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Developer seeks Hudson commemorates Memorial Day zoning for 950 units By Laura Hayes Managing Editor
By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – The Burrow at 1000 Green District Blvd. may get some new neighbors. A proposed zoning amendment, filed at the request of Marlborough Apartment Partners 2 LLC, seeks to increase the number of multifamily units in the area from 475 to 950. The reason, according to Andy Montelli of Post Road Residential, which developed The Burrow – they want to begin the next phase of developThe Burrow | 7
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The Burrow, which opened in 2022, offers luxury apartments with a host of amenities.
HUDSON – Hudson community members gathered downtown to commemorate Memorial Day May 29. Sponsored by the town’s Department of Veteran Services, the parade ended at Liberty Park for a ceremony featuring Rep. Kate Hogan and Select Board member Michael Burks. “Today we gather as a community to remember the men and women of our armed forces who have given their last, full measure of devotion because Memorial Day keeps faith with the past and with the future,” said Hogan. She noted that 38,000 Massachusetts service members have laid down their lives for their country since the Revolutionary War. “We cannot separate the story of Ameri-
Hudson’s Memorial Day procession winds past the rotary.
City Council takes up police, fire budgets By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – The City Council has begun to comb through budget requests for the 2024 fiscal year. On May 15 and 16, the council’s Finance Committee held public hearings for each city department, including police and fire.
The Marlborough Police Department’s request is for $9,018,253 – less than 1% over its 2023 fiscal year budget. Chief David Giorgi told the committee of several transfers and cuts within the budget. For example, the crossing guard allocation of $17,480 has been transferred to the public safety account. He said that the crossing guards will be under
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