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Boro Or Borough: What's The Proper Spelling For Massachusetts Towns?
Mayor Cathleen DeSimone spelled it out for me: "A-t-t-l-e-b-o-r-o." We dropped the u-g-h a long time ago," she said. "1914 to be exact."
March 29, 2023
BOSTON - From Foxboro to Southborough, Northborough to Westborough, if there is a borough, we are thorough in being thoroughly confusing.
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In Marlborough, you'll see two spellings on the same street. One sign says Marlborough the other reads Marlboro. We saw that oddity in every borough except Attleboro.
Mayor Cathleen DeSimone spelled it out for me: "A-t-t-l-e-b-o-r-o." We dropped the u-g-h a long time ago," she said. "1914 to be exact."
Find out what's happening in Marlboroughfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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