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Vol. 50 | No. 10 | March 8, 2024
Marlborough Hudson E DI T I ON
DPW to lease vacuum truck in wake of garage fire
Three plows were damages in a DPW garage fire. (Photo/Courtesy Hudson Police Department)
By Sarah Freedman Contributing Writer
Drivers sought for home-delivered meals program By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – Inside the Walker Community Center on Main Street, lunch was waiting to be delivered. The stacks of single-serving, covered trays for Feb. 27 contained chicken sauteed with vegetables, spinach and jasmine coconut rice, along with fruit, milk and dessert. They were loaded into insulated bags then hauled into a waiting area near a back entrance. Drivers took these bags and delivered these meals to dozens of elderly residents in Marlborough and nearby communities. One of these drivers, Beth Keller of Hudson, was about to make her daily visit to her 18 clients. They are among the 90-100 residents served by Springwell each weekday. Drivers | 5
HUDSON – In mid-February, a two-alarm fire left the Department of Public Works garage unusable and damaged three snow plows and other vehicles. Department of Public Works Director Eric Ryder said there was “significant building damage” and a significant loss of equipment as well as seven trucks. The department lost both of its vacuum trucks. The Select Board voted Feb. 26 to enter into a lease to purchase agreement with C.N. Wood DPW | 10
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Dalia Cohen, right, shows a prospective volunteer the meals delivered by Springwell to hundreds of residents in Marlborough and vicinity. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan)
Committee turns down request for communications director By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – A request from Mayor J. Christian Dumais to add a communications and special projects director to his staff has been turned down by the City Council’s Finance Committee. During its meeting on Monday, March 4,
committee members voted against the measure, 3-2; councilors Mark Oram and Teona Brown voted in favor, while committee Chair John Irish and councilors Mark Vital and A. Trey Fuccillo voted against. Members of the committee raised several concerns about the proposed position, including about the salary and whether the position
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