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Trails Committee allocates funds for yoga series, welcomes returning member.

Trails Committee unanimously backs Yoga on the Trails series for five sessions June through October. Chair Kathryn McKee's committee, welcoming back member Isabelle Murphy, approved $75-per-session funding with Murphy managing registration via Eventbrite. Peninsula Trail Phase I closeout proceeds

Commission finalizes invasive-species amendment for Town Meeting floor

Open Space Preservation Commission unanimously endorses invasive-species amendment for road projects. Chair Freddie Gillespie will move the amendment on the Town Meeting floor April 11, requiring roadside construction work to comply with MassDOT invasive plant management standards, use certified

Tricentennial Committee approves Glow Sobo event for 2027 celebration.

Tricentennial Committee approves Glow Sobo event for the town's 300th anniversary. Chair Donald Morris oversaw votes to incorporate the white-lights celebration into the calendar with a December 3, 2027 "turn on" event, and to approve Town Meeting marketing materials, both unanimously. Kathy Cook

Southborough School Committee Votes to Withdraw From Inter-District School Choice Program

SOUTHBOROUGH -- April 8, 2026, Southborough School Committee votes to exit state school choice program, citing an $18,911 per-student funding gap. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to opt out of the Inter-District School Choice Program for 2026-2027, with the superintendent noting the state reimburses only $5,000

Select Board adopts five financial policies, supports Article 13 on roadway improvements.

Southborough Select Board unanimously backs five financial governance policies and reverses course on a road improvements warrant article. The board voted to support Article 13 on the Pavement Management Implementation Plan after an earlier 3-2 split, with Chair Andrew R. Dennington, II stating the