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Kids’ haircuts and backpacks at Recovery Connection
The Marlborough Addiction Referral Center and Recovery Connection will be offering free backpacks, hot dogs and haircuts for local children.
UPDATE: Local groups hold Christmas tree pickup drives
UPDATE: This post has been updated to include information on Marlborough's Christmas tree drop-off program.
REGION - Need to get rid of a Christmas tree?
Everyone...
Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest hosts trees fest and craft fair
HUDSON/MARLBOROUGH – The Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest hosted its annual Festival of Trees and Holiday Craft Fair on Dec. 4 at the...
Moose spotted in Marlborough
MARLBOROUGH - Several Marlborough residents saw an unexpected visitor wander through their yards on Tuesday morning as a moose made its way through town.
The...
Wenzel: Marlborough Lions Club clean recycled eyeglasses
CONGRATULATIONS to Marlborough High School’s Athletic Director Jeff Rudzinsky who was honored as Athletic Director of the Year for District 3.
Wenzel: Historical Society preps for exhibit, Senior Center plans pickling event
By Mary Wenzel, Marlborough Columnist
“When one door closes, another door opens” is a phrase I’ve heard many times.
Although I have been hesitant to believe,...
Marlborough fire lieutenant retires
By Ron Ayotte, Contributing Writer
MARLBOROUGH - Lieutenant Mark Assencoa retired from the Marlborough Fire Department after a 32-year career on April 21. A get-together...
Marlborough resident runs Boston Marathon one year after hospitalization
Ben Braun hit the course for the Boston Marathon as part of Team Tufts MC – the charity team for Tufts Medical Center.
Marlborough-based charity gets $100,000 grant
The Marlborough-based public charity Cancer1Source will receive a $100,000 grant from the Cummings Foundation, Mayor Vigeant announced.
Overdose Awareness Vigil adds Narcan training, activist/artist to lineup
MARLBOROUGH - The 2021 Opioid Overdose Awareness Vigil scheduled to take place outside Marlborough’s Walker Building on Aug. 31 has added free Narcan training...
Wenzel: Whitcomb Middle School guidance counselors recognized
The guidance counselors at the Whitcomb Middle School were recognized recently during Counselor Appreciation Week.
Comedy series kicks off at Apex Entertainment
Top Boston headliners Mike McDonald and Jimmy Cash top the bill for comedy at Apex Entertainment Marlborough.
Greater Grace Church to hold holiday letter-writing event
MARLBOROUGH - The Greater Grace Church in Marlborough hopes an upcoming event will create a friendly space for young people to write letters to...
Sts. Anargyroi Church plans annual Greek Festival
Get ready for the annual Greek Festival on Labor Day weekend at Sts. Anargyroi Church, 9 Central St., from Sept. 1 - 3.
Polar Plunge for Special Olympics set for March 5
The Law Enforcement Torch Run’s Marlborough Polar Plunge will take place on March 5, at the Special Olympics MA Yawkey Center, 512 Forest St.
Wenzel: MHS grads visit school, Farmers market returns
Two Marlborough High School graduates recently returned to the local campus to talk to students about how their lives have turned out.
Stuffed bear goes on a ‘journey’ through Marlborough
MARLBOROUGH - A large stuffed bear is on a journey through Marlborough. And he’s delighting community members along the way.
What started as a single...
For Marlborough teen, volunteering is a way of life
MARLBOROUGH - From running park cleanups to working with refugees, Poorvi Mohanakrishnan is passionate about volunteerism.
“Whenever I’m not in school doing work, I’m working...
Samuel Boyd: Nineteenth Century businessman known as father of city of Marlborough
By Brett Peruzzi, Contributing Writer
MARLBOROUGH - Samuel Boyd, a pioneering businessman who dominated civic life for over 50 years, is “the father of the...
Marlborough Community Cupboard director honored as ‘Commonwealth Heroine’
By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor
MARLBOROUGH - Barbara LaGrenade was recently honored as a Commonwealth Heroine for her work as the Director of the Marlborough...