Greg Vine

Members of Petersham's Advisory Finance Committee and Selectboard met Monday night to prepare for this Saturday's Special Town Meeting, which begins at 2 p.m. at Town Hall. PHOTO BY GREG VINE

PETERSHAM – “This is a ten-minute meeting,” said Moderator Bart Wendell Saturday as he called the Special Town Meeting to order. “That’s if no one has any questions.”As it turned out, there were very few questions, and voters managed to dispense with...

The Bates Powers Dam in Phillipston, which is owned by the Town of Athol. Officials in both towns are weighing the options of continuing to operate the dam, which was built in 1846. FILE PHOTO

ATHOL – Town Manager Shaun Suhoski is optimistic of the year ahead for Athol, with several projects that will positively impact the community getting underway in the months ahead.“What we’re going to see short-term – January or February – is the...

ATHOL – At its meeting Tuesday night, the Selectboard approved a survey for downtown merchants, asking their opinions about the efficacy of the parking meters along Main and Exchange streets.

ATHOL – Town Clerk Nancy Burnham has announced that nomination papers are now available for anyone interested in running for office in the Annual Town Election on April 7.

ATHOL – Now in its 10th year, the annual ‘scarf bombing,’ which helps those in need through the winter months, will return this weekend.

LEOMINSTER – On Thursday, Jan. 9, while speakers at the National Cathedral in Washington DC eulogized Jimmy Carter, Habitat for Humanity chapters around the nation erected “memorial doors” to recognize his many years of volunteer work on behalf of the organization.

Stephanie McClure wraps scarves around one of the signs downtown for the ‘scarf bombing,’ held on Sunday, Jan. 12. PHOTO BY GREG VINE

(From left) Rolling Thunder Massachusetts Chapter #3 Secretary Doug McIntosh, John Dodge, past commander Disabled American Veterans Charles Musante Chapter #46, Chapter #3 Vice President Fred Blanchard, and Paul Dubey, past commander of Massachusetts Disabled Veterans. PHOTO BY GREG VINE