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Vol. 50 | No. 8 | February 23, 2024
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Marlborough Hudson E DI T I ON
Wood, Riverside parks get new playgrounds By Sarah Freedman Contributing Writer HUDSON — The playgrounds at Wood and Riverside parks will be getting an upgrade as new equipment will be installed this spring. The Hudson Select Board approved on Feb. 5 two contracts with New England Recreation Group to purchase and install playground equipment at the parks. The cost for the installations will be $69,450 and $48,295, respectively, for Wood and Riverside parks. Hudson Recreation Director Steven Santos explained that the history of the playground installations date back to 2016 when they received funding to do assessments and repairs to the existing playgrounds through a Town Meeting warrant article. He said, “We completed those inspections in 2017. We started doing some minor repairs.” Santos said they created a list of projects that needed to be completed regarding the playgrounds in town. Into 2019, they continued work on playground repairs and “then COVID hit,” he said. In that time, the recreation department had Playgrounds | 5
History in Hudson: Jackson O’Brien tallies 1,000th career point Jackson O’Brien – flanked by fellow 1,000-point members Nick DiBlasi (left) and Tim Person (right) – celebrates his accomplishment after the game. (Photo/Evan Walsh)
By Evan Walsh Reporter HUDSON – One routine layup stood between Jackson O’Brien and Hudson history. Sitting at 999 career points, O’Brien slipped behind the defense, corralled the incoming pass, and eyed the wide-open basket. O’Brien regularly makes more difficult layups, but just one point away from history, the shot was unexpectedly stressful. On the precipice of 1,000 points, the excitement was hard to contain. O’Brien tried to push the thought out of his mind. O’Brien | 21
Mayor seeks to add communications director By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – Mayor J. Christian Dumais wants to create a new position within the mayor’s office – communications and special projects director. In a letter submitted to the City Council, Dumais is asking for the new position to help
improve communications between city departments and residents. Dumais outlined some of the current challenges – a municipal website in need of an upgrade (funds were recently approved by the City Council); the use of just one social media platform; maintenance of a monthly city newsletter; and little to no resources when it comes Director | 4
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