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Editor’s Note: Due to a new system at the school, outdated student information was printed in a previous honor roll for Ralph C. Mahar Regional School’s first quarter. Seventh Grade High Honors: Matthew Lee Brazie, Tristan William Dowler, Calvin...

ORANGE — The Central Congregational Church of Orange at 93 South Main St. has scheduled a cookie sale and mini fair for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9.There will be a variety of crafts as well as tables offering Christmas decorations and locally...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Billy Goat Boats might remain at Orange Riverfront Park after the former town administrator took responsibility for a leasing issue that forced the recent eviction of the family-run watercraft rental business.The company, which is owned and...

By CHRIS LARABEE

ORANGE — The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office has identified the 76-year-old man who died Thursday morning after the truck he was driving veered off Tully Road and crashed into a tree as Princeton resident Charles Beach.The crash, which...

Senior Citizens Club to meet Dec. 7ORANGE — The Orange Senior Citizens Club will meet at the Orange Senior Center, 62 Cheney St., at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7.This is a regular monthly business meeting, and all members are invited to attend. Guests...

By DOMENIC POLI and CHRIS LARABEE

Towns across Franklin County are starting to adopt flag policies after being approached by an anti-abortion group wanting to fly its banner on public grounds.The Pro Life Legal Defense Fund Inc. emailed towns and cities across the state late last...

By DOMENIC POLI

The nonprofit 10,000-square-foot workshop on the Orange Innovation Center’s third floor has taken steps to help enable more people the financial ability to participate in the programs offered at 131 West Main St.LaunchSpace initiated the “Access to...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Town officials are looking to include short-term rentals in the local zoning bylaws though without burdening people who rely on income from stays at their properties. Walker Powell, the community development director, explained to Selectboard...

If President Biden would like to win reelection, there is one thing that will bring his poll numbers up, win him another term, and avoid turning our nation over to the autocrat, Donald J. Trump: Recognize Palestine as a state.To date, 139 U.N. member...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The dilapidated structure that had housed numerous restaurants at 46 West Orange Road (Route 2A) over the past nearly 90 years is no more, having been demolished earlier this month.The storied building was torn down by Don Matthews...

By CARLA CHARTER

The building known as the White Drum, located at 46 West Orange Road, was recently demolished. The building had become a landmark over the years and was often featured on postcards. Many have memories of the beloved restaurant.“It was an unusual art...

Eighth Grade High Honors: Landon Marlin Bass, Lucas Gabriel Briand, Hunter Matthew Cormier, Reece Catherine Hains, Elena Danielle Jones, Keigan James Martinez Taylor, Hope Paluk, Heli Rajesh Patel, Matthew Peng, Evan Thomas Piscitello, Cody Alexander...

I see a movement in Wendell to stop the construction of an industrial scale battery storage facility designed to work with the power grid. Many people do not realize that due to the state’s plan for “net-zero” by 2050, that there will be a need for...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ORANGE — With speeches, poems and songs, the community gathered at Fisher Hill Elementary School on Saturday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new building and the learning that will happen within its walls. “As we cut this...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Firefighters have to remove and bag their gear at a fire scene before bringing it to the secondary Fire Station on Mill Yard Road, the only one with the proper cleaning equipment. But construction of the public safety complex proposed for 574...

By MICHAEL MAGEE

When American colonists protested that their rights as Englishmen were being violated by the Coercive Acts, King George III accused them of being disloyal and unpatriotic. When young people in the ‘60s protested against the criminal acts of Presidents...

By WARREN RICE

A recent article in the Recorder detailed a resident from South Deerfield suing in court to challenge the rules on property they own that has an agricultural preservation restriction on it [“Couple hits agrisolar roadblock,” Recorder, Oct. 28].They...

By DOMENIC POLI

Recommended cross-training activities for wrestlers include swimming, mountain biking and flipping tires. But John Speek’s grapplers have been known to spend the weekends leading up to their season raking leaves, stacking wood and moving heavy...

Fisher Hill plans ribbon-cutting ceremonyORANGE — A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for the new Fisher Hill Elementary School at 59 Dexter St. on Saturday, Nov. 18.The ceremony is slated to last from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.The school now accommodates all...