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Two Marlborough firefighters earn promotions

MARLBOROUGH — The Marlborough Fire Department has a new Fire Captain and Fire Lieutenant, a press release from Mayor Arthur Vigeant’s office announced July...

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...

Marlborough’s Troop 41 celebrates 10 new Eagle Scouts

By Jesse Kucewicz, Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH – Boy Scout Troop 41 in Marlborough celebrated the achievement of ten of their newest Eagle Scouts in an...

Fort Meadow boaters asked to help fight spread of invasive weeds

MARLBOROUGH/HUDSON - Officials in Marlborough and Hudson are issuing their annual plea to local boaters to help slow the advance of invasive plant species...

Codey Daly to join Eagle Scout ranks in Marlborough

By Cindy Zomar, Education Coordinator MARLBOROUGH - Codey Daly will be recognized on Sunday, June 27 at the Troop 41 Eagle Scout Court of Honor...

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...