Monday, August 6, 2012
PMC riders gave it their all, a controversial 40B is on the agenda and The Continentals are coming.
1. Congratulations to Bill Richards and all the other Marlborough residents who took part in this weekend's Pan Mass Challenge, which raised millions for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. 2. Municipal meetings this week include the Zoning Board of Appeals on Tuesday night, where a developer's plans for a 40B apartment complex off Route 20 near Ames St. will be the subject of a public hearing. 3. Tree clearing crews from National Grid were to be in town today, but the work has been postponed to give abutters to the clearing time to meet with officials from the utility. 4. This week's edition of the Mayor's summer concert series features The Continentals, performing in Union Park--at the intersection of Main St. and Route 85--on Thursday…
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Hurricane season is off and running, the Mayor is talking up the city's tech-friendliness and only 27 days still school bells start ringing again.
1. Marlborough realtor Lyn Gorka continues to draw attention to the issue of animal abandonment on several fronts. Her petition in support of Phantom, the dog found left behind in a Hudson home, has now gained close to 2,000 signatures and Gorka says she is working with State Sen. Steve Levy and a representative of the MSPCA on possible legislative changes. 2. Twenty-seven …. and counting. Marlborough students return to class on Aug. 29, which means less than four weeks to get ready. Patch’s Back to School guide has deals on back to school supplies and other helpful information. 3. Mayor Arthur Vigeant, who said bringing business to Marlborough would be a top priority of his administration, got the word out about the city’s high-tech …
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Bakr's back, improv classes are starting up at the library and some cats in Northborough need a new home.
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations.. 1. Marlborough Public Schools took a big step toward healing some old wounds yesterday with the reinstatement of Marlborough High School Assistant Principal Adam Bakr. Lots of people have weighed in on the Marlbourgh Patch Facebook page about the issue, with one calling it "an injustice rectified." What do you think? 2. Whose line is it? Yours! The Marlborough Public Library is offering improv classes for teens with classes for students in grades 9 through 12 and those in grades 6 through 8. Contact the library to learn more and sign up. 3. Tuesday is the deadline to…
Monday, July 30, 2012
Mosquito spraying begins today, the Labor Day parade is fast-approaching and the city establishes a waste collection hotline.
1. The Central Mass. Mosquito Control Project will be spraying for mosquitoes in Marlborough on Monday, after a mosquito collected in Sudbury last week tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). A map of the areas to be sprayed can be found online; residents are asked to contact the CMMCP with questions or concerns at (508) 393-3055. 2. The city has established a dedicated hotline for questions about the new solid waste collection system. The number is (508) 624-6910 ext 7300 during business hours and (508) 624-6910 ext 7700 during non-business hours. 3. The Olympics are well under way and while rooting for your favorite athlete, you can also help your favorite local business take home the gold in our Readers' Choice awards…
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Readers' Choice is ready for your votes!
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. Don't forget to cast your vote to help pick Marlborough's best ... well, almost everything. The Patch Readers Choice finalists are out and voting in all 18 categories--from burgers to banks, nail salons to nursery schools--is open until Aug. 17. 2. The NCAA levied record penalties against Penn State University Monday for the cover-up and failure to intervene in the Jerry Sandusky child rape case. Do you think the punishment fits the crime? Let us know in the comments. 3. The School Committee's negotiations subcommittee meets at 2 p.m. in both open and executive …
Monday, July 23, 2012
It's safe to go back in the water, hundreds support a call for justice and what to do with those old trash containers and recycling bins you no longer need.
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. MacDonald Beach is open for swimming again. The beach was closed late last week after tests showed high bacteria levels. A follow-up test revealed "satisfactory water quality for swimming." 2. That's good timing, with temperatures climbing again. Forecasters say Monday's high will be 85 degrees and Tuesday will hit 87. 3. Now that you are using the new wheeled containers for trash and recycling, you may be wondering what to do with your old plastic rubbing containers or recycling bins. The City of Marlborough is collecting plastic bins at the DPW yard on Neil St. …
Thursday, July 19, 2012
A new leader for the schools, a new use for the downtown pocket park and a chance for seniors to roll up their sleeves and roll back their taxes.
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. Marlborough could know who the next leader of its schools will be by day’s end. The School Committee meets at 4:30 in the District Education Center and the sole item on its agenda is discussion of the superintendency “and decisions about and up to the hiring of an interim suprerintendent.” 2. The CIty Council’s Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee also meets Thursday and will discuss whether Marlborough should adopt a senior tax work-off program that enables senior citizens to earn up to $1,000 a year off their tax bills by working for the city. The meeting …
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Picket lines, deadlines and what, exactly, is a MORPHINATOR?
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. Those pickets lines at Marlborough High School some readers noticed are apparently aimed at the construction firm completing the green building work there. Acting Superintendent Maureen Greulich told Patch the picketers are "unrelated to school issues in the District." 2. The latest edition of the Marlborough Public Library's newsletter is out, with full details on how you can get in on the reading programs for children, teens and adults -- all offering great prizes, including Kindles and a slew of gift cards. 3. It might sound like a summer blockbuster movie, …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
The School Committee looks to resolve lingering issues and look ahead, and election season is heating up along with the summer weather.
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. Members of the School Committee have a busy day ahead. At 4:15 p.m. the board’s Finance Committee meets to discuss a proposal to transfer control of the Bigelow School to the city. An executive session of the full board follows to discuss several items, including legal actions against the district. The committee then meets in open session at 6:30 p.m. and is expected to discuss plans for moving forward with the search for a new superintendent. 2. It may be summer but election season is heating up as well. A state senate candidate announced a Marlborough office …
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
A cleanup plan revealed, an ancient civilization unearthed and a chance for kids to learn about the water cycle.
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. The Environmental Protection Agency will lay out its plans to cleanup petroleum contamination at the former Jenney gas station on Main St. at a meeting that starts at 6 p.m. at the Hildreth School. The city has received a Brownfields grant to clean up and reuse the property, possibly as a park. 2. Some Marlborough High School students and their teacher were doing some digging of their own, with teacher Amy Schrepfer-Tarter leading a group that visited the Gabil Project, the excavation of a Latin city-state dating from the first millennium BC. 3. Looking for a job? …
