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By Sarah Freedman Contributing Writer HUDSON – Incoming Hudson Public Schools Superintendent Brian Reagan laid out his entry plan for the upcoming school year at the July 25 School Committee meeting. The plan will cover the next six months. The goal of the plan is to do a deep dive into the operations of the school district, he said. One way to accomplish this goal will be to engage with the constituents in the school community. “Really, the overarching idea here is to talk about strengths of the district,” Reagan said. He believed the district should “be celebrating the challenges that are directly in front of us.” It is critical, he noted, to look at what has Schools | 7
MARLBOROUGH – The piles of papers on his desk are all part of the job. Bills and measures, a city’s worth of correspondence, all asking for his attention. Arthur Vigeant will go through the piles, and comment and sign where needed. He’s the mayor, the CEO of the city, and these bills and measures – budget requests, transfers, proclamations and plans – keep the city operating. “It’s a big job,” he said. “You’ve got 21.4 square miles and 43,000 customers.” Come November, it will become someone else’s job, as Vigeant steps down after 12 years. Add in his 18 years on the City Council, nine of which he spent as president, and Vigeant will have served in municipal govVigeant | 5
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Mayor Arthur Vigeant will wrap up a 30-year career in municipal government this fall.
Auto shop draws support for special permit request By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – The long-time owner of an automotive repair shop on Mechanic Street wants to expand his business operations to an adjacent property (13-15 Mechanic Street) that he acquired within the past year. Professional Automotive’s owner, Rick
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Marino, has the support of his customers and hopes to gain the same from the City Council. More than 75 of his clients appeared at the council’s public hearing on Monday, July 24. They crowded the rim of the council chamber, as well as the gallery above. According to City Councilor Kathleen Robey, when the council rezoned the Marlborough Professional Automotive | 4
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