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Marlborough superintendent calls for waiver from state attendance accountability measures

MARLBOROUGH – Marlborough Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bergeron recently called on the School Committee to request a waiver from state attendance accountability measures for...

Marlborough Public Schools Superintendent announces resignation 

MARLBOROUGH – Michael Bergeron has announced his resignation as superintendent of the Marlborough Public Schools. Bergeron was emotional as he announced his resignation to the...

Marlborough’s CSF Dollars for Scholars plans to relaunch Scholar Bee

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MARLBOROUGH - After a relatively quiet year in terms of fundraising, CSF of Marlborough Dollars for Scholars program has come roaring back with a...

UPDATE: State police, FBI ‘monitoring the situation’ after cluster of school threats, superintendent says

UPDATE: This story has been updated to note that the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has been in touch with the State Police,...

AMSA plans performance of ‘The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe’

MARLBOROUGH - The Advanced Math and Science Academy Drama Society will be performing the “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” on Friday, Dec. 10...

Marlborough Schools Superintendent recognizes student award winners

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MARLBOROUGH - A school superintendent has many duties. But acknowledging students who have excelled in one way or another is one of Superintendent Michael...

Lincoln-Sudbury student builds bog bridges at Marlborough’s Holt’s Grove

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MARLBOROUGH - Visitors to Holts Grove Conservation Land in Marlborough may now find walking through the trail there a little easier thanks to a...
Assabet seniors are working with a piece of steel from the World Trace Center as they develop a 9/11 memorial for the new Shrewsbury Police Station. (Photo/submitted)

Assabet students help develop Shrewsbury 9/11 memorial

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MARLBOROUGH/SHREWSBURY - Preserving history in such a way as to keep it interesting and relevant is a challenge.  Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School metal...

Assabet students enjoy ‘Slime Lab’ at Richer Elementary

MARLBOROUGH - Richer Elementary fourth-grade students in Marlborough welcomed a dozen Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School students to their classrooms last month for...
Sriya Vuppala stands with Barbara Fortier, the CEO of Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts.

Marlborough Girl Scout receives Gold Award for online education program

MARLBOROUGH – A Marlborough Girl Scout has received her Girl Scout Gold Award after she started a free program that provides math and science...

Marlborough eliminates set midterm and final exam schedule for high school

By Stuart Foster, Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH - The Marlborough School Committee voted to eliminate Marlborough High School’s set schedule for midterms and final exams at...

Spike in first-grade enrollment may prompt new hire next year, Marlborough Superintendent says

By Stuart Foster, Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH – A larger than expected class of first-grade students entering the Marlborough Public Schools this year could necessitate an...

Marlborough school officials continue to monitor COVID-19 case data

By Stuart Foster, Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH – COVID-19 cases in Marlborough schools sharply decreased late last month, according to Schools Superintendent Michael Bergeron. Speaking during a...

Marlborough School Committee opposes MASC resolution against Native American mascots

By Stuart Foster, Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH - The Marlborough School Committee recently opted not to endorse a Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) resolution that supports...

Area schools react to MCAS score reports

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By Laura Hayes, Senior Community Reporter REGION - While some local school districts saw their Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) scores dip this year compared...
Shannon McNulty is the choral director at Marlborough High School and a vocalist with the Boston-based a cappella group Blacklight.

Marlborough High choral director finds joy in a cappella music

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH – Shannon McNulty finds joy in a cappella music. She made this realization both before and after becoming the...
Marlborough High School students install flags late last week. Photo/Courtesy Marlborough Public Schools, Facebook

Marlborough schools hope flag displays continue conversations about addiction

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By Dakota Antelman, Managing Editor MARLBOROUGH - Students at Marlborough High School and Whitcomb Middle School installed thousands of purple flags on their campuses on...
Marlborough Mayor concerned with Phase two of vaccine rollout.

Superintendent gives update on COVID-19 in Marlborough schools

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By Stuart Foster, Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH – School officials say they’re happy about the multiple COVID-19 vaccination clinics held by the district amid the ongoing immunization...
Chris Henry stands with Director of Instructional Technology Tom Plati, Jen Smith, Nancy Marrese, Jacquie Carter-Halbrooks, and superintendent of schools Michael Bergeron.

Marlborough Technology Specialist Team recognized at Teacher of the Year ceremony

By Stuart Foster, Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH - The Marlborough United Brethren Masonic Lodge awarded the city’s public school system’s Technology Specialist Team with its Masonic...
Sofia Turieo and Molly Coye stand with the Marlborough High School panther. Both students received scholarships from Citizen’s Scholarship Foundation.

Citizen’s Scholarship Foundation awards 31 scholarships

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By Cindy Zomar, Education Coordinator MARLBOROUGH – Amid the uncertainty and turmoil of the past year, high school seniors still managed to do their best,...