Marlborough Taps Coastal Medical As New Ambulance Provider
Marlborough has a new partner for emergency medical transport, as Mayor J. Christian Dumais announced this week that Coastal Medical Transportation Systems will become the city's new provider of 911 ambulance services.
TOWN HALL Dumais said in a press release that Coastal will take over emergency ambulance response duties for the city. The mayor's office framed the switch as a step toward strengthening Marlborough's emergency medical response network, though the release did not specify a start date for the new contract or address the transition from the outgoing provider.
SCHOOLS Marlborough Public Schools has opened registration for the 2026-2027 school year, according to the district's website, which directs families to the required enrollment forms and documentation. The district's site also continues to promote its 2026 summer learning programs and its ongoing Richer Building Project as the new school year approaches.
COMMUNITY & ARTS The Marlborough Public Library has a run of family programming set for the week of Monday, Aug. 10, including a Duct-Tape Flowers craft session and the Read to a Dog program, in which children practice reading aloud to a therapy dog. The library is also hosting Musical Mondays with Ms. Mae on Aug. 10 and its English Conversation Circle on Tuesday, Aug. 11, both free and open to the public.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS "Marlborough football schedule 2026 loaded with home games," MetroWest Daily News reports. Marlborough High's football team has five home games penciled in for this fall, with the Thanksgiving Day matchup against Hudson among them, per the newly released 2026 schedule (read it at https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2026/08/07/marlborough-football-schedule-2026-mid-wach-b/91121094007/).
"OneShield Appoints Rick Becker as Senior Vice President, New Products," according to a Ground News report. Insurance software firm OneShield has named Becker to the senior leadership post, the report surfaced in a Marlborough-area news alert said (read it at https://ground.news/article/oneshield-appoints-rick-becker-as-senior-vice-president-new-products).
"Seyon Group acquires two fully leased flex buildings in Boston's outer suburbs," per a CoStar report that named Marlborough among the areas covered. Details of the deal, including exact addresses, were not disclosed in the publicly available portion of the story (read it at https://www.costar.com/article/1134231478/seyon-group-acquires-two-fully-leased-flex-buildings-in-bostons-outer-suburbs).
COMING UP The City Council's Public Services Committee meets Monday, Aug. 10. The Traffic Commission meets Wednesday, Aug. 12.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.