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Principal Mark Hollick honored with surprise party Marlborough | 14
Meet the region’s three American Legion baseball teams HUDSON | 22
Garden Club presents Beautification Awards
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Marlborough Hudson An edition of the Community Advocate
Hudson breaks ground on new DPW facility
Executive Assistant Thomas Gregory and Select Board members Diane Bemis and Scott Duplisea break ground on the new facility. (Photo/Laura Hayes)
By Laura Hayes Managing Editor
All sewn up: Collins leaving MHS fashion design program after 46 years By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – Mrs. Collins has sewn her last hemline. After more than four decades guiding students in how to turn fabrics into clothing, Roberta GarciaCollins is retiring as Marlborough High’s fashion design teacher. “Roberta Collins has positively impacted the lives of thousands of students during her 46-year tenure at MHS. To say she is a teaching legend would be an understatement,” said MHS Principal Daniel Riley. Since the 1980s days of big shoulder pads and bigger hair, Collins — Mrs. Collins to her students — has helped students run up wardrobes of almost every shape and size, from dresses to blazers. The work space: two classrooms that abut the school’s main entrance.
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HUDSON – Hudson leaders gathered to break ground on the new Department of Public Works facility on June 27. “Breaking ground on this new facility is exciting and significant,” said DPW Director Eric Ryder. “We look forward to upgrading our operations and creating a more comfortable and efficient environment for our employees.” Ryder first presented a proposal for a new DPW facility in 2023. It will replace a building that was built in 1967; Ryder previously told the Select Board that the existing building has Groundbreaking | 5
Vol. 50 | No. 27 | July 5, 2024
Roberta Garcia-Collins shows a shirt in the making at her fashion design class at Marlborough High School. Collins recently retired after 46 years. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan)
City backs new district for Donald Lynch Boulevard By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – A request to amend the city’s zoning ordinances to create a new zoning district for Donald Lynch Boulevard has received approval from the Planning Board. During its meeting on Monday, June 17, the board issued a favorable recommendation to
the City Council. “Something needs to be done” about revitalizing the area, said board Chair Sean Fay. In its recommendation, the board said the proposed change would not have an impact to neighbors; and would benefit the city by attracting new business and “encourag[ing] development options.” Donald Lynch | 4
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