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Vol. 51 | No. 9 | February 28, 2025
A night of reflection
Vital takes a walk in the shoes of the homeless By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – The sun had set and the afternoon slush had already turned to ice, but Mark Vital stood in front of City Hall on Feb. 18 preparing for an overnight walk to raise awareness about the city’s homeless population. He planned to walk seven miles and stop near seven churches. “The weather was incredibly tough to be in. The temperature was down to single digits with the windchill being below zero. The wind gusts during the night had to be close to 40 miles per hour,” he said after he finished the walk. “The walking conditions were atrocious. Almost 100% of the sidewalks were impassable due to ice. I had to walk
The Hudson Public Library (File Photo)
By Sarah Freedman Contributing Writer HUDSON – Relief may be on the way for the Hudson Public Library. At the Feb. 10 Select Board meeting, Library Director Aileen Sanchez-Hines said that the library is on the waitlist for a construction grant from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. The grant would be used for renovations to the building. An addition to the library built in 1966 is in need of repair — the building has settled and shifted 2.5 inches, resulting in the cracking of pipes attached to the building. The state of the building was independently confirmed by Grant | 4
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Mark Vital spent the overnight of Feb. 18-19 walking the streets of Marlborough, trying to raise awareness of the homeless situation in the city. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan)
This Hudson park is in rough shape. Here’s how the town is planning to revamp it By Sarah Freedman Contributing Writer HUDSON – Moulton Park’s redevelopment was the topic of a recent meeting. The Hudson Park Commission on Feb. 12 invited residents to learn about the redevelop-
ment of Moulton Park and Playground. The town has partnered with landscape architecture firm Copley and Wolff to bring new life to the park, which is located on 21 Marion St., near downtown Hudson. Moulton Park, often called Moulton’s, is a Park | 7
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