Trunk or Treat & the Library Halloween Party are this Saturday

Source: My Southborough 20 Oct 2026 8:50 pm

Above: Kids can get early practice trick or treating in their costumes this weekend at two events. Both offer more fun than just the candy. (images from event website, social media posts, and contributions) I’m reminding readers that the Saturday before

Sing with the Messiah Community Chorus

Source: My Southborough 20 Oct 2026 7:00 pm

Above: Southborough’s Messiah Community Chorus is recruiting singers to join them in preparing for their 2025 concert. (contributed photo and logo) Halloween hasn’t arrived and I’m asking you to think about Christmas. But for a chorus to come togethe

Zoning change for new 2-family homes fails to muster enough support

Source: My Southborough 20 Oct 2026 5:32 pm

On Saturday morning, a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, with support from the Planning Board, tried to convince Special Town Meeting voters to rewrite residential zoning bylaws. The zoning change would have added a special permitted use for new devel

Obituary: Dr. William Richard Cohen, 87

Source: My Southborough 20 Oct 2026 1:20 pm

Dr. William Richard Cohen was born on June 16, 1939, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Leon Cohen and Edith Goot. He died on October 14, 2026, at the age of 87. In 1943, his family moved to Brooklyn, New York, where Bill and his brother Alan grew up. As a young

The Nature of Southborough: Diverse Autumn Mushrooms

Source: My Southborough 20 Oct 2026 11:30 am

Above: A look at some of the diverse fungi explorers can discover in open spaces in autumn. (image cropped from photo contributed by SOLF) [This post is part of a special guest series focused on appreciating nature in Southborough, contributed by the Sou