HUDSON Marco Rodrigues will continue to lead Hudson schools for the next three years.
Rodrigues Hudson’s superintendent since 2017 and the School Committee on Tuesday agreed to a three-year contract extension through June 30, 2024. Rodrigues’ contract was set to expire next July 1.
“I really appreciate your vote of confidence,” Rodrigues told committee members shortly after they unanimously approved the extension.
Details of the contract were not available Wednesday. Committee members did not discuss details of the contract during Tuesday night’s meeting.
School Committee Chairman Steven Smith highlighted Rodrigues’ performance and the upward trajectory of the district under the superintendent’s leadership. Smith lauded Rodrigues’ efforts to create multi-tiered systems of support for students and staff, increase instructional support teams, expand the district’s 1:1 technology program, implement the state seal of biliteracy program, expand the career p
HUDSON Searching for a fun, safe way to ring in the new year? Two downtown businesses have you covered.
Kith and Kin and Mullahy’s Cheese Shop are coming together to host a virtual wine and cheese tasting on New Year’s Eve to provide a night of sipping, tasting and learning before saying goodbye to 2020.
Amanda Boudreau, who along with her husband, Joseph, opened Kith and Kin last year, and Katie Quinn, owner of Mullahy’s, held several virtual wine and cheese tastings throughout the summer and fall to help increase business and provide a fun outlet for adults during the pandemic.
HUDSON District officials are considering transitioning from hybrid to full remote learning for at least two weeks in early January to prevent a potential spike in coronavirus cases in the schools coming out of the holiday break.
Superintendent of Schools Marco Rodrigues is concerned that gatherings during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays could lead to an uptick in positive cases in town and in the schools. He noted there was an increase in cases in Hudson coming out of the Thanksgiving holiday.
“That does bring a layer of concern about what can happen shortly after,” Rodrigues said during Tuesday night’s School Committee meeting. “That can generate a number of gatherings. It does generate some concerns.”
MARLBOROUGH Lost Shoe Brewing and Roasting Company temporarily closed its taproom Tuesday after two employees tested positive for COVID-19.
The two employees last worked at the downtown brewery and coffee roaster on Tuesday, Dec. 8, and Thursday, Dec. 10. Both employees are doing well, Lost Shoe wrote in a message on its Facebook page.
“After discussing with the health department we don’t believe there has been any potential exposure risk to any of our customers or other employees, but we do feel closing to do an extra deep clean of our taproom is the right thing to do while we await the rest of our team’s results,” the post reads.
FRAMINGHAM The famed Framingham Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center was sold for $15 million at auction Tuesday.
People’s United Bank, which owns the first mortgage on the property, was the winning bidder of the iconic 376-room hotel that is designed to look like a castle and is visible from Rte. 9 and the Mass Pike.
“It was a buy-back by the mortgagee,” said Justin Manning, president of JJ Manning Auctioneers. “Nobody beat the lender.”
The facility could possibly remain a hotel or may be sold, said Manning.
The property, which includes the hotel and conference center, an outdoor pool and a 34,376-square-foot parking garage, was last assessed at $33.1 million, according to the Framingham Assessor’s Office.