Sunday, May 15, 2011
Got something to say? Patch.com is adding a platform for local bloggers.
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Sunday, May 15, 2011
Beginning in early May, Marlborough Patch will be making room for local bloggers on the site. We're looking for bloggers who can riff on various topics, share their personality and engage our readers in discussions. Patch is more than a news site, it's an online conversation about your community. Then, we want to hear from you. This isn't a reporting job. It's blogging. You write what you want to say when you want to say it. Do it on your schedule, whether that's posting multiple entries per day or a couple times a month. Patch won't own what you post, so you can repost your entries to your other blogs. Much like The Huffington Post has done, Patch is providing local bloggers an online platform to have their words seen by a larger audience…
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Here is a sampling of the calls the Marlborough Police Department responded to Wednesday May 4, 2011. All arrests are reported.
12:43 a.m.: A citation/warning is issued during a motor vehicle stop in the area of the Halfway Cafe, 820 Boston Post Rd. E. 9:16 a.m.: An act of larceny is reported at the Hess Gas Station, 770 Boston Post Rd. E. 12:14 p.m.: A motor vehicle accident with property damage is reported at the Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School, 215 Fitchburg St. 2:07 p.m.: An act of larceny is reported at Target, 605 Boston Post Rd. E. 6:08 p.m.: Leandro Junio DeSouza, 24, of 236 Lincoln St., is arrested in a motor vehicle stop at Pleasant St. and Pleasant Ct., and charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, driving with a revoked registration and no insurance, and providing a false name to police. 7:00 p.m.: Police take a report of …
Yesterday we launched a great new chapter for Patch.com, the national network of hyperlocal sites currently covering community life in 800 towns across America.
When Kenny Lerer and I started The Huffington Post on May 9, 2005, we would have been hard-pressed to imagine this moment. With The Huffington Post, the idea was to take the sort of conversations found around dinner tables and at book parties–about politics and books and art and music and food and sex–and put them online, open them up, and invite interesting people to participate, creating a one-stop site for news and opinion with an attitude, in real-time. Our merger with AOL, Patch's parent company, in February, allowed us to broadcast those conversations to a much wider audience. By combining The Huffington Post's attitude, journalistic acumen, and sheer energy with AOL's resources and technical expertise, we were able, as we say, to …
Here is a list of things going on in and around Marlborough today.
1. It should be cooler today than it has been recently, according to the National Weather Service. The cool weather is predicted to be accompanied by overcast skies. 2. The Post Road Art Center will host an exhibition opening this evening featuring new works by Randi Isaacson. There will be an opening reception from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the gallery, and the exhibition will be featured throughout the month of May. 3. The Better Business Bureau has several great suggestions for when you start looking for driving schools for you kids. First, they suggest you check out what is available at http://www.bbb.org; then "ask around"; then visit the driving school you are interested in; and finally, check the details. For complete details on the best …
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 3 police responded to the report of an armed robbery of the 7-Eleven on Broad St.
- POLICE & FIRE
- Josh Gray
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Hours after the 7-Eleven on Broad St. was robbed early Tuesday morning, the Marlborough Police Department apprehended and charged a Framingham man who had absconded with an undisclosed amount of cash. At 12:42 a.m. police received a call reporting an armed robbery at 92 Broad St. When they arrived the suspect was gone leaving no trace, said Det. Martha Shea. After mounting an investigation that utilized a K-9 unit from the Massachusetts State Police as well as the expertise of Marlborough police detectives, Louis Torres, 20, of Framingham, was arrested on suspicion of the crime. He was charged with armed robbery. It is unclear if the suspect was actually armed during the robbery (as he was arrested with no weapon on his person), but was …
Here is a sampling of the calls the Marlborough Police Department responded to Tuesday, May 3, 2011. All arrests are reported.
- POLICE & FIRE
- Josh Gray
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
12:42 a.m.: Police respond to the report of a armed robbery at the 7-Eleven convenience store, 92 Broad St. 1:52 a.m.: There is a report of a missing person given to police at New Horizons, 400 Hemenway St. 8:49 a.m.: An act of larceny is reported at 104 Frye St. 1:21 p.m.: Officers investigate the report of an assault at Liberty Hill Apartments, 240 Main St. 1:35 p.m.: Alison L. Marshall, 22, of 20 Crescent St. Apt. 1, is arrested during a motor vehicle stop on Main St. and charged with driving with a suspended/revoked license. 1:38 p.m.: MPD investigates the report of an assault at Marlborough High School, 431 Bolton St. 2:42 p.m.: Police conduct a drug investigation and file a report at 20 Crescent St. 4:29 p.m.: During a citywide …
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Mothers Day is Sunday. Help your kids earn a few dollars with some extra household chores, and have them read this week's Frugal Family for some last minute gift ideas.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Lois Black
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
1. Stop and Shop has some great Mothers Day Gift items and some savings ideas too! Purchase gift cards at Stop and Shop and if you spend $25 or more you can get a free bunch of flowers for Mom. If you purchase three Expressions from Hallmark Greeting cards, get $5 off your next shopping trip at Stop and Shop. Offers are good April 29-May 12, 2011. See this week's flyer for details. Thanks to Kathy Spencer, author of How to Shop for Free for alerting me to this deal. Stop and Shop grocery stores can be found in Hudson and Westborough. 2. Kids! Take mom to the theater and save with this week’s Whofish Daily Catch! This week find a Mother’s Day Special for the Wheelock Family Theatre. Purchase a voucher for admission to see “Alladin and the …
Here is a list of things going on in and around Marlborough today.
1. There's a chance of showers early today to be followed by periods of fog and overcast skies. Expect a high temperature in the low 60s. 2. Solomon Pond Mall is hosting National “Mom’s Nite Out” on Thursday, May 5 honoring moms and moms-to-be. Local vendors will be on hand to offer food, fun, entertainment, prizes, giveaways and more. The event will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. throughout the mall, and schwag bags will be available to moms while supplies last. 3. Rep. James McGovern (MA —3rd) has re-introduced bipartisan legislation, the Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA) to extend size and weight limits on “big trucks.” “The simple fact of the matter is that big trucks don’t pay their fair share for the damage they …
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Marlborough Public Library
35 W Main St, Marlborough, MA
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Solomon Pond Food Court
601 Donald Lynch Blvd, Marlborough, MA
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Maaps is a nonprofit organization focused on representing the needs of the special education schools throughout Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts Association of Chapter 766 Approved Private Schools (maaps) will host their annual Leadership Conference at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel and Trade Center here in Marlborough this Thursday and Friday that will focus on an array of issues facing educators. "This conference is a culmination of a year-long planning process focused on trying to inform our members of evidence-based practices and academic and clinical practices," said Jim Major, executive director of the organization. "We have speakers from all over the country who are recognized experts in their fields." Bullying will be one of the major topics discussed during this conference that earlier this week had more than 600 participants scheduled to attend. "We …
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Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel and Trade Center
181 Boston Post Rd W, Marlborough, MA
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City Council Finance Committee reviews old feasibility study for center, price tag for easterly treatment plant and approves affordable housing units
Question: When is a feasibility study not a feasibility study? Answer: When it pertains to building a new senior center for city residents. With a 9-year-old feasibility study in hand, Mayor Nancy E. Stevens asked the Finance Subcommittee of the City Council on Monday, May 2, to update the former document at a cost of $23,000 with the hope that a new senior center would be built. The mayor said a professional architectural firm would be necessary to evaluate potential city-owned sites and estimate construction costs for the project. City Council President Arthur G. Vigeant, Ward 1 Councilor Joseph F. Delano Jr. and At-Large Councilor Patricia Pope disagreed that the city needs a formal updated feasibility study, but a plan to move forward…
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Marlborough Mayor's Office
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luckyfreeman
6:43 pm on Wednesday, May 4, 2011
I have a person of interest driving around my posted private property in NewHampshire armed with a real sharp knife the person is pretty strong...they have caused a lot of finacial hardship from thier criminal vandalism, on posted private property..Also now they are carrying hammers and or crowbars to break into my loched dwelling on posted private property along with a lot of theft of personal … more ›