The Navy awarded Raytheon's Marlborough facility a $271 million contract for missile systems work, federal records show. The award, dated Monday, Aug. 3, is among the largest federal defense contracts tied to the city in recent memory. Marlborough Patch reports that residents and local …
Two Marlborough, Massachusetts obituaries were published this week (July 27–August 2, 2026): Cruz, Angel Manuel, 75, and Whalen, Christopher, 59, both of whom died July 29. Cruz's arrangements are being handled by Brasco & Sons Memorial Chapels of Waltham; Whalen's by William R. Short &…
Marlborough's City Hall filed a formal notice extending the Community Choice Power Supply Program through January 2027. The filing, posted under Mayor J. Christian Dumais's office, formalizes the discounted electricity rate for aggregation customers that the city announced last month, t…
S&P Global issued a new credit rating tied to Marlborough's 2026 bond anticipation notes Saturday, the day's most concrete city-finance news. The review, surfaced in an Aug. 1 Google Alert, will help set the interest rate the city pays as it borrows for capital projects, though S&P Glob…
Marlborough welcomes Coastal Medical Transportation Systems as the city's new emergency ambulance provider, Mayor Dumais announced Friday. Mayor J. Christian Dumais framed the switch as a benefit for residents who depend on 911 medical transport, though no transition date was given. The…
Marlborough police recruits rallied support for a young leukemia patient as city health officials confirmed West Nile virus in local mosquitoes. The Board of Health issued a public notice this week after the Massachusetts Department of Public Health detected the virus in mosquitoes coll…
A Marlborough medical device company is planning a global restructuring that will include job cuts, per a Patch report today. Separately, City Councilor David Doucette is advancing a proposal to study geothermal energy networks, potentially piloting the system near Countryside Village u…
Marlborough's fire department gets new leadership as Battalion Chief Michael Peckham is promoted to assistant fire chief of operations. Mayor J. Christian Dumais announced the promotion, which fills the vacancy left by former Chief Gogan and gives the 35-year veteran oversight of traini…
Police and fire officials dominated Marlborough's list of highest-paid municipal employees in 2025, a new MetroWest Daily News payroll analysis found. The outlet's review of city payroll records showed public-safety personnel claiming most of the top 25 spots, continuing a pattern in a …
A Marlborough medical device manufacturer has been drawn into a federal trade complaint over patent claims tied to its equipment. Marlborough Patch reported that BTL Industries is among several companies named in a new U.S. International Trade Commission proceeding examining allegedly p…