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Marlborough Hudson An edition of the Community Advocate
Hudson not pursuing 42-acre Army Garrison housing site
Vol. 50 | No. 33 | August 16, 2024
Hudson Legion Post 100 heading to the World Series By Evan Walsh Reporter
By Sarah Freedman Contributing Writer HUDSON – Hudson is not going to pursue acquiring the Bruen Road property, where there were duplexes that were used by the Department of Defense United States Army Garrison for family housing. Since the duplexes are no longer being used by the garrison, they have fallen into disrepair, former Fire Chief Bryan Johannes told the Select Board on Feb. 27, 2023. At that meeting, the Select Board signed a memorandum of understanding with the garrison to provide emergency services to the area. There was no vote required regarding the property at the Select Board’s July 29 meeting, but Director of Planning and Community Development Kristina Johnson explained what is happening with it. As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been in the process of disposing of the Bruen Road property, an invitation to bid on 42 acres of the 86-acre lot was received by Hudson. “The army had indicated to [Executive Assistant Tom Gregory] and myself that they were planning to do this last year. They had to get congressional authorization,” she said. With this property, there is no right of first refusal for the town, meaning that it does not have the contractual right to enter into a transaction with regard to the lot. However, with the bid invitation, she said her office had been contacted by affordable housing advocates urging the town to acquire the property. Bruen Road | 15
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Hudson Post 100 thought it was riding high when the team won four straight games toward the start of the the season. But winning Zone 4 for the first time in program history? That sounded like a challenge. Reaching the state championship in Worcester? That seemed even less likely. And advancing and winning the regional tournament — defeating powerhouses from throughout New England — that’s something that Hudson Post 100 couldn’t dream of. Right? Wrong. In a monumental victory, Hudson Post 100 won the American Legion Northeast Tournament on Aug. 11, officially qualifying for the American Legion World Series in Shelby, North Carolina. Post 100 won 15-9 over Cumberland (Rhode Island) at
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Former RMV office cleaned up following citation By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – The one-time home of a Registry of Motor Vehicles office at 525 Maple St. has been cleaned up, following a citation issued by the city. After a site inspection on June 17, the city found “recurring violations” of the city code,
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Hudson Post 100 celebrates going to the World Series. (Photo/Evan Walsh)
including overgrown vegetation and broken windows. A citation was issued to the property owner, Mina Property Group LLC, to clean up the site, or face penalties for noncompliance. Most of the windows at the site have since been boarded up, and the vegetation was removed. This was not the first time the property was RMV | 7
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