Commission elects Garrity chairman, addresses Poor Farm Cemetery
Cemetery Commission elected Thomas Garrity as chairman, with votes from Michael Volk and Blake Marques recorded in favor. The three-member board also voted to rotate the chairmanship annually.
Cemetery Commission · Meeting of June 8, 2026
HUDSON — Cemetery Commission elected Thomas Garrity as chairman, with votes from Michael Volk and Blake Marques recorded in favor. The three-member board also voted to rotate the chairmanship annually. Members directed staff to seek Select Board guidance on the Poor Farm Cemetery, which the Massachusetts State Archaeologist identified as a significant historic site on town property.
The commission voted to explore body composting services with Green Hudson and assigned Michael Volk to research gravestone cleaning practices at Marlborough.
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Source: the Cemetery Commission meeting of June 8, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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