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Vol. 49 | No. 18
May 5, 2023
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Assabet Chamber of Commerce hosts candidates’ night By Sarah Freedman Contributing Writer
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By Sarah Freedman Contributing Writer HUDSON — Hudson resident Mary Walling has participated in the Annual Walk for Hunger for the majority of the 55 years it has taken place. And, after three years of a virtual walk, the Walk for Hunger will be live again in Boston. On May 7, she will be among the over 3,000 live and virtual participants to walk the new three-mile loop around the Boston Common in the effort to try to raise over $1 million to end hunger in Massachusetts, according to Sarah Zhitnik of Teak Media and Communication. First Walk for Hunger Walling helped to start the first Walk for Hunger in 1969 as a parishioner with Father Patrick Hughes and Father Floyd McManus at
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HUDSON — The Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce and League of Women Voters presented a candidates’ night at the Hudson Senior Center on April 26. As moderator Jo-Ann Berry, who is a member of the league, put it: “Democracy is not a spectator sport.” Having people run for office keeps democracy alive, she said, along with people being invested in the candidates and coming out to vote. There are four contested races on the May 8 ballot for Select Board, School Committee, Board of Health and Municipal Light Board. In the Select Board race, incumbent Scott Duplisea and Herman Kabakoff are running. Duplisea said he is running for re-election because he has spent over 30 years gaining valuable leadership experience on the Select Board, Housing Authority and youth sports organizations. “I want to continue to offer my experience to help the town move forward in a cooperative manner,” he said. His goals in serving were to keep the drinking water safe, move the Intel redevelopment project forward in a respectful manner, con-
Hudson resident walks to end hunger
Hudson resident Mary Walling (right) participates in the Walk for Hunger in 2021.
Schlacter retires as chamber president By Maureen Sullivan, Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – It still seems strange to Robert Schlacter. As of March 31, the president of the Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce retired. “I never thought I’d be talking about retirement,” he said. Schlacter likes being busy. He spent the majority of his career as an executive in corporate America before becoming president of the chamber in 2019. For the first six months in the chamber, Schlacter sought an answer to a Schlacter | 8
Robert Schlacter
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