Clean Sweep to go Through Marlborough this Saturday

City officials and a slew of volunteers will take the streets this Saturday morning in an annual coordinated cleanup effort.

On Saturday, April 28, the city of Marlborough will conduct its annual city-wide Clean Sweep project to clear trash and debris from some of the highly visible locations throughout Marlborough. Participants include residents, elected officials, civic groups as well as corporate and business representatives. “Project Clean Sweep is a wonderful way to enjoy the fresh air, get some exercise, and help make our neighborhoods look their best. This is where we work, live, and play and it’s important to take pride in how our city looks,” said Mayor Arthur Vigeant. Volunteers are asked to meet at 9 a.m., Saturday, April 28 at the DPW Municipal Garage at 135 Neil Street to obtain work assignments, supplies and materials. Extra clean-up items such as …

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Marlborough Woman Turns to Volunteering After Getting Laid Off

Furnishing Options director Diane Ring profiles volunteer Kerry Higgins, and talks to her about what makes her tick.

Kerry Higgins first started volunteering with Furnishing Options two years ago. Since then, she has come to love helping out this program and really believes in its mission. Furnishing Options, which is run by Employment Options, a Marlborough-based agency, collects furniture, linens and household goods in good condition that people aren’t using and gives those items to people in need. As Higgins explains, when she first got on her own, “it was all hand-me-down furniture” and she sees her participation in this program as a way of paying it forward. Employment Options helps people who have experienced challenges in life and are on the road to recovery. Having a place to call home and an independent lifestyle is a huge step in this process …

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Q&A: Marlborough Man Donates Time and Talents Through Volunteering

Marlborough is filled with people who make it priority to donate their time. Here is our conversation with one of them, Paul Bishop.

Marlborough Patch asked resident, family man, Patch contributor and volunteer Paul Bishop to share with us during this season of giving.  Tell us about you and your family.  My wife Karen is from Milford, but I grew up in rural Wisconsin, the adopted son of a Navy man and a teacher. Tragically both died in a gas explosion in our home when I was fifteen, with myself and two siblings being taken in by my aunt and uncle. I decided there were many memories that were best left behind, and after a half-hearted few years of college, I made the grand adventure of loading my belongings in a pickup and driving East. I ended up in Framingham, and eventually met the intriguing and beautiful woman that I made my wife. We met and married after I came to…

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Whiz Kids

Clara and Harry Silverstein

Whiz kid is an article used to reflect a child's special accomplishments or good deeds. One child will be chosen every week and acknowledged on Marlborough Patch.

Names: Harry and Clara Silverstein Grades: Harry is in 3rd grade and Clara is in the 6th, and both attend the AMSA (Advanced Math and Science Academy) in Marlborough. Accomplishments: Both Harry and Clara are excellent community volunteers. They help to make sandwiches during the City's summer lunch program. They are active with Metrowest Animal Awareness Society. Their family fosters cats until the cats are adopted into good homes. They actively help neighbors in need. Both children are setting a great example for kids their age.  Key to Awesomeness: Harry and Clara's key to success is that they have discovered how rewarding it can be to give back to the community.

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Moms Talk Q&A

Do Your Kids Do Community Service? If So, What Do They Do?

Each week Marlborough Patch will post a question to engage local moms in a discussion about things important to them. Post away!

Moms Talk is a feature on Marlborough Patch that is part of a new initiative on our Patch sites to reach out to moms and families. Marlborough Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Marlborough. Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council of experts and smart moms take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, 24-hour pharmacies and the thousands of other issues that arise while raising children. Moms Talk will also be the place to drop in for a talk about the latest parenting …

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Damon Michaels

3:53 pm on Thursday, March 3, 2011

There is a Marlborough Litter League, AMSA is currently running a "10,000 can march", Stuff-A-Bus has been successful in gathering food (might be going on now/soon)... that is all I have off the top of my head.   more ›

Raising Marlborough: A Local Education

Embedding Values in Your Children

This week Sue Wambolt talks about embedding values that provide a roadmap to a happy, well-balanced Life.

If you believe what you profess to believe ... live it  Perhaps one of the greatest responsibilities that comes with being a parent is the molding of another life. Specifically, the nurturing, educating and guiding of our children towards a full and productive life. As parents, it is our job to lay the foundation of our children’s future and, in doing so, cultivate the essential values necessary to create a meaningful and fulfilling life. As generations melt into one another, emerging trends continually challenge us and transform us in ways we never thought possible. Still, there remains one constant which is threaded through all generations and that is underlying social and moral values. As parents, embedding core values in our children …

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4 Opportunities to Volunteer in Marlborough

There are plenty of opportunities to make a difference by volunteering here in Marlborough.

For the community-minded individual, there is no better way to give back than to volunteer. In Marlborough, there are many organizations that rely heavily on the generosity of volunteers. The list below only addresses some of the ways you can donate your time to improve the community. Marlborough Council on Aging: The Marlborough Council on Aging is dedicated to improving the lives of senior citizens through education, exercise, and social events. They also provide services such as Meals on Wheels and Friendly Visitors, which rely on the time and compassion of local volunteers. Currently seeking Friendly Visitors, the Marlborough Council on Aging encourages anyone with a desire to make an impact on an elderly person's life and an hour or …

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