SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT |
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TBA
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Boys |
Varsity |
Indoor Track |
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DISTRICT E INVITATIONAL MEET |
Fitchburg High |
8:30AM |
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Girls |
Varsity |
Indoor Track |
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DISTRICT E INVITATIONAL MEET |
Fitchburg High |
8:30AM |
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Girls |
Varsity |
Ice
Hockey |
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Chelmsford High School |
New
England |
6:50PM |
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AVRTHS Sports 2/14/09
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Sports Safety Summit
Sunday, March 29, 2009
The Fay School - Southborough,MA
Youth sport coaches,administrators and parents should plan to attend this
event!„ In conjunction with Southborough Recreation, The Fay School
welcomes an all-star cast to provide information about sport safety issues
and youth sports as well as CPR/AED and First Aid Training.
Youth Sports Injuries and Recovery ÏWhy a Child is Not a Small Adult
Dr. David C. Ayers
Dr. Ayers of Southborough is professor and chair of the Department of
Orthopedics & Physical Rehabilitation at the University of Massachusetts
Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center and has served on the
editorial board of Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
and Techniques in Knee Surgery.
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Brain Injury & Concussions InYouth Sports / ImPACT Testing
Dr. Michael S. Sefton
Michael S. Sefton is a specialist in traumatic brain injury and concussion
in pediatric patients and teaches at University of Massachusetts Ï Boston
and the Massachusetts Emergency Care Training Agency. He offers consultation
andliaison with schools and teams throughout Massachusetts and New England
in concussion management.„ Dr. Sefton is also a former Shrewsbury Youth
Hockey coach and now serves the public schools in Northbridge and
Whitinsville, MA.
Lightening Safety and Emergency Planning
John Mauro, Jr FireChief Southborough Fire Department„„„„„„„„„„„
Chief Mauro is in charge of the emergency response and crisis planning in
Southborough and as a part ofthe Emergency Trauma Network. He will discuss
managing an outdoor sports venue relative to emergency planning and
lightening safety.
Sports Roundtable Ï MRSA, EnergyDrinks and Supplements
Dr. David C. Ayers
„Kim Chorosiewski, MEd, CSCS, CMAA
Chorosiewski is the Director of Athletics and Special Programs at the Fay
School and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). She
has coached boys and girls at all levels in various sports including as a
collegiate coach (Division I) as well as internationally, serving as Head
Lacrosse Coach for Scotland Women?s lacrosse through the 2004 World
Cup.„Additionally, she trains local youth athletes in preparation for sports
competition and focuses on youth training and conditioning.
Leanne Govoni, RN, MEd- Director of Health Services, The Fay School
Please mail or email application to:
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Congratulations to ARHS Gymnastics Team
February 12, 2009 - ARHS gymnastics team has
been seeded second and will perform Saturday February 21 at the sectionals
which will be held at Hudson High School. |
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Fire Log
Saturday 2/7/09
08:30 EMS CALL,EXCLUDE VEH ACC W/INJ SUMMIT RD
A29 LT SADOWSKI FF NEAL
C30 FF GOODSPEED
11:33 EMS CALL,EXCLUDE VEH ACC W/INJ MAIN ST
A29 LT SADOWSKI FF NEAL
C30 LT PELTIER
13:22 EMS CALL,EXCLUDE VEH ACC W/INJ NEWTON ST
A29 LT SADOWSKI FF NEAL
C30 FF GOODSPEED
23:09 EMS CALL,EXCLUDE VEH ACC W/INJ FOLEY DR
A29 FF WILLS FF GOODSPEED
C30 FF NEAL
Sunday 2/8/09
10:56 EMS CALL,EXCLUDE VEH ACC W/INJ NEWTON ST
A28 FF GOODSPEED FF RICE
C30 FF ROACH
11:43 EMS CALL,EXCLUDE VEH ACC W/INJ NEWTON ST
A29 FF KANE FF RICE
14:35 SMOKE SCARE, ODOR OF SMOKE MAIN ST
C30 LT PELTIER
22:09 EMS CALL,EXCLUDE VEH ACC W/INJ MAIN ST FRA
A29 LT SADOWSKI FF RICE
Monday 2/9/09
09:30 FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION TURNPIKE RD
C27 CAPT MAURO
10:40 EMS CALL,EXCLUDE VEH ACC W/INJ CHESTNUT HILL RD
A29 FF KANE FF PIERCE
C30 FF FRANKS
11:20 COMMERCIAL INSPECTION MAIN ST
C27 CAPT MAURO
12:38 SMOKE OR ODOR REMOVAL MAIN ST
E22 LT PELTIER FF FRANKS
13:00 PLAN REVIEW - COMMERCIAL MAIN ST
C3 CAPT MAURO
13:35 EMS CALL,EXCLUDE VEH ACC W/INJ NEWTON ST
A29 FF KANE FF PIERCE
C30 FF FRANKS
Click for more fire log
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Southborough Blood Drive
St. Anne Church, 20 Boston Rd. (Route 30), will host an American Red Cross
blood drive from 1-7 p.m. All donors will receive a free Boston Bruins
t-shirt and Valentine’s Day chocolates. Appointments are preferred, but
walk-ins are also welcome. For info or an appointment, call (800) 448-3543
or visit
www.givelife.org
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A romantic deal, a worthy
cause and a brief reminder.
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Make dinner
reservations at Tomasso.
Tomasso Trattoria has generously offered
a
20% discount towards the entire
dinner bill for Steeple Coffeehouse patrons
on either Friday or Saturday night the week
of the show. Valentine's dinner is a fixed
price four course dinner for $45 or $65 with
wine pairings.
To take advantage of this incredible
deal:
- Make reservations for
either Friday or Saturday night.
- Mention Steeple
Coffeehouse when you call.
- Bring a printed receipt
from your Brown Paper Ticket online
purchase.
- Enjoy!
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Bring your
donation for the Southborough food pantry.
They are in need of shampoo, conditioner,
cookies, tissues and laundry detergent.
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Purchase
tickets for
Steeple Coffeehouse this Saturday
at 7:30 with the incredible
Marc Douglas Berardo and
The Kennedys.
I am looking forward to this show
and I hope you are also. See you Saturday the
13th!
To purchase tickets click
here. For more information, including
tickets, directions and contact information go
to our web site by clicking
here.
~ Emily
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 COLLIDING
SATELLITES: Experts are calling it an "unprecedented event." Two large
satellites have collided in Earth orbit. Kosmos 2251 crashed into Iridium 33
on Tuesday, Feb. 10th, approximately 800 km over northern Siberia; both were
destroyed. The resulting clouds of debris contain more than 500 fragments,
significantly increasing the orbital debris population at altitudes where
the collision occurred. The Air Force Space Surveillance Radar is
monitoring the clouds as they pass over the radar facility in Texas. We, in
turn, are monitoring signals from the radar and you may be able to hear
debris "pings" by tuning in to our live audio feed. This is a story that
will unfold in the days ahead as researchers study the evolution of the
debris clouds and piece together the details of the collision. Stay tuned
to http://spaceweather.com for full
coverage.
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Looking for something to do this weekend?
New
England Boat Show click here
MA Audubon Eagle Festival click here
Pete and Maura
Kennedy at Steeple coffee house click here
Buffalo Soldiers Heritage, Inc & Stony Brook Museum presentation
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SPORTS NEWS ARHS Sports 2/13/09
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Freshman |
Basketball |
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Leominster High School |
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4:00PM |
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Freshman |
Basketball |
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Leominster High School |
High School |
4:00PM |
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Girls |
JV
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Basketball |
VS
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Leominster High School |
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5:30PM |
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Boys |
JV
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Basketball |
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Leominster High School |
High School |
5:30PM |
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Girls |
Varsity |
Basketball |
VS
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Leominster High School |
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7:00PM |
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AVRTHS Sports 2/13/09
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Girls |
JV
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Basketball |
VS
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Minuteman Regional HS |
Gym
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4:30PM |
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Girls |
Varsity |
Basketball |
VS
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Minuteman Regional HS |
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6:00PM |
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Summer Playground Weeks Announced
Week 1: June 29 - July 3
Week 2: July 6 - 10
Week 3: July 13 - 17
Week 4: July 20 - 24
Week 5: July 27 - 31
Week 6: Aug 3 - 7
Week 7: Aug 10 - 14
Week 8: Aug 17 - 21
Spring 2009 Town Programs are here!
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St. Mary’s Credit Union Renews Pledge of
$30,000 to Marlborough Hospital. St. Mary’s Credit Union recently renewed
its pledge of $30,000 to Marlborough Hospital, becoming the first renewing
member of the hospital’s “President’s Circle.” The donation, to be paid over
three years, will go towards the hospital’s general fund. Shown (left to
right) are John Polanowicz, president and chief executive officer of
Marlborough Hospital, and Jack Caulfield, president and chief executive
officer of St. Mary’s Credit Union.
St. Mary’s Credit Union Pledges $30,000 to
Marlborough Hospital
Pledge makes credit union the first to renew
their support of the
hospital’s “President’s Circle.”
Marlborough, MA, (February 12, 2009)-----Jack
Caulfield, president and chief executive officer of St. Mary’s Credit Union,
recently announced that the credit union’s board of directors approved the
renewal of a pledge of $30,000 to Marlborough Hospital to be paid over the
next three years.
The donation, which will be used to help
support Marlborough Hospital’s general fund,
makes St. Mary’s Credit Union the first business to renew its support of the
hospital’s “President’s Circle,” a group of local businesses and
philanthropic leaders who are committed to supporting health care for
community members.
"As a Marlborough-based financial institution,
the St. Mary's Credit Union Board of Directors and I deeply believe in the
importance of supporting Marlborough Hospital," Mr. Caulfield said. "The
hospital is a local, trusted and vital health care provider to everyone
within our community. This donation represents an investment in our
community - one of the most important and rewarding investments we can
make.”
Marlborough Hospital President and Chief
Executive Officer John Polanowicz expressed his appreciation for the credit
union’s support. “On behalf of the hospital’s board of directors, affiliated
medical staff and employees, I would like to thank St. Mary’s for its strong
show of leadership in demanding financial times. This gift speaks volumes
about the confidence St. Mary’s has in Marlborough Hospital and the strength
of the credit union at a time when many are pulling back from philanthropic
support. This generous pledge will help to ensure that the local community
continues to be served by a financially strong hospital focused on providing
excellent health care.”
About the gift to the President’s Circle, Linda
Dodge, director of development for the hospital, explained, “As everyone
knows, hospitals throughout the Commonwealth are faced with extraordinary
pressures as they provide care to more and more patients with less
reimbursement from insurance companies and the federal and state
governments. Community donations, such as the one St. Mary’s has pledged,
will continue to be instrumental in helping the hospital to improve its
facilities and add new services.”
For nearly 100 years, St. Mary’s Credit Union
has been the community-focused financial institution for MetroWest. Based in
Marlborough with branches in Marlborough, Northborough and Hudson, St.
Mary’s Credit Union has more than $500 million in assets and 35,000 members.
Membership in St. Mary’s Credit Union is open to everyone living or working
in Middlesex or Worcester counties.
Marlborough Hospital, a community resource
since 1890, is served by a medical staff of more than 300 primary care
physicians and specialists and over 600 employees. The hospital provides a
wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and ancillary
services, including oncology, laboratory and radiology services, physical
therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, inpatient and partial-day mental health
services, as well as diabetes education and management. A state-of-the-art
Emergency Department, staffed by emergency medicine physicians from the
UMass Memorial Medical Center, provides 24-hour emergency care. As a member
of UMass Memorial Health Care, Marlborough Hospital provides patients with a
direct link to the advanced medical resources of UMass Memorial Medical
Center in Worcester, a nationally recognized academic medical center.
Marlborough Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission and is
certified as a primary stroke service by the Massachusetts Department of
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Business News: Texterity, Inc., a leader in
digital publishing solutions, today announced a new site license program
for its magazine partners. The new program enables site licenses for public
libraries, corporations, and other organizations wishing to offer
publications in digital edition format to a larger audience.
"The Site License program is a boon for
publishers looking for new revenue sources," stated Cimarron Buser, SVP,
Texterity, Inc. "The program will support audit reporting per the BPA
Worldwide proposals or ABC rules. We also include consulting to make sure
that the technology solution matches the publisher's need, as well as
matching site license agreement templates."
The Site License Program provides several
methods for authenticating users. Full tracking and reporting of usage is
provided, as well as contract templates to assist customers in creating
their license agreements.
End Users can access all content without any
plug-ins or downloads of any kind. Only a standard web browser is required,
which decreases customer service issues and enables use of the content on
virtually any computer with internet access.
Texterity offers the following Site License
methods:
-- IP Address Range Access. This new method
enables all users within a given set of IP address ranges to access content.
This is ideal for libraries and corporate site licensing.
-- Domain Access. This approach allows a
membership or association group to create an internal landing page on a
"secure area" of their site behind a login system. Any members successfully
authenticating will be granted access.
-- One Time Use Access. This system grants a
"one time use ticket" to a user based on the right granted from either a
login or e-commerce transaction. The system is highly secure and the URL
used to access content can only be used once.
Texterity's new Site License Program makes it
easy for magazine publishers to offer their content in a number of ways
beyond standard individually-requested paid or controlled subscriptions.
Texterity is the only digital edition provider to make all of these methods
available to publishers, in addition to allowing full control over printing
or downloading of content. The system fully supports Texterity's powerful
"Subscriber Management System" and "Look Inside the Magazine" features.
Pricing is based on a per-site fee and the
program can be applied to any Texterity digital edition publication.
Existing customers should contact their Texterity representative for more
information and a pricing schedule.
About Texterity, Inc.
Texterity, Inc. is a leading provider of
digital publishing solutions, headquartered in Southborough, MA. The
privately held company, which was founded in 1991, provides a competitive
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technology -- Texterity functions as a publishing partner to over 1000
digital publications, including more than 770 consumer and B2B magazines;
all digital publications are available on the iPhone and iPod touch via the
first specifically-created magazine delivery system for Apple. Texterity was
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Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw Revisions Meeting
February 11, 2009 - A couple dozen
residents and town officials came out tonight to listen to what the town
might look like in future years. A presentation was made by Judi
Barrett of the Community Opportunities Group. The Zoning bylaws
were a hot topic during the town's master plan update. Rather than
redo different zoning bylaws one at a time, a consultant has been working
with town officials and residents to come up with a consensus of which way
Southborough would like to be seen in the future. Proposals include
what to do with Route 9 and the pros and cons of development along it,
diversity of housing within the town, residential development - traditional
vs. cluster, making a framework of bylaws work in a more stream lined
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February 11, 2009 - The
Fire Ball is one event where money is hope to be raised to put toward a new
vehicle. For information on how you can support this endeavor
click
here. Below, the Fire Ball committee sells tickets for the March
7, 2009. Information about the ladder truck was handed out at the
transfer station this morning by Fire Department volunteers.
At the Selectmen's meeting Southborough Fire
Lieutenant and Ladder committee member met to discuss the committee's plans
to speak with several non-profit schools in town along with route 9 business
leaders. The hope is to have a community effort to assist with the
purchase of a new Quint to replace the ill fated ladder truck.
Selectmen assured Mr. Colleary that they back this effort for such an
important piece of safety equipment but cautioned him that they would like
to be kept in the loop of any meetings. They also made sure that any
funding from the non-profits would be gifts and not "in Lieu of Taxes"
. Lt. Colleary agreed with the selectmen and they will begin their
requests via an initial letter. Mr. Colleary said that the community
is really coming together about the ladder truck and told selectmen the
ticket sales for the ball were coming along nicely.
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February 11, 2009 - Wind advisory in effect
from 9 am Thursday to midnight est. Thursday night,
The NWS in taunton has issued a wind advisory, which is in effect from 9 am
Thursday to midnight est. Thursday night.
The advisory area is basically along and south of the Massachusetts turnpike
to the south coast.
While an isolated early morning thunderstorm might offer a southwest wind
gust to 40 mph, the main wind event for southern new England should occur
Thursday afternoon and evening.
Strong low pressure in the Midwest will further intensify as it crosses
northern new England Thursday. Sustained west winds around 30 mph are likely
at times Thursday, with potential for gusts to 55 mph.
The time of strongest wind should occur late Thursday afternoon or evening.
Geographically, the most likely region of occurrence is on the cape and
islands, the Worcester and blue hills of central and eastern Massachusetts,
as well as the east slopes of the Berkshires into northern Connecticut.
So while the wind wont be blowing strong all of the time, everyone with
passage through the advisory area should be prepared for suddenly strong
buffeting winds, especially Thursday afternoon.
Confidence in event occurrence is generally above average for 2 to 5 hours
within this 12 hour period.
There is still a low probability of damaging wind gusts, primarily on the
cape and Nantucket Thursday evening.
A wind advisory is issued when sustained winds are forecast to be 31 to 39
mph or gusts will range between 46 and 57 mph. Winds this strong are capable
of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power
outages. Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile
vehicles.
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Budget Crunch
February 11, 2009 -Selectmen were pretty grim
with budget news Tuesday night as they met with several department heads.
Budgets have been being chopped right along both by the Selectmen and
respective town departments. Positions have been frozen and a scattering of
deferred maintenance. Some monies will be turned back from warrant articles
that have either not been used or have a balance but Selectmen Boland
announced those funds will not help the FY10 budget.
At one point in the meeting, Selectmen were
down to a deficit of $51,151.00. That number went back up after Selectmen
debated the article for $100,000 in maintenance. It was determined that in
the long run it would be better to make several repairs such as the fire
station generator and the Senior Center roof that is leaking. The total as
of last night that the Selectmen’s version of the budget is short by
$117,622.00.
Southborough Recreation Director Doreen
Ferguson raised the possibility of the Recreation Department moving into the
Senior Center. That was followed by the possibility of moving the
Southborough Youth and Family Services into the same building. The issue was
raised about the second floor usage and exits and egresses for such use. The
building is not equipped with an elevator. At an earlier department head
meeting discussions had centered on ways for the town to save money and
moving those departments to the Senior Center was one solution. Talk about
closing some under utilized town buildings, even if seasonal temporary
closures to lower heating costs was another possibility suggested by town
officials. Selectmen Boland said since 2006 the heating fuel costs for the
town have gone from $82 cents per gallon to $3.99 cents per gallon. Other
options suggested were to sell some of those buildings but the Selectmen
cautioned that in future years as the town builds out, land for town
buildings will be at a premium and may have to be used for expansion of town
buildings.
To close the deficit on the snow removal
budget, the talk was that funds could be taken from the reserve funds
although Selectmen Boland reached out to Town departments to find that
savings within their budget so the town wouldn’t have to dip into the
Reserves. One of the smaller funded departments also took a larger hit in
the budget process. Southborough Youth and Family services budget had been
cut several times. The end result is that through attrition one position
will not be filled, several seasonal positions may be let go and the
director’s hours will be cut to 35 hours per week for the rest of this
fiscal year and then go up to 37 hours per week with the next fiscal year to
help replace hours lost by the attrition position.
Selectmen still did not have solid figures for
the schools but had been told prior to the state aid cuts that they were
looking at a 4% increase in the school budgets. Selectmen Boland said that
figure is probably lower now with the state aid cuts. The Selectmen took
some time to debate whether or not to ask school educators to reopen their
contract to renegotiate their insurance payments. All town employee unions
last year got raises but with that their insurance went 75/25% while the
schools remained at 80/20% with raises. Selectman Phaneuf said she would
like to see the contract reopen or services for several other departments
would be cut. Selectmen Boland preferred finding those cuts within the
school department budget itself rather than cut that money from town
departments that have already negotiated in good faith for their raises by
dropping the insurance costs. The department heads applauded the selectmen’s
move.
All these budgets could be mute depending on
the actions of the Advisory committee and members of the Annual Southborough
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SPORTS NEWS ARHS Sports 2/11/0
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Boys |
Varsity |
Ice
Hockey |
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Worcester |
Lake Side - |
3:00PM |
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Coed |
Varsity |
Ski |
VS
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SKI
WARD RACE |
Ski
Ward |
3:00PM |
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Varsity |
Swimming |
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Gardner High School |
Greenwood |
3:45PM |
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Tatnuck Books Lyman Street
Westborough, MA presents:
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Business News
Globoforce Business Surges in 2008 as
Global 2000 Companies Seek to Calm Employee Fears during Recession
Psychological Impact of Recession on Employees Generates Need for
Increased Recognition and Appreciation, Fueling Growth for Recognition
Program Provider
Southborough, Mass., and Dublin,
Ireland – February 5, 2009 –
Globoforce Ltd.,
the world’s leading provider of on-demand, global strategic
employee recognition programs, today announced it has continued its
strong year-over-year record of growth in 2008, posting continued
profitability and increased revenues as well as positive free cash flow
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. The Company signed several
multi-million dollar contracts with leading global corporations and
expanded numerous existing customer relationships with additional
service deals in 2008. Seventy-five percent of Globoforce customers
operating global strategic employee recognition programs are listed on
Forbes’ Global 2000 and 50 percent are FORTUNE 500 corporations.
“The rapid adoption of Globoforce’s
strategic employee recognition solution by Global 2000 and FORTUNE 500
corporations continues to fuel our tremendous track record of growth,”
said Eric Mosley, CEO of Globoforce. “We have found that many of the
world’s largest organizations realize the proven business benefits of
having a platform to recognize, motivate, retain and ultimately engage a
global workforce and understand it is essential to their performance and
profitability. While employee recognition is important in any market
climate, it is part of a
rescue package companies need now to lift employees of out
recessionary ruts, re-engage them in their jobs and galvanize them
around values and goals crucial to performance. Our customers are
experiencing those benefits first-hand by creating performance-driven
cultures of appreciation that serve them well today and set them up for
future success.”
James K. Harter, Ph.D., Chief Scientist for
Gallup's workplace management practice who studies workers’ commitment
to jobs, was quoted in a recent Wall Street Journal article on
the critical role employee recognition plays during tough economic
times, saying “It helps people to be resilient. Businesses right
now...they’re trying to survive. And to survive you’ve got to have some
psychological resilience. You’ve got to have employees who are positive
despite the negative situations around them...I would argue that
recognition is even more important in times like this.”
Highlights of Globoforce’s business
growth and momentum in 2008 include:
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Customer Wins –
Globoforce has won and/or expanded contracts with major global
corporations across a broad spectrum of industries in 2008,
including the following: Biogen Idec, Intuit, KPMG Europe, Nortel,
Orbitz, Polaris, Quintiles, Red Hat and Wrigley.
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Awards Issued – More
than 700,000 awards were received by employees worldwide at global
corporations via the Globoforce employee recognition platform in
2008. This represents a more than 50-percent increase over 2007.
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Industry Recognition –
Globoforce was consistently recognized throughout 2008 as an
industry and business leader from several prestigious associations
and organizations, receiving the following
awards and accolades.
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Globoforce CEO Eric Mosley named a
finalist in Ireland’s
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
competition;
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Ranked No. 251 on Inc.
magazine’s 27th annual Inc. 500 list of the ‘Fastest-Growing
Private Companies in the U.S.’ and No. 34 on its ‘Top 100
Business Services Companies’ list;
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Named Benefits &
Compensation Superstar by Benefits & Compensation
Solutions magazine;
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Listed as a top five global
employee recognition program outsourcer on the ‘Top 10
HRO: Employee Recognition’ list by The 2008 Black
Book of Outsourcing Vendors List. Globoforce is the only
recognition program outsourcer to have appeared consistently in
the top five for four years running, holding the number one
position in 2006;
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Received Software Exporter
Award 2008 at the annual Export Industry Awards
sponsored by the Irish Exporters Association (IEA).
About Globoforce
Founded in 1999 and co-headquartered in
Southborough, Massachusetts and Dublin, Ireland, Globoforce is the
world’s leading provider of global strategic employee recognition
solutions for Global 2000 companies. Named a 2008 Inc. 500 company,
Globoforce delivers an innovative, easy-to-use, on-demand software
solution that engages employees across the globe, transforming the way
enterprises motivate their workforce. Globoforce’s blue-chip customer
base, which includes Avnet, Biogen Idec, Dow Chemical, Global Crossing,
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Intel, Intuit, Nortel, Procter & Gamble and
Thomson Reuters, reflects the importance of recognizing and engaging the
workforce in the 21st century. For more information,
http://www.globoforce.com or visit the Company’s blog at
http://globoforce.blogspot.com/.
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Assabet Valley Regional
Technical High School Tidbits
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AVRTHS?
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programs
Position Available:
DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC & TECHNICAL
CURRICULUM
AND STUDENT ASSESSMENT
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SPORTS NEWS
ARHS Sports 2/8/09
No Sports scheduled
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Impromptu Contest
February 10, 2009 - ARHS gymnastics students
join in the friendly game of who can handstand the longest amongst the
competing teams while scores were tallied. |
Be a part of history at the DCU Center for Project
Smile Night, February 21st at 7:00 p.m.
Join us as the Sharks take on Atlantic Division
rivals, the Providence Bruins.
The Sharks have partnered with BayState Savings Bank
for their All Star game worn jersey auction,
both live and silent, to benefit
Project Smile. Please join us for a great night of
action for a great cause!
Discounted tickets are just $15
when ordered through this link:
http://www.sharksahl.com/BSSB/ with a portion of the proceeds
benefiting Project Smile.
The first 2,500 fans 14 and under receive team trading cards.
Planning on bidding on an All
Star game worn jersey?
Then contact Catherine Pisacane at 508-634-0203 or
cpisacane@projectsmile.org
to find out about free game tickets and entrance to the pre-game party
room.
Sharks games are great entertainment at a reasonable cost and your
ticket purchase will help support odren!
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Just a Few
February 10, 2009 - Just one of the many cases
of Algonquin Regional High School Music awards that emblazon the cases at
the high school. |
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Owls
by Moonlight
Sponsored by Wachusett Meadow
Program Location: Wachusett
Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary
Instructor: Sanctuary Staff
Program Audience: All
Program Code: 418-WA09WI1
Fee: Children $15.00 m/ $21.00 nm
Number of Classes: 1
Program Date(s) and Time(s):
Saturday, February 14, 2009 - 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
This program is designed for
children and their parents. We will read Owl Moon by Jane Yolen,
examine owl pellets, and take a wild walk in search of owls.
Instructions and Directions: Fee
is per family.
Registration is required, unless
otherwise noted.
To register for camp,
please download a camp brochure found on our
camp information
page.
To sign-up for all other
education programs,
please download the
program
registration form*
or contact the Sanctuary.
You may also call Wachusett
Meadow and register by phone with a credit card.
Please do not submit registration requests via e-mail.
For more information, contact:
Wachusett Meadow
113 Goodnow Road
Princeton, MA, 01541
Phone: 978-464-2712
E-mail:
wachusett@massaudubon.org
View
Wachusett Meadow's
home page. |
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Same Name/Different Town/Different Country
Historian's surprise as his book becomes a
collectable
Tuesday,
February 10, 2009, 09:27
AN HISTORIAN
from Southborough has told of his surprise
on discovering one of his books has become a
collectable.
Peter Barrett,
76, of Ruscombe Close, published a book in
1996 about his time on HMS Glory, a light
fleet aircraft carrier.
Only 450 copies
were printed and, priced at £16.95, they
sold out within a few weeks.
Peter told the
Kent and Sussex Courier he was shocked to
discover it is now being sold on Amazon for
up to £143.14, 13 years after the first
edition was published.
"I put the
title of the book in to a search engine to
see what would come up and I was quite
surprised.
"It amazed me
that people are going to pay £143 for an out
of print book, but some people collect naval
memorabilia." Peter joined the Royal Navy in
1949, aged 16.
In 1950 he was
drafted to HMS Glory with the Mediterranean
Fleet and was on board for her first tour in
Korean waters.
He has since
written about local firm Martin's Removals
and wrote a history of Southborough Fire
Brigade, where he worked after leaving the
Navy.
As 2009
celebrates the 100th anniversary of naval
aviation he plans to display a photographic
exhibition at Southborough Library later
this year.
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Exhibit: Algonquin Senior Art Show
Class of '09: A Creative Collaboration
February 11 - March 1
Opening Reception Wednesday the 11th
7-9pm
OPENING NIGHT OF THE ART SHOW featuring the artwork
of 10 super-talented seniors in the Advanced/AP art
studio. Come out and see an exhibit of their work
only!
JACOB BURNSTEIN AND DYLAN MCGUIRE...and maybe some
others...WILL BE PERFORMING some music that's
guaranteed to be amazing.
Featured Artists:
Sarah Kacevich, Kayleigh Kahn, Catie Konstas, Jen
Ludwig, Carolyn Maiorana, Carolyn Mukai, Cori
Reuter, Holli Robinson, Catarina Teixeira, Katrina
Wells, Helen Yang.
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Southborough
Teen win at Curling at the USA Curling Jr. National Championships
Massachusetts men bounce back from tough loss
at 2008 Junior Nationals (PORTAGE, Wis.) - The Massachusetts men proved they
are worthy of their pre-tournament ranking after posting an 8-5 win over
Alaska Sunday morning at the 2008 USA Curling Junior National Championships
in Portage, Wis. Stephen Dropkin lead his Massachusetts team to an
8-5 win over Alaska's Matt Birklid team to improve to 1-1 after a tough loss
last night. Dropkin (Southborough, Mass.) and teammates Jeff Wadsworth
(Wayland, Mass.), Ryan Hallisey (Medfield, Mass.), Nate Clark (Nashua, N.H.)
and Alex Leichter (Wayland, Mass.) got off to a great start scoring the
game's first six points. "The loss to Washington was kind of demoralizing,
and we just need to get over that," Dropkin said. "Any win here is a big
deal so it's nice to get that first one." Massachusetts, who entered the
tournament as the No. 2 seed - their highest ranking ever - are hoping to
make a return to the playoffs after advancing in 2006. "I think we were
surprised we got ranked so high. We think we have a chance to pull off a
couple of upsets and play well enough to get into the playoffs," said
Dropkin, 17. Birklid and his Fairbanks teammates Atticus Wallace, Oliver
Halvarson and Ryan Flippo started a comeback in the seventh end scoring
three to close the gap at 7-4 but Massachusetts would score again in the
eighth to make the lead too much to overcome. Minnesota 1's Chris Plys rink
improved to 2-0 with a 7-3 win over Washington's Matt Thomas team. Plys
(Duluth, Minn.) and teammates Aanders Brorson (Duluth, Minn.), Matt Perushek
(Eveleth, Minn.) and Matt Hamilton (McFarland, Wis.) built a 4-0 lead after
four ends without the last rock advantage. A double takeout by Plys in the
fifth end eliminated Washington's hope for a deuce. Thomas then kept his
shooter in the rings trying to blank the end to get on the scoreboard at
4-1. Plys converted a takeout for two in the sixth end to take a 6-1 lead.
Washington tried to make a comeback after scoring one in the seventh and
stealing a single in the eighth but fell short as the defending champions
hung another point in the ninth to seal the victory. Sixteen-year-old Junior
Nationals rookie skip Miranda Solem (Cohasset, Minn.) led her Minnesota 2
team past 2007 semifinalist Katherine Stewart's Illinois rink, 6-3. Solem
and teammates Grace Gabower (Milton, Wis.), Julie Lilla (Centerville, Wis.)
and Chelsea Solem (Cohasset, Minn.) broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth end when
Solem made a draw for the deuce. Stewart was forced to draw for one in the
sixth end against three Minnesota 2 stones. Minnesota scored one in the
following end and stole another to keep Illinois at bay. Veteran Alaskan
skip Kaye Hufman picked up the pace in the second half taking down Wisconsin
2's Ashley Schaffer team, 8-3. Hufman and teammates Lacy Birklid (Fairbanks,
Alaska), Vicky Persinger (Fairbanks, Alaska) and Katy Sharpe (Seattle) cut
Wisconsin 2 down to a deuce in the second end and tied the game up in the
next end. After exchanging singles in the next two ends, Alaska stole the
remaining ends to post the victory. Hufman, 20, is making her fifth Junior
Nationals appearance with her best finish so far coming in 2004 when her
team made it to the semifinals. This is the first appearance for the
Schaffer team from Wisconsin's Madison Curling Club led by their 15-year-old
skip. Game scores (women): Alaska 8, Wisconsin II 3; Minnesota II 6,
Illinois 3; (men) Massachusetts 8, Alaska 5; Minnesota I 7, Washington 3
Standings: Women: Alaska (Hufman) 1-0 Massachusetts (Walker) 1-0 Minnesota 1
(Carlson) 1-0 Minnesota 2 (Solem) 1-0 Wisconsin 1 (Spatola) 1-0 Illinois
(Stewart) 0-1 North Dakota (Tucker) 0-1 Pennsylvania (Anderson) 0-1 Utah (Schieber)
0-1 Wisconsin 2 (Schaffer) 0-1 Men: Minnesota 1 (Plys) 2-0 Minnesota 2
(Wald) 1-0 New York (Corbett) 1-0 North Dakota (Jensen) 1-0 Massachusetts (Dropkin)
1-1 Washington (Thomas) 1-1 Illinois (Rahn) 0-1 Michigan (Smith) 0-1
Wisconsin (Caldwell) 0-1 Alaska (Birklid) 0-2 USA Curling is sponsored by
AIT Worldwide Logistics, AmerAust Technologies and Nike as well as by AT,T,
General Motors, The Home Depot, and Bank of America through a joint
marketing program with the U.S. Olympic Committee. (30) For more
information: Terry Kolesar, USA Curling, terry.kolesar@usacurl.org,
715-344-1199, Ext. 202, or 608-338-9900 (cell).
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Local Southborough Youth on River
Hawk Team
Baseball: River Hawks No. 3 in NE-10
Preseason Coaches Poll
River
Hawks to open 2009 season February 28
LOWELL, Mass. (Feb. 10, 2009) -
The UMass Lowell baseball team, fresh off a 26-24 overall
record last season, was selected to finish third in the
Northeast-10 Conference Preseason Poll, released Tuesday.
Franklin Pierce (43-15, 20-10
NE-10), who finished third in the league last season, was
picked to win the Northeast-10 this season.
Southern Connecticut (36-19,
24-6) was picked second and UMass Lowell (26-24, 18-12)
third. Pace (31-23, 18-12) and New Haven, a newcomer to the
league, were picked fourth and fifth respectively.
The River Hawks, who finished
the regular season winning 23 of their final 35 games,
finished sixth in the conference standings last season with
an 18-12 league mark. They return 14 from the 2008 roster,
including six starters and five pitchers. UML lost 10
players from last season's roster.
"Its right where I thought we'd
be," said ninth-year head coach
Ken Harring, about the River Hawks being picked third.
"We have the ability to reach our goal which is to win the
conference regular season title. Things have to come
together as a team and we're working hard towards that. We
have an opportunity to do a lot of good things. Our
returning players gained tremendous experience and went
through a lot of adversity last year starting 3-12 and
finishing 26-24."
The River Hawks return eight
field players who played in at least 30 games last season
led by senior third baseman
Tim Keene (Berlin, N.H.) and senior catcher
Graeme Clohosey (Derry, N.H.). Keene started all 50
games and had 31 RBI. Clohosey made 29 starts behind the
plate and played in 32 games overall.
Also back are junior
outfielders
Luke Wallace (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) and
Peter Onorato (Clarence Center, N.Y.), and junior first
baseman
Taylor von Kriegenbergh (Stoneham, Mass.). Wallace hit
.254 with three home runs and 28 RBI in 50 games, while
Onorato hit .303 in 32 games, 89 at-bats, last season. von
Kriegenbergh had a .262 average with three home runs and 20
RBI in 38 games.
Sophomore second baseman
Sean Burns (Colchester, Vt.) is also back after a very
good freshman season. Burns hit .297 in his rookie season
with 54 hits, 34 runs scored and a team-leading 32 RBI in 50
games.
On the mound the River Hawks
return three of their starters in sophomore
Kyle Davis (Rochester, N.H.), senior Jeffery Maloney
(Haverhill, Mass.) and junior
Dan White (Southboro, Mass.). Davis was 3-4 with a 3.16
ERA in 62.2 innings pitched over 11 appearances as a
freshman in 2008. Maloney led the squad with five wins (5-3)
and posted a 3.44 ERA in 13 appearances. White was 4-5 with
a 3.77 ERA in 10 starts.
"We return a good amount of our
pitching staff that was ninth in the country in ERA,"
Harring said. "We'll be very much pitching strong. We're a
little more athletic than we have been in the past in terms
of our running ability. We will steal more bases. "We have
some positions to fill, but the makeup and the chemistry of
this team is great. They really like playing with each
other. Coming out of the fall where we had some success we
think we can do some special things."
The River Hawks are slated to
open the season Saturday and Sunday, February 28-March 1
when they take on C.W. Post (Feb. 28) and Dominican (Mar. 1)
in Petersburg, Virginia.
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After the Party
February 9, 2009 - Scouts from Troop one
relax with one another after attending the Eagle Scout Ceremony for James Purpura. |
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The Algonquin Regional High School
Wrestling Team Sponsors:
“A Night of Comedy and Improv Smack Down”
with Tom Franck and the ARHS Improvisation
group
Tom Franck, a Professional Los Angeles comedian
seen on Comedy Central, will host the event and
close the evening with his refreshing and family
oriented stand up comedy act
Where: The Trottier Middle School Auditorium
Southborough, MA
When: Monday, February 23 at 7:00 PM
Adults: $12
Students: $5
Tickets available at the door
*This show is rated PG-13 & children without an
Algonquin ID must be accompanied by Parent
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Relay For Life of Northboro-Southboro
Find out how YOU can make a difference in the fight against cancer!!
Team Captain Meeting
Tuesday, March 3rd 2009
7:00p.m
Woodward Elementary School
www.RelayForLife.org/NorthboroughSouthboroughMa
For more information please contact Kathleen Kelly at
Kathleen.Kelly@cancer.org
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Valentine's Day is approaching Don't forget to order your flowers, pick up a
card or gift or even a box of candy at Gulbankian Farms Garden Center and
Florist Shop.
Click here for more information
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From the State House:
America's Beautiful National
Parks Quarter
Help Governor Patrick Choose
In
a successor to the 50 States Quarters Program, the U.S.
Mint, in a nationwide program, has asked Governor Patrick
to select one preferred and three alternate Massachusetts
national sites to be featured on the reverse of a quarter.
Beginning in 2010, the Mint will release five new quarter
designs annually based on the order in which the selected
sites gained federal designation.
Governor Patrick is calling on
the people of Massachusetts to help with this decision.
“Our Commonwealth has many
great parks and historically significant sites,” said
Governor Patrick. “It will be fun to let everybody help
choose the one to submit.”
What Sites
are Included?
The sites for Massachusetts can
include federally-recognized national parks or other
national sites in the Commonwealth, including those
appearing on the National Register of Historic Places,
National Wildlife Refuges, and National Forests. We have
taken the liberty of reducing the list
of thousands of potential sites down to the
possibilities below based on their local and national
significance.
How to
Vote
The voting is now open. Please
note that you can only submit one site at a time, but you
can vote as often as you would like until 5:00 p.m. February
26, 2009. If your preferred site does not appear on this
list, you can still vote for it by calling 1-800-227-MASS
[6277].
Click here for the voting
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Police Officer & State
Trooper Exam
If you are interested in
becoming a Police Officer or a State Trooper then this
is your opportunity. This examination is being held to
establish an eligibility list from which to fill Police
Officer vacancies in civil service cities & towns and
the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA),
and in non-civil service State Trooper positions in the
Massachusetts State Police Department. The eligibility
list may also be used to fill police officer vacancies
in non-civil service jurisdictions. The exam
date is April 25, 2009.
Learn more about the duties
and requirements of each position, how to apply for the
exam, and information about the exam by visiting the
Police Officer/State Trooper Examination page.
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New Report Shows Continued
Increase in Four-Year Graduation Rate
Attending the Same High School
All Four Years Seen As Indicator of Success
More than 81 percent of
students who entered high school as ninth graders in
2004 graduated in 2008, marking the second year in a row
the state's four-year, on-time graduation rate has
increased.
In all, 81.2 percent of the
nearly 77,400 students in 2008 "cohort" – those who
entered as 9th graders in 2004 or who
transferred into the appropriate grade – graduated in
four years, up from 80.9 percent in 2007 and 79.9
percent in 2006. Statewide, more than 80 percent of
students graduated in four years in 215 out of 284
school districts, and in 236 out of 363 high schools.
According to the results,
students who remained in the same high school all four
years fared better than their more transient peers: 86.2
percent of students who attended only one high school
graduated in four years, as compared to students who
attended two schools (58.7 percent), three schools (39.7
percent), or four or more schools (28 percent).
“A high school diploma is a
student’s gateway to higher education, a career and
life," said Mitchell D. Chester, Commissioner of
Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner. “I am
pleased to see our graduation rate continuing to rise,
but remain concerned about the impact that transience,
poverty and ethnicity continue to have on student
achievement. Our top priority has to be to ensure every
student is educated to the same high standards and
provided with the same opportunities and support they
need to complete high school and graduate college and
career-ready.”
All states are required to
submit graduation rate data to the U.S. Department of
Education for federal accountability purposes under No
Child Left Behind.
The 2007 graduation rate
for students who required a fifth year of high school
shows that for some, an extra year is the key to
success: In 2008, the statewide five-year rate for the
2007 cohort was 84.0 percent, up from their four-year
rate of 80.9 percent.
Across the state the
graduation rate for African-American students rose by
3.2 percent over 2007 to 68.4 percent, but declined
slightly for Hispanic students to 58.3 percent, the
lowest of all racial and ethnic student subgroups.
Of particular concern are
the results for Hispanic males: Just 52.6 percent
graduated in four years. Of those who did not graduate,
15 percent returned for a fifth year and 2.3 percent got
a GED. Of the Hispanic males who did not graduate after
four years, 28 percent dropped out of high school.
Statewide, 6 percent of all
students who did not graduate returned for a fifth year,
2 percent received a GED and 9.9 percent dropped out.
"The number of students who
are dropping out greatly concern me," Chester said.
"This report clearly identifies several subgroups of
students who are not receiving the services and support
they need to be successful. I encourage school districts
to take a close look at the data for their high schools
and begin to develop an action plan to ensure all
students graduate from high school fully prepared to
meet the challenges of the 21st century. "
Other findings about the
four-year graduation rate for the 2008 cohort included:
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Of the non-graduates in
the 2008 cohort, 6 percent are still in school, less
than one percent did not earn a high school diploma
after completing four years of high school, 2
percent earned a GED, 9.9 percent dropped out, and
0.2 percent were expelled.
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Students in urban
districts had a four-year graduation rate of 63.6
percent, a 0.5 percentage point increase between
2007 and 2008.
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The four-year
graduation rate for limited English Proficient (LEP)
students was 55.8 percent, a 2.5 percentage point
increase since 2007, and 64.1 percent for special
education students, a 1.3 percentage point increase.
But the rate among low income students declined
between 2007 (65.2 percent) and 2008 (64.8 percent).
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More than 60 percent of
the students in the 2008 cohort who have returned
for a fifth year have earned their Competency
Determination by passing both the ELA and Math MCAS
exams. According to the 2006-07 dropout report, 71.5
percent of the students in grade 12 and 49.4 percent
of students in grade 11 who dropped out of school
before graduation had earned their Competency
Determination.
For more information on the
graduation rate, look online at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/infoservices/reports/gradrates/
and
http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/state_report/gradrates.aspx
Three of the High Schools that Southborough
students attend have 2008 year graduation rates such as:
Algonquin Regional High School
339 students 96.4% graduation rate
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School
226 students 85.8% graduation rate
Norfolk County Agricultural High School
120 students 96.7% graduation rate |
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SPORTS NEWS
ARHS Sports 2/10/09
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AVRTHS Sports 2/10/09
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2009
Algonquin Youth Wrestling Clinics
Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:30pm – 8:00 pm
March 2 through April 8 (12 sessions)
At
Algonquin Regional High School Wrestling Room
Learn the Sport of Wrestling and Have Fun!
For 5th – 8th Graders
Run by Coach Peter Connery,
Algonquin Wrestling Varsity Head Coach
Program Features (No Previous Experience
required):
Through high energy, fun-filled sessions your
child will learn amateur wrestling techniques as well as develop balance,
flexibility, coordination, body awareness and self-confidence.
Sessions will be run by the Algonquin High
School Coaching Staff and Varsity Standouts.
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Camp
Application
Name____________________________________________ M___ F___ Grade_________
Address
__________________________________________ Town______________________
Phone____________________________________________ Age______
Email (please print clearly)
______________________________________
T-shirt for each participant! Size: ADULT: Sm
Med Lg
I, Parent/Guardian agree,
by enrolling my son/daughter, that he/she is physically and mentally able to
participate in all of the Camp’s activities. In case of medical emergency
and I cannot be reached, I hereby give permission to the physician selected
by the staff to hospitalize and secure medical treatment for the child. I
understand that my medical insurance is expected to cover my child for
injuries. I agree not to hold the ARHS Wrestling Camp, its management and
staff, and/or ARHS, its management and staff, responsible for any athletic,
dental, or bodily injury that may occur to my son/daughter while attending
Camp. I realize and acknowledge that ARHS is not sponsoring this Wrestling
Camp.
_______________________________________________________________________
(Parent or Guardian Signature) (Parent or
Guardian Printed Name)
TUITION:
$75 registration (Checks payable to ARHS Wrestling Boosters)
MAIL by February 25th
to: Katarina Wrin, Wrestling Boosters Rep.
67 Pine Hill Rd
Southborough, MA 01772
Any questions, contact Katarina Wrin at
wrinkat6@aol.com
or 508-879-0001
Please note any medical conditions which may
affect your child’s participation: |
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A New Eagle Scout
February 8, 2009 - James Purpura and mom Lisa
at James' Eagle Scout ceremony this afternoon. James has been in
scouting since 2001 earning the Arrow of Light in Cub Scouting and meeting
the advancements of Boy Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star,
Life and Eagle. He has earned twenty-nine merit badges. His
Eagle Scout Service project was designing, clearing and marking two new
trails in a wooded area of the Breakneck Hill Conservation Land.
Congratulations! |
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Ruffled Feathers
February 8, 2009 - A Red Tailed Hawk has it's
feathers ruffled in the high winds this afternoon while sunning and looking
for dinner in a tree by the Kindergroup tot lot. |
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Runaway Dumpster
February 8, 2009 - Southborough Police Officer
Kevin Landry checks out the runaway dumpster at the Southborough Arts Center
on Highland Street. Apparently the dumpster was blown down the stairs
this afternoon by the high winds. |
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Final Touches
February 8, 2009 - Bill, Pete and Russ do some
final preparations including hoisting a new flag for the 38th.
Beginning this Saturday, February 14 from 10 - 3 there will be a display and
live history talks and exhibits sponsored by the Buffalo Soldiers Heritage
Inc and the Stony Brook Museum at the Southborough Historical Society
Museum. The first host presenter will be
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February 14 Colonial Wars,
American Revolution, 1812 and Civil Wars
David Cunningham
(Rhode Island 1st&2nd Rgmt)
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Southborough meetings
February 8 - February 14, 2009
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Meeting |
Date |
Time |
Where |
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE |
Feb 9 |
7:30 PM |
Upper Hall Cordaville Hall |
PLANNING BOARD
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Feb 9 |
7:00 PM |
Hearing Room Town House |
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SOUTHBOROUGH CULTURAL ARTS COUNCIL |
Feb 9 |
7:15 PM |
Classroom Art Center Highland
Street |
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Agenda
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Feb 10 |
7:00 PM |
Hearing Room Town House |
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Board of Library Trustees |
Feb 10 |
5:00 PM |
Meeting Room Library |
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Cable Television Committee |
Feb 10 |
7:30 |
Cable Access Room, Fayville Hall |
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Municipal Technology Committee |
Feb 10 |
3:00 PM |
Town Admin office |
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Zoning Advisory Committee |
Feb 11 |
7:30 PM |
Hearing Room Town House |
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Agenda |
Feb 12 |
7:00 PM |
Country Kitchen Cordaville Hall |
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Senior Schedule
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Monday 9 |
Tuesday 10 |
Wednesday 11 |
Thursday 12 |
Friday 13 |
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8:30 Health clinic |
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9:30
Pool |
8:30 - 12 Health Clinic |
9:30 Wellesly College
Greenhouse & Museum bus trip |
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9:00 Dr. Cooper |
9:30 Tai Chi |
10:00 Creative Writers |
9:30 Mah Jongg |
11:30 Movie and lunch |
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9:30 Cribbage |
11:00 Senior Singers |
11:00 Book Club |
12:00 Lunch |
12:00 Lunch |
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12:00 Lunch |
12:00 Lunch |
11:30 Who is on Mt.
Rushmore and why |
12:30 Pitch |
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12:00 Blue Plate special |
12:30 Pitch |
12:00 Lunch |
1:00 PM bridge |
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1 -2 Parafin Wax |
1:00 Water Aerobics |
2:00 PM Fitness |
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2:00 Fitness |
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Senior Center open @ 9:00 AM Saturdays
INCLEMENT WEATHER CLOSINGS
If Southborough Schools are
closed or delayed
due to
inclement weather then the Senior Center will be closed. For
closings during school vacation weeks please call the Senior
Center. If there is snow or ice on a Saturday the Senior Center
will be closed.
MONDAY BLUE PLATE SPECIALS
February (sorry no
blue plates in January during renovation):
Provided by TJ’s of Ashland
Most meals include: veggies, rolls, coffee, soda, and desert
Suggested Donation: $5.00
February 2nd ...............................Ham and beans
February 9th ................................Chicken cordon bleu
February 16th ..............................Presidents Day Closed
February 23rd ..............................Meatloaf |
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Southborough Library
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Sunday 8 |
Monday 9 |
Tuesday 10 |
Wednesday 11 |
Thursday 12 |
Friday 13 |
Saturday 14 |
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10:30
Story time 2-5 years
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10:30
Story time 2-5 years
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10:30 Story time 2-5 years
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11:00 Toddler Time
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SPORTS NEWS
ARHS Sports 2/9/09
No Sports Scheduled
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AVRTHS Sports 2/9/09
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Boys |
Freshman |
Basketball |
@
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Clinton High School
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3:30PM |
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Girls |
Freshman |
Basketball |
VS
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Clinton High School |
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3:30PM |
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Boys |
Varsity |
Ice
Hockey |
VS
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Grafton High School |
New
England |
4:00PM |
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