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Marlborough Hudson An edition of the Community Advocate
Condos to be built in vacant office building
There will be 187 units on the property.
By Shealagh Sullivan Reporter MARLBOROUGH – The Marlborough City Council got a first look at the plan to build multifamily housing at 130 Lizotte Drive. Brian Charville, chief operating officer of Ferris Development Group, presented an application for a special permit for the Glenford at Lake Williams in a public hearing at the City Council’s July 21 meeting. According to Charville, the plan calls for two additional buildings on the property, with a total of 187 units across the board. There is currently a vacant 100,000-squarefoot office building on the property. The building will be renovated and turned into condominiums, Charville said. The other two structures will be built from the ground up. Housing | 4
A year and 1,000 volunteers later, the Marlborough community fridge is still stocked By Shealagh Sullivan Reporter
The Friends Fridge was spearheaded by AMSA student Katelyn Massey. (Photo/ Contributed)
MARLBOROUGH – Last year, Marlborough opened its first community fridge, a project spearheaded by Katelyn Massey, a recent graduate from the Advanced Mathematics and Science Academy (AMSA). Massey wanted to find a way to combat hunger and homelessness in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Then a junior at AMSA, she saw her project, called the Friends Fridge, as a way to not only give resources to those in need, but to draw the city together as a whole. “There’s a lot of people who are struggling with the food prices that had risen in 2020 and were still on the rise,” she said. Today, the project has over 1,500 volunteers who donate, clean the fridge, and facilitate donations from community members and local businesses. The fridge is estimated to provide food for about 100 residents per week. Housed at the Immaculate Conception Church at 11 Prospect Street, the fridge runs on solar power. It was the first “green” community
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‘Spooky’ business opens in Downtown Hudson By Paul Hopkins Reporter HUDSON – The decor in this store might shock you! Upon entering JR’s Spooky Shack, visitors will first see an electric chair. No, it’s not real, but customers can sit there while checking out Hudson’s latest business, located at 61 Main
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Street, the former home of Wright Jewelry & Design Co. Billing itself as “Central Massachusetts’ go-to shop for horror collectibles, attire, and more,” the Spooky Shack opened in June on Friday the 13th — naturally. Of the electric chair: “This was a piece I found online — it was made for a company Spooky | 4
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