Marlborough NewsLocal news for Marlborough, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Rash Of Burglaries Reported In Portland- March 27, 2008 Police have stepped up patrols in the wake of a half-dozen home burglaries in the last 10 days in the rural northeastern section of town, and are urging neighbors to be watchful. via Hartford Couranthttp://www.topix.net/city/marlborough-ct/2008/03/rash-of-burglaries-reported-in-portland?f... Marlborough Man Faces Assault Charges- March 22, 2008 A local man is facing criminal charges after troopers burst into a bedroom where he was assaulting his wife Thursday night, state police in Colchester said today.Matthew Lee, 40, of 4 Summer Lane, was charged with risk of injury, disorderly conduct, interfering with police, thiird-degree assault and third-degree strangulation in the 7:04 p.m. incident at the couple's home, police said.After the woman had locked herself in the bedroom and called 911, Lee broke throught the bedroom door, police..http://www.topix.net/city/marlborough-ct/2008/03/marlborough-man-faces-assault-charges?fro... Back From Extinction- March 14, 2008 "Most of the time, they are difficult to follow up." With trees ablaze in autumn splendor, a solitary gray wolf sat in the forest with a steely gaze fixed upon a group of sheep grazing in a farm field. via Hartford Couranthttp://www.topix.net/city/marlborough-ct/2008/03/back-from-extinction?fromrss=1 Board Opts To Renew School Bus Contract- March 12, 2008 "It's a good deal, there's no doubt, but we didn't make any effort to obtain any other bids." - School leaders have agreed to extend the town's five-year bus contract with Nichols Bus Service Inc., a privately owned company that has provided transportation for the town's students for more than 60 years.The contract between Nichols and the town was to expire in June 2010. But in July, the company's owner, Charles Nichols, asked to negotiate a new contract, which was his right within the terms...http://www.topix.net/city/marlborough-ct/2008/03/board-opts-to-renew-school-bus-contract?f... |