Marlborough Race Team Lands Tony Stewart As Special Adviser
MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough-based Matt Seymour Racing has brought on NASCAR champion Tony Stewart as a special adviser ahead of the team's run at the 2027 Chili Bowl, extending a family racing legacy that traces back to weekly trips from Marlborough by "Boston Louie," according to a report circulated in Friday's Marlborough Patch digest.
TOWN HALL City Hall's response to this month's West Nile virus detection continued this week, with the Board of Health confirming that mosquito spraying is underway in designated areas of Marlborough following the discovery of the virus in local mosquito samples; treatment is being carried out after dark by the Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project, per Patch. Separately, the city posted a legal notice regarding renewal of Marlborough's cable-television license with Comcast, a required step in the ongoing franchise process. The city also continues administering its Community Choice Power Supply Program, with current rates set to run through January 2027 out of Mayor J. Christian Dumais's office.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS "Stewart To Advise Matt Seymour Racing" — The Marlborough-based team is bringing on the NASCAR Hall of Famer as it prepares for the 2027 Chili Bowl, extending the Seymour family's racing roots that trace back to "Boston Louie" driving weekly from Marlborough, per speedsport.com, via a Marlborough Patch digest.
"BGO, Seyon Partner on Industrial Portfolio in I-495 West Submarket" — The real estate investment firms expanded their partnership with an industrial-property acquisition in the I-495 West submarket that includes a Marlborough address, continuing a string of deals in the corridor, according to Connect CRE (read it at https://www.connectcre.com/stories/bgo-seyon-partner-on-industrial-portfolio-in-i-495-west-submarket/).
"Sr. Rita M. Blais, SSA, 87, a Sister of St. Anne" — Community Advocate reported the death of longtime Sister of St. Anne Rita Blais, 87, who died at Alliance Health at Marie Esther in Marlborough following a decline in health (read it at https://www.communityadvocate.com/obituaries/sr-rita-m-blais-ssa-87-a-sister-of-st-anne/article_56a3bc03-16c0-42f7-b977-5770712868b7.html).
COMING UP The Marlborough Public Library has a full slate over the next week: Preschool Storytime & Craft on Friday, Aug. 21 at 10 a.m.; the English Conversation Circle and the "Little M" Library Carnival on Saturday, Aug. 22 at 11 a.m. and noon; and, on Monday, Aug. 24, the finale of the library's Musical Monday series at 10 a.m., Nature Embroidery at 3 p.m. and Read to a Dog at 6 p.m. USA Ninja Challenge hosts an open house at its Brigham Street facility on Sunday, Aug. 23 at 2 p.m.
On the municipal calendar, the Retirement Board, the MPS Policy Subcommittee and the MPS School Committee all meet Tuesday, Aug. 25, followed by an MPS School Committee Meet and Greet and an AMSA Trustees special meeting on Thursday, Aug. 27.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.