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Vol. 51 | No. 18 | May 2, 2025
Hudson resident embraces 57th Walk for Hunger By Evan Walsh Managing Editor
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By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – Marlborough Hospital is getting ready to introduce state-of-the-art equipment. During the City Council meeting on April 14, Brian Falk, the attorney representing Marlborough Hospital and UMass Memorial Realty Inc., presented details of a special permit to allow a proposed 8,000-square-foot expansion of the Emergency Department. The expansion would increase the number of treatment rooms from 13 to 27. The second floor would house a new $6 million Multidisciplinary Clinic, treating patients with complex and chronic conditions. Marlborough Hospital and UMass Memorial also want to install a $40 million Proton Therapy Center. If approved, the center would be the second such facility in New England. According to Falk, these projects require a Expansion | 6
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HUDSON – Mary Walling’s commitment to ending hunger started earlier than she can remember. As a second-grader, Walling’s mother received reports that her daughter wasn’t eating her lunch. As it turns out, she was splitting her food with a classmate who didn’t have enough to eat. Walling doesn’t recall her generosity — perhaps it was innate — but after that, she was sent to school with two lunches. “My parents taught me to share, and she didn’t have lunch, so I gave her something. I have no memory of it other than what my mother told me, but I’ve always thought that hunger is something that needs to be taken care of. Money only goes so far,” Walling told the Community Walk for Hunger | 16
Mary Walling at the Walk for Hunger. (Photo/Courtes
What’s the long-term plan for the Armory? A group has an idea By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor HUDSON – Perched along the Assabet, the Armory is primed for a renaissance. In an announcement recently posted by the Hudson Cultural Alliance, several local artists have joined forces with architect Ed Nunes and the project’s construction team to provide input on the building’s design. The group is
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“creating dedicated rental spaces for art studios, classrooms, and a beautiful residency for an artist-in-residence program,” according to the announcement. According to Tom Desmond, president and founder of the Hudson Cultural Alliance, the group is “pretty well into documents and stage design.” Hudson Cultural Alliance Secretary Pat Luoto said the project has already drawn Armory | 16
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