MARLBOROUGH – Marlborough gardens, from very small home landscapes to a public garden set up to provide continuous blossoms, have been given 2023 Beautification Awards by the Marlborough Garden Club.
Beautification Award certificates are awarded annually to those in the community whose gardening efforts are over and above the norm as well as to inspire others to improve their own spaces.
You don’t need a big house or lots of land to win an award as the house at 89 Westminster Drive shows. The homeowner did a lot with very little space.
The Liberty Street public garden is tended by Steven Judd who began by trying to fix up the area after the City of Marlborough had to remove an entire street of mature trees about 20 years ago. The root systems were causing the sidewalks to buckle.
Steven began planting a few perennials that would fill in the area and provide beautiful, continuous flowers. The perennials began to spread and over time the garden has grown to the length of four houses.
Mayor Arthur Vigeant once asked if Steven was going to plant the entire length of the street. The answer? “We’re working on it,” said Steven’s wife, Sharon Judd.
The perennial garden at the former St. Mary’s rectory at 30 Broad St. is tended to by April and Tom Hall. The couple donates their time to build a picturesque spot for all the residents of the condos to enjoy.
Pam Floridia and the other Marlborough Garden Club members want to thank all these gardeners who work hard to beautify Marlborough. Please take the time to drive by the following addresses and see these landscapes. The winners include:
30 Broad Street
57 Collins Drive
81 East Dudley Street
Liberty Street garden – across from #112 Liberty St.
64 Varley Road
89 Westminster Drive
MARLBOROUGH MAYOR
Arthur Vigeant recently had the privilege of meeting with some of the recipients of the City Scholarships. Mayor Vigeant started this program when he was a City Councilor. The winners include: Larissa Banks, Tara Gorman, Joseph Carlman, Elyssa Mitrakas and Marisa Coye.
THE 2023 Marlborough Summer Concert Series continues in Union Common, Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m., with free admission.
Upcoming 2023 summer concerts include:
July 20 – Late Bus – Classic Rock Through the Ages
July 27 – Heavy Petals – Classic Rock
THIS YEAR the Marlborough Public Schools 7th and 8th grade Latin students sat for the National Latin Exam. The overwhelming majority of these Latin students received recognition for having scored over fifty percent. Special notice was given to Latin scholars who earned national acknowledgement for having scored at the very top echelon of all students overall who took the exam (over 100,000 students worldwide this year).
Recognition for MPS students included: Gold Summa Cum Laude Lillian Barnum 8th grade, Gold Summa Cum Laude Garrett Ramsey 8th grade, Gold Summa Cum Laude Danna Falla Polanco 8th grade and Gold Summa Cum Laude Alexander Abbondante 8th grade as well as 14 other silver, third place and honorable mention recipients. The Whitcomb Middle School Latin teacher is Shelly McCormick-Lane.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
July 13 – Emmy Ryan
July 15 – Joanne Mahoney
July 22 – Dick Yurkus and Shanna Haas
July 24 – Ed Thurber and Jeremy Crocker
July 27 – John Rowe and Tim Goliger
July 28 – Jenn Bastien and Pauline Wills
July 29 – Larry Wenzel, Elaine Schuster and Max Hooker
July 31 – Donald Whitten
Aug. 1 – Mary Rowe
Aug. 2 – Barbara McGuire
Aug. 3 – Bob Kays
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
July 28 – Frank and Pat Puma – 50 years
July 28 – Laura and Jim Wilner
Aug. 3 – Pauline and Max Wills
Send items for “Marlborough at a Glance” to Mary Wenzel at [email protected]. Put GLANCE in the subject line.
