MARLBOROUGH – The Quaker City String Band is a perennial favorite at the Philadelphia New Year’s Day Mummers Day Parade. They have entertained people in England, Ireland, Canada and France and they will entertain residents of Marlborough as they join Marlborough’s Labor Day Parade on Monday, Sept. 2. In addition, they will perform a concert on Saturday, Sept. 1, at 4 p.m., at Marlborough’s Labor Day Festival, along Main Street.
AT MARLBOROUGH’S LABOR DAY PARADE, the appearance of the Marlborough High School Panther Marching Band will be an introduction to the music from the Pirates of the Caribbean 2024 theme.
A DONATION of backpacks and school supplies was recently made to the Marlborough Public Schools in memory of Katy Mahoney, spearheaded by her mom, Liz. Katy passed away from cancer as a young child. To keep her memory alive, donations are made by members of the First Church in Marlborough, Congregational.
The donation included 76 filled backpacks, and 30 empty backpacks if needed through the year. In addition, there are classroom supplies donations such as hand sanitizers, wipes, markers, crayons, pencils, post-it notes, glue, composition books, spiral notebooks and folders.
MANY MARLBOROUGH RESIDENTS showed up for the recent Worcester Red Sox “Battle of the Boroughs” game. That was a “battle” between Marlborough, Southborough, Northborough and Westborough. Marlborough Mayor Christian Dumais threw out the first pitch of the game which was caught by state Rep. Danielle Gregoire.
In addition, Marlborough resident and Navy veteran Krysta Koppenal-Lynch was honored during the game. Krysta was a Ships Serviceman 3rd Class aboard the USS Samuel Gompers from 1991 to 1994. She currently works as a teacher with the Marlborough Public Schools.
IT WAS “National Non Profit Day!” and members of the GFWC Marlborough Junior Woman’s Club were out in the community volunteering. They had volunteers at the Special Olympics Massachusetts State Softball Tournament which was in Marlborough. Volunteers prepared lunches for 150 participants and the club also donated money towards providing the food.
Juniors also had Volunteers at the Marlborough Farmers Market at SummerWEEN with fun activities for kids. Be sure to join them at their annual GFWC Marlborough Junior Woman’s Club Community Trunk Or Treat 2024 free event on Oct. 27.
Interested in volunteering with Juniors? Come check out their next meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m.
THE HUGE Annual Fall Rummage Sale, sponsored by the Women’s Fellowship of First Church in Marlborough, Congregational, will be held Sept. 20 and Sept. 21, in the Parish Hall. The Rummage Sale will be open to everyone for sales on Friday evening from 5 to 8 p.m., and on Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon. On Saturday, brown paper bags, provided for shoppers, will be $5 each for everything you can put in the bag. The tables will be laden with clothes and footwear for all the family – children, men and women. There will also be household items, books, toys, blankets, towels, dishes, purses, books, games and much more. Drop in and get some good buys. The church is located at 37 High St., Marlborough, at the corner of High and Bolton (Rte. 85) streets, above Union Common.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Aug. 30 – Karoline Wheeler, Helen Downey and Barbara Rowe
Aug. 31 – Jacob Durand and John Breen
Sept. 1 – Nancy Klein, Dan Valianti and Joe Dalton
Sept. 3 – George Conway
Sept. 6 – Camille Vigeant
Sept. 8 – Bev Broz
Sept. 9 – Jack Evangelous
Sept. 11 – Maureen Cappadona and Richard Collins
Sept. 12 – Ricky Christo
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
Sept. 2 – Mary Lou and Dick Vanzini
Sept. 6 – Ginny and Michael O’Neill
Sept. 9 – Holly and Jack Evangelous and Ed and Joan Beauchemin
Sept. 10 – Katie Robey and Eric Baur