City urges residents to recycle
By Ken Powers Contributing Writer
      Marlborough - With the 10th Anniversary of America Recycles Day as their platform, Marlborough Mayor Nancy Stevens and Recycling Committee member Peggy Ayres urged residents to recycle as much as possible.
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Rotary Club prepares Thanksgiving baskets
      Marlborough - Marlborough Rotary Club members (l-r) John Moineau and Dave Brower unload turkeys, milk, and other perishable food items Nov. 18 from a truck donated by Mark's Moving and Storage. The items are part of the ingredients that went into 30 Thanksgiving food baskets that would were deli...
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Garden Club prepares for Pear Tree Boutique
By Angela Greiner Contributing Writer
      Marlborough - The cafeteria tables of Jaworek Elementary School were covered with various evergreen clippings and magnolia leaves Nov. 14 during the monthly Marlborough Colonial Garden Club meeting. The fresh greens were one of the key ingredients used by Garden Club members to construct a Willia...
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Marlborough zoning rules changed to screen out unpopular businesses
By Doug Grindle Community Reporter
      Marlborough - Marlborough City Councilors passed a measure designed to protect the city against unwanted businesses at a meeting of the Urban Aff airs Committee Nov.19. The measure passed the committee and then was passed by the full council about an hour later.
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Governor emphasizes education at Chamber meeting
By Ken Powers Contributing Writer
      Marlborough - Seeming as if he were sitting the living room of a friend, sipping coffee and eating a piece of pumpkin pie, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick shared a story about the differences between his education and that of his youngest daughter to a crowd of about 200 at the Annual Luncheon Me...
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Curriculum changes designed to improve scores
By Ken Powers Contributing Writer
      Marlborough - Changes in curriculum and instruction have been implemented in a pair of Marlborough's school programs that displayed below-standard performance in recent Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) testing.
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