Marlborough Government

The Marlborough Fire Department is closer to securing a new engine after City Council approved a request to transfer $786,500 from free cash.

In late January, the mayor’s office and the Board of Health launched a program to help the city deal with rodents.

The council’s Urban Affairs Committee discussed the possibility of adding an overlay district to the area of Donald Lynch Boulevard.

Work has begun to demolish the plaza in the back of Marlborough City Hall. The plaza was constructed in 1978.

A proposal to bring a substance abuse treatment facility to 400 Donald Lynch Blvd. is making its way through the city’s application process.

A proposal on whether to increase the hours of the city’s senior assessor from 35 to 40 hours will return to the City Council.

The Marlborough Fire Department has started placing a new radio system as part of the public safety communications system upgrade.

Those wishing to try out the new boardwalk at Lake Williams will have to wait a bit longer, according to Marlborough leaders.

Marlborough Mayor J. Christian Dumais has announced the hiring of Ashland resident Heather Gutierrez as his executive administrator.

During the City Council’s Finance Committee meeting on March 4, members discussed a request to raise the hours of the senior assessor to 40 hours

The City Council will be discussing a possible settlement over the proposed development at the former Rowe Funeral Home at 57 Main St.

Most of the midyear transfers requested by Marlborough Mayor J. Christian Dumais were approved by the City Council’s Finance Committee.

A request from Mayor J. Christian Dumais to add a communications and special projects director has been turned down by the Finance Committee.

The community survey was first announced during the transition period back in November by then Mayor-elect Dumais.

Mayor J. Christian Dumais has announced that as of Monday, Feb. 26, the application for the 2024 Senior Citizen Residential Property Tax Work-off Program (SCRPT) is open.

The first “Chat and Chew” with Mayor J. Christian Dumais on Saturday, Feb. 24, drew more than 80 residents to the senior center.

Interested in volunteering to deliver meals to older adult neighbors but want more information? Come to the staging site to see the program in action.

At this election, voters will choose their nominee for U.S. President; State Committee man, State Committee woman; and ward committees.

State Rep. Danielle Gregoire is holding office hours on Tuesday, Feb. 27, from 5 to 6 p.m. for her constituents at the Lost Shoe Brewing and Roasting Co., 19 Weed St.

The City Council heard a request from the mayor’s office for a transfer of $40,000 from free cash to Marlborough's IT Department.