Sampler for Sept. 4 Sep 4, 2008
The Marlborough Sons of Italy Lodge #240 will hold its first Annual Barbecue on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the Italian American Veterans Post, 111 Neil St. Tickets, at $8, adults and $4, children, can be purchased by contacting Frances at 508-485-4312 or Theresa at 508-481-0913 ... The seminar will be held Sept. 25, 6 to 7 p.m., at the Marlborough Senior Center ... Also on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 6 to 8 p.m., registration only will be held at the Marlborough Public Library. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Marlborough Sampler Aug 28, 2008
Steve LeDuc and his family will host their annual Ice Cream Social at the Rowe Family Gazebo, 57 Main St., immediately following Marlborough s Labor Day Parade, Monday, Sept. 1 ... Also on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 6 to 8 p.m., registration only will be held at the Marlborough Public Library ... The Marlborough Police Patrol Officers Association will be sponsoring a "Celebrity Softball Game" featuring the Eastern All-Stars, former Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots vs. Marlborough... (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Vonda Lee Kieffer, 76 Dec 21, 2007
Survived by children, Mrs. Lynn (Gale Lynn) Schwartz, Upper Marlboro, Md. and Paul Franklin Kieffer III, Somerset; grandchildren, Mrs. Gregg (Jaclyn) Colton and Natalie and Eric Schwartz; great-granddaughters, Caycie and Jolie Colton; and brother, Robert G. Lancaster, Addison. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Noble is "Heritage Hero" Oct 2, 2007
John Noble has been named the 2007 recipient of the Marlborough Heritage Hero award, the first to receive this honor to be given out at the 12th Annual Marlborough Heritage Festival scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 30, in downtown Marlborough ... said Marlborough Mayor Nancy Stevens as she announced the name Sept. 17 in the Mayor's Conference Room in City Hall ... He is a member of the Marlborough Rotary Club and has been named a Paul Harris Fellow and a Distinguished Citizen by the service... (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Shops in Woodbury, Nantucket to Close Wayne Pratt Remembered by Family, Friends, Colleagues Aug 22, 2007
"Born in 1943, Wayne Pratt grew up in South Easton, Mass., south of Boston. Inspired by a grandfather who dabbled in antiques, he purchased his first 18th-century Windsor chair when he was 7 years-old. By age 15, he sold his first antique mechanical bank.The national sales manager for an office equipment company, he moonlighted as an antiques picker until 1969, when he opened Wayne Pratt and Company, an antiques dealership in Marlboro, Mass.Over the next 20 years, Mr. Pratt developed his... (Voices, CT)
Woodbury's Wayne Pratt, Noted Antiques Expert, Is Dead at 64 Aug 3, 2007
In 1969, Mr. Pratt followed his passion for antiques and opened Wayne Pratt ny, an antiques dealership based in Marlboro, Mass. Over the next 20 years, Mr. Pratt's business grew as he developed his expert eye by participating in numerous national antiques shows throughout the country. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
