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Hudson fire chief to retire in January Fire Chief Bryan Johannes salutes during a 9/11 ceremony in 2021.
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By Sarah Freedman Contributing Writer HUDSON — Fire Chief Bryan Johannes will be retiring on Jan. 14, 2024. Johannes has served as chief since July 2019, but he has been a part of the department since 1988 when he started as a call firefighter. He became a full firefighter in November 2001 and a lieutenant in September 2014, with his final promotion as the appointed fire chief coming in 2019. During the July 10 Select Board meeting, Chair Scott Duplisea recognized Johannes and highlighted his roles with the Hudson Fire Department. “I’d like to, you know, personally thank you for stepping up at the time,” said Duplisea. “I was on the board, … and it came at a time when we had some unsettled times, and you really came
Shamrock, educator and proud product of Marlborough By Evan Walsh Reporter MARLBOROUGH – The Marlboro Shamrocks call Kelleher Field home. Shamrock linebacker Will Soto does too – but he means it literally. Proudly raised in Marlborough, Soto has been playing on Kelleher Field since he was eight. Now 23 years old, he now plays football for the Shamrocks, suiting up for his hometown every Saturday night. Raised in Marlborough Soto first started football when he was four-years-old after his parents signed him up, and he has loved the game ever since. Shamrocks | 7
Will Soto, who graduated from Assabet, is a linebacker with the Shamrocks.
Hometown Heroes Committee leading effort to honor vets By Sarah Freedman Contributing Writer HUDSON — In communities like Bolton and Marlborough, there are banners hung on light poles to honor the veterans who have fought for their country. Hudson, however, has yet to join their ranks
in hanging banners. The Hudson Hometown Heroes Committee is currently raising funds and making plans to produce banners for veterans. The committee consists of AMVETS Chaplain Mark Vital, Fire Chief Bryan Johannes, Select Board Member Shawn Sadowski, Business Improvement District Director Richard
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