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By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – Green Gold Group recently took over the former Local Roots marijuana dispensary at 910 Boston Post Road East. It has begun to expand its services, and it wishes to be open longer and have new signage. While the City Council’s Urban Affairs Committee had no objections to Green Gold’s first two requests, it had some trepidations about the signage. During its July 31 meeting, the committee discussed whether the new signage could be allowed under current zoning regulations for the district. James McMahon, the attorney for Green Gold, showed several signs similar to what Green Green Gold | 15
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Green Gold Group is located on Boston Post Road East.
MARLBOROUGH – It’s a Tuesday afternoon at the Marlborough Community Cupboard in the Walker Building. There were no clients scheduled to visit that day, but it was still very busy. Director Barbara LaGrenade just brought in 50 backpacks filled with school supplies, a donation from the local Renewal by Anderson office. After she stacked the donations at one end of the office, she and Nilsa Roman went to their desks, helping the less fortunate access food, clothing, school supplies and other essentials year-round. On Monday, Sept. 4, LaGrenade will take on a new role – grand marshal for the city’s 71st an-
Barbara LaGrenade, director of the Marlborough Community Cupboard, will be the grand marshal for the city’s annual Labor Day parade.
Hudson picks company to manage DPW project By Sarah Freedman Contributing Writer HUDSON – The Select Board voted on July 31 to approve a contract with Construction Monitoring Services (CMS) to provide management services for the new Department of Public Works (DPW) facility project. That DPW project was approved at the
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2023 Annual Town Meeting for the amount of $817,000. CMS performed project management services for the public safety building in Hudson where the Hudson Police Department operates, Executive Assistant Thomas Gregory said. CMS served Hudson in 2016 to 2017 as project manager on the combined building for the DPW | 5
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