Northborough brief: Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Northborough-Southborough school committees weighed a raise for the superintendent as Algonquin High paused a phone-restriction app
Northborough-Southborough school committees weighed a raise for the superintendent as Algonquin High paused a phone-restriction app.
From Northborough News
- Library trustees revisit disputed July minutes. Northborough library trustees took up a dispute over July meeting minutes after Trustee Mitch Cohen said a passage misquoted him, while staff rolled out a new automated budget report to replace a longtime manual spreadsheet process.Northborough News
- School boards take up superintendent's pay, contract. The four Northborough-Southborough school committees considered a raise and contract extension for Superintendent Gregory Martineau, as Algonquin High paused a controversial phone-restriction app after a technical glitch and parent pushback.Northborough News
Today in Northborough
- Fire department lands $86,000 federal training grant. Northborough firefighters secured an $86,000 federal grant that will pay for hazardous-materials training for the whole department and eight new all-band portable radios, Northborough Patch reported.Northborough Patch
- Route 20 overhaul gets nearly $10 million boost. A long-planned reconstruction of Route 20 through Shrewsbury and Northborough is set to receive close to $10 million in additional federal funding, Northborough Patch reported.Northborough Patch
Coming up
- Sun, Oct 4: Women's health panel tackles Alzheimer's, dementia care. Trinity Church of Northborough hosts a women's health panel on Alzheimer's, cognitive decline and dementia support October 4, with tickets $30 in advance or at the door, per a Northborough Patch calendar listing.Northborough Patch