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Preservation panel shelves $2.2M bridge bid
Northborough's preservation committee shelves a $2.2 million Aqueduct Trail Bridge funding bid. From our own coverage: CPC weighs Aqueduct Trail Bridge funding bid; Appropriation Committee weighs funds for rescue tools. Also in today's brief (5 items): Titan Games draw over 100 student …
From Northborough News
- CPC weighs Aqueduct Trail Bridge funding bid. Northborough's Community Preservation Committee weighed whether to seek funding for the Aqueduct Trail Bridge after a preliminary cost estimate came in far higher than expected, as members previewed four other fiscal 2027 requests covering trails, pond treatment, park courts and a church steeple restoration.Northborough News
- Appropriation Committee weighs funds for rescue tools. Northborough's Appropriation Committee weighed a reserve fund transfer to replace failing fire department rescue tools after Deputy Fire Chief Neil Spacey said current jaws of life equipment failed during two recent crash responses, adding roughly 10 minutes to extrication times.Northborough News
- Select Board swears in fire chief Darling. Northborough's Select Board swore in Keith Darling as fire chief Monday night, with Vice Chair Michael Tietjen presiding in Chair Jonathan Rea's absence. Town Clerk Damon Burdick administered the oath as firefighters from Northborough and Darling's former Franklin department filled the room.Northborough News
- Youth Commission hears pediatrician's health briefing. Northborough's Youth Commission opened its new meeting year with a pediatrician's briefing on child and teen health, from maternal mental health in infancy to substance use and safe driving in adolescence, as student liaisons described peer pressure to hide academic stress.Northborough News
Northborough on Fri, Oct 9
- Titan Games draw over 100 student athletes. More than 100 student athletes from Northborough and Southborough's 10 schools competed in the fourth annual Titan Games Oct. 2 at Algonquin Regional High School, a day of track and field events modeled on Special Olympics competition. Northborough Patch also covered the event.Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough
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