fo r
COMMUNITY
ADVOCATE
Chief: Without filling position, Hudson ‘public safety … is at very serious risk.’
Since 1974 rs
Supp or
sm
cal Journ g Lo ali tin
ea O ver 5 0 Y
Proudly 100% local content
hudson | 5
100% FREE
Marlborough Hudson An edition of the Community Advocate
Students say ICE presence in Marlborough is hurting school community By Leighah Beausoleil Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – One morning, Marlborough High School junior Maggie Morrissey awoke at 5 a.m. to pounding and yelling outside her window. It was the sound of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raiding her neighbors home, she told the School Committee on Feb. 10 as the junior representative of the Student Advisory Committee. “They were masked and armed, but were wearing no identifiable uniform and were driving unmarked cars,” Morrissey said. Four of her neighbor’s employees had gone to a gas station that morning before heading to his house to retrieve materials for a job. Morrissey reported that because the men had been speaking Spanish at the gas station, they caught the attention of nearby agents. “The unmarked ICE vehicles then followed these men to my street, where they were violently detained. All four of those men were legally in this country, but did not have the physical papers physically on them to show, so they were taken away to a detention center,” Morrissey told the School Committee. According to Morrissey, her neighbor’s two young sons also witnessed the incident, then had to go to school after having ICE agents in their bedroom just that morning. What Morrissey wanted the School Committee to understand, she said, was this wasn’t an isolated ICE | 4
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION SERVING OUR AREA... BAR NONE.
Vol. 52 | No. 9 | February 27, 2026
Murf continues to be a celebrity around Hudson By Paul Hopkins Reporter HUDSON – In just a few short years, he’s become a fixture at schools and town events. Murf, the Hudson Police Department’s community service dog, wins hearts everywhere he goes – but there’s much more to this celebrity canine’s presence. “Murf knows when someone is stressed and needs him to be part of their situation,” said Hudson Police Department Detective Chad Crogan, Murf’s handler. Once, at Hudson High School, the duo was visiting a classroom when Murf saw his presence was needed. “We were just visiting a classroom and a student was sitting on the floor, and Murf went and sat next to her,” Crogan told the Community Advocate. “The student just started crying, she said she had no idea why. She said, ‘I guess I just needed Murf right now.’” While at a conference of school resource officers several years ago, Crogan saw another
Murf | 7
Murf and Detective Chad Crogan. (Photo/Courtesy)
When will school start next year? Academic calendar approved By Leighah Beausoleil Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – The Marlborough Public Schools calendar for the 2026-27 academic year has been finalized. Here’s what to know. There have been a few changes, specifi-
cally relating to Professional Development Days. While those days have been typically frontloaded to the beginning of the year (ending in January) in the past, they have now been spread out to coincide with marking and testing periods “so that our educators Calendar | 5
Be a part of our next
BONUS EDITION MARCH 20TH
Deadline to reserve is March 6 at noon
Call today, space is limited!
508.366.5500 tracy@communityadvocate.com