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🌱 How will Marlborough’s 911 calls change under this 2028 dispatch move?
Be sure to catch Columbus Day Ninja Obstacle Club on the Marlborough Patch calendar

Hello Marlborough! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How will Marlborough's 911 calls change under this 2028 dispatch move?
Also on today's calendar: Columbus Day Ninja Obstacle Club and 9 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Jack L.!
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 59 and low of 50 degrees.
- Monday: Some rain in the morning, temps: high: 68, low: 52.
- Tuesday: Variably cloudy with a shower, with a high of 59 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Marlborough City Council Votes To Relocate Emergency Dispatch Services (iheart.com) — Marlborough's City Council has unanimously voted to shift 911 dispatching to a regional Holbrook center by mid-2028, aiming to fix chronic staffing shortages despite some residents' worries about out-of-town operators knowing local streets.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marlborough
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★ Featured events ★
- Columbus Day Ninja Obstacle Club →
USA Ninja Challenge - Marlborough, MA, 19 Brigham St, Marlboro
9:00 am
Monday October 12
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Other local events
- In Harmony Against Hunger →
St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 537 Bolton St, Marlborough, MA, 01752
3:00 pm - Indigenous Peoples Day / Columbus Day →
Marlborough Public Library, 35 W Main St., Marlborough - Young Scientists STEM Beginnings Program →
Marlborough Public Library, 35 W Main St., Marlborough
10:00 am - English Conversation Circle →
Marlborough Public Library, 35 W Main St., Marlborough
10:00 am - Marlboro Conservation areas and wildlife! →
First Church Marlborough, 37 High St, Marlboro
7:00 pm - America Craft Fair at New England Botanic Garden →
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, 11 French Dr, Boylston
10:00 am - Fall Fest At Russell's Garden Center →
Russell's Garden Center, 397 Boston Post Rd, Wayland
1:00 pm - Hillside Lower School Open House →
204 Robin Hill St, Marlboro
5:30 pm - BGCMW Annual Gala & Auction / Chris Duane Retirement Celebration →
Renaissance Framingham Hotel & Conference Center, 1657 Worcester Rd, Framingham
9:00 am - The Big Free Admission Sports Card & More Show →
Solomon Pond Mall, 601 Donald Lynch Blvd, Marlboro
10:00 am - New England's Biggest Free Admission Pokemon & TCG Show →
Solomon Pond Mall, 601 Donald Lynch Blvd, Marlboro
10:00 am
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
Tuesday October 20
Friday October 23
Saturday October 24
Sunday October 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I would like to ask all parents with children who have electric bikes and scooters to remind them to be careful and slow down at cross walks and intersections.
I have seen too many who just speed right through without slowing down or checking their surroundings. (Nextdoor Kings Grant)
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Stocking/Shelving Merchandiser in Marlborough. Apply here.
- Quest Diagnostics posted a job opening for Billing Representative II in Marlborough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marlborough here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hudson
- Executive Change: Proveris Scientific Appoints Daniel Tereau as President and Chief Executive Officer (intelligence360.news)
- Micheal Neil Flanigan Reports Indirect Ownership of 21,298 Shares in Avidia Bancorp as Director (kalkinemedia.com)
- Indigenous Peoples' Day Brunch (bostonchefs.com)
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- Contrasting Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) and Energy Services of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) (defenseworld.net)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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