MARLBOROUGH – The Marlborough Garden Club will kick off the holiday season with its annual Holiday Boutique on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the 1 Lt Charles W. Whitcomb Middle School, 25 Union St., Marlborough.
This very popular event features original, one-of-a-kind creations – fresh green arrangements, wreaths, swags, centerpieces, and much more – all created by members.
This is the 46th year the Marlborough Garden Club has held its Boutique, offering the community a perfect place to select festive seasonal items for their own homes and to pick up thoughtful and unique gifts.
“Our talented members are going to be working overtime in the week prior the Boutique to create a fantastic array of fresh green items for this year,” said Boutique Co-Chairman Marian Mamayek.
There will also be some wonderful baked goods and craft items.
The Holiday Boutique is a fundraising tradition that supports the Club’s many philanthropic activities, including beautification efforts throughout Marlborough, community educational programs, and scholarships for Marlborough students.
THE CLASS OF 1949 (AKA) the Golden Girls of St. Ann Academy, recently celebrated their 75th reunion. It was the year that they were singing “Riders in the Sky,” and watching “All the King’s Men” at the movies. Gas was 27 cents a gallon and Coca-Cola cost $1 for a 24-bottle carton. Meeting at the Wayside Inn, Sudbury, those present were Anna Keenan Dixon, Elizabeth Pietroluongo Evangelous, Roberta Thibodeau Massi, Lorraine Dessein Lesieur and Marialyse Roy Rivers.
MARLBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL English teacher, Rick Barrett, just experienced the surprise of a lifetime when his daughter, Mikayla Barrett, returned home after a year-long military deployment in Estonia. Mikayla planned this Nov. 8 special moment to reunite with her dad right here at his school, and it couldn’t have been more heartwarming.
THE LAKE WILLIAMS BOARDWALK has closed for the winter season. A notice will be posted closer to springtime about a reopening date.
A “HOLIDAY STROLL,” sponsored by the Marlborough Downtown Village Association, will be held along Main Street on Sunday, Dec. 8, noon to 6 p.m. The event will feature a trackless train giving rides, a synthetic ice skating rink with skate rentals, vendors, festival of trees, face painting and more including tree lighting in Union Common and Santa Claus. The Marlborough High School Choir and Orchestra will perform at the First Church in Marlborough, Congregational, above Union Common.
FR. GREGORY CHRISTAKOS of Saints Anargyroi Greek Orthodox Church recently delivered a $5,000 check to Barbara LaGrenade at the Marlborough Community Cupboard. Throughout the Greek Festival, held over Labor Day weekend, there were donation jars for the Community Cupboard. The church matched what was collected from festival visitors.
A THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON was served for local senior citizens on Nov. 20 at the Marlborough Senior Center. A turkey dinner, with all the fixins’, was prepared by Kennedy’s Market and included turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and squash followed with apple crisp for dessert. This sit-down meal was served with the help of members of the Marlborough Police Department. Mary King, harpist, provided entertainment.
FOR HOLIDAY SHOPPERS, don’t forget about the 2025 Marlborough Historical Society Calendar, “Marlborough Through the Ages.” Proceeds help to support the upkeep of the Peter Rice Homestead. They are sold for $10 each and available at the Main Street Bank, St. Mary’s Credit Union and Monick Supply or come to the Peter Rice Homestead on Tuesday evenings between 4 and 6 p.m.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Dec. 3 – Joy Pare
Dec. 8 – Randy Scott
Dec. 13 – Carol Mac Ewen
Dec. 14 – Danny Stevens
Dec. 15 – Kathy Leonard and Barbara Clancy
Dec. 16 – Michael Adamson
Dec. 18 – Doug Rowe, Bonnie Hill and Tony Valerio
