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Thanks to shares, Marlborough Police ID couple on photo Police were able to connect a bag of jewelry — including this photo of a couple — to its rightful owners. (Photo/ Marlborough Police)
By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – The couple whose photo was found in a bag of stolen jewelry has been identified, according to the Marlborough Police Department. On April 4, the department posted on its Facebook page a photo of the couple, which was on the back of a matchbook. The item was within a bag of jewelry police had recovered several years ago. After dozens of shares and tips, police reported on April 7 that the couple’s son had contacted them. He said that in 2014, his parents’ house in Natick had been broken into and jewelry was stolen. Police have withheld the names of the family in accordance with the family’s wishes for privacy.
Vol. 51 | No. 15 | April 11, 2025
‘Now is the perfect time’: Marlborough uses city streets to honor veterans By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – Like many communities, Marlborough has erected memorial squares to honor those veterans who died in service. Over the past year, the squares have been upgraded, showing not just the names, but the faces of the veterans, along with when and where they served. Matthew Sargent, a member of the Veterans Council, helped guide the project to upgrade the signs. “Having worked on upgrading the existing city square signs to include full names, dates of birth and death, unit information, and a photo, I think now is the perfect time to name some new city squares and unveil all of them in time for Veterans Day,” said Sargent in a letter to Mayor J. Christian Dumais. On March 24, the City Council approved the following new squares: Veterans squares | 6
The city is installing new signs for its squares honoring veterans. The signs include the name of the veteran, a photo, and when and where they served. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan)
Hudson School Committee settles on override scenario By Sarah Freedman Contributing Writer HUDSON – If the Proposition 2 ½ override questions doesn’t pass at Town Meeting on May 5 and the town election on May 12, the Hudson School Committee will be prepared for fiscal 2026. On April 1, the committee decided on an override scenario for next year’s budget
after carefully examining different scenarios over their last several meetings. The schools are attempting to address a structural deficit. The town can only increase revenue so much, but it’s costing more to run programs. The transportation contract, for instance, increased by 51 percent, or about $1 million, over last year.
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