March 9, 2010 - Mom and daughter enjoy some of the best
days of this winter.
Curling Champions
March 9, 2010 -
Local brothers
make playoffs at recent Junior National Curling Championships in
Bemidji, MN
Recently, two local
brothers, Stephen (19) and Korey (14) Dropkin, competed in the
Junior National Curling Championships in Bemidji , MN . Included on
their team were: Tom Howell ( Plainfield , NJ ), Ryan McMakin (
Potomac , MN ) and Cameron Ross ( Plainfield , NJ ). The boys
finished in 3rd place in the 10-team round robin,
competing against teams from Wisconsin, North Dakota, Minnesota, New
York, Illinois and Washington. In the play-offs, the Dropkin rink
lost to the Sean Beighton team from Washington, who went on to win
Junior Nationals and will be competing at the World Championships in
Flims , Switzerland .
Oldie but Goodie
March 9, 2010 - This antique pickup truck sits awaiting
its driver on Main Street earlier this weekend.
Missing Something?
March 9, 2010 - The Harper's Ferry Armory, Fire Station sits at the
confluence of the Shenandoah River and the Potomac River. The Armory
was the setting for the battle and capture of Abolitionist John Brown.
A contingent of Marlborough Civil War troops removed the bell to Marlborough
MA after receiving orders to clear the building and town of anything
valuable. The John Brown Bell sits in a stone tower near the
intersection of Main Street and Route 85. Harper's Ferry has since
been made into one of our National Parks.
Sports and Outdoor Activities
Algonquin Regional High School
Monday Mar. 15
SPRING SPORTS BEGIN
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School
No Events Scheduled
ALGONQUIN TRACK & FIELD CAMP
CHOICE OF 2 WEEKS
MONDAY JUNE 14 - FRIDAY JUNE 18
5:00 – 8:00 PM
OR MONDAY JUNE 21 - FRIDAY JUNE 25
5:00 - 8:00 PM
BOYS & GIRLS
AGES 6 - 14
REGISTRATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY
MAY 28, 2010
ARHS TRACK & FIELD CAMP
ONE
CHILD PER APPLICATION
Parent’s Last Name:
____________________________ Parent’s First Name:
__________________________
Mailing Address:
________________________________ City: _______________________ Zip Code:
________
There are 10 events in total. An
athlete will do 5 on Mon. & Weds. The other 5 on Tues. & Thurs.
Friday:
5:00 p. m. -
5:30 p. m. Warm-up and stretch
5:30 p. m. - 8:00 p. m.
TRACK MEET (All athletes will compete in the events)
8:00 p. m. Award Ceremony
DEMONSTRATION BY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES
CAMP WILL BE
HELD AT ALGONQUIN HIGH SCHOOL
79 BARTLETT ST.
NORTHBORO, MA. 01532
Congratulations Pvt. Matthew W. Deschamps
Local soldier graduates from OSUT training at Ft. Benning,
GA
Southborough – Army infantryman Pvt. Matthew W. Deschamps graduated from One
Station Unit Training (OSUT) on February 26, 2010 at Ft. Benning, GA. OSUT
is a combination of Basic Combat Training and Advances Individual Training.
During the fourteen week training period, the private received instruction
in drill and ceremony, weapons, rifle marksmanship and bayonet training,
chemical warfare, field training and tactical exercises, armed and unarmed
combat, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid,
and Army history, traditions, and core values. As an infantryman, he will
supervise, lead, or serve as a member of an infantry activity that employs
individual or crew served weapons in support of offensive and defensive
combat operations. During his training Pvt. Deschamps earned the expert
ranking in rifle marksmanship, and was awarded the blue Infantry shoulder
cord, the Army Service ribbon and the National Defense Service medal. Pvt.
Deschamps has been assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division at Ft. Hood, TX
where he will continue his training.
He is the son of Ann & Tim Deschamps of Southborough, and is a 2009 graduate
of Algonquin Regional High School.
Movie Review and in Person
March
8, 2010 - Jeffrey S.S. Johnson talks to movie
goers that attended the showing of his movie at PilgrimChurch,
"Letters to God". Below photos are with his mom and one with
him and his dad. Other photos depict the crowd that gathered to
watch the movie. Letters to God has Johnson portraying a
letter carrier who intercepts letters to God that are sent from an
eight year old boy battling cancer. Lives become entwined and
changed.
For more information on the movie click here.
AUDITION NOTICE
The Southborough
Players presents in conjunction with the internationally acclaimed Missoula
Children’s Theatre “The Pied Pier”
SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass.--Auditions for the Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT)
production of “The Pied Piper” will be held on Monday, April 12 at 4:30 p.m.
at Margaret A. Neary Elementary School, located at 57 Parkerville Road in
Southborough.
There are roles
for students Kindergarten through grade 12. Approximately 50-60 local
students will be cast to appear in the Shows with the MCT Tour
Actor/Director. There is no guarantee that everyone who auditions will
be cast in the play.
Audition
Details:
Students wishing to audition must arrive by the scheduled
starting time and stay for the entire two-hour session. The first rehearsal
begins approximately 15-30 minutes after the audition. This is a group
audition – no advance preparation is necessary. Students should just be
ready to come and have a good time! All who are cast will be required
to pay a $65 participation fee at the conclusion of the auditions.
This fee will help with production costs and include five scheduled theatre
workshops to be presented by the tour directors from MCT. A detailed
rehearsal schedule will be distributed at the end of the audition. All those
cast must be available for all scheduled performances.
Rehearsal
Details:
Rehearsals will be every day from 4:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at Neary Elementary
School. Although not all cast members will be needed at every session,
those auditioning must have a clear schedule for the entire week and if
selected, be able to attend all rehearsals required for their role.
Cast members scheduled for the full 4 ½ hours of rehearsal will be asked to
bring a sack lunch, dinner or snack.
Show Details:
“The Pied Piper” will take place on Saturday, April 17 at 3:00 p.m. and 6:00
p.m. at the Trottier Middle School, located at 49 Parkerville Road in
Southborough. The students in the cast will be called for dress
rehearsal before the performance that day. All those cast must be
available for all scheduled performances.
About the
Presenters:
The Missoula Children’s Theatre is a non-profit organization based in
Missoula, Montana. This coming year more than 65,000 cast members
across the globe will take to the stage to the delight and applause of their
families, friends, community, neighbors and teachers! The residency in
Southborough is made possible by The Southborough Players, who have been
offering quality community theatre in the Metrowest area for more than 40
years. Tania Saunders, a director for MCT, is an alumnus of Southborough
Players.
Spring Can't be To Far Away
March 8, 2010 - Enjoying the break in the weather.
Thursday March 25, 7:00-8:30pm, Wolbach
Farm, Sudbury
Join Sudbury Valley Trustees
(SVT), Organization for the Assabet River (OAR) and the
Maynard Historical Society for this very unique lecture.
Hosted at SVT’s headquarters at 18 Wolbach Road, Sudbury. The
lecture is led by Maynard resident David Mark, entitled “History of the
Ice Trade on the Assabet River”.
For much of the 19th century Boston was
the hub of the ice export business, shipping ice as far as India.
Thoreau writes in Walden of 100 men descending on Walden Pond the winter
of 1846-47. This talk will give you an in-depth history of the ice trade
and ice houses on the Assabet River.
Registration required.
SVT and OAR Members and Maynard
Residents: Free. Non-members: $5.00
Please call/email the office if you wish to be placed on our list or to
request a copy of the list.
A Little Sign of Spring
March 7, 2010 - It seems as though it's been a long cold winter but the
Skunk Cabbage in the swamps has started to poke through.
Scouts Get Ready for the Annual Pancake Breakfast
March 7, 2010 - Troop 1 Scouts sell pancake breakfast tickets
and raffle tickets yesterday at the Transfer Station. The breakfast
was held earlier this morning.
Southborough Politics
Seats available
ELECTED POSITION
Term
1
Town Moderator
1 year
1
Board of Selectmen
3 years
1
Board of Commissioners of Trust
Funds
3 years
1
Board of Assessors
3 years
1
Board of Health
3 years
2
Board of Trustees Southborough
Library
3 years
1
Board of Trustees Southborough
Library
2 years
1
School Committee
3 years
1
Northborough-Southborough Regional
School District Committee
SOUTHBOROUGH CANDIDATES
3 years
1
Planning Board
5 years
1
Southborough Housing Authority
5 years
2010 POLITICAL
CALENDAR
ANNUAL
TOWN MEETING . . . MONDAY, April 12, 2010
Time: 7pm
Held at the P.
Brent Trottier Middle School, 49 Parkerville Road
If there is a 2nd
night, it will start at 7:30pm the next night, TUE, April 13th
ANNUAL TOWN
ELECTION MONDAY, May 10, 2010Time: 8am –
8pm
PRECINCT ONE:
Albert S. Woodward Memorial School . . . . . . 28 Cordaville Road
PRECINCT THREE:
Mary Finn School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Richards
Road
Nomination Papers Available in
the Town Clerk’s Office for the Annual Town Election
Starting:
Monday, January 11,
2010 Need 44 Signatures of Registered Voters
Last Day and Hour to Obtain
Nomination Papers for the Annual Town Election at the Town Clerk’s
Office:
Friday, March 19, 2010
at 12:00 PM
Last Day and Hour to File
Nomination Papers for the Annual Town Election with the Board of
Registrars at the Town Clerk’s Office:
Monday, March 22, 2010
at 5:00 PM
Last Day and Hour to
Register to Vote for the Annual Town Election and the Annual Town
Meeting at the Town Clerk’s Office:
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Last Day and Hour for the Board of
Registrars to File Nomination Papers with the Town Clerk for
the Annual Town Election:
Monday, April 5, 2010
at 5:00 PM
Last Day and Hour to Withdraw
Nomination Papers for the Annual Town Election at the Town
Clerk’s Office:
Wednesday, April 7,
2010 at 5:00 PM
The Long Walk
March 7, 2010 - This sign says it all. It's a long walk
toward Maine from Harper's Ferry, West VA. This photo shows the rail
line, tunnel and Appalachian trail crossing the Potomac River (on left under
railroad bridge) from West Virginia into Maryland. The Shenandoah
River (on the right) empties into the Potomac at this point.
Moved
March 7,
2010 - An earlier photo of work in progress for the new Southborough
Veterinary Hospital. The major portion of work has been completed and
Veterinarians
Dr. Ogden and Dr. Westphal have moved their practice from
Marlborough Road, Southborough to the new vet clinic at 78 Deerfoot Road.
Click
here for more information.
REQUEST FOR NAMING NOMINATIONS
The Office of the
Superintendent is accepting naming nominations per Regional School
Committee Policy F-100 Naming of the High School, Parts of the High
School, and Grounds.
Students, school staff
and district residents may submit nominations to the Superintendent for
disclosure to the Regional School Committee. Nominations should be
brief, two paragraph statement containing biographical/historical data,
and reasons supporting the choice.
Criteria
Permanently naming
buildings after individuals is a serious undertaking that can have
long-term ramifications. Suitable candidates should be widely
acknowledged to have made extraordinary contributions to their field of
service and/or the High School. Representative candidates may be drawn
from those recognized nationally or internationally as paragons of their
profession; alternatively direct providers of services to students may
also qualify, e.g. teachers. Individuals selected should have widespread
recognition in the community as paragons of their profession. Names
cannot be considered for 5 years after employment by the District.
Elected officials are not eligible for consideration for 5 years after
their term of service. Examples could be drawn from the following list:
·Graduates
or other former members of the high school community, or resident of the
district, who has achieved statewide or national prominence for major
accomplishments.
·An
individual outside of the high school community who has made a major
contribution to education statewide or nationally, a contribution which
substantially benefits the High School.
·A locally
or nationally prominent individual or organization, of impeccable
character and reputation who has made or is offering to make, a
substantial donation to the high school.
Please forward
nominations to:
Office of the
Superintendent of Schools
53 Parkerville Road
Southborough, MA 01772
Attn: Naming
Nomination
Nominations for this round must be received by 4:00p.m. on March 31,
2010.
Southborough meetings
March 8 - March 12, 2010
Meeting
Date
Time
Where
Advisory Committee
3/8
7:30 PM
Hearing
Room Town House
Assabet Valley Regional District School
Committee
3/9
7:00 PM
Assabet Valley Regional School Committee
Conference Room
State of the Library
3/9
7:00 PM
Southborough Library
Board of Selectmen - Executive Session returning to Open Session at
conclusion of Executive Session -
Agenda
3/9
6:00 PM
Hearing Room town House
Emergency Planning and Management
Committee
3/9
10:00 AM
Emergency operations center
Southborough Fire station
Northborough/Southborough Regional School Committee
Stop on in and get your "Senior Centers Bumper Sticker"
Computers:
We now have
two computers in the hall before you enter our main room that are now hooked
up to the internet. You will be able to read e-mail and look up information
as well as play some fun card games. Feel free to sit down and use the
computers. Let us know if you would like any help.
-
St. Patrick’s Day Party -
Seniors, Come enjoy a Traditional Irish Feast Corn Beef
and Cabbage with all the fixings! Wednesday, Mar. 17th
12:00 Luncheon
Also offering Baked Stuffed Chicken
Entertainment by Jug O’ Punch Irish Band
Sign up at the front desk or call
(508) 229-4453
Wednesday, March 17th
Luncheon by Tasty Home Cooking
Time: 12:00pm
Suggested Donation is $4.00
(members), $6.00 (non-members)
Movie
Matinee Southborough Senior Center
Friday, March 12th
Bag Lunch at 11:30am
(Choose either Roast Beef or Tuna with
Potato Salad, Cookie and a Drink)
Movie at 12:00pm
Suggested Donation is $5.00
You’ll enjoy this wonderful comedy about a
frustrated
temporary secretary (Amy Adams) when she
embarks
on a year-long culinary quest to cook all
524 recipes in
Julia Child’s mastering the Art of French
Cooking.
She chronicles her trials and tribulations
in a blog that
catches on with the food crowd. The film
also covers
the years Julia Child (Meryl Streep) and
her husband
Paul (Stanley Tucci) spent in Paris during
the
1940’s and 1950’s, when he was a foreign
diplomat who
was eventually investigated by Sen. Joseph
McCarthy
for alleged communist ties.
Sign up and spend an afternoon at the
movies on the big screen!
Julie & Julia
Sports and Outdoor Activities
Algonquin Regional High School
Monday Mar. 15
SPRING SPORTS BEGIN
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School
No Events Scheduled
Another Sign of Spring
March
7, 2010 - Northborough-Southborough Girls LAX kicked off its season this
weekend. St. Mark's graciously allows the boys and girls LAX programs
to use its "Cage" to begin practices before the fields are ready.
Talent Show 2010
Friday March 5, 2010
Trottier School
7:00 PM
Tickets can be reserved by sending
email to TrottierTickets@charter.net Tickets are $11
dollars, if you pay for them by the MORNING of the show,
else they are $15 a piece.
If you pay for your tickets ahead of time you can always
pick them up in the lobby the night of the show. NOTE:
Any reserved tickets not paid for 15 minutes before the
show may be released to paying customers.
You can request center seats, but note that you might
get a lot closer seating on the right or left side.
The week of the show you can pay in person and pick up
your tickets in the school lobby at the allotted times:
Monday night 6:00pm - 8:30pm, March 1.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday morning 7:15am
- 8:30am
Checks must be made out to Southborough Rotary. After
paying expenses, $10 of your ticket will fund materials
for the library and school equipment and the balance
will fund Haiti Relief projects. Thank you for your
support.
ARHS VS Hudson
March 4,
2010 - ARHS hockey players #4 Matt Torilli, #7 Michael Horgan, #16
Justin Logan, #19 Tom Lewis shoot it out against Hudson.
Are you ready to slide into softball
season?
Softball Open Gym
When: Tuesday, March 9, 16, 23, 30
Where: St.Marks Field House
Time: 7:30-9:00
Cost: $10
This is a great opportunity for pitchers, catchers and
fielders to start warming up for the upcoming season. The girls will also be
able to practice their swings.
Sponsored by Southborough Recreation Department and
Southborough Youth Softball
Southborough Recreation
Girls Softball Clinic
Age
:
Grades 3 to 6 - 6:00 to 7:30pm
Days: Tuesdays, March 9, 16, 23 and
30 (4 weeks)
Cost:
$60.00
Location:
St. Marks Field House (Armour Cage)
Instructor:
Bay State Softball Academy instructor Julie Morancy who is the Algonquin
Varsity Softball Coach assisted by Southborough softball coaches
This is a 4
Week Instructional Program which will include Fielding, Hitting, Pitching
and Throwing. Julie will demonstrate all skills and drills to the players
and coaches and work with them at each station to ensure proper execution.
Other
Emergency Name and Phone: ________________________________________________
Participation Waiver-Must be signed below for all programs
I agree not to
hold responsible the Southborough Recreation Commission: The Town of
Southborough: owners of the premises where the program is held; or any of
the parties connected with the program for any injury or accident that may
occur during the program. I understand that if my child becomes a discipline
problem, he/she will be dismissed from the program. No money will be
refunded. I also grant permission for the Recreation Staff to seek medical
care in the event I cannot be reached. ( All participants in any town
recreation program must complete this waiver)
Participant or
Parent/Guardian _________________________________
Date:___________________________
Photos:
_____approval to publish ______do not publish
Sports and Outdoor Activities
Algonquin Regional High School
No Events Scheduled
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School
No Events Scheduled
REMINDER---DOG OWNERS
Dog Licenses expire March 31, 2010 NEW FEES: $8.00 = SPAYED OR NEUTERED
$12.00 = NOT SPAYED OR NEUTERED You must license your dog annually. Dog Licenses are currently
available at the TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE. The licensing period is April 1st
– March 31st. All dogs six months of age and older must be licensed with
the Town Clerk. A $10 late fee will be charged for each dog not licensed
by June 1st, plus penalties.
Puppies: New puppies over 6
months - 30 days to license
NEW to Town: just moved to Southborough - 30 days to license.
Paper copy of current rabies vaccination must be provided.
Form of Payment: cash or check made payable to the "Town of
Southborough"
•$12.00
(NOT spayed/neutered)
•$8.00 (spayed or neutered with vet certificate)
BOOK COLLECTION
Want to get
rid of your used books? The Algonquin Regional High School’s literary
magazine, The Sachem, is raising money through donations of new and
used books, CDs, DVDs, videos, records and audio books. The group has
recently placed a drop-off donation container to collect these items from
community members who’d like to repurpose their used goods while also
helping The Sachem raise money. The group will be paid on an ongoing
basis for all items collected in their donation container.
The gray
book donation container, distinguished by its purple and yellow ‘Got Books?’
signs, is located in the parking lot of the Algonquin Regional High School
at 79 Bartlett St., Northborough. This program is an ongoing fundraiser and
donations can be made by the public at any time. All funds raised through
the collection of these donations will benefit the funding of The Sachem.
For more
information contact Got Books at www.GotBooks.com or call (978)284-2500.
Saint Patrick's Day Party - March 15, 2010
-3:30-5:30 Four leaf clovers and Leprechauns
abound for this great celebration of the green. Fun, crafts, games and
food. Come show your Irish side!
When
Monday March 15,2010 3:30-5:30 pm
Where
Southboro Recreation Dept. 21 Highland Street 2nd
floor
Who
Preschool & School Age Children
Cost
$5 per family /Pay at the door.
Pre-Registration is Required!
Fun!
Make a lucky necklace
Sort and graph Lucky Charms
Decorate your own cookie
Make a derby hat
Decorate your own shamrock
For more information please contact Laurie Sugarman-Whittier
via email at:
lsugarmanwhittier@southboroughma.com
Southborough Unscheduled
A Non-Event!
REMEMBER !
Thursday,
March 11th is
On this
evening residents of Northborough,
Southborough and several other Massachusetts communities are,
"stepping off the fast track and stepping
towards each
other."
On this
night, there will be no homework, practices or meetings in the town of
Southborough. Parents are
encouraged to come home from work in time for a family
dinner,
cancel or reschedule evening meetings that take place outside of
Southborough and make this night special for the entire family by taking a
step back from the busy, harried, scheduled lives we all lead.
In fact, it
is really a "non-event".
Sports and Outdoor Activities
Algonquin Regional High School
No Events Scheduled
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School
No Events Scheduled
Warmer Weather
March 2, 2010 - One of the perfect ocean sunrises in Florida . Sent by a
Southboroughnews reader last week.
Letter to the Editor
To: Vera Kolias, Southborough Town Planner
Zoning Advisory Committee of Southborough
Planning Board of Southborough
Southborough Historical Society
From:
Beverly and Chris Dantz,
Marijune and
Paul Delouis,
Cathy and
Francis Mainville,
Kathryn and
Daniel Marous,
Susan
O’Leary Hill,
Emily Van
Nort and Joe Mercandante,
Michele and
Jeff Walker, all of Southborough
Date: March
1, 2010
Re: Proposed Zoning Changes to the Historical
and Family Neighborhood at Lyman Street, Southborough,
Massachusetts
Thank you to
all the members of town government who continue to actively work for our
neighbors and our town. Clearly, a lot of work has gone into the proposed
zoning changes posted on Southboroughtown.com. Nevertheless, many of these
changes would adversely affect our town, especially our beloved Lyman Street
and Hillside Avenue neighborhood.
First the
proposed zoning changes would reduce property values on our street and in
Southborough in general. Second, the affordable housing is being distributed
disproportionately and inappropriately. Finally, this proposal would
decimate the historic charm and character of not just our own street, but
Southborough
The Proposal
Would Reduce Property Values
The proposed
zoning will affect our property value by allowing multi family dwellings or
large commercial establishments near or in our single family home
neighborhood. This will immediately hurt current residents (the tax base)
and reduce Southborough’s attractiveness to future residents.
Multi family
units and large scale commercial developments are inconsistent with the
nature of our town. Ample commercial space is available on Route 9 without
sacrificing the mom and pop business feel of our downtown. Forty foot height
limits are likewise unlike our town character. The residents of Southborough
enjoy a bucolic atmosphere and access to amenities in nearby communities.
This zoning plan could sacrifice that.
Lyman Street
is particularly vulnerable to large construction devastating our
neighborhood because of the large tract of open land at the top of the Lyman
Street hill and abutting the east side of Newton Street. While this is
currently beautiful wooded open land, it is owned by a well known developer
who has already advanced many far reaching plans for building expansively on
this property. Giving him further breadth to build anything of his choosing
would surely be detrimental to the town, and especially to the residents
near this property.
Currently,
15 children under age 12 live in the 10 houses on Lyman Street. The proposed
changes would turn our family neighborhood into a place where families live
next to parking lots instead of back yards and streets would be for business
traffic instead of children’s bicycles.
Finally, the
proposal flies in the face of the town’s Master Plan by creating permitted
multi family rentals in a ‘overlay’ districts. The Master Plan calls for
small multi family units in the business district only. (page 33).
In
conclusion, the Zoning Changes should be revised to disallow any commercial
entities or large multi family residences in the vicinity of Lyman street.
The Proposal
Allocates Affordable Housing Unevenly
Lyman Street
and other ‘villages’ are illogical places to artificially encourage
affordable housing. Affordable housing is obviously a worthy initiative.
Presumably, our town like many others seeks to create the most pleasant kind
of affordable housing for the residents that live in it. This is best
accomplished by spreading affordable housing throughout the town and not by
singling out a small number of currently single family neighborhoods.
The Zoning
Changes Propose a Scenario Which Decimates Lyman Street and Southborough’s
Historic Character
While this
argument is applicable to many of the villages in Southborough, we would
like this chance to talk about our own, much loved street. While many of our
Southborough friends live in homes built after 1960 or more likely, after
1990, we feel lucky to live on one of the few older streets in town and one
of the only ones to maintain its neighborhood feeling.
The
venerable Newton Family owned Lyman Street. As many in our town know, John
and David Newton of this family came to this area, then known as Stony
Brook, in the 1680s. The Newton family history is inextricably linked with
the history of Southborough.
Lyman
Street’s most beloved resident was Marjorie Newton Spurr. Mrs. Spurr grew up
on the first house on Lyman Street, built in 1899. She went on to live at
various points in the grand Victorian home at 15 Lyman Street and in 1927,
for the occasion of her marriage, 10 Lyman Street was built for her in the
Colonial Revivial style. She moved to 12 Lyman Street for her later years.
Mrs. Spurr
is pictured in Fences of Stone as a volunteer for the Southborough
Ground Observer Corp. during the second World War. Mrs. Newton was listed as
an invaluable contributor this book, considered to be the seminal history of
Southborough.
There exists
a 1930s era picture of Mrs. Spurr’s then infant son, Warren Spurr (now
deceased), as an infant sledding down Lyman Street. We are thrilled to say
that not much has changed since then.
The proposed
changes would allow for large scale development to occur literally in the
backyard of these historic homes. Our cul de sac could be opened to
commercial traffic if the open land is developed. The changes would also
entice future buyers to tear down these homes and replace them with box like
rental buildings.
Again, this
thinking is inconsistent with the Master Plan, which seeks to “encourage
architectural quality and the preservation of community character,” and
states, “one issue that arose consistently was that of historic preservation
in the villages.”
This zoning
plan appears to generally protect neighborhoods of new construction but to
leave the Victorians, the Colonial Revivals and the Arts and Crafts
farmhouses vulnerable to becoming teardowns. Specifically, our neighbors on
Hillside Avenue appear to be carved out of the proposed changes. While we
agree that these are beautiful homes that should be protected (indeed,
neither should they abut the proposed changes this plans calls for), we
think that their own value would be affected if they were not part of a more
diverse architectural landscape. Imagine the character of our town if the
only protected parts of Southborough were post-1990 homes. This is the
scenario the zoning plan appears to advocate.
In
conclusion, we feel that this plan, while clearly the product of much
thought and good intentions, would harm property values, quality affordable
housing and the historic soul of Southborough. It does not take into account
the wonderful nature of the neighborhoods and streets that it proposes to
change, especially as relates to Lyman Street and Hillside Avenue, and we
ask for extensive reconsideration of this proposal.
Taste of the Boroughs
Taste of The Boroughs : Wine, Craft Beer, and
Food Tasting is scheduled for Sunday, March 7th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
at the DoubleTree Hotel on Computer Drive in Westborough, MA.
This event highlights local restaurants and
caterers in the Boroughs (Westborough, Northborough, Southborough, and
Marlborough) and the surrounding areas, pairing them with fine wine and
craft beer vendors from several regions. In addition to the culinary treats,
there will be silent and live auctions, a DJ, and live music.
According to Jessica Crandall, Event
Co-Chair, “The auction will be a fun-filled night out, where you can bid on
amazing auction packages from local and national businesses, all while
sampling fine wine, craft beer, and delicious food from great area
restaurants.”
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President/CEO
Alzheimer's Association, MA/NH
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