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The dance brought together 200 people for an evening of food, music and dancing, and featured a red carpet walk and photo shoots.

Thrive Support & Advocacy, a nonprofit empowering youth and adults with developmental disabilities in Marlborough, presented UMass Memorial - Marlborough Hospital with its Standing Ovation Award according to a Thursday press release.

SAMPLER: Firefighters retire after three decades of service Mary Wenzel Congratulations go to Firefighter Edmoth Matthews on his retirement from the Marlborough Fire Department. Matthews served the citizens of Marlborough for nearly 32 years. Thank you for your service Firefighter Matthews. Congratulations to Lt. Mark Assencoa on his retirement. from the Marlborough Fire Department. Assencoa served the citizens of Marlborough for 32 years. Assencoa started his career in 1989 and was always well...

Katie Lannan State House News Service A new coalition of community, business groups and health care providers was launched this week to oppose plans by Mass General Brigham to expand in Westborough, Woburn and Westwood. Calling themselves the "Coalition to Protect Community Care," the groups plan to call for the state Department of Public Health to "thoroughly scrutinize MGBs proposal through the lens of health equity, community demand and cost," according to spokesperson Dan Cence. The coalit...

A coalition including community members, business leaders, health care providers and more has launched in opposition to a plan by Mass General Brigham health care system to expand into western suburbs, saying it will threaten essential local hospitals and health systems, raise costs and impede equitable access to care. “We are calling on the Department of Public Health to thoroughly scrutinize MGB’s proposal through the lens of health equity, community demand, and cost,” Dan Cence, spokes...

BOSTON — A new coalition of community, business groups and health care providers was launched this week to oppose plans by Mass General Brigham to expand in Westborough, Woburn and Westwood. Calling themselves the "Coalition to Protect Community Care," the groups plan to call for the state Department of Public Health to "thoroughly scrutinize MGBs proposal through the lens of health equity, community demand and cost," according to spokesperson Dan Cence. The coalition so far includes the Un...

Mass General Brighams planned ambulatory care center in Westboro criticized at hearing Kim Ring Telegram & Gazette Staff Voices of many, including local and state officials, rose in opposition to Mass General Brighams plans for an ambulatory care center in Westborough as the Department of Public Health hosted a hearing on the application for the project Tuesday. The four-hour call-in hearing brought dozens of participants, many affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center, Shields Imaging a...

Thrive awarded $5K Foundation for MetroWest grant Community Content MARLBOROUGH — Thrive Support & Advocacy, a nonprofit benefiting youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, recently announced it has received a $5,000 grant from the Foundation for MetroWest to support its Leadership Experience And Development initiative. Thrive’s LEAD initiative is a year-long, application-based program for young adults between the ages of 17 and 25 who live with intellectual and de...

Community Content MARLBOROUGH — Thrive Support & Advocacy, a nonprofit empowering youth and adults with developmental disabilities, recently announced its first Standing Ovation Awards, an initiative created to recognize staff members and supportive community partners. The first of the planned annual awards went to employee Michelle Lariviere of Marlborough, a longtime residential program director who saved the life of an individual earlier this year, and SLH Medical Supply, a Webster busines...