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January 20, 2022
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Organization offers yoga classes to help veterans, first responders
By Laura Hayes Managing Editor
By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor
MARLBOROUGH – A six-hour standoff at Val’s Mobile Home Park resulted in the arrest of Christopher Harper for two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, threat to commit a crime and disturbing the peace. At 1:17 p.m. Jan. 11, police responded to a report that Harper was allegedly smashing the windows and breaking furniture on the deck of his trailer on Ethel Avenue. According to the statement of facts filed in Marlborough District Court, when officers arrived they “could clearly observe damage to the windows at the front of the trailer.” An officer knocked on his front door. Although Harper reportedly didn’t respond, the officer said he heard “yelling” and banging inside. Additional officers were called to the scene. According to police, Harper came onto his deck and “appeared to be intoxicated and was yelling obscenities at all officers” as one officer was attempting to speak with him. Police said Harper had a knife in his hand, and he was instructed “several times” to drop it. At one point, officers wrote that Harper began stabbing the walls and light of the trailer. “Mr. Harper turned to look at me and raised the knife up over his head in an aggres-
MARLBOROUGH – Yoga is often touted as a way to find inner peace. For Lauren Turner, it’s a way to find the “Warrior Within.” Turner recently established the Natickbased Warrior Within Yoga Project as a way to help veterans, first responders, their caretakers and family members deal with “inner issues” such as anxiety, post-traumatic stress syndrome, depression and stress. “There’s an urgent need for this,” said Turner, who is the president and executive director. She began practicing yoga in 2011; in 2016 she earned her certification and began teaching. She ran yoga studios in Framingham until
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Standoff in Marlborough trailer park results in arrest
Fitness trainer Steve Cannon, left, with Lauren Turner, president and executive director for the Warrior Within Yoga Project.
Belisle named new public library director By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – Mayor Arthur Vigeant and the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees have announced that Sara Belisle has been named the new director of the Marlborough Public Library. Belisle is succeeding Margaret Cardello, who
is retiring from the position after over 12 years of service with the city. Belisle is a Marlborough resident who comes to the library after serving in numerous leadership positions at Newton Free Library. She has extensive experience in library management, including creating innovative programming, overseeing collection Library Director | 18
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