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WENDELL — Voters gave their blessing to two unrelated Proposition 2½ exemptions during Monday’s elections, but the failure of two override questions means the town is committed to the noncontingent budget approved at Annual Town Meeting.
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GREENFIELD — The Second Congregational Church of Greenfield’s newest lead minister is settling into his latest pulpit.
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GREENFIELD — The county’s only Catholic preschool is slated to open early next month, a year after its initial planned opening was delayed by necessary structural modifications and a teacher shortage.
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The state Department of Conservation and Recreation recently acquired privately owned land in Orange, Wendell and Royalston for permanent conservation.
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WENDELL — The town’s old items and documents will lack a forever home until the Wendell Historical Society sets up shop at its 466 Wendell Depot Road site, a feat the nonprofit’s president said still requires raising upwards of $150,000.
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ORANGE — The Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District School Committee has approved a tuition agreement with Warwick, providing peace of mind to families who might want to have their children educated in the neighboring town.
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What’s a country to do when a penny isn’t worth a red cent anymore? Stop minting them, apparently.
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State officials joined U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern in kicking off the 11th annual Summer Food Rocks Tour with stops in Greenfield and Orange on Friday, when they met with community members and advocated for continued federal funding for meals programs.
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WENDELL — The town has scheduled a special election on Monday so residents can vote on two override questions and two debt exclusion questions.
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WENDELL — The traditional Old Home Day celebration returns Saturday, Aug. 9.
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GREENFIELD — The 21st annual Blooming Backpacks drive to collect new backpacks filled with school supplies for students in need will conclude on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
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WENDELL — The town has advertised its available facilities manager position as officials ponder how to best fill the job.
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GREENFIELD — In Biblical fashion, Blessed Trinity Parish’s newest priest felt a clarifying call to the vocation during 40 days in a Middle Eastern desert, while he was serving his country in the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Criminal defense lawyers in Franklin County are sounding the alarm on a problem that is reportedly brewing as a result of inadequate compensation from the state.
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WENDELL — The Wendell Country Store’s owner plans to appeal a $1,000 state fine after an employee sold cigarettes to an underage customer.
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GREENFIELD — The Rite Aid location at 107 Main St. is closing its doors as part of the corporation’s latest round of closures following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in May.
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GREENFIELD — The man who purchased two local dealerships from McGovern Automotive Group about four months ago plans to open Greenfield Truck & Equipment on Beacon Street within the next couple weeks.
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GREENFIELD — Carl Heebner has for about eight years enticed Circle K customers to donate to the Special Olympics in July by offering to cut or shave his hair. This time around, five of his coworkers have stepped forward to help with the cause.
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ORANGE — Ralph C. Mahar Regional School will soon be more energy-efficient after securing $524,000 in grants.
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GREENFIELD — The end of the fiscal year coincided with the conclusion of a 39-year career at the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, as Donna Dudkiewicz retired as the organization’s chief financial officer on June 30.
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NEW SALEM — The torch has officially been passed at the New Salem and Wendell fire departments, with Matt O’Donnell replacing longtime Chief Joe Cuneo in the dual role on July 1.
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