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3 days ago | 
communityadvocate.com | Maureen Sullivan
GRAFTON – For the second time in less than five years, the Grafton Inn has been put on the market. The local landmark is priced at $1.6 million. According to the listing for Coldwell Banker Realty, the business includes a 120-seat function hall with a second kitchen, a third-floor inn with seven rooms, and online booking capabilities. The building has been updated over the past few years, including an elevator providing access to all floors.
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5 days ago | 
communityadvocate.com | Maureen Sullivan
GRAFTON – St. Philip Neri Church, a former Catholic church on the corner of West and Church streets, was recently put on the market for $1.1 million.
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5 days ago | 
communityadvocate.com | Maureen Sullivan
MARLBOROUGH – By a 5-4 vote, the Marlborough City Council denied a request for a special permit to build a car wash at the former Bank of America at 223 East Main Street. The request needed eight votes to pass. During its meeting on June 9, council members discussed the recommendation by its Urban Affairs Committee to deny the permit for GR Development LLC to tear down the former bank and build Washville Car Wash.
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1 week ago | 
communityadvocate.com | Maureen Sullivan
MARLBOROUGH – Dan Riley has walked the corridors of Marlborough High School for quite some time. Over 20 years, he’s been a math teacher, an assistant principal, a transportation coordinator, a lead administrator, a program director, and, in 2018, the school’s principal. It’s a role he enjoys – building and maintaining relationships with students, families, and staff – but is soon leaving.
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1 week ago | 
communityadvocate.com | Maureen Sullivan
MARLBOROUGH – One year after the City Council approved the Lizotte Drive Overlay District, plans have come forth to convert a vacant office building into multifamily housing. At the City Council meeting on June 9, attorney Brian Falk presented an application for a special permit for the Glenford at Lake Williams. According to the plans, the project would convert the existing office building at 130 Lizotte into 74 residential units.
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1 week ago | 
communityadvocate.com | Maureen Sullivan
SHREWSBURY – Control Point celebrated its rebranding as specialists in heating, cooling, plumbing, and electrical services with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 5 at its facility on Memorial Drive. The ceremony was sponsored by the Corridor 9/495 Regional Chamber of Commerce. Co-owners Nick Lupo and Danielle Boland were honored with citations from the State House. “We want to be the largest family-, women-, and veteran-owned company in New England,” said Boland, who joined Control Point in 2023.
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1 week ago | 
communityadvocate.com | Maureen Sullivan
MARLBOROUGH – Lost Shoe Brewery on Weed Street will be allowed to use a portion of the City Hall’s courtyard for outdoor dining. This will be in addition to a portion of Weed Street adjacent to the municipal garage, as well as the space next to the brewery. In a compromise reached between Lost Shoe and the city, Lost Shoe will use a strip of the courtyard adjacent to the brewery.
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1 week ago | 
communityadvocate.com | Maureen Sullivan
WESTBOROUGH – A dingy basement once used to store COVID-19 supplies has been transformed into a meeting and program space for the Bridging Over to Right Opportunities (BORO) Program and its Sugar Shack on East Main Street. On June 3, BORO staff, students, and volunteers hosted an open house, showing the new meeting rooms and packaging area while offering free samples of fudge and truffles. “I’m extra grateful to the Westborough community and Westborough Public Schools.
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2 weeks ago | 
communityadvocate.com | Maureen Sullivan
WESTBOROUGH – After more than two years of planning and construction, the town’s dog park is about to come online. During the Select Board meeting on June 10, Recreation Department Director Jennifer Kirkland said the park is “complete and ready to go,” with a soft opening planned by the end of June.
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Mar 12, 2025 | 
communityadvocate.com | Maureen Sullivan
MARLBOROUGH — The Marlborough Police Department is looking to identify the man depicted in the image below regarding a theft that occurred inside the Solomon Pond Mall. If you know this man, please give the department a call at 508-485-1212 or send a PRIVATE Facebook message.
