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Joint convention elects Christopher DeMaio to vacant School Committee seat

Marlborough joint convention elects Christopher DeMaio to fill Heidi Adler Matthews' School Committee seat through January 2028. Eleven names were placed in nomination before the City Council and remaining School Committee members, with seven candidates present to give two-minute statements.

Marlborough council denies 415 Elm Street warehouse permit on 4-6 vote

Marlborough City Council denies 415 Elm Street warehouse permit 4-6, falling short of Chapter 40A supermajority. The 203,500-square-foot distribution facility on a 24-acre wooded parcel inside the water supply protection district needed eight affirmative votes; it got four.

Marlborough City Council rejects Ames Village overlay zoning amendment

Marlborough City Council blocks Ames Village overlay district after procedural reversal.

Council committee advances Chapapas outdoor seating license to solicitor

Marlborough committee advances outdoor seating license for Chapapas Restaurant on Main Street.

Finance Committee approves $158,406 transfer for DPW union contract

Marlborough Finance Committee unanimously approves $158,406 transfer to fund ratified DPW union contract.

Council attaches conservation conditions to 401 Elm Street warehouse permit

Marlboro councilors amend 401 Elm Street warehouse permit, delay vote to Sept. 8.

Urban Affairs backs Ames Village Overlay for 90 condo units

Marlborough committee advances 90-unit Ames Village condo overlay on 4-1 vote. The Urban Affairs and Housing Committee recommended the new overlay district covering 11 acres at Ames and Forest streets, allowing multifamily condominiums by special permit on what is currently A3 single-family land.

Public Services Committee backs second-hand dealer license for Boston Post Road jeweler

Marlborough committee unanimously backs second-hand dealer license for longtime private jeweler. The Public Services Committee voted 3-0 on Aug. 4 to recommend approval of Jenny Hunt's application for a second-hand and junk dealer license at GE Gold Jewelry, 221 Boston Post Road East, Suite 270.

Finance Committee approves $261,000 in transfers for city labor contracts

Marlborough Finance Committee unanimously approves $261,000 in transfers funding two ratified union contracts.

Marlborough City Council approves $16.35 million in bonds across five votes

Marlborough City Council approves $16.35 million in bonds and confirms a new principal assessor.

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