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Marlborough resident donates $20,000 to high school scholarship

Marlborough resident Pamela Morse has announced a donation of $20,000 per year for high school graduates in Marlborough.

Marlborough graduation credits remain at 96, for now

A decision on whether to reduce Marlborough High School’s graduation requirement of 96 credits will be a “gametime decision at graduation."

Marlborough Public Schools begin search for new finance director

Marlborough Public Schools is searching for a new director of finance and operations after Douglas Dias leaves at the end of the school year.

Goodnow PTO sponsors T-shirt fundraiser

The Goodnow school PTO is looking for businesses to sponsor T-shirts for its Booster Fundraiser so that each student gets a free shirt.

Assabet Valley receives $250,000 skills capital grant

Superintendent Ernest F. Houle has announced that Assabet has been awarded a $250,000 grant as part of the Skills Capital Grant program.

Assabet Valley students receive Adams scholarships

Seventy-two seniors at Assabet Regional Vocational Technical High School have received a John and Abigail Adams Scholarship.

Whitcomb resumes exchange program with Japanese school

After a three-year hiatus, Whitcomb Middle School will resume its exchange program with Akiruno Shi, Japan, in the fall of 2023.

From cable to YouTube, Marlborough schools get the word out

Communications Coordinator Jill Morin presented an overview on how students, staff and families use social media and WMCT.

Marlborough schools deal with lower MCAS scores, absenteeism

For Marlborough, as in school systems across the state, extensive absences caused by the pandemic have led to lower MCAS scores.

Marlborough’s New England Innovation Academy to be featured on CBS

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If you haven’t watched America ByDesign, tune in on Dec. 10 when Marlborough’s the New England Innovation Academy, will be featured.

Assabet senior bowls over the competition

A senior at Assabet, Sofia Ramirez-Granick studies metal fabrication, and her work has earned her top honors in national competitions.

Schools could be facing a big increase in special ed costs

The 2023 fiscal year is underway, but Marlborough Public Schools (MPS) could be bracing for a big financial hit in the 2024 fiscal year.

Marlborough High juniors get a dose of financial ‘reality’

Marlborough High School students learned the ins and outs of money management at the annual Reality Fair on Oct. 25.

MCAS returns as graduation requirement for Marlborough seniors

This year’s senior class will be required to pass the MCAS for math and ELA. The science requirement will be fulfilled with coursework.

State grant bolsters Assabet’s HVAC program

The funding will allow Assabet to modernize and expand HVAC instructional lab space to triple enrollment at the school over the next 3 years.

Assabet programs seeking votes for Saint-Gobain contest

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Two technical programs at Assabet have made it to the final rounds of competition in a new grant program offered by Saint-Gobain.

Marlborough school program offers help for families in need

Last year, Marlborough Public Schools began offering wraparound services to assist less fortunate families.

Marlborough High’s band marches past summer camp and toward fall season

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A yearly tradition, the marching band camp welcomed musicians from eighth to 12th grade for about a week before the start of the school year.

Marlborough’s Kane Elementary welcomes children for first day of school

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Rows of school buses dropped their students off at Francis J. Kane Elementary School, marking the start of another school year last Wednesday. 

Marlborough High student gets new wheelchair

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A GoFundMe has raised enough money to help gift a Marlborough High School student, Lucas Ramos, a new automated wheelchair. Read more.