Marlborough council refers $19.9 million capital package to finance, approves landscaper permit
Marlborough council moves $19.9M capital request and clears J&D Landscape permit.
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Marlborough School Committee votes masks optional starting March 10
Marlborough School Committee ends school mask mandate effective March 10. The committee voted unanimously Tuesday to amend policy 8.500 to mask-optional after Superintendent Michael Bergeron urged the shift, citing two active district cases and updated CDC and state guidance.
Council sends $361,080 cable funding, fire station reserve to Finance Committee
Marlborough council refers $361,080 WMCT funding and West Side fire station reserve to Finance Committee.
Marlborough Finance Committee recommends $1.65 million midyear transfer, parking officer raise
Marlborough Finance Committee clears $1.65M midyear transfer and a parking-officer pay bump.
Marlborough superintendent presents $69.5 million FY23 school budget request
Marlborough schools propose $69.5 million budget on a record Chapter 70 windfall.
Marlborough council refers succession report to Operations and Oversight on 7-4 vote
Marlborough councilors split 7-4 on routing the city's succession-planning report to committee. Personnel Chair Councilor Dumas initially moved to accept and place the consultant report on file, but withdrew after At-Large Councilor Mark A.
Marlborough School Committee files MSBA Statement of Interest for Richer Elementary
Marlborough files MSBA Statement of Interest for Richer Elementary amid 270-student enrollment surge.
Urban Affairs sets Lincoln Street Shell station hours at 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Marlborough committee grants 5 a.m. opening to Lincoln Street Shell, rejecting 24-hour bid.
Personnel Committee advances police chief, solicitor and Historical Commission appointments
Marlborough Personnel Committee advances three appointments in under half an hour.
Marlborough schools end test-and-stay, opt into weekly home test program
Marlborough drops test-and-stay, will send home weekly rapid tests to opting-in students and staff. The School Committee voted Tuesday to enroll in the state's new program from DESE, DPH and EOHHS, ending in-school contact tracing in exchange for two-test kits distributed every two weeks.