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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…