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Marlborough Library Trustees Announce 2021 Scholarship Winners

MARLBOROUGH – The Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees awarded its 2021 scholarships to local students Ezra Rivera, Jordan Savitzky and Jacob Byron at...

Marlborough Historical Society preps wedding exhibit

MARLBOROUGH - The Marlborough Historical Society will hold a special historical wedding display on the weekends of August 28 and 29 as well as...

COVID-19 testing site relocates to Marlborough Hospital

By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor MARLBOROUGH - Marlborough’s “Stop the Spread” COVID-19 testing facility moved to Marlborough Hospital effective June 1.  Announced via a press release...

Boys and Girls Clubs of MetroWest offer summer programming

MARLBOROUGH - The Boys and Girls Clubs of MetroWest will be hosting summer programs starting on Monday, June 28.  Camps will run through Friday, August 20...

Marlborough residents attain Eagle Scout rank

MARLBOROUGH - Local Boy Scouts Matthew Black and Brian O’Leary recently celebrated their promotion to the rank of Eagle Scout.  The Eagle Scout rank is...

Marlborough and Hudson’s Civil War sacrifices were substantial

By Brett Peruzzi, Contributing Writer REGION - Marlborough and Hudson’s Civil War history and service records were lost to a fire over a century ago....

Colonial Garden Club delights Ghiloni Park visitors with gnome villages

By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH - At first, the sightings were sparse but now the gnomes and their dwellings are creating a buzz and...

Marlborough honors longtime nurse

By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor MARLBOROUGH - Prominent Marlborough residents and health care professionals piled into a hallway at Marlborough Hospital, May 11, to recognize...

Marlborough Police to host drug take back event

MARLBOROUGH – The Marlborough Police Department will promote its medication take back program at this year’s household hazardous waste day on Saturday, May 22.  The...

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 Colonial Garden Club’s annual plant sale open online through May 17

MARLBOROUGH - The Colonial Garden Club’s 26th Annual Plant Sale is accepting orders until Monday, May 17. Adhering to social distancing guidelines, the sale...

For Marlborough couple, bird sculpture brings joy

By Jane Keller Gordon, Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH - Carl the Cardinal’s life has had its ups-and-downs.  First, he was a tree. Then, he was a seven-foot-tall...

St. Stephen Church youth fill buckets for Fresh Start Furniture Bank

MARLBOROUGH - The youth of St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Marlborough recently formed a “bucket brigade,” collecting and filling 40 buckets with essential cleaning...

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 Mayor concerned with Phase two of vaccine rollout.

MRCC joins Rotary Club recycling event

MARLBOROUGH - The Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Marlborough Rotary Club are gearing up for a major recycling event Saturday, May 8...

Marlborough Junior Woman’s Club thanks hospital workers

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH – In the pandemic’s second year, the Marlborough Junior Woman’s Club (MJWC) gave thank-you treats to over 300...

Garden gnome decorates Marlborough trail

MARLBOROUGH - A photographer in Marlborough snapped a whimsical photo last month of a garden gnome standing watch over a set of trails in...

Marlborough, Hudson police mark autism awareness month

REGION - Marlborough and Hudson police patches have a new look this month as both departments are rallying for autism awareness. Part of an initiative...
Marlborough Mayor concerned with Phase two of vaccine rollout.

Power line inspections bring low flying helicopters to Marlborough

By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor Marlborough – Low flying helicopters may suddenly become a familiar sight for some Marlborough residents, this spring.  In a series of...

Marlborough Democrats Committee to hold Community Cupboard food drive

Marlborough – The Marlborough Democratic City Committee (MDCC) is conducting its second collection drive for the benefit of the Marlborough Community Cupboard on Saturday,...