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Vol. 47 | No. 36 | September 3, 2021

Southborough Summer Nights features food, music and fireworks

Northborough water rates to increase after pandemic spike in water usage

By Ed Karvoski Jr. Contributing Writer

Town continues litigation with Marlborough over treatment facility costs

By Laura Hayes Senior Community Reporter NORTHBOROUGH - A “typical” residential customer in Northborough will see a daily increase of $.06 in their town water bill after new rate changes take effect this year according to a consultant.

Sewer rates, meanwhile, will not increase for fiscal year (FY) 2022 as Northborough continues litigation with Marlborough over its obligations to the city-owned water treatment facility it also uses.

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SOUTHBOROUGH - Southborough residents and visitors were visibly happy to gather Aug. 28 for the 17th Summer Nights event on the grounds of Neary Elementary School. They were there for lots of food options, live music and fireworks.

Light rainfall at the start and end of the event didn’t deter the enthusiastic crowd. Neither did the absence of some traditional Summer Nights activities.

It was an evening described by Recreation Director Tim Davis as “a toned-down event this year due to COVID.” Stationed onsite were several food, pastry and ice cream trucks as well as a vendor with novelty souvenirs.

The six-piece Railroad House Band became acoustic entertainers, roaming around the grounds after a brief rain shower dampened their electrical audio equipment.

Kids, meanwhile, kept active with field games and at the playground.

Attendees of all ages particularly appreciated this year’s Summer Nights’ culmination with fireworks – albeit amid a drizzle. This marked fireworks returning for the first time since 2018.

The 2019 event took place a few hours earlier than usual and without fireworks due to the EEE threat. Then pandemic restrictions canceled last year’s event altogether.

Summer Nights is presented by Southborough Recreation in conjunction with the Friends of Southborough Recreation and supported by local business sponsors.

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2 • COMMUNITY ADVOCATE • Friday, September 3, 2021

COMMUNITY VIEWPOINT EDITOR’S NOTE: The following message was sent to the Northborough/ Southborough Regional School Committee on Aug. 18 in response to recent discussions about changing Algonquin Regional High School’s Tomahawk mascot. A version was then shared with the Community Advocate to be published as a letter to the editor.

Read the Community Advocate’s continuing coverage of discussions around the Algonquin mascot

To the Editor,

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am writing with deep concern over the haste and lack of consideration that has been afforded to the taxpayers of the Northborough/ Southborough communities as it relates to the past vote to terminate the Tomahawk mascot and now this sham of a mascot review process. It is now even more evident given the results of the recent survey and this

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evening’s subsequent “update” which show overwhelming support for the Tomahawk.

In looking at the raw data the number one response, by quite a large margin of nearly one hundred respondents, being a vote to keep it the same. Further, the 2nd and 3rd results clearly express a strong desire to maintain, if not the status quo, then an extremely similar variation. In aggregate these top 3 results make up over 70% of the recommendations when recognizing all those having at least 10 votes. If that is not a public mandate, I struggle to think of one.

I find it extremely troubling that a third party, who is not a member of the community, has entirely discounted these top 3 recommendations in listing them as “out”. Having spoken with several members of the mascot board, I have heard first hand that the process is nothing more than optics with the administration and Jake Messier, of Heard Strategies rail-roading an already determined agenda with virtually no constructive dialogue being allowed so that a proper process may be executed which includes member input and intelligent debate.

As a taxpayer, unlike the majority of the ridiculously worthless change.org petition respondents, a measurement which has virtually no credibility and no traceability as to the who or where of respondents (as is evident by any simple google search of active change.org petitions), I wish to be put on the record in protest of this process and expect

that this matter be publicly acknowledged. Even though it is my understanding that Mr. Bevan, when questioned, has commented that he is “not accountable to the taxpayers, but rather only the school committee.” I wish to challenge that contention.

If the RSC and Administration chooses to continue to act in this manner of callous disregard for a fair and open process rather than one that is rigged as it has been, I am certain the public will not maintain a blind eye but rather bring to fruition the remarks of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.

Kind regards, Michael Sciacca

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Now that we have a law, the hard work of achieving the aggressive emissions targets begins and this can’t wait.

To date, there has been little action from the state to reach out and partner with communities on the implications of this law. The new law sets aggressive emissions limits for 2030 in the electricity, building, and transportation sectors. Achieving new emissions targets will require community awareness and action. But across the state, many town officials and most residents are not aware of the new climate law and any implementation specifics from the Baker Administration.

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and transportation are the main sources of greenhouse gases, the new law effectively means that 50% of all buildings should be using heat pumps for heating and cooling and not fossil fuels in 9 years time. But many towns, including Hudson, are currently considering proposals for new housing developments using traditional gas or oil heat. This means we will just make it harder to achieve our emissions reduction goal. And every year, towns like Hudson have to purchase new town vehicles and make decisions about school and municipal building projects.

Each time we choose to use conventional fossil fuel technology, we again make it harder to achieve our goal by 2030 — or the even more stringent goals for 2035 and beyond.

Climate change won’t wait and neither should we. We need more communication and leadership on climate goals from Beacon Hill, and we need our town and its residents to begin taking on the necessary steps to begin the changes. While we need leadership from the State House, our town should take action by setting up a Green Advisory Committee to help guide the town forward on the path to clean energy.

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Zwicker Farm Conservation Area WESTBOROUGH - Drone photography recently offered an aerial perspective on land in and around the Zwicker Farm property in Westborough. The town held an event formally dedicating the area as conservation land earlier this year after previously purchasing it from the granddaughter of beloved former owners Dorothy and Albert Zwicker. The Zwicker Farm Conservation Area is now accessible to the public through an entrance off Belknap St.

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4 • COMMUNITY ADVOCATE • Friday, September 3, 2021

COMMUNITY NEWS Southborough to require masks in public buildings during September

By Susan Gonsalves Contributing Writer

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SOUTHBOROUGH - Masks will be required in Southborough public buildings at least through the end of September following a 3-2 vote at an Aug. 17 Board of Selectmen meeting.

Chair Lisa Braccio noted that coronavirus numbers are on the rise, saying that the town’s case rate is now higher than it was last August.

The mask mandate extends to the public, whether vaccinated or not, as well as employees when they are in a common area or interacting with people coming into buildings.

Though masking in other situations decreased with falling case numbers earlier this year, Braccio said that some seniors at the Senior Center have been wearing masks all along.

She also noted that it would

The Southborough Senior Center has signs requiring masks posted on its doors.

be difficult for committees conducting meetings to speak through masks and have the audio picked up sufficiently.

Therefore, meetings will be held remotely via Zoom during September.

Selectmen Andrew Den-

nington and Chelsea Malinowski voted in favor of the mandate along with Braccio.

Dennington said he works in Suffolk County, saying that his office has gone back to requiring masks in common areas and hallways in build-

ings while not requiring them when sitting alone at a desk.

That’s the same proposed arrangement for employees in Southborough.

Malinowski said she didn’t want to go further than the state in terms of mask mandates. However, she said she supported the measure because it provides “a level of security for our employees who are public-facing.”

Selectmen Martin Healey and Sam Stivers voted against a mask mandate.

Healey said he encouraged folks who feel more comfortable wearing masks to do so— mentioning elderly, immunocompromised individuals or those living with sensitive people at home.

However, he said Southborough’s vaccination rate is 70 percent and said that the numbers of COVID-19 cases he is seeing are consistent with the efficacy of the vaccine.

“The other side of mask mandates is people’s liberty and you are telling them what they can and can’t do,” he said.

“There needs to be a compelling case and I’m not there.”

Stivers said he had a “mild no” vote. He preferred to wait a little longer before reverting to this measure again.

Braccio added that this year’s November Town Meeting will still be in person as of Aug. 17. She said the town could re-evaluate this mask mandate at any time.

Southborough’s mask mandate comes as the region wrestles with the impacts of the coronavirus’ Delta variant.

The statewide infection rate was at its highest point since late April as of Aug. 17.

Locally, officials have reported spikes in their own municipalities and asked community members to get vaccinated if they have not done so already.

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The program will offer an introduction to firefighting concepts through an academy-style training experience, in addition to community service activities throughout the year. Members will receive both classroom and hands-on training and will receive their First Aid and CPR certifications as part of the program.

“We are looking for motivated youth between the ages of 14 and 18 with an interest in exploring a firefighting career,” read a press release announcing the effort.

Meetings will occur on most Tuesday evenings during the school year, as well as on certain Saturdays for more in-depth training evolutions.

“If you have an interest in a public safety career and the ability to commit to an evening program, then this may be the program for you,” the press release continued.

Those interested can visit www.explorerpost85.com or the Westborough Fire Department Facebook page for more details.

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Part of land was once used as illegal dump Anza was convicted in 2013 on charges that he was operating an illegal solid waste dump at 429 Whitney St. In Jan. 2020, he was subsequently ordered to pay the town $20,000 after he allegedly didn’t comply with an order not to illegally dump on the site.

“How do we even ensure that this property is cleaned up?” asked Planning Board Chair Kerri Martinek during the board’s Aug. 17 meeting.

According to Town Planner Kathy Joubert, Anza had started to bring in wood chips and wood debris several years ago, across the street from 429 Whitney at 432 Whitney.

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NORTHBOROUGH - Two Northborough committees recently recommended that the town should not purchase a pair of properties on Whitney Street in town.

The town received the purchase and sale agreements for 429 and 432 Whitney Sts., which are owned by Santo Anza.

Both properties are located within the Chapter 61 agricultural program, which offers certain tax exemptions to landowners.

In the past, town staff have said that, in order for a landowner to withdraw from that program, the town has to be notified. Then, the selectmen will take recommendations on whether to exercise the town’s right of first refusal to purchase the land in question.

Both the Northborough Conservation Commission and Planning Board ultimately opted to pass on both of these properties currently in question.

A car drives near the entrance to the property at 432 Whitney St.

Conservation Agent Mia McDonald said during an Aug. 16 Conservation Commission meeting that the purchase and sale agreements for both properties are contingent on the fact that there would be 100,000-square-foot warehouses on each parcel.

“The town was able to stop that,” she said. “So, 432 [Whitney], that we know of, is pretty virgin land. There hasn’t been a use on that property.”

“Also, just to point out, because this is public information, both of these parcels have not paid their taxes since 2014,” Joubert continued.

In an email to the Community Advocate, Joubert said $82,000 is owed in back taxes on both properties.

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Boards weigh open space While none of the board or commission members were interested in pursuing 429 Whitney, some expressed interest in 432 Whitney.

“It’s a large, virgin parcel left in town,” Planning Board member Anthony Ziton said.

“Instead of having another distribution center, if you look at different uses, whether it’s fields or whatever, I think it would be worth looking at.”

Others said the best use would be for industrial purposes.

“It’s industrial zoned land that’s in a location where trucks can’t even cross the bridge to get onto Whitney Street,” said Conservation Commission member Justin Dufresne.

Commission member Dan Clark disagreed, saying 432 had value as open space or a conservation area.

“I think it’s relatively large, which is somewhat unusual for the Town of Northborough,” Clark said.

He said it abutted open space and provided habitat protection.

“I don’t agree that it necessarily should be dismissed,”

Clark said. “That’s my opinion.”

The state owns the land to the south, according to McDonald.

Commission member Thomas Beals said he didn’t think a developer would be able to develop the southern portion of the site near that other open space.

“It’s going to be warehouse in the front, and around the swamp and the pond that are there, they’re not going to be able to do anything with,” Beals said.

He added, “Considering the grief we have received from the owner, I don’t think the town should pay him anything.”

The Open Space Committee previously discussed this matter at a July 14 meeting in which Committee member Leslie Harrison voiced similar concerns about buying property from Anza. “[The] final straw for me is the history of this property, the history of this landowner and the kind of abuse that has occurred towards the town, and the idea of the town forking over all this money doesn’t sit right with me,” she said.

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The event will screen “What’s Up, Doc?” starring Barbara Streisand and a “huge cast of comic characters,” a press release noted.

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“Nowadays, the idea of boys entering a seminary right after eighth grade may seem completely absurd,” Maloney said, “but that was accepted practice through much of the 20th century.”

He added that the book is not about religion but about growing up, as the young seminarian struggles to find his true self amid all the tumult of the 1960s.

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Northborough woman’s passion for Haiti ignites Rotary Club support

By Liz Nolan Contributing Writer NORTHBOROUGH - The saying “home is where the heart is” takes on new meaning for Northborough resident Leslie Harrison.

Her commitment to supporting orphaned children and families was ignited in 2014 on her first of twelve trips to Haiti to volunteer on a house build.

She now sponsors a child’s education and coordinates various fundraising efforts to build new homes for families.

Recently, Harrison has also helped rally donations to help Haiti recover from the deadly earthquake that struck the country last month.

Advocate inspired by trip to Haiti Harrison became a natural advocate for Haiti after her first trip and after involvement with the non-profit organization Be Like Brit. That group was created in memory of Britney

A woman surveys the rubble of a two-room home destroyed by fire. The home was rebuilt in part thanks to support from the Rotary Club of Northborough.

Leslie Harrison stands with Peterson (bottom left), his family and other house- build volunteers. She sponsors the boy’s education and worked on the home recently built for his family after they lived in the earthquake rubble for 10 years.

Gengel, who died in the 2010 Haiti earthquake while on a college mission trip.

“When you visit Haiti, you become more invested; you become an ambassador for it,” Harrison said.

The Rotary Club of Northborough now sponsors a child’s education and has donated $500 toward the building of a new home for a family of 12

who lost everything in their two-room house after a fire.

A new concrete block house was recently built by Tree of Hope Haiti and the progress was documented on the Club’s Facebook page.

“The property is remote on a steep hill,” Harrison said.

“Workers had to carry all the building materials from the road to the site – thousands of blocks,

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Northborough woman’s passion for Haiti ignites Rotary Club support Work begins on a rebuilt home in the place of an old structure that burned.

Haiti | from page 8

to grow up to be loving, responsible adults,” they said.

Nuell said the building has been built and the next phase is funding the programmatic aspect.

Rotary Club President Pat Doyle is hoping other Rotary Clubs will collaborate to bring bigger support to Zamni Beni’s Campaign for Education.

Her hope is to raise at least $10,000 between club and district matching grants and local donations.

“There are a lot of pieces that fit into the Rotary’s pillars,” said Doyle. “There is such amazing work that needs to be done there. They live a lifestyle we can’t imagine.”

Though the 2010 earthquake devastated homes, many Haitian people made do, using paper or clothing to keep water out.

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Harrison met Farmer by chance on a flight to Haiti and is coordinating that event as part of her continuing work to gather support for the people of Haiti.

“The beauty of Leslie’s story is that it just shows that everyone can bring ideas, thoughts and dreams to Rotary and let’s see if we can make them happen,” said Doyle.

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The disaster also struck just a matter of weeks after the assassination of Haiti’s president Jovenel Moïse.

While devastating, Harrison said that neither Zamni Beni’s Education Center nor the concrete block house discussed in this article were damaged by this shaking.

Back in Northborough, though, Harrison is still working to help as the Rotary Club is getting set to host a trivia night fundraiser on Sept. 26 to help fund PIH’s earthquake response.

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Northborough remains in litigation with Marlborough relating to Marlborough’s Westerly Wastewater Treatment Plant.

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Typically, an increase ranges between four to eight percent. Charpentier said that, this year, the town realized a 24 percent increase from the MWRA. To help overcome the increase, the town transferred money from its fund balance during Town Meeting.

Charpentier said the town opted to draw down its fund balance instead of passing the cost onto ratepayers, in the form of what would have been a 12 percent rate increase without factoring in inflation.

“Good financial decisions resulted in it being a lighter impact on the ratepayers,” Charpentier said.

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Charpentier said that the town is in litigation with the City of Marlborough, where Northborough’s sewage discharges at the Westerly Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).

Marlborough upgraded the plant several years ago and began billing Northborough at rates which are charged to its “outside-City retail users,” the study noted.

“This is clearly unfair as Northborough discharges directly to the WWTP and makes no use of the City’s retail sewers or billing and administrative systems,” the study said.

“That litigation is not completed yet,” Charpentier said.

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Additionally, it said there are questions about Northborough’s responsibility when it comes to its share of the $30 million WWTP upgrade and expansion bonds. The study said the answers to those questions depend on how much capacity the town will have in the plant.

A portion of the upgrades were funded through a grant, which Marlborough believes only goes toward its share of the costs, the study said.

The consultants are assuming that the Town of Northborough may now be responsible for up to 50 percent of the new WWTP debt service. The study said that Marlborough began paying on a $1.2 million loan in FY 2011 and $19.99 million on a second Water Pollutant Abatement Trust loan in FY 2013.

The consultants wrote that it was “unclear” if/when the town may have to reimburse the city on its share of past loan payments. If any back payment is made, it would be from sewer reserves, the study said.

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Westborough Board of Health issues new guidance following COVID-19 case uptick

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Board of Health Chair Alan Ehrlich said that the cases are largely breakthrough cases among individuals who are vaccinated. He added that the cases have resulted in no new hospitalizations.

The small minority of unvaccinated individuals who have tested positive recently have mostly been children who are ineligible for the vaccine.

He also said that the numbers mostly represent cluster cases, such as families living together or seniors living in a shared facility.

“There certainly has been an uptick in COVID cases in Westborough in the month of August compared to the month

Masks are now required in Westborough Public Library.

of July,” Ehrlich said. “In the month of July, I think we had a total of 14 cases. We’ve had 33 cases so far and, in conversations with [Town Sanitarian] Ray [Gauthier], there are more expected even in the remaining week of the month.”

The Board of Health and Select Board passed new guidance and regulations based on this data.

These included a joint statement urging any unvaccinated Westborough citizens or employees to get fully vaccinated

as soon as possible and a new mask mandate for the Westborough library lasting from Aug. 27 through Oct. 1.

The board also endorsed state guidance that unvaccinated people should wear masks indoors.

Select Board Member Patrick Welch supported a suggestion that the town institute a mandate for people to wear masks in public buildings during a wide ranging discussion on masking, vaccination and possible town mandates.

“I hate wearing this mask, it is hard for me to speak in a public session like this,” he said.

“But I think it’s really important that we see this uptick, and I think that we do the right thing in the interest of public health and safety.”

Welch pointed to Southborough’s recent requirement that members of the public wear face coverings when entering public buildings as an example of a municipality with a similar vaccination rate enacting a mandate.

However, such a mask mandate did not come to a vote as other Select Board members said they did not support that measure at this stage.

One member, Shelby Marshall, said that the case numbers in Westborough are not large enough to support such a mandate.

“I think the consensus of the Board from the prior discussion is we’re not ready,” said Select Board Chair Allen Edinberg. “...The majority of the Select Board at least is not supportive of a mask mandate for all town buildings.”

Ehrlich stressed that cases from the past month have not been spread through public buildings. Instead, they had particular circumstances that were unrelated to both town settings or day-to-day business operations.

The Board of Health will hold another meeting with the Select Board to discuss their COVID-19 strategy and any updates on Sept. 14.

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Under consideration for roughly a decade, this project ultimately brought the church congregation together with a shared goal, Energy Task Force member Jeanne Cahill said in a recent interview.

“The church has just a real determination to be as green as we can be,” Cahill said.

Buildings posed energy efficiency challenges The First Parish buildings sit on a hill outside downtown Northborough. The main church as well as the church’s Parish Hall are both structures that, according to Cahill, had notable energy efficiency issues when the congregation kicked off efforts to address its energy footprint.

“We have these largely under-occupied buildings, they’re large, they consume a lot of energy, what can we do about that?” she said of the groups’ initial thinking.

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Rotary Club, Sustainable Westborough host electric vehicle informational event

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Electric vehicles sit on display during an information event in Westborough on Aug. 21.

tary Club’s Committee on the Environment and an electric vehicle owner himself.

Mehta was in attendance as the Rotary Club and Sustainable Westborough hosted last month’s informational session at the Lutheran Church, invit-

ing vehicle owners to showcase their cars and answer questions from curious community members.

Westborough police officers were also present, answering questions about their department’s new hybrid cruisers.

vehicle is high, a lower cost of ownership due to fewer repair needs makes for a sound investment.

Current state goals aim to have 20 percent of vehicles be fully electric by 2030. The state would then make a full switch in 2035, with all cars sold after that date being fully electric.

In the meantime, the Town Manager and Sustainable Westborough are in the process of implementing the Climate Action Plan.

Mehta said he hopes to make this year’s electric vehicle informational event an annual gathering going forward.

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WESTBOROUGH - Local electric vehicle owners brought their cars to the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Westborough, Aug. 21, for a non-commercial informational session on electric vehicles.

For Sharad Mehta, the event was an important step in an effort to encourage community members to make the switch from gas vehicles to electric ones.

“We hear about climate change and global warming and things like that,” he said.

“Most of the time, we just sit and watch it on TV and feel depressed and do nothing. But, when you look around and see, ‘What can we do, what can individuals, families and households do?’...This is one of those things.”

Mehta was a member of Westborough’s Climate Action Plan Task Force. He’s also the Chair of the Westborough Ro-

“This is just a group of community members sharing their experiences of owning an electric vehicle,” Mehta said.

Mehta and the Climate Action Plan Task Force helped draft a plan to substantially decrease Westborough’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

That result would follow a state mandate with similar goals.

While the Climate Action Plan highlighted a number of measures Westborough could take in conjunction with its business and resident communities, Mehta specifically highlighted the switch to electric vehicles as a way to help achieve those aforementioned goals.

As a result, Mehta is focused on education.

“Most people think ‘Oh, climate change or global warming [means] I have to spend more money,’” Mehta said. “The case I am making is that, if you look at it, this is actually an opportunity to save money.”

Mehta said that while the initial cost of buying an electric

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Recreation Director Jenn Kirkland greeted the block party guests.

“It is so great to see us all gathered out here after the wild year and a half we have all had,” she said.

This event is typically held as a holiday kickoff celebration on the Friday before the Fourth of July. It was delayed, however, as pandemic restrictions were not lifted until after the planning committee had set Aug. 27 as this year’s event date.

A number of community organizations and local businesses provided games.

Among the family-friendly activities were a bounce house, dunk tank, sand art, face painting, airbrush tattoos, photo booth as well as pony and

horse-drawn carriage rides.

Appetites were satisfied by food and ice cream trucks.

The Reminisants once again musically entertained with a repertoire of classic rock tunes.

Also making an encore appearance was magician Fran Flynn. Before and after his magic show, he created balloon animals at the booth of Westboro Tennis & Swim Club.

Helping to extend a celebratory holiday spirit, the July 4th Block Party Planning Committee made available red, white and blue souvenirs.

Meanwhile, the Rotary Club of Westborough members distributed American flags.

Joining Kirkland on this year’s planning committee were Adam Lapointe and Stephen Croft of Westborough Recreation, Pete Allen and Don Shapleigh of Westborough Civic Club, and Kelly Uhlman of Uhlman’s Ice Cream.

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COMMUNITY BUSINESS Brewing beer a dream job for Marlborough businessman

By Jeff Theodore Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH - As a child, Dave Richardson would drift to sleep and enter a world where dreams took him on countless flights.

“I was either a bird or Superman,” he recalls of his dreams.

“I just remember that after I woke up, I would have this sense of confidence that I could do whatever I put my mind to.”

Those fantasy episodes inspired Richardson to name his first business Flying Dreams Brewery, which has a Marlborough Taproom at 277 Main St. Richardson initially opened a brewery location in Worcester in 2015 but it has since closed due to circumstances beyond his control, Richardson says. The Marlborough taproom, which opened in 2018, features a menu of almost 40 craft beers with names such

as Dreaming of Summer Farmhouse Ale and Nightmare After Christmas Stout.

According to the Brewer’s Association, there are more than 8,760 craft breweries nationally. Flying Dreams is one of about 210 craft breweries in Massachusetts while California, where Richardson earned his master’s degree in brewery science at the University of California-Davis, has

Stout, they’re going to think they’re fantastic.”

Richardson says a lot of hard work goes into perfecting his line of beers.

“Running a good brewery requires a lot of patience, experience and study,” he says. “I work with a lot of ingredients, different yeast strings and organisms. There’s a ton that goes into keeping everything consistent.”

His advice to prospective brewmasters is that, “If you don’t like cleaning, don’t do it.”

“That’s at least 80 percent of the job,” he says. “You have to clean the inside of the tank, the kettle or the floor and clean hoses or lines. Everything needs to be spic and span. Otherwise, there can be infections, or the beer will taste sour and that’s a waste of money and time.”

The 2,500-square-foot Marlborough brewery has enough space to seat about

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“What sets my brewery apart from others is that we do many styles of beer,” Richardson says. “Some breweries try to do the same but don’t necessarily get there. People often ask what’s our best beer, but I tell them, ‘If you try our Pilsner beers, you’re going to like them and want another one.’ Likewise, if they drink a

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COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT Westborough residents speak against effort to replace ‘Columbus Day’ name

By Stuart Foster Contributing Writer WESTBOROUGH - Westborough residents spoke in favor of the town retaining Columbus Day as a holiday at a Select Board meeting on Aug. 24.

In turn, they opposed the position of the town’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, whose chair Cara Presley encouraged the Select Board to replace “Columbus Day” with “Indigenous People’s Day” at a July 20 meeting of the Select Board.

“By instituting the new holiday, we will publicly celebrate and raise awareness about the culture and history of indigenous people,” Presley said at the time. “By replacing Columbus Day, we honor the perseverance of indigenous people, despite their suffering at the hands of European colonists, led by Columbus, who overtook inhabited lands and committed genocide of

indigenous people.”

Joe Black, representing the Westborough Knights of Columbus Council 85, said that his council fully supported and encouraged a separate holiday for Indigenous peoples, but not at the expense of Columbus Day. “Both can be observed in the spirit of tolerance, inclusion, understanding and appreciation of history,” Black said.

Black said that a resident petition in favor of replacing Columbus Day, which the Diversity and Inclusion Committee took up last year, was not supported by appropriate scholarship. He recommended a period of research into the topic.

Another speaker, Ken Nascondiglio, described the history of anti-Italian discrimination in the United States including lynchings of Italian-Americans in Louisiana, internment of Italian-

Americans during World War II and contemporary stereotypes of Italian-Americans as mobsters.

Nascondiglio said that, growing up in an Italian-American community isolated from the rest of his municipality, he and his family looked forward to Columbus Day each year.

“Our community was looked at as the bad part of town,” Nascondiglio said. “We walked around the city proud for one day of the year.”

Ciaran O’Donnell, who also spoke, criticized the Diversity and Inclusion Committee as lacking transparency and excluding local residents while giving outsiders a platform.

O’Donnell also said that support for the removal of Columbus Day is outside the scope of the committee, which he described as ensuring town services are provided equally and promoting diversity in town services.

O’Donnell also said that the

committee is not accessible to working people because it meets at 3 p.m. He said that the committee had not followed due process in this process.

“The petition to remove Columbus Day presented to the committee was a self-fulfilling prophecy for it was inherently biased against Columbus as a person with no regard for historical fact,” O’Donnell said.

Steve Buttiglieri, another speaker, described Columbus as a brilliant navigator whose goal was to establish an allwater route to Asia. He said that Columbus’s diaries demonstrate that he felt positively toward the indigenous people he encountered.

“They contain numerous references throughout to indigenous people as being exceptional in many ways, and still more diary entries profess the love and admiration he had for them,” Buttiglieri said.

Speaking back in July, Presley helped make the case to

replace Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day. She also said she recognized America’s history of discrimination against ItalianAmerican people, emphasizing that the effort to change the holiday’s name was due to its association with Columbus himself.

“Replacing Columbus Day is not an erasure of the history of religious and ethnic discrimination and violence that was experienced by ItalianAmericans, who deserve our recognition and honor,” she said. “But it is a disassociation from Columbus, a man known to have committed atrocities against indigenous people that would today likely be considered crimes against humanity.”

If Westborough makes this change, it will join a growing list of states and municipalities to have taken similar action.

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Northborough talks COVID-19 case increase

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NORTHBOROUGH — Like other communities in the state, Northborough officials say they’ve seen an increase in recent COVID-19 cases.

“Our approach has been to be consistent with the state and the [Centers of Disease Control and Prevention] and not to go off on our own unless there was a compelling reason,” said Town Administrator John Coderre in an Aug. 23 Board of Selectmen meeting.

According to a presentation

by Health Agent Kristin Black, there were 25 cases in Northborough over a two-week period as of Aug. 19. That was an increase from 15 cases over the previous two weeks.

“We were at a case a day,” Black said. “We had a little uptick about a week ago, but we’re coming back down,” Black said.

According to Black’s presentation, 2.24 percent of COVID-19 tests are coming back

Black said.

As of the Aug. 23 selectmen’s meeting, there is not a mask mandate in Northborough or in town buildings beyond the CDC’s original recommendation that unvaccinated people should wear masks inside.

Black said both the town’s COVID-19 Task Force A sign outside the Northborough Town Offices and the Medical Adasks unvaccinated visitors to wear a mask in visory Team for the accordance with CDC recommendations.

Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough have resumed positive. their weekly meetings, though.

“Overall, I would say that The task force is reviewing we’re seeing both an increase mask policies, COVID-19 numin vaccinated and unvaccibers and what other surroundnated individuals,” Black said. ing communities are doing, Eighty-three percent of Black said.

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before this most recent Aug. 20 meeting, though.

In July, James DiStefano, the President of the Italian American Alliance of Massachusetts, signed an open letter to the Select Board defending Columbus Day. Then, at that July 20 meeting, Select Board Member Patrick Welch said that, while he supports Indigenous People’s Day, he was cautious about simultaneously doing away with Columbus Day. “It seems like this kind of trends more toward exclusion of the Italian-American community,” he said.

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‘Safety zone’ to be created at ARHS entrance

By Laura Hayes Senior Community Reporter NORTHBOROUGH - Northborough leaders outlined a number of steps taken to help mitigate traffic concerns on Bartlett Street during an Aug. 23 Board of Selectmen meeting.

The selectmen also approved the creation of a “safety zone” at the entrance of Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) in effect from 7 to 8:30 a.m. and from 2 to 9 p.m.

“Clearly, through all these efforts, it’s been a tremendous improvement down there,” said Town Administrator John Coderre. “As someone who lives in that neighborhood and is down there all the time, even if you look out at truck traffic in the downtown…it has been a very significant reduction in the amount of truck traffic.”

According to a memorandum sent to the selectmen, a number of concerns have been raised, including trucks turning the wrong way, trucks parking along Bartlett Street and drivers missing the entrance to their destination and turning around in neighborhoods.

There were also questions over whether “Jake brakes” could be prohibited.

Town staff outlined a number of steps taken already.

The selectmen approved a no parking zone on either side of Bartlett Street from its intersection with Route 20 to the town border.

The town also installed no parking signs and granite blocks to prevent parking in a known rest spot used by trucks.

Town Meeting approved an article restricting the use of exhaust and Jake brakes.

Northborough is still awaiting approval of the article by the Attorney General.

Coderre said the town reached out to Amazon early on in its time in town.

He said that, when the town received complaints from residents, staff followed up with Amazon, which followed up with its drivers and helped negotiate a mitigation payment.

“That was part of what informed and allowed us to keep this discussion going with them, got us the $80,000 in mitigation, got us the post-occupancy study and a lot of the other compliance trying to get there,” Coderre said.

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“One of the goals of the postoccupancy traffic study is to get a very clear picture of where the trucks are turning and where they’re going,” Coderre said.

As someone who lives in that neighborhood…it has been a very significant reduction in the amount of truck traffic.

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work in town, including flashing beacons for crosswalks at ARHS and the Stirrup Brook Trail and the layout for bike lanes from the high school to a spot immediately before Cedar Hill Street.

Director of Public Works Scott Charpentier said the town reached out to Amazon, FedEx, A. Duie Pyle and the operators at 301 Bartlett, requesting that they install signs to show their drivers the proper routes and how to turn.

Charpentier said that, once the facilities were operational, the town reached out to the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission to conduct traffic counts.

Charpentier said that the town wants to seek a heavy commercial vehicle exclusion on Ridge Road and the rest of Maple Street. There are some roads in the area that already have truck exclusion, including Collins Road and a portion of Maple Street between Ridge Road and Route 20, he explained.

Additionally, a post-occupancy traffic study, which was negotiated with Amazon, is projected to start in September.

Coderre said the study will conduct a walking audit and analyze vehicles’ turning movements, speed and volume. The study will also analyze the types of vehicles in the area.

Safety zone formed around ARHS At ARHS, the safety zone would cover 700 feet in either direction from the ARHS entrance. The speed limit would be lowered from 35 mph to 20 mph when the zone is in effect.

A study of that area was also funded by Amazon.

“What we’re finding is that we don’t really have a speeding problem,” Coderre said.

That doesn’t mean there aren’t speeders, he added.

“But by and large, the study shows that people are fairly compliant in terms of what’s going on there in terms of the posted speed limits,” Coderre said.

Some selectmen and residents successfully advocated

for the time period of the speed limit reduction beyond the town’s initial proposed end time of 6 p.m.

Selectmen Kristen Wixted expressed concern that fine and performing arts weren’t included in conversations with the schools.

The theater department typically does three performances a year, she said.

“There’s a lot of evening rehearsals for that and then evening performances,” Wixted said. “I’m just concerned that the 6 p.m. may not be late enough for the vulnerable drivers.”

Resident Janeen Callaghan, who has athletes at the high school, also asked to extend the zone, referencing a variety of events that run into the evening.

“There’s hundreds of kids going to football games and soccer games on any given Friday night or during the week,” Callaghan said.

The selectmen agreed to revisit the safety zone in six months.

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Before this year, the high school started classes at 7:20 a.m. and ended at 1:50 p.m.

After years of examining the issue, the ARHS school day will now begin at 8 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m.

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“What we couldn’t sort out was really how do we make this work from an operational standpoint,” Martineau said.

The Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough is made up of three school districts and 10 schools.

Each district has its own bus contract, though the buses themselves are shared, Martineau said.

He estimated that the district has about 32 buses. So, it was difficult to make this change work without impacting the other schools’ start times.

The district convened another start time task force during the 2019-2020 school year.

It found a solution, which was unanimously supported by the school committee when it was presented to them last year, Martineau said.

In addition to changes at the high school, Southborough’s Neary school will start at 8:45 a.m. Woodward will start at 8:55 a.m.,while the Finn school will start at 9:10 a.m.

The only school which will have an earlier start time is Trottier Middle School which moved from 8:03 a.m. to 7:50 a.m.

All of the start times at Northborough schools will remain unchanged.

Martineau said there used to be a gap at ARHS between when classes ended and when athletes’ practices began. That wait time will be shorter, he said.

“It was a cost-neutral solution. So, we didn’t have to increase our transportation contract as a result of changing the start times,” Martineau said.

Over the past year, the district worked on preparing to implement the plan for this school year.

Now, that school year is here.

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Educator grateful for opportunity Maine Indian Education has three schools: Indian Island School, Sipayik Elementary School and Indian Township School. The schools serve the children of Passamaquoddy, Penobscot and the Wabanaki Tribes.

Although Namin is not native himself, he is an immigrant, which has helped him relate to some of his students’ experiences with diversity and equity.

“I’m very proud of the fact that they trusted me to take this position as a non-native person,” Namin said in a recent interview.

Academic experience predates new job While Namin is new to Maine Indian Education, he is not new to the world of education and academia.

He earned a Ph.D. in Math and Science Education with a focus on Curriculum and Technology, and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in 3D Geometric Modeling from Brown University.

He also has experience as superintendent of schools in both Massachusetts and Maine.

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NORTHBOROUGH - Former Northborough resident Reza Namin’s passion for education has withstood the test of time.

Having spent years helping students learn and achieve their goals, he’s now bringing all those experiences to Maine, where he is working as the new superintendent of Maine Indian Education.

Reza Namin is the superintendent of Maine Indian Education.

Reza Namin looks back on time in Northborough Namin has ties to several places in New England but shares a special connection to the town of Northborough.

As a resident of Northborough for over 15 years, he said he got involved with the community in any way possible.

Notably, he spent six years as the town’s Youth Commission Chair.

“I loved the community and I loved the people and the area,” Namin said. “I continue to like the community because of its people.

And they were always friendly and very much into the community.”

Passion for education and helping community drives efforts The duties of being a superintendent stretch far beyond administrative responsibilities for Namin. He said being superintendent also means acting as

a leader and role model for the students.

“Leadership is all about inspiration, because what you have to do is be the person that can inspire someone, the way you were inspired by someone else,” Namin said. “So, when kids look at you, they see the stuff you’ve overcome, they see the challenges you had to go through.”

Namin further keeps an eye on students long after they graduate. He is still in touch with a

former student who is completing research in Denmark about engineering. Namin hopes that someday they can collaborate on a project together.

“You may not realize how you impacted someone else’s life in the smallest things you do,” Namin said. “[Students] reach out to you and say you thought it was small, but it made a big difference and I appreciate it. I think as a teacher that always lasts with me.”

Special education presentation at Westborough library WESTBOROUGH - The Westborough Public Library will be hosting a special education presentation on Sept. 14 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The event will focus on what parents should do if they believe their child is struggling at school because of either a diagnosed or undiagnosed disability.

The presentation, which will be held via Zoom, will be hosted by attorney Abra Allexenberg, who represents

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“We’re thrilled to be back and having people respond to that,” MRCC president and CEO Robert Schlacter said.

As businesses eye a post-pandemic future, Schlacter said he remains proud of what the community did at the height of the coronavirus crisis.

“It was unbelievable to watch the business community not only rally around one another, but rally around the community,” he said. “There were things going on behind the scenes that people didn’t see that was just an affirmation of how critical a chamber of commerce is to the ongoing community.”

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ages, among other major challenges.

In the meantime, it’s also gearing up for events in the near future, including an electronics recycling event on Sept.

11, the Chamber’s beloved steak and lobster festival at the Hudson-Concord Elks Lodge, and its annual tri-chamber event at the American Heritage Museum in Hudson honoring veterans.

“We’re keeping our fingers crossed that people will be able to still gather,” Schlacter said.

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The barbecue was held at the pavilion at the Juniper Hills Golf Course in Northborough with 100 attendees.

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WESTBOROUGH - It would be an enormous understatement to say that the last few weeks have been special for Westborough football head coach Joe Beveridge.

Back in April, Beveridge was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer the night before a meeting with rival Algonquin. Recently, Beveridge announced on Twitter that he had finished up his chemotherapy treatments.

Now, in his second year with the program, Beveridge is just happy to be back out on the field with his squad.

“I was diagnosed, they got me into surgery in May and then I had three months of chemotherapy over the summer,” he explained following an Aug. 27 practice. “It was a struggle, to say the least, but it was a wonderful opportunity to see all the wonderful people in my life.”

“Friends I grew up with stepped up and helped out, my family, my coaching staff, the administration here at Westborough and where I teach over at Tantasqua, the kids, everybody,” he continued. “They could’ve used it as an excuse not to come work out, like ‘oh coach isn’t here, so I don’t have to be,’ but we had a lot of kids work their butts off all summer with the assistant coaches.”

Beveridge said he’s “a lucky man.”

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Monday, Aug. 9 7:05 a.m. Brigham Hill Rd. Wires down.

8:42 a.m. Messier St. Wires down.

1:59 p.m. Providence Rd. Road rage.

Tuesday, Aug. 10 11:49 a.m. Worcester St. Larceny/ theft.

Wednesday, Aug. 11 12:10 p.m. Veterans Cir. Fraud/identity theft.

1:35 p.m. Main St. Threatening.

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10:56 a.m. George Hill Rd. Fraud/ identity theft.

Saturday, Aug. 14 3:47 a.m. Robin Dr. B&E – past.

10:06 a.m. Wesson St. B&E into vehicle.

2:19 p.m. Providence Rd. Road rage.

11:13 p.m. Providence Rd. Road hazard.

Tuesday, Aug. 17 7:57 a.m. Bridle Ridge Dr. Road hazard.

11:06 a.m. Providence Rd. Fraud/ identity theft.

4:46 p.m. Creeper Hill Rd. Fire - illegal burning.

10:23 p.m. Estabrook Rd. Road hazard.

10:28 p.m. North St. Road hazard.

Wednesday, Aug. 18 2:18 p.m. Arrested, Sindey Cortorreal, 40, of 151 Belmont St., Apt. 3, Worcester, on warrant.

Thursday, Aug. 19 9:08 a.m. Woodside Dr. Wires down.

11:05 a.m. Providence Rd. Fire – flooding.

5:56 p.m. Milford Rd. Accident – no injuries.

Friday, Aug. 20 10:40 a.m. Arrested, Shaun Julius Koellner, 43, of 16 Milford Rd., Apt. 11, South Grafton, on warrant.

1:11 p.m. Providence Rd. Threatening.

Saturday, Aug. 21 2:05 p.m. Providence Rd. Road rage.

3:08 p.m. Elmrock Dr. Scam/attempted scam.

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Tuesday, Aug. 17 11:58 a.m. Belmont St. Disturbance.

12:15 p.m. Shops Way. Larceny.

Friday, Aug. 20 8:36 a.m. Gale St. Vandalism.

Saturday, Aug. 21 4:28 a.m. Southwest Cutoff. Larceny.

Sunday, Aug. 22 12:59 a.m. Northgate Rd. Vandalism.

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Tuesday, Aug. 17 11:24 p.m. Charles St. Vandalism.

Thursday, Aug. 19 2:14 a.m. Arrested, Faith Nupolu, 21, of 32 Hope Ave., Apt. 1, Worcester, for OUI-liquor or .08% 2nd offense.

11:29 a.m. Forbes/South Sts. Road/ tree.

10:01 p.m. Arrested, Aaron Guerrero, 37, of 105 Baker St., Apt. 1, Gardner, on warrant.

Friday, Aug. 20 11:23 a.m. Connector Rd. Larceny.

4:13 p.m. W Main St. Threats made.

Saturday, Aug. 21 3:27 a.m. Arrested, William T. Puzo, 31, of 12 Southold Rd., Worcester, on warrant.

Sunday, Aug. 22 12:38 a.m. Arrested, Brian Matthew Fenner, 35, of 96 Southgate St., Apt. 1, Worcester, for possess Class B drug, and Carlos E. Roman, 30, of 39 Catherine St., Apt. 3, Worcester, for possess Class B drug, arrestee furnishing false ID information to law enforcement, intimidate/mislead witness/juror/police/ court office, warrant.

3:26 p.m. Milk St. Threats made.

7:03 p.m. E Main St. Threats made.

Monday, Aug. 23 7:15 a.m. Phillips St. Vandalism.

6:13 p.m. High St. Road/tree.

9:58 p.m. Arrested, Paulo Henrique Gomes Neivas, 41, of 12 Cross St., Apt. 6, Westborough, for op MV with license suspended, fail to drive in right lane.

10:55 p.m. Turnpike Rd. Threats made.

Tuesday, Aug. 24 10:52 p.m. W Main St. Larceny.

43, of 27 Mount Vernon St., Apt. 307, Worcester, for marked lanes violation, poss Class B substance (2 cts), op MV with license suspended.

Saturday, Aug. 21 7:33 a.m. Hartford Tpke. Road hazard – trees/wires/debris.

3:16 p.m. Straw Hollow Ln. Vandalism.

3:22 p.m. Richard Ave. Identity theft.

4:24 p.m. Hartford Tpke. Road hazard – trees/wires/debris.

5:29 p.m. Boston Tpke. Assaults.

Sunday, Aug. 22 9:01 a.m. Hartford Tpke. Road hazard – trees/wires/debris.

9:20 a.m. Bosworth Rd. Road hazard – trees/wires/debris.

10:31 a.m. Edgemont Rd. Road hazard – trees/wires/debris.

1:37 p.m. Park St. Road hazard – trees/wires/debris.

Monday, Aug. 23 9:03 a.m. Green St. Road hazard – trees/wires/debris, 3:24 p.m. Jamie Ln./North St. Vandalism.

4:13 p.m. Arrested, Alexis Canizalez Murga, 22, of 102 B Southgate St., Apt. 2, Worcester, on warrant.

5:02 p.m. Orchard Meadow Dr. Larceny.

6:54 p.m. Karen Ave. Vandalism.

9:07 p.m. Flamingo Cir. Harassment.

9:33 p.m. Merriam Ave./Prospect St. Road hazard – trees/wires/debris.

Tuesday, Aug. 24 1:05 p.m. Blackstone St. Identity theft.

1:14 p.m. Clinton/Bow Sts. Road hazard – trees/wires/debris.

8:18 p.m. Vinnie Way. Vandalism.

9:12 p.m. Holden St. Road hazard – trees/wires/debris.

Wednesday, Aug. 25 12:16 p.m. Yorkshire Terr. Harassment.

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Friday, Aug. 20 9:59 a.m. Boston Tpke. Identity theft.

11:56 a.m. Boston Tpke. Larceny.

3:48 p.m. Boston Tpke./Svenson Rd. Road rage.

6:11 p.m. Hartford Tpke./South St. Road hazard – trees/wires/debris.

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COMMUNITY OBITUARIES The Community Advocate will post obituaries online (and in print, as space allows) at no charge as a courtesy to our readers. Please send information (and a picture if desired) to tracy@communityadvocate.com. Here is a complete list of individual obituaries posted on the Community Advocate website (www. communityadvocate.com).

DEATHS Bouvier, Peter of Marlborough Doroni Jr., Donald of Hudson Dundorf, Joan of Shrewsbury Fakhraie, Mohammad of Shrewsbury Gilchrist, Sandra of Hudson Henderson, Nacia of Marlborough Hight Jr., Richard formerly of Northborough Johnson, Marilyn formerly of Shrewsbury Larassa, Gayle of Marlborough Mereschuk, Barbara of Northborough Pignataro, Barbara of Shrewsbury Torres Jr., Octavio of Hudson Wentzell, Sandra of Boylston Scan QR code to read all of this week’s obituaries on our website.

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Molly O. Durkin, 29 NORTHBOROUGH - Molly O. Durkin lost her struggle with life. After many attempts she succumbed to the call of the wild.

Molly was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on November 19, 1991. She lived in Holden for 5 short years before moving to “Little Waco” in Northborough. It was here where Molly lived and loved.

She loved to ride horses, she loved to explore the woods, she loved all animals, birds, reptiles anything that Mother Nature provided. She was a child of the woods.

She attended Algonquin Regional High School, graduating in 2010. She then attended Tri County Community College in Clemson, South Carolina prior to studying at Worcester State College. Molly’s passion was less for books and more for sports, exercise and people.

She loved being in, and on the water and looked forward to hiking through unknown areas

with her trusty companion “Sadie”. She lived to watch life unfold in a bold panorama of things, color and beauty.

Molly worked as an executive assistant for the CEO of LAER Realty Partners. She then moved to Phoenix, Arizona where she resided for four years while working in the service industry, and real estate business. She quickly took to the city; Phoenix became a part of her. When she came home, she missed it, but acclimated quickly to the Northeast again.

Molly embraced her periods of recovery, addressing students, peer AA meetings, Narcotics Anonymous, and sharing her pride of the recovery process. She was an excellent speaker with a gifted and keen sense of humor; she was bright, articulate and beautiful. Resourceful, gracious, kind; she was a fighter. She was a VIKING!!

Molly was preceded in death by her sister Casey in December of 2020. The resulting hole that was left by Casey’s passing was never quite filled. Molly became a fitness guru, working out daily and rebuilding her body and heart for the year ahead. She was unafraid and

loved a challenge. Molly made friends wherever she walked in life. She was a gift to share.

Excelling at verbal debate, Molly would defend her position with style, grace and dignity and knowledge. She was passionate, and much like her grandfather, a proponent of the underdog.

Molly was “Daddy’s girl” through and through, and will be missed by her mother, Barbara Johnson Durkin; and father, Michael L. Durkin; Uncle Joseph and Aunt Suzanne Durkin, Uncle Sean Durkin, Aunt Kathleen and Uncle Michael Borsuk, and two cousins whom she remained close with, Sean Patrick Durkin Jr and Connor Durkin. She will also be missed by her close friend Kevin, her close friend Alexis, by her dog Sadie and the many people she helped in Recovery along the way.

A time of visitation will take place from 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, September 1st in St. Mary’s Parish, 640 Main Street, Shrewsbury. A funeral Mass will immediately follow at 11:30 a.m. Molly will then be laid to rest beside her beloved sister in Howard Street Cemetery, Northborough.

In place of flowers kindly consider the Joseph S. Durkin Relief Fund, in Memory of Molly Durkin, 9 Ledgewood Drive, Boylston, MA 01505. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hays Funeral Home, 56 Main Street, Northborough.

Barbara E. Mereschuk, 98 N O RT H B O R O U G H/ E A S T GREENWICH, R.I. - Barbara E. Mereschuk passed away peacefully in the early hours of Aug. 18, 2021, at the Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Worcester.

She was 98 years old. Born and raised in Avon, Conn., Barbara was a daughter to the late Sylvester and Barbara (Uzwack) Mereschuk.

Barbara leaves a great-niece, Karen Mowry and her spouse Frances O’Neill, and their child, Camille Mowry-O’Neill, and a great-nephew, Geoff Mowry and his children, Ella Mowry, Evan Mowry, Austin Mowry and Adam Mowry.

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CITY OF MARLBOROUGH OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK MARLBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS 01752 LEGAL NOTICE At a regular meeting of the Marlborough City Council held on Monday, August 23, 2021, the following proposed amendments to the Code of the City of Marlborough, having been read was ORDERED ADVERTISED as follows: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARLBOROUGH THAT THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF MARLBOROUGH, AS AMENDED, BE FURTHER AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: I. By amending Section 67-11(A), entitled “Tax Collector; appointment, term and duties.”, by inserting the following sentences at the end of the existing paragraph: Alternatively, the Mayor may, subject to confirmation of the City Council, appoint a City Collector/Assistant Finance Director for a term of two years to expire the day following his/her approval by the City Council. The City Collector/Assistant Finance Director shall assist in the oversight of financial management operations and shall perform all duties of the Tax Collector and City Collector as delineated by City Code.

II. By amending Chapter 125, entitled “Personnel”, by adding to the salary schedule referenced in Section 125-6, the following: Position

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by Chapter 20, Section 8 of the Acts of 2021, as approved by the Governor on June 16, 2021, notice is hereby given that on September 13, 2021 at 7:00 PM the Hudson Select Board will conduct an inperson meeting at the Police Community Room at 911 Municipal Drive to discuss an adjustment and reduction of the quorum requirement for the Special Town Meeting scheduled for November 15, 2021.

At a regular meeting of the Marlborough City Council held on Monday, August 23, 2021, the following proposed amendments to the Code of the City of Marlborough, having been read was ORDERED ADVERTISED as follows: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARLBOROUGH THAT THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF MARLBOROUGH, AS AMENDED, BE FURTHER AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: I. By amending Chapter 7, Article IV, entitled “Department of Public Works”, by inserting the following new section 7-31(D): Section 7-31(D). Assistant Commissioners.

There shall be an Assistant Commissioner of Operations, an Assistant Commissioner of Utilities, and an Assistant Commissioner of Facilities, who shall perform their respective duties under the supervision of the Commissioner of Public Works. Each position shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Public Works, and the term of office shall be coterminous with the term of the Commissioner. These positions shall be compensated in accordance with the Salary Ordinance for the position of Assistant Commissioner - DPW. Per Order of the City Council 21-1008368A

CITY OF MARLBOROUGH OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK MARLBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS 01752 LEGAL NOTICE At a regular meeting of the Marlborough City Council held on Monday, August 23, 2021, the following proposed amendments to the Code of the City of Marlborough, having been read was ORDERED ADVERTISED as follows: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARLBOROUGH THAT THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF MARLBOROUGH, AS AMENDED, BE FURTHER AMENDED BY AMENDING CHAPTER 125, ENTITLED “PERSONNEL,” AS FOLLOWS: I. By adding to the salary schedule referenced in Section 125-6, the following: Position

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