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Tricentennial committee forms five subcommittees and begins event planning, from parade to drone show
Summary
The Southborough tricentennial committee agreed on five initial subcommittees — parade, historic events, house tour, community barbecue/music festival and a drone show — and set short‑term research and outreach tasks, including contacting Westborough parade organizers and researching drone‑show feasibility.
Members of the Town of Southborough tricentennial committee mapped a planning structure and early event ideas at their Jan. 15 meeting, assigning leads and asking volunteers to begin feasibility work for several large and recurring events.
The group identified five initial subcommittees: parade; historic events; house tour; community barbecue/music festival; and a drone show (with fireworks still an open option). “A parade is a lot of work,” one committee member observed during the discussion, urging early outreach to communities that have run recent parades.
Dawn, the committee volunteer coordinating the parade subcommittee, said she has two people committed and plans to hold an initial subcommittee meeting in late January…
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