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Fresh Start gets $75,000 earmark in budget to continue its good work
Housing proposal for Robin Hill Street withdrawn
By Sarah Freedman Contributing Writer
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The City Council withdrew the proposal without prejudice earlier this month.
By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – A proposal to create a Retirement Community Overlay District, in order to build an over-55 development on Robin Hill Street, has been withdrawn without prejudice. Following a negative recommendation from the Planning Board on Nov. 27, the City Council voted to approve the withdrawal during its meeting on Dec. 4. Two parcels, currently zoned light industrial, would have been purchased by Pulte Homes LLC. The proposed development would have included three, 50-unit buildings, along with 57 townhouses. Abutters, including Hillside School, had several objections, including a project of that size Robin Hill | 2
HUDSON – In 2013, Sue Waudby and Geoff Schultz were inspired to continue the work of a furniture bank that closed its doors in Hudson. Waudby had volunteered at the previous furniture bank and saw how valued and needed the service was for many families. “We felt it was really sad to see it closed down,” she said. “Somebody had opened it up, but they needed somebody to run the furniture bank.” She came on board and was then followed by Schultz after they realized it was a two-person job to handle the Fresh Start | 4
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Recreation Department to apply for grant for dog park By Sarah Freedman Contributing Writer HUDSON – An important step in realizing a new dog park for Hudson was taken at the Dec. 4 Select Board meeting. The board authorized Recreation Director Steven Santos to apply for a Stanton Foundation grant to build a dog park, which will be
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located at Sauta Field on 539 Main St. Santos said the grant program, which was founded by the late Frank Stanton, the former president of CBS, would consider applications with a deadline of Dec. 15, which meant “time was of the essence.” They could get up to 100% of design funds for $25,000, and the town needs about $23,000 to continue the
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