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Dave Watkins

Marlborough splash pads open daily for summer as City Hall stays quiet

Splash pads open, downtown hotel marks 10 years on a quiet Marlborough Wednesday. With no new items from City Hall, the schools or the library, the day's coverage came from Marlborough Patch, which reported the city's splash pads are now running daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ("Marlboroug…

Marlborough splash pads reopen for summer as state budget eyes food-access boost

Marlborough's splash pads reopened for the season and a local food-access program is poised for more state funding. The parks are running daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., per Marlborough Patch, while the Massachusetts Senate's $63.37 billion fiscal 2027 budget includes added support for th…

Finance Committee approves $3.73M in year-end transfers, sends salary ordinance back

MARLBOROUGH — June 1, 2026 — Marlborough Finance Committee clears $3.73 million in year-end transfers but sends salary overhaul back. The committee voted 5-0 on each of seven transfers, including $3,177,000 from undesignated funds to cover a snow and ice line budgeted at $1 million against 20

Patch Reports Marlborough Man Charged In Fake Passport Bank Scheme

Marlborough's primary news channels stayed quiet Monday, leaving Marlborough Patch to drive the local conversation. Patch reported that a Brazilian national living in the city is accused of using a fraudulent passport to open business bank accounts under the headline "Marlborough Man Ac…

Marlborough city, school and library desks go silent on Sunday

Marlborough's official news channels stayed quiet Sunday, leaving Marlborough Patch's morning roundups to carry the day. Patch's calendar digest flags 15 upcoming community events, including Saint Bridget School's spring open house on Wednesday, June 3, and previews the UTSAV musical fu…

Patch previews June 6 UTSAV fundraiser as Marlborough news cycle slows

A slow Saturday in Marlborough leaves a community musical and a classic car show as the week's anchors. With no fresh items from City Hall's News Flash, Marlborough Public Schools or the public library, Marlborough Patch's Saturday newsletter — "🌱 Patch AM: What to expect at Marlborough…

Patch tracks $60K furniture bank line and Main Street car show return

Marlborough's primary news feeds went dark Friday, leaving Patch to carry the day. The outlet reports a $60,000 state budget earmark that would let the Marlborough Furniture Bank buy an all-electric donation van, headlined "State Budget Includes $60K For Marlborough Furniture Bank" per …

Marlborough issues official statement on NRT Bus, Teamsters Local 170 dispute

City Hall responds as NRT Bus drivers and monitors walk off the job. Marlborough on Wednesday posted an official "Statement Regarding NRT Bus and Teamsters Local 170" to its News Flash after union drivers and monitors picketed the Hudson bus yard, a development Marlborough Patch reporte…

City issues statement as NRT Bus drivers walk off the job

City Hall stepped into the NRT Bus labor fight Wednesday as drivers picketed and families scrambled for rides. Marlborough's official News Flash posted a "Statement Regarding NRT Bus and Teamsters Local 170" at midday, the same day Teamsters Local 170 members walked off at the Hudson bu…

Personnel Committee backs Tiona Brown for Conservation Commission seat

MARLBOROUGH — May 11, 2026 — Personnel Committee advances ex-councilor Tiona Brown to Conservation Commission seat. The panel voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend Brown, a four-year former city councilor, for a three-year term expiring April 30, 2029, replacing retiring commissioner Elizabeth R. Austin. Mayor J. Christian Dumas, in his